I got an idea for you to collect the saw dust that comes out the collector. Build a plywood box with a door on one end that will fit in your dump trailer and whatever hardware you need to tie it down to the bed of the trailer. Cut 12x12 or a 16x16 inch whole in top of the box. You put a piece of hose hanging down from the end of the discharge pipe. You back the trailer up till the hose falls in the hole in the top of the box, when the trailer is full go dump it by opening the door and dumping the trailer. When you just need the trailer untie it and dump it out and to reinstall it set it back in with the forks on the tractor. This will also keep all of the dust from blowing around and causing a mess
Build a wall and add sides put a downspout on the pipe to collect the dust just be sure it's wide enough for the tractor bucket. The walls keep it in place somewhat. Maybe in the future put on a roof. But you have the right idea. Excellent job thank you for sharing.👍
I think it's awesome that you got a sawdust extraction system put in 😊 Make sure you put a grounding wire to your metal piping, it's incredible how much static you'll generate, which will cause clogging. Good video 👍
Perhaps add plastic flex tubing on the end of the dust tube elbow to 3 feet above ground level. Then you can move the flex tube to create sawdust piles.
I as well was also going to suggest adding a short length of flex hose to bring the saw dust down to the height of your dump trailer and presto loaded ready to go😊
Hey man I own a woodworking millwork shop. My blower system is similar just a lot larger,45 hp 40" blower. I learned that you actually reduce your suction with each 90% turn on your piping infeed or outfeed. Try turning your blower 90% to eliminate the fist turn coming off the outfeed. Then put black 4" irrigation drain pipe,no holes, on the other end it can be moved to a dump trailer or just blow out on the ground. Closer the outfeed is to the ground less dust will blow in on ya. Enjoy the videos.
Instead of having the flexible hose on the ground, mount some Unistrut or suspend a cable to have the hose up in the air. The half loops of flexible hose would straighten out as the saw head moves. The power cords on moving cranes works the same way. Just a thought. I like the new improvements you’ve made. Keep up the good work.
Try putting a post closer to the pile of dust, run a wire cable over to the saw mill and strap more pipes to it and have it dump over by the pile and allows you to drive between the shed and pile
I would think just a down pipe held 4 ft off the ground would work. you could use the pole to make a stiff arm off to hold the pipe. maybe a wall section up to the pipe (say 4 ft wide) to control the pile . strong enough to push up against to remove the pile if needed.
THANKS FOR SHARING THE DUST COLLECTION AND ALL Y'ALL DO . I LOVE PRACTICAL, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN IDEAS . LIKE MANY OTHERS, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINIONS SOME ARE REALLY GOOD WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT SO GOOD. I LIKE FOLLOWING ALONG KEEPING MY OPINION TO MYSELF WHILE THINKING WHAT WOULD I DO THIS MAKES IT FUN. I DO HAVE SOME IDEAS BUT IT 'S HARD TO CONVEY THRU WORDS I'M MORE VISUAL DRAWING TYPE THAN WORDS. THANKS AGAIN FOR TAKING US ALONG. ONE LESS CRITIC, NAYSAYER AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK THERE IS PLENTY OF THAT ALREADY IN THE WORLD.😁
If that is a HF dust collector you got a cyclone of sorts with it watch some youtube videos about that system . I have a 5foot x 10foot slab flattening set up and that is the dust collector I use
If you put a couple leinghts of pipe to drop the sawdust closer to the ground and give it less time to blow away. You. could build a wall or bunk to. collect the dust and give you backstop to scoop up the dust with. the. tractor or drive a trailer under it.
Try adding a piece of the flex pipe to the downspout until it's a few feet off the ground so it's not dropping out way up in the air catching all the wind. Heck, you could even have a big container on a pallet to catch it and pick it up with the tractor.
Bought a dust system in my wood shop. Think! from the blower it send the sawdust to a large bag system. I use the bags of sawdust to make things. You could have a easy way to collect for the horse stalls or even sell it to the guy who comes over with his pick up. Those bags hold a little more than a 55 gal drum. Just an idea. Tomorrow is New Years Eve. Have a good one. Jim
What about getting another dumping hopper like you use for the stringer cutoffs, put a drop hose to within 2'-3' above the rim, and have the dust collector empty into it? When full, use pallet forks to move to the pile, dump, and replace back under the discharge. This also keeps you from having to switch attachments on the tractor. Quick and easy!
we have a container with an open top with a tarpaulin over it. A hole is made on the short side. A pipe is welded around it where the hose fits. the container is picked up by a sawdust dealer. and returned a empty. the sawdust is then sold again for pets: mice, marmots, rabbits, etc.
