Best of the Old Sawmill in Sweden.
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- Early mornin' in my Sawmill. I built this between 2019-2020 in a way to really look like the old days with all old inventory. The machines once belonged to my Grandfather, and have been used by my greate Grandfather and my Dad as well. The building was aboute to collapse so i moved the machines here to my farm and built a 1940's classic Swedish sawmill. The engines and sawbench are all built in Sweden between 1938-1948. Exept for the Deutz 322 engine. That is a German made engine from 1935.
Lots of work to start and keep going. It is a tribute to all of my relatives on my fathers side that have used this to make a living back in the days. I am only using it as a hobby, but it still makes quite good money. And i really enjoy working in the old way, and my Father helps me here in this video.
The wood is frozen now. That makes the sawdust freeze and squize the sawblade stem witch makes it very hard to cut. But with slower feed it works quite well.
Thank's for reading and watching!
/Richard Andersson.
Love videos like this! No disturbing music, no nerve-racking intro ... Only pure machinery sound and genious video! Please send more of this!
Thanks! 😊 /Richard
real pleasure to see. you get really happy.
Fränt 😊
I totally agree !
Disturbing music does ruin alot of content on YT, but not here. Working with dad is also very cool.
A visual and sensual feast ! I’ve given up flying- otherwise I’d love to go there and smell the oil and the pine. Also I agree with another commenter - no music !!!!. Nearly all filmmakers put music in - so as to be prescriptive about what we should be feeling 😖. The sawmill itself was a musical instrument. I loved the way you could tell that the flywheel was doing the work - the engine just injecting little packages of energy into the flywheel.
I particularly liked the engine sounding a bit puffed out as it coasted to a dead stop.
It's absolutely mind-blowing how much maintenance must be done to keep these lovely machines working, but at the same time - that's probably why they are so indestructible. Great video, so relaxing to watch :D
Yes, oil and grease. And lots of it! Then it runs forever! Better with a drop of oil at the right time than a whole bucket when it is to late. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery how old is this mill?
@@rudycarlson8245 Hi! This model came in the 1870's. But this one is made in 1948. It is a very good mill, and they still make them today! /Richard
This is a thing of sheer beauty, so cinematic! Just watching it feels like stepping back in time, and the soundtrack is nothing short of masterful. Amazing video of awesome machines and incredible workers! You've raised the bar for all youtubers. Keep up the great work and stay safe, my friend. 🙂
Beautiful machines doing what they were built to do from back when "Built to last " was a promise, not a sales slogan. Very well done video also. Nice to see you return to TH-cam.
What a beautiful sawmill! Everything about this is a tribute to the way things used to be done. Love the video, and glad to see you back! :)
Hi and thanks! Yes it is very hard for me to get the time i need to make these videos now. I have all my days filled upp all the time. Glad you like it! /Richard
This is probably one the most interesting videos I have seen in a long time. Love seeing the old machinery at work and running so smooth. Great job.
Hi! Thank you. I wanted it to be even more, but time is a precious thing this time of year. Lots of work. /Richard
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Normaly it makes sence if you use also a woodgasgenerator to use the sawdust for driving the combustionengine. I not expect that you going back to an steamdrive ☝️🧐🤔😉
@@hannulammi2499 Have you any other links to share on the same subject ? Thanks in advance.
Totally agree Larry, was awesome to see everything from the oil lantern firing up to the old engine. Really entertaining.
Absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing this with us, the first five minutes were like a movie set in the age!
Trodde först det var ett museum eller liknande, sen läste jag beskrivningen. Kanon video
Ja, nä det är helt privat som sagt. Körs flera gånger i veckan periodvis. /Richard
im a carpenter working with modern machinery (some stuff around 20-40 years old but still modern compared to what you use haha)
love seeing old equipment like this still being used, takes a little time to start it up but it still gets the job done!
Hi, yes. I dont have to do all of this every day. Mostly i can start cutting boards within 20 minutes. But it takes a lot of extra time when im filming. A 15 min job takes one hour. /Richard
Yeah you can speed things up by adding a luber station to it you just run lines to all the places you lube before you start it an its done no doubts cause there is an oil tank on it thats see through so you know when oil is low that way you can start it up just a little faster you will still have to lube rod an crank but the rest will be done automatic with the luber but up to you it all belongs to you i guess
Your video brings me back to the day's as a young boy who watched the old timers work a mill similar to yours. This was back in the early 1970's, before they switched to an electric/hydraulic saw mill,where I worked in the late 70's,early 80's. All that is gone now, and, all I have of the old place and the men I worked with, are mere memories. Thank you for sharing your love of the old mill...
