A friend of mine and I built a Trebuchet and we squared the timbers with his Alaskan Mill. He had a chainsaw that was old and reliable but the muffler was blown out. It got the job done but my ear defenders had a lot of work to do. This thing will be a lot quieter!!
Great idea and work, kudos, inspired me to finish what I started a few years back. The welds would be stronger and batter if you had a nozzle on that mig gun (unless you’re using flux core wire).
I just came across your electric chainsaw mill build. Awesome job, thanks for sharing with all of us. I have a procut chainsaw mill that I built a few years ago and I always wondered if I could build an electric motor for it instead of the chainsaw. Now I know that it can be done. Thanks man. If you ever see this post I’d like to know what size motor you used.
I actually thought about doing the same thing but with a chainsaw mill attachment and a 3/4 HP electric motor. Cause these larger saws are pretty high but you can get a decent length bar for under a hundred.
Мужик с умом, полотно жёстче,да и на цепи зуб крупней и скобами. Не то что лента чуток про.....бал ,всёлента куда хочет туда и режет. А тут в нагляк пихать можно и сырой распустит. На счёт экономичности и мобильности можно китайский Лифан на 5,5квт. Лайк!
great build so far, thank you! How did you calculate feet per minute for the chain, or motor RPMs required to know the chain was moving fast enough? did you have data from other electric or gas chainsaws? also, how is that motor breakered at the panel? double 20 amp breakers, or higher? thank you very much!
Pretty clever. Been wanting to engineer a DC powered sawmill with a motor somewhere between a 37 hp forklift and a 5 hp golf cart. Logosol does *sell* a three-phase motor ready to go that goes 8 kilowatts, or 20 hp. The next step in invention I would guess is making a fold-out photovoltaic trailer housing for such a mill.
@@lonewolftech Yes. Do you understand how batteries already power 10,000 lb forklifts...my alternative motor source compared to a golf cart? I can charge a bank of them all day before going to the transportable sawmill with the battery, or batteries...interchangably.
Great concept, imo isolate failure points such as using wood for motor spindles..take the wood you created and at least sand cast out aluminum or steel with the wooden ones you created. I do it often with plastic parts from tóols I purchase. A few hours could save a person thousands. Anyways, kudos! Welll done.
Looking at going on a similar journey myself, thank you so much for showing us the details. One point! I don’t think your machine has high enough RPM! The logosol electric mill (e5) uses a 2800rpm motor with a large 24t sprocket. Just done the maths and that leads to 21m/s speed which is about right for a chainsaw. Assuming you're using a 3/8" pitch chain and 2800rpm motor with 7t sprocket, the chain speed is just 6.2m/s.
Great work, I have plans to build one to work on fire wood and recovery of rejected logs at a sawmill, the logs are given to me for free in West Africa Ghana for 3 years every 3 months 6 x 40ft containers. "SHEARING IS CARING" Thanks for shearing,
Hi First, thank you so much for sharing this inspiring build with us. I'm planning to build something similar this summer and hope you may answer a few questions: What rpm is your motor running at and do you wish it was on a pulley to increase the rpm on the sprocket?
the motor is 2800rpm, this makes for ok chain speed with the chainsaw sprocket that i used. It would be better if the sprocket was maybe 2 to 4 times the size it is.
@@mtarrant3 thanks for the info. I'm thinking of using a 3500 5hp motor and mounting it on a horisonttally swinging steel plate with a bolt to tighten against the frame, so I can tension the chain without having to built a complex tightening mechanism.
@@alexanderreuss-ym1yx Wow, that's awesome. But I'm not sure to understand how you would get the tension on the chain. Could you explain this in more details. I'm looking to get the same result! Thanks
@@simonlaverdure9449 I changed plans a little and now intent to mount the plate attached to the motor onto a steel plate. As the backing plate has slots where it bolts on that should allow me to tension the chain by moving the motor.
Hi, interesting project, like the low tech solutions, just wondering about the chain speed, obviously the motor speed is slower than a chainsaw engine, is this a problem? cheers
@@mtarrant3 Thanks for that, I'm thinking a 5Hp motor at 240v will pull about 4 amps per Hp so 20amps is quite some current. No wonder it has some grunt, cheers
One consideration not addressed by you video is that chainsaws require lubrication of the bar and chain or they overheat causing the chain and bar undue wear. I have used chainsaws most my life and if you skip filling the bar oiler you end up with a chain and bar that will not cut straight even if carefully and accurately sharpened. In addition your chain will not hold an edge as the heat will soften the heat treated saw teeth. I would suggest an oil tank, and line to feed into the bar oiler hole with a cylinder and plunger assembly of some sort that you can use to like the bar and chain.