Great job! Once you turn the 90-degree bend, gravity will take care of the dust falling to the ground. Why don’t you install a downspout to bring it closer to the ground? That way, you’ll have much less blowing of the dust.
Put a big bag at the end, and it would be easier for the horsemen to come and pick up the sawdust. You could put a 2 x 4 frame to hold the bag and be able to see when it's full or keep it from clogging up. And I agree the storm the other night wasn't good. I'm in Cajun country , and the wind was bad. I stayed under a tornado watch for hours.
If you can get your hands on one of these large white plastic containers that are inside those aluminum squares that you can get your forks under im not sure what the name of them is called you could cut the lid around it and install some heavy duty hinges where it can open and close and run the flex hose in the opening of the lid.and once it's filled lift it with the forks.of.your tractor 🚜 tie it of to the frame. And dump the bin.once you remove the flex pipe from it just a thought you and Brittany keep up the awesome work
If you put another section of pipe on the sawdust down spout it would great reduce the spread of sawdust in the wind. You could build an 8 foot wide sawdust building that catches all the sawdust and makes it easier to scoop the sawdust up.
Love your videos. Most fan housings are bolted onto the frame allowing the discharge to be rotated 90 degrees. This would allow you to eliminate the discharge 90 degrees which will wear out quickly. If you can build a cyclone, you can also mount the fan vertically on the top to eliminate that 90 also.
You could take a section of the flexible duct, attached to the elbow and let it hang down within 4 to 6 feet of the ground. This will leave less height for the sawdust to blow around before it gets to the ground. Cheap fix, maybe!
How about setting up a large seed bag , run pipe down to bag to catch saw dust , just an idea , put bag on wood pallet , less handling saving time , enjoy !
You could get a used box truck and put a round hole in it for the tube to go in or a dump truck with a box container and put a hole in it that you can use and dump it where you want to dump it
I’ve installed a dust system on my sawmill, and been down the road your going. If you install a home made cyclone , keep in mind to install a larger cyclone than you’d think you need, perhaps a 5-6’ diameter cyclone. The reason is, the air volume needs to escape the cyclone, and will escape through the top. If the cyclone is smaller, some of the more granular dust will fall out of the bottom, but the finer dust will still blow out the top and blow into your building on you. If you have a larger diameter cyclone it might(?) allow more of the smaller dust to drop out the bottom without blowing out the top as much, but you’ll still get dust in your work area. It would be much cheaper in the long run to sheet the wall to keep the dust from blowing in on you, and purchase some large concrete stack blocks from your local concrete ready-mix plant to build a concrete sawdust bin. In our Texas area they sale 2’x2’x4’ concrete stack blocks for $75 each. I’d also suggest to install a piece of drill stem pipe with a pivot arm for your flexible vacuum pipe to swing with the sawmill off the ground back and forth as you run. You’ll find, if you don’t get the flexible dust pipe off of the ground, it will roll and kink up damaging itself and its interior wire binding over a relatively short period of time. Once the wire bindings start kinking and exposing themselves interiorly inside the pipe, your flexible dust pipe will start to clog as the dust and milling strands gather on the inner pipe imperfections. Hope my learning experiences will help you.
IN MY YOUNGER DAYS I DID SOME WORK SETTIN POLE BARN POSTS, WE SAT THEM IN PLACE AND TAMPED THE DRY CONCRETE MIX IN THE HOLES THEY SAID THE GROUND WATER IS ALL IT NEEDS, CLAIMED IT WAS BETTER THAN 6000 PSI MIX
Tyler it looks like it is working pretty well. My first thought was you can push farther than you can pull. The suction line on a pump is always short and you can just keep adding pipe on the discharge side. so I would have put the blower on or near the ground. But like I said it seems to be working okay. the exception I have from a business perspective. Shoveling is FREE. I'm not sure what the HP is on the blower motor but it will be interesting to see how much 8 hrs. of dust collection raises your electric bill at the end of 30 days. Now that I have said all that I can NOT imagine ANY day that you and Mrs. Britt don't put in a hard day's work. I can surely tell Y'all are both from the South. We were brought up to work hard. I personally love work. It's good for the soul.
As a suggestion, consider attaching a long flex hose to the down spout and down to the ground into a container that can dumped with your Tractor. If you have a recycler who will accept sawdust then have plastic bags in the container to contain. It’s a good system 🇨🇦
hi there looking good , sawdust is always a problem at almost every mill . is there a market for band mill sawdust in you area , lots of IFs here ,drop it into a sea container ,if there is a market ,if you have a tractor that would fit in to get it out . or a bin like up at Mark Galicic mill . oh well you will figure something out ,.Best to all and have a Happy New Year . thanks John
I have about the same system on my mill. I have the big plastic totes that I blow the sawdust in and then just take them and dump them when they get full, it keeps the blowing sawdust down.