No crappy music, just luverly sounds of these old engines chugging away as they did 100 years ago. From Australia
I love how you prefer steam power and vintage everything. That mantle you changed was easily twice the size of any I've ever seen here in the USA.
Really? But sure, at full power it really does put out a fair amount of light, thats no lie. I recon its a fenomenal piece of lantern. Made in Sweden, of course.
@@YesterdaysMachinery yes, All the mantles here, even the few vintage ones I have that my great grandfather had in his shop, are about 1in x 1in (2.5cm x 2.5 cm.) Also, thay don't open up like that, they are sewn in a manner that keeps them flat until burned.
Machines like this don't require a laptop and a bunch of diagnostic gear to speak to you and tell you if something is wrong. A mechanic in tune with the machine who knows it inside and out can listen and feel and quickly know what needs attention. There is really an art to maintaining pieces such as these. If you listen and feel for what it's asking for and take care of it, it'll last a lifetime or more. It's dirty and messy but hearing that engine come to life and that equipment start up is just wonderful. Watching you work that close to the blade though, man that's scary. I'm not saying I wouldn't be doing the same thing in that position, but it shows how one small slip could be a serious problem. You better be aware of your surroundings and where every moving piece is at all times or bad things will happen.
Lantern mantles contain radioactive thorium. Don’t go snuggling in bed with them. 😂
Apparently non-thorium alternatives exist. Might cost a bit more perhaps.
Hi Richard, hope you and your family are in good health. Wow!!! I am so impressed, I have never seen anything like that in my life, I love it. Thank you so much for making this video. I collect and restore old oil lamps and burners, it is great to see them in proper action. Take care, kindest regards.
Hi! Yes we are all good thank you. I hope the best for you too.
Thats nice! Yes, this one have been in the family since new.
All those hours i spent moving machines and parts out from the old saw building i only used this lantern all the time as light source. And it never fails. Always works and gives a very warm and comfortable light i think /Richard
That's awesome you collect old oil lamps I do now and then buy old oil lamps and parts for a iron scrapyard to find it I have check the copper container
....I can almost smell the whole operation....from the oils to the wood.... and , to me, the machines have a heartbeat all of their own..........John (west coast, Can.)
There was a water powered sawmill on the farm/estate where i grew up, all long gone now of course but your post brought back some very good memories.
Thank you.
I stumbled upon a 300 year old water saw mill in Småland, Sweden.
Turns out it is still operational and locals maintain it, and they even run it in the spring when the water is high in the creek.
It has a circular saw as well as milling stones and a machine that splits roof shingles.
Almost everything exept the cutting tools is made from wood.
This film is a piece of art from start to finish. Thank you.
Primus pressure lamp, dont see many of them in uk, any chance of a short vid on them for us paraffin geeks. A nice set up and you have a good timber supply, planking costs a fortune at present.
Can we all stop for a moment and appreciate the sound of a large hot bulb engine working under load? They sound nice even idling, but i love seeing them do actual work! They sound even more awesome!
Vielen Dank für dieses GlanzStück von Video.
Besser geht es kaum noch.
Das Sägewerk ist eine hervorragende Maschine bedient von Menschen die wissen was sie tun.
Das ist sehr selten geworden in diesen Tagen.
Ich habe selber ein Horizontalgatter von meinem Grossvater geerbt.
Leider habe ich es noch nicht geschafft es wieder in Bertieb zu nehmen.
Viele Grüsse und ein gesegnetes gesundes neues Jahr 2023
I envy you working in such a place.
Thanks for keeping this beautiful scene alive.
Cheers from Australia.
Anyone can operate a modern sawmill, if only you know a little about computertechnology, but to run an living, breething creature like this, and keep it running, you have to be an artist! Well done Richard!
Awesome job! Thanks for the video!
This was so awsome to watch! I really loved to see this beautifull machinery maintenanced and working. Also lovet the beginning of it with the simple but trusty oil lamp.
Thanks mate. Take care! /Richard
So nice to see this. So many people turn on a switch and go make something. You have already done a lot of work before you even cut the first board!
I wonder how many children today have never even lit a match, let alone a kerosene lantern. Thanks for a great video!