Hi Andrew. I think 5hp is the biggest single phase motor you can get? A bigger motor like a 10-15hp would be better but these seem to be 3 phase. 3 phase motors can be run on single phase with the use of a VFD but they draw a lot of amps. To run a large 3 phase motor I would probably have to put in a new 30 amp (maybe more) circuit on the hose from the main box, this is a possibility in the future.
@@mtarrant3 Could you tell me how many amps the motor draws and it's rpm please? I'm struggling to find a motor that can run on a uk domestic 13amp/230v socket with even half the speed of a petrol saw. Even with a large sprocket the chain speed wouldn't be ideal. Great video mate. Thanks.
@@mtarrant3 Wow. That's very low rpm compared to petrol saws. I can see from your videos it works fine though and I don't need to worry! Thanks for the insight.
So miotch after use 18mos later what should be changed made better spocket sizes/quality. Motor rpm, Hp bearings transport feed dust chips vibration???
Hallo, I would like to ask you. What kind of flux core did you use? It weld very well and there is almost no splash and small balls during welding. Thank you very much.
This guy is not messing around. I was looking for circular saw guides and I ended up here. A whole apparatus for guiding a chainsaw. Ha. Good stuff.
Hard to beat that feeling when you test a prototype for the first time
You my friend are a genius, particularly they way you turned the wood drum like a lathe !
Undoubtedly, ingenious design, accurately and professionally made, above all, efficient and very useful tool . Thanks
Geez! So far that looks incredible and I can’t wait to jump to parts two and three.
You are a genius, so simple and do-able thanks for sharing
There is a Nobel Prize for do-it-yourselfery on it's way to you. Congratulations. Well done
Appreciate your creative idea I do wish you shuld get the noble prize award thanks
Damn you need an award for this one 🔥🏆🥇🏆🥇🔥🧨🧨🧨👍👍👍
Perfect i was thinking about doing something with a 42" bar on my escavator in order to trim my lelands trees thanks for your sharing !
I love what you did here bro👍👍👍
A friend of mine and I built a Trebuchet and we squared the timbers with his Alaskan Mill. He had a chainsaw that was old and reliable but the muffler was blown out. It got the job done but my ear defenders had a lot of work to do. This thing will be a lot quieter!!
Mitch, this is outstanding! Good job
You are talented. Good job.
Great Job!
Привет! Спасибо большое за хорошую работу!👍🌲
Great idea and work, kudos, inspired me to finish what I started a few years back. The welds would be stronger and batter if you had a nozzle on that mig gun (unless you’re using flux core wire).
Классная идея 👍👍👍
Now that folks , is some great Design , Engineering and Fabrication all wrapped up into one package. Great Job !!
Very good idea. Like.
Oh damn my mans a genius
Bom trabalho parabens.
Sou fã desta arte.
Prático de vez em quando também.
"...and that's how I got one foot shorter!" :)
I like this a lot, thanks for sharing it.
TO !! ANT !! SIZE !!
Good job 👍
Great Job
Молодец парень! Супер.
Awesome 👌
Super, m8.. This IS just whar i needed to see with my own eyes =) Thank you for doing this vid on your truly amazing sawmill!
Pretty darn good idea you have there
nice job
Dzięki za info 💪😁
Unbelievable. This is awesome
The saw mill has arrived
Wiiih keren , cerdas.
Thanks, already safe all you're video's on your build. Do you have drawing of the structure, from South Africa.
Nice!
Brilliant.
impressive 👍
LOL when he said making the chainsaw he really meant it eh?? amazing video
ok, i want one ... and a truck and trailer to haul logs and land to stack wood
Semplice, pratico, forse un tantino troppo leggero ma tutto si può migliorare un bel 👍
AND !! PUT !! STRAIGHT !! INTO !! THE !! METAL !! SHREADDER !! FOR !! PEACE !! OF !! MIND !! TOO !!
I just came across your electric chainsaw mill build. Awesome job, thanks for sharing with all of us. I have a procut chainsaw mill that I built a few years ago and I always wondered if I could build an electric motor for it instead of the chainsaw. Now I know that it can be done. Thanks man. If you ever see this post I’d like to know what size motor you used.
3hp
That's pretty impressive. Now I have to see how it all works out.
I actually thought about doing the same thing but with a chainsaw mill attachment and a 3/4 HP electric motor. Cause these larger saws are pretty high but you can get a decent length bar for under a hundred.