A dumpster would be nice to collect the dust. When it gets to a tractor manageable level, dump it elsewhere to decompose for the garden. Alternatively, you could build a box which you can scoop out with the tractor. Also, I like your idea of a large barrel with swivels.
put the post closer to the pipe. run the pipe closer to the ground and put a 45 on the end of the pipe. if you have a big dump hopper, put it under the 45 and blow the dust into the hopper. does the hopper you use for the chop saw, does it fit under the chop saw???.
Add a T to the hose to allow for cleanup of the mill. Put a cap on the end when it is not in use. Build a box with a removable side to collect the dust.
Flex hose on discharge connecting to the roll dumpster that you have . Just make a lid with a 4"" flange on it . When it's full take tractor with forks and dump it wherever. You already have the roll dumpster !
Great vids! Maybe add some flex to the outflow to take it closer to the ground... closer you are, the less blowing about. Can you sell the sawdust? Your climate temps are better there than here... but wouldn't like the tornados either. Great content. Pls keep it up and Happy New Year!
Yep bad thunderstorms came through (Texas) heard it was really bad 2 hours south of us. Just a suggestion here, route your dust blower toward the ground and park your dump trailer under it......Or not..... whatever you think just trying to help.
I think you are going to have to end up with the flex duct suspended from the overhead something like at the car wash . I bet that dragging will wear it out pretty fast.
Stack 5 gallon buckets,after you cut the bottoms off, and loosely bolt them bottom to tops 10 of them works good they have bucket Shootz for grain elevators screws , at the coop ,,BigAl California thanks
To get saw dust to just pile up add a down pip that a lot bigger in Diameter. Like you mentioned a 55 gal barrel with one end out and hang it so it will dump into your trailer . make sure your dust pipe goes in the side of the barrel so it directs the sawdust to slide around the inside the barrel
What about using an IBC tote with the bladder. Cut a whole in the top of the bladder and run duct from the downspout to the bladder. When it gets full, you can use the tractor/forks and move the IBC to empty the bladder. My 2 cents. Enjoy the vids. Take care and have a great day
Maybe a 45 would work to get the sawdust away from your saw shed a bit better than a 90. But it is yours so what ever works for you tickles me to death Stay Safe. I enjoy watching you all work together.
Happy New Year Folks. If blower was a little bit lower and blew directly into box type trailer or dump body.. That you could use for delivery orders. You're setting up a nice operation.
M why does the collection box need to be so high ? Needs to be just high enough to get the bucket and tractor under. I like the idea of the flex hose to control pile location.
This is another great video! I can't really explain it; I don't know anything about sawmilling, and I live in Minnesota, yet I have to watch each video you make. I think I appreciate your hard work and dedication along with how you figure things out to make it work for you. I've also learned a lot from watching your videos. Keep up the great work!
Once you have the wall there, you can build a big open top bin that it just blows down into. Make the front panel hinge out, and make it wide enough for the tractor bucket.
Personally, I would not tack the one out. I would cut some Spacers to go between, bolt the tow together, and live with a small door, as England is sufficiently wide on the ends. I would blow it into a shed on the side so it can be cleaned dry and will not blow everywhere it can be handled once it is full or part-full. I'd try that for horses and compost. Ever, I would build myself a shed to catch the Sawders as you lower it in. I think it's great it needs a shed to catch the Saw dust. & the nose will go if you lag a box in your system, yes good job Les England. sell the dry sawdust for charcoal making Happy New Year.
Posts will last a lot longer if not in direct contact with earth. I would use Sonotubes to create concrete pedestals for the posts to sit on well above the drip and splash line.
Nice dust collection . Those 16 ft. poles are heavy , Tyler . Being you and strong is nice. I enjoy watching folks do stuff I used to do . Thanks for sharing .
My question would be does the blower have to be so high? If it was lower it could still shoot the dust straight out but maybe not have to get caught up in the wind.
Great idea. You should think about grounding the sawdust exhaust. Static electricity can ignite a fire in the vac/blower system. Check out marc Galic saw mill and his dust collecting system. Sawdust is blown into a enclosed shed and scopped out with the tractor bucket when it’s full
Seems like you have forgotten that you use the tractor / forks to remove lumber after is has been cut. The new post for the blower is in the way. This post should be in line with the post of the building - with the blower attached to it.
I worry a bit of it cutting off light to see where and what your doing, not worried about safety as you've done this long enough to do it on braille system. Light to see tho is important, that said the wood is wet and thought about it compacting in the air system..... I did this also and found a old shovel handle would reach high enough to tap on the pipe and help it finish leaving. I am sure the material your going to use is transparent enough tho to let light in. I did wind up using a old grain truck to haul dust away that collected from the discharge system over that space
Your system looks great but you need three more steps. Pull your dump trailer under the down spout add enough flexible pipe toset 1 ft into the trailer and put a tarp with a hole for the pipe to fit in. This should be almost dust proof. Have fun and stay safe!