This totally satisfies my soul. I didn't even have a soul until I watched this video masterpiece. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed.
Hi, thank you very much. I built this sawmill 2020-2022. The machines is my grandpas. He sold it in 1974 but I bought it back 2020. He died before i built this but i think he would be happy to see it. /Richard
Just firing up the ole limb extractor... Great content..Thanks..
Haha, yes. But you can also use it for slicing up logs 😁
Absolutely gold ! Loved every second. I didn’t get a notification so just found this video randomly. All the best from your old mate in Australia.
Hi Jenko! Thank you. Nice to hear from you, hope you are all good. Yes this is kind of a dream that i just had to make real. /Richard
absolutely amazing, incredible to preserve your family's traditions and make them your own, well done Sir !
Watching this gives modern man a sense of purpose, what it was to work and take pride at the end of the day. Now, we just push papers around and sit all day on zoom calls and complain about our internet service.
Yeah, i actually use this to cut lumber and sell with good profit. And after a 8h day you are quite done.. Back in the days here in Sweden they worked 10h 6days/week as a normal worker. But they was strong back then. /Richard
Wonderful video Richard, and I'm glad to see you are still at it. Older machinery like this is great! It's so much simpler even if there is a lot more manual labor involved. Well done!
Thank you 😊
Brilliant, far better without a commentary, that way you have to work out what each step is as you watch. Huge congratulations for re-creating history in this way!
Hi. Where is this sawmill? Could I visit them, see them? It looks interesting. I like the old industry. I have some video on my channel from Sweden from place like this.
This is super important lesson for the future!! No one soon knows how to survive reality ?? I get sentimental and warm when I watch your films!
A bit spooky with that humongous open blade, and all that manual fiddling on a log being pushed towards it...
Historisch Pur ist der Sägemotor von 1900 Jahrhundert ? Ist ja ein wunder das es noch Läuft ! Sogar die Lampe und der Kanister ist Original . Schönes Video ! 👍👍👌
I guess OSHA was not around in 48. Neat video, "Liked", (it makes me nervous).
This is a very interesting video. It’s nice to see the older machinery being put to work. It may take longer for the morning start up, but it’s far more interesting to watch and repair if necessary. This video brought back some memories of my childhood. Hope you and your family have stayed safe and healthy throughout the past winter. Welcome back!❤️
Otroligt skön och lugnande video! Tack Richard! Din klädsel och alla tidstypiska attiraljer gör mycket till atmosfären.
Saw dust in my blood tak pris John Anderson
What a great video Richard. It really gives a look into the past and how things were done. Great job! I am always excited when you post a video, they are always something very unique and interesting.
Einfach Traumhaft ,alleine der Glühstrumpf der Lampe , wo bekommt man so etwas noch zu sehen❤❤👍👍
Kul och inspirerande att se. Gamla maskiner utan krånglig elektronik👍
Tack! /Richard
Thank you for maintaining and showing us how it works. Most of us have never seen this type of equipment.
I have a questions about a peculiar thing. The Deutz runs a generator, (even if it look like a regular three-phase motor.) and the saw-dust fan. By adjusting something on the Deutz, the voltage rise. This make no sense for me. Do you adjust the feed current to the generator on the Deutz??
I guess the oil engine could also run the generator and the saw-dust fan, But I suppose you want the original set-up-
Hi! It is a Regular 3-phase motor. But i have connected condensers to it that makes it possible to use it as a generator whitout any connection to any other electric power. Works very well.
If i raise the Rpm the voltage raises. So i adjust the gouvenor on the Deutz. Works good. I also have a German factory made generator built like this.
You can take out 380v 3 phase and 230v 1 phase.
Richard I really enjoy your videos.
Hi, and thanks! /Richard
Absolutely fascinating ! It reminded me very much of an old sawmill which was in our village in Ireland. The huge stationary engine turned a massive circular saw and I was told the engine was stared using a big tank of pressurised air. I only ever saw it working once over 10 years ago and it was truly a sight to behold. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me and the sawmill is long gone . The machinery was dismantled and is now on display in a museum somewhere. Thank you again for sharing and best regards from Ireland.
Hi, very interesting! Good thing that it still lives and not went to the scrapyard.
Hi, I just found this channel and love it. Watching these videos I'm wondering if someone knows the efficiency of these motors? Google is quiet.