Genius
Это великолепно, а то всё пильную ленту да ленту ставят. Очень понравилась твоя идея.
Але це ж НЕ економваріант !!Багато в тирсу іде !!!!
@@Leon-vs1bx но зато пильная шина очень доступна, а ленту тяжелей достать.
Мужик с умом, полотно жёстче,да и на цепи зуб крупней и скобами.
Не то что лента чуток про.....бал ,всёлента куда хочет туда и режет.
А тут в нагляк пихать можно и сырой распустит.
На счёт экономичности и мобильности можно китайский Лифан на 5,5квт.
Лайк!
Love it!
great build so far, thank you! How did you calculate feet per minute for the chain, or motor RPMs required to know the chain was moving fast enough? did you have data from other electric or gas chainsaws? also, how is that motor breakered at the panel? double 20 amp breakers, or higher? thank you very much!
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Very good
I love it!!!!!
Pretty clever.
Been wanting to engineer a DC powered sawmill with a motor somewhere between a 37 hp forklift and a 5 hp golf cart. Logosol does *sell* a three-phase motor ready to go that goes 8 kilowatts, or 20 hp. The next step in invention I would guess is making a fold-out photovoltaic trailer housing for such a mill.
Do you realize how many solar panels would be needed for that setup?
@@lonewolftech
Yes. Do you understand how batteries already power 10,000 lb forklifts...my alternative motor source compared to a golf cart? I can charge a bank of them all day before going to the transportable sawmill with the battery, or batteries...interchangably.
@@akryeguy AND !! POLLUTION !! TO ! MATCH ! IT !!
NICE Thanks
You think this would work with a 72 inch bar?
Hmmmm. I know a bloke who's got something like that. Similar colour scheme. Nice work. I never got around to making the slabber attachment on mine.
SOUNDS !! QUITE !! STUFFED !! ALREADY !!
Great concept, imo isolate failure points such as using wood for motor spindles..take the wood you created and at least sand cast out aluminum or steel with the wooden ones you created. I do it often with plastic parts from tóols I purchase. A few hours could save a person thousands. Anyways, kudos! Welll done.
Good idea Henry! Thank you for that one.
LASTS ! ABOUT ! THE ! SAME !.TOO !!
Looking at going on a similar journey myself, thank you so much for showing us the details.
One point! I don’t think your machine has high enough RPM! The logosol electric mill (e5) uses a 2800rpm motor with a large 24t sprocket. Just done the maths and that leads to 21m/s speed which is about right for a chainsaw.
Assuming you're using a 3/8" pitch chain and 2800rpm motor with 7t sprocket, the chain speed is just 6.2m/s.
still cuts!
@@fuzzzeballs AND ! JAMS ! UP !! TOO !!
This is so awesome. What size hardwood log can this handle before it really bogs down
it can cut the bar length, about 60cm in hard wood but it is slower.
About ! MATCHSTICK !.Size !
Nice
How many RPMs is the motor running at
Wow 👍
how heavy is the motor? any issue with it moving during cutting?
CUTS !! SO !! WONKY !! ALONG ! WITH !! M.B
O !! TOO !!
Спасибо.........Все понятно и доступно а то показывают как пилит
How many rotations a minute does the motor have?
I can only get ones with 1400. Is that any good?
Normal chainsaws seem to have more.
I know this is old, but have you found that a clutch isn't necessary or is the drum also a clutch?
Eu gostei vou copiar a ideia parabens
no doubt man
3,49 ТЕХНИКА БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ!!! Можно пальцев лишится!
Wow, don't have to listen to a gas powered chainsaw, sweeeeet!!!
Don't worry this isn't any less loud. At least you don't need a gas mask though.
What brand and model welder are you using? Cheers!
Its a Unimig Vipper mma 182, a mid range welder here in Aus. I'm running using flux core wire (so no gas).
Awesome. Do you have the drawing, please.
hi what is the engine technical data you are using. ?
I think I saw a 240 volt sign on the motor and it was 5 horsepower.
LOOKS !! LIKE !! A ! SEIZURE !! HERE !! AND !! UNSAFE !! TOO !!
how thick is the cut ?
Great work, I have plans to build one to work on fire wood and recovery of rejected logs at a sawmill, the logs are given to me for free in West Africa Ghana for 3 years every 3 months 6 x 40ft containers. "SHEARING IS CARING" Thanks for shearing,
SHARING !! IS !! REALLY !! STEALING !! AND !! BEING !! A !! COMMON !!! THIEF !!!
👍👍👍
Hi
First, thank you so much for sharing this inspiring build with us.