Hi! Efficency is very good. I can run the whole mill on 4 liters of diesel (or waste oil, or any other burning liquid) per hour. I can also run it with tractor PTO. Then i requiers a tractor with at least 80hp to make up for those 35hp that the crude oil engine produces. And the tractor takes around 7l diesel per hour. /Richard
what a wonderful piece of machinery!!! It looks like it could run forever. thanks for showing this.
BRILLIANT. It's a work of art just to get it going !
Great video. I love watching old machinery run. My dad and uncles had a sawmill. A little more modern than yours. Powered by two 671 detroits. I work at a modern mill now. Times sure have changed.
Yes the sawmill industry always follows up on more modern and faster ways. /Richard
Saw Stop anyone? Seriously though. I restore and use antique hand tools. This is next level stuff here. Very nice
Tack för en fantastisk film ! Håller själv på att planera inför att bygga ett såghus och där skall ja ha ett traktordrivet sågverk... gör gärna mer filmer med detta 😀👍 mvh Jonatan
Old legends never die, people in its day just got exhausted by the heroic level of maintenance such a machine requires over a newer model.
Thanks for this interesting video. One correction. The word "witch" in the middle of third paragraph is the wrong word. Should be "which".
Hi! thanks for letting me know. I''m a swede you know. Mostly self tought :) Gets better i hope. / Richard
Boy, it did me some good to see some old machinery serviced and used. Unfortunately, built to last is a thing of the past. Nowadays the motto is built to last just past the warranty. Thanks Richard.
TH-cam you can allow all your woke mega influencer crap but this an absolutely perfect video. This is real.
As real as it gets. Take care! /Richard
🤠👍 Stort tack för att du bevarar ett stycke historia och ett lika stort tack för att du delar med dig!
Relaxing video, just right these days. Life goes on as it has since 1948!
Kul med ny video! Blir det något opelmek nu lagom till våren kanske? 😉
Startade den igår, och den går kanon 😊 Men lite vårservice går det ju alltid åt! Den läcker lite vid pinjongaxeln som vanligt. Så det ska jag väl åtgärda 😊
@@YesterdaysMachinery roligt att höra!
Har en PV 1958 som också läcker där, samt vid bakre vevaxeltätningen. Tror dock det är original med lite lagom läckage 😂
Hoppas på fler videos framöver, alltid kul och lärorikt!
This is the best engine show that l have seen in a long time.l didn't even have to leave my chair
Hi, thanks for those kind words. I hope you having a great day! /Richard
Hello from Texas. Very nice video. Top drawer for sure. Thanks
Thanks! Nice to hear from Texas. /Richard
That lamp at the beginning before the pressure lamp must be LED😂 Way too bright😂
Nope, you can watch him lower the wick and blow it out. I imgine his camera was set for low light, making the lanterns look brighter.
Thankyou 👍🍻👌
As soon as you started this video by priming the "paraffin lamp" I knew it was going to be an awesome 30 minutes. My Dad taught me how to solder with a 50's blowtorch and copper iron. His Dad (Granda' Wood) always had his paraffin lantern handy, even though he had those newfangled "gas mantle lights" installed in his Council House when I was about 4 yrs old. That was 68-69 years ago on Tyneside, England. Our Scandinavian ancestry was always something we were proud of. Thanks for waking up some very fond memories of my huge family and childhood.
It fascinates me that this old machinery still works well. It reenforces the saying that if you design it right, it's always right.
Wonderful 😍👍🏴
I've been using these for YEARS !!!
Do you have all your fingers left? 😁
@@YesterdaysMachinery
I was referring to the lanterns !!! 😂
@@bmortlock1956 same might still apply. The lantern mantles contain radioactive thorium. 😂 😳
@@TsunauticusIV
True, but, radio activity levels BARELY REGISTER on my gieger counter at all !!!
@@YesterdaysMachinery Great stuff Richard, but I seen your hands too close to that blade, no business with your hands near that blade. Almost every mill operator I've met in my 82 years has fingers missing.
I love old technology. It's a testament to the old timers that the machinery still runs today. Some would say the equipment is overbuilt, i would say it was designed to last.
Another thing i think is fantastic about your saw mill is you're completely independent of the power grid.
Yes, if i have oil i can run it. In a couple of years from now i might be the only one capable of running. / Richard
Very nice old machinery. Thanks. Glad to watch this. ❤
Thank you! /Richard
Wonderful video! I LOVE watching old equipment working.
More people need a job like this one. A real job. A job where you need a shower at the end of the day.