I'm planning to build something similar this summer and hope you may answer a few questions:
What rpm is your motor running at and do you wish it was on a pulley to increase the rpm on the sprocket?
the motor is 2800rpm, this makes for ok chain speed with the chainsaw sprocket that i used. It would be better if the sprocket was maybe 2 to 4 times the size it is.
@@mtarrant3 thanks for the info. I'm thinking of using a 3500 5hp motor and mounting it on a horisonttally swinging steel plate with a bolt to tighten against the frame, so I can tension the chain without having to built a complex tightening mechanism.
@@alexanderreuss-ym1yx Wow, that's awesome. But I'm not sure to understand how you would get the tension on the chain. Could you explain this in more details. I'm looking to get the same result! Thanks
@@simonlaverdure9449 I changed plans a little and now intent to mount the plate attached to the motor onto a steel plate. As the backing plate has slots where it bolts on that should allow me to tension the chain by moving the motor.
Good but what about chain lubrication??
Check out the next video
a quelle vitesse tourne le moteur
How many revolutions is the engine
Is it a water pump or hydraulic motor?
the motor is on high or low
Mate what camera was used for this? Loving the video!
A Canon 70D
@@mtarrant3 Thank you!
How do it get oil?
Maybe You have some plans and You could send ?
Hi, interesting project, like the low tech solutions, just wondering about the chain speed, obviously the motor speed is slower than a chainsaw engine, is this a problem? cheers
yep its slower than a chainsaw but it has a lot more torque, i think it works well.
@@mtarrant3 Thanks for that, I'm thinking a 5Hp motor at 240v will pull about 4 amps per Hp so 20amps is quite some current. No wonder it has some grunt, cheers
It's a B.O JOB !! AT !! BEST !!!
Do you think an old washing machine motor would work ?
Yep but with a smaller bar
One consideration not addressed by you video is that chainsaws require lubrication of the bar and chain or they overheat causing the chain and bar undue wear. I have used chainsaws most my life and if you skip filling the bar oiler you end up with a chain and bar that will not cut straight even if carefully and accurately sharpened. In addition your chain will not hold an edge as the heat will soften the heat treated saw teeth.
I would suggest an oil tank, and line to feed into the bar oiler hole with a cylinder and plunger assembly of some sort that you can use to like the bar and chain.
G'day Ed, please see the next videos in the series
ABOUT !.AS !. GOOD ! AS ! MISTER ! HADD !! JADDDS !! HANDS !! FROM !! INDIA ! MAKES !!
whats the model number of that motor
How do you lubricate chain?
See part 2 & 3
Would a gas powered large cc chain saw mounted to your frame. For off grid living.
Yep an normal chainsaw would also work but an Alaskan mill setup is simpler option.
Nice work. I’m interested in how you chose your motor. Is 5hp the right amount of power for Aussie hardwoods. Look forward to more videos.
Hi Andrew. I think 5hp is the biggest single phase motor you can get? A bigger motor like a 10-15hp would be better but these seem to be 3 phase. 3 phase motors can be run on single phase with the use of a VFD but they draw a lot of amps. To run a large 3 phase motor I would probably have to put in a new 30 amp (maybe more) circuit on the hose from the main box, this is a possibility in the future.
I wish i has 3 phase power
@@mtarrant3 Could you tell me how many amps the motor draws and it's rpm please? I'm struggling to find a motor that can run on a uk domestic 13amp/230v socket with even half the speed of a petrol saw. Even with a large sprocket the chain speed wouldn't be ideal. Great video mate. Thanks.
The motor is 12A and the RPM is 2,800. I run this off of a normal 10A socket no problems.
@@mtarrant3 Wow. That's very low rpm compared to petrol saws. I can see from your videos it works fine though and I don't need to worry! Thanks for the insight.
I had to run out to the garage and get my welding helmet so I could see what he was doing there...
What's wrong with the torch end
Does that motor run fast enough??
Does it cut the wood?
So miotch after use 18mos later what should be changed made better spocket sizes/quality. Motor rpm, Hp bearings transport feed dust chips vibration???
Odlično
Hi where about in Australia are you
А если шину сделать 5-10 метров и секвойю распускать можно!!!
Hallo, I would like to ask you. What kind of flux core did you use? It weld very well and there is almost no splash and small balls during welding. Thank you very much.
I think this is Boss Weld brand. The cheap stuff is rubbish, stick to the trusted brand name stuff.
Hi Mitch, you weld with out gas?
Thats right, I'm using flux core wire
Cuántas revoluciónes tiene el motor?