Appreciate and enjoy the operation of old equipment. Do you have the model and date of the enhine?
Thank you. The Engine is a 1938 Beijer 35hp. /Richard
Very impressive pieces of equipment which you handle so skillfully. I would be terrified of losing a finger or a limb!
My highest appreciation for your passionate efforts to preserve both your family's heritage and this wonderful antique equipment. This is true World Heritage. God bless you all.
What Kind of Traktor is the one in the Thumbnail?
Schöne Videos ;)
Munktells BM10 first model, 1947 😊👍
We bought a tilley lamp like yours in 1963 for 14 shillings and 6 pence. Gives out great heat and light.
Paddy from Ireland.
Hi! Yes a lot of heat. Perfect to bring heat or light to a small cabin. /Richard
It's not just the engines that are a marvel. You and your dad are also a well oiled machine working so well together.
this video is awesome you do your ancestors proud
Thanks. Yes i hope so. / Richard
Outstanding!
That is a true treasure. And it's great to see that everything still works the way it was meant to. Thanks for sharing this with me.
Thanks mate. Yes a lot of hours is put in to make this mill. But turned out just as i wanted it. /Richard
Did you know those lamp mantels are radioactive!! It's true.
Many of you have comented the same thing. Will be more careful nex time. Thanks /Richard
Do you use some antifreeze when the cold weather comes just to protect them when not in use in the cold weather
Hi! Drain water every time after use. The antifreeze would just boil off. Not healthy. /Richard
bonito aserradero richard
Somewhere in the USA and OSHA guy saw this and had a heart attack.
Then that guy hurt himself more than i did running the saw.
Enjoyed the video a great deal and I think your story is a gem. The mill is an amazing tribute to your lineage and I am sure that your father appreciates what you have done and the time he gets to spend with you at the mill and in the shop. Your content is good clean viewing that I am not afraid to show my grandchildren. Thank you for sharing.
That was an absolutely absorbing half hour, thanks Richard. I usually get lost in your videos so this one was no exception :)
Really Cool! Thanks.
I have an old sawmill building, or more like a long shed in my farm. Sawmill owner back then had dismantled the machinery and sold everything to Estonia back in early 90's after Soviet(Russian) decades long occupation ended. All that is left inside is the concrete foundations and dead end of a power line that used to supply the site. It was a combination of big bandsaw and a circular saw. I still have a spare circular saw blade (D~1.4m) and set on band wheels stuffed in somewhere - those where overlooked when the site was cleared.
Absolutely fantastic video. The amount of preparation needed, attention to detail, and dedication to show everyone how things used to be. Not quite as easy as nipping down the timber yard for wood!
My father worked as a wagon builder on the railways from early in the 20th century. I'm sure the the very large works where he was had such machines and sawmills, as they produced all their timber on site.
Was the main engine a hot bulb engine?
Fascinating stuff.
Best wishes and look forward to further videos.
Best wishes from the UK
Lynton
Och så en gammal tändsticksask med tre stjärnor, var den inte i trä?
Jojjomensan. Visst är den det. Den vackraste asken genom tiderna. /Richard
Just the heartbeats of the engines and the buzz of the saw...Beautiful.
Ok, everything is up and running, 5 o'clock, time to go home.
Hahaha, yes kind of, and here everything went well 😅 /Richard
This is most excellent, what is the make of the lamp start big engine please?
Thanks! It is a Sievert. / Richard
good thing you don't do that for a living OSHA would have a fit.
Would be interesting to see a OSHA raport on this! / Richard
Very nice! love old machines and videos about sawmills! I have a question? wher are the dogs the hold the logs on the sawbench? every sawmill video I've ever seen or watched in person has dogs to hold the log. At 1st I thought that's no sawmill it's an edger? Was surprised to see you sawing logs!
Hi! This is a Swedish model. Got no Dogs, and doesnt need to. You have the landside to adjust the thickness. The Dog model is better for large logs. But here in sweden we dont really have any larger than 70cm. Best size to mill in this modell is around 55cm. /Richard
Genauso wird eine "Petromax" vorbereitet.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😀😀😀😀😀 Viele Grüße aus Germany
Very good to get this video. I admire your work. This is the epitome of the well oiled machine. Every move perfectly choreographed. I would have grease and oil up to my elbows by the time I began sawing lol. Stay well, friend.
Great video a really nice sawmill. Thanks
Thanks! Yes im proud of it. /Richard