I work at a fiber optic plant in NC. We have hundreds of blowers big and small. I think you should hard pipe it all the way to the dump trailer. Maybe put a small piece of the flex at the bottom. The wind should stay in the dump trailer and not blow around as much. Big fan of the show.
An extra length of flex pipe coming straight down out of the 90° elbow , that would drop the saw dust closer to the ground would help with the pile and you could back the dump trailer right under it and blow directly into the trailer .
Loving the teamwork and humor in this video! 😂 Brittany balancing on the post was a highlight! 🔨
I got an idea for you to collect the saw dust that comes out the collector. Build a plywood box with a door on one end that will fit in your dump trailer and whatever hardware you need to tie it down to the bed of the trailer. Cut 12x12 or a 16x16 inch whole in top of the box. You put a piece of hose hanging down from the end of the discharge pipe. You back the trailer up till the hose falls in the hole in the top of the box, when the trailer is full go dump it by opening the door and dumping the trailer. When you just need the trailer untie it and dump it out and to reinstall it set it back in with the forks on the tractor. This will also keep all of the dust from blowing around and causing a mess
Build a wall and add sides put a downspout on the pipe to collect the dust just be sure it's wide enough for the tractor bucket. The walls keep it in place somewhat. Maybe in the future put on a roof. But you have the right idea. Excellent job thank you for sharing.👍
I think it's awesome that you got a sawdust extraction system put in 😊 Make sure you put a grounding wire to your metal piping, it's incredible how much static you'll generate, which will cause clogging. Good video 👍
Great video I lov common sense solutions to problems good job br
Perhaps add plastic flex tubing on the end of the dust tube elbow to 3 feet above ground level. Then you can move the flex tube to create sawdust piles.
I was getting to recommend that as well, but maybe high enough to get the dump trailer under and move the hose as it piles up in the trailer
i thought the same thing 👍
Looks like you're currently just spreading dust. You will get it collected soon and have a nice system
I as well was also going to suggest adding a short length of flex hose to bring the saw dust down to the height of your dump trailer and presto loaded ready to go😊
Exactly my thoughts!
Hey man I own a woodworking millwork shop. My blower system is similar just a lot larger,45 hp 40" blower. I learned that you actually reduce your suction with each 90% turn on your piping infeed or outfeed. Try turning your blower 90% to eliminate the fist turn coming off the outfeed. Then put black 4" irrigation drain pipe,no holes, on the other end it can be moved to a dump trailer or just blow out on the ground. Closer the outfeed is to the ground less dust will blow in on ya. Enjoy the videos.
Thanks for the info!
Instead of having the flexible hose on the ground, mount some Unistrut or suspend a cable to have the hose up in the air. The half loops of flexible hose would straighten out as the saw head moves. The power cords on moving cranes works the same way. Just a thought. I like the new improvements you’ve made. Keep up the good work.
Great video
Yes there will still be some. Shovel work
Put a half twist in your flat tie downs to prevent them from oscillating in the wind.
Try putting a post closer to the pile of dust, run a wire cable over to the saw mill and strap more pipes to it and have it dump over by the pile and allows you to drive between the shed and pile
Put a down spout on the out put that goes to a few feet off the ground. It will not blow as far away.
Thinking about just that!
I would think just a down pipe held 4 ft off the ground would work. you could use the pole to make a stiff arm off to hold the pipe. maybe a wall section up to the pipe (say 4 ft wide) to control the pile . strong enough to push up against to remove the pile if needed.
THANKS FOR SHARING THE DUST COLLECTION AND ALL Y'ALL DO . I LOVE PRACTICAL, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN IDEAS . LIKE MANY OTHERS, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINIONS SOME ARE REALLY GOOD WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT SO GOOD. I LIKE FOLLOWING ALONG KEEPING MY OPINION TO MYSELF WHILE THINKING WHAT WOULD I DO THIS MAKES IT FUN. I DO HAVE SOME IDEAS BUT IT 'S HARD TO CONVEY THRU WORDS I'M MORE VISUAL DRAWING TYPE THAN WORDS. THANKS AGAIN FOR TAKING US ALONG. ONE LESS CRITIC, NAYSAYER AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK THERE IS PLENTY OF THAT ALREADY IN THE WORLD.😁
Hi from Alabama love your videos and happy new year
If that is a HF dust collector you got a cyclone of sorts with it watch some youtube videos about that system . I have a 5foot x 10foot slab flattening set up and that is the dust collector I use
I think you need another 5 to 8 foot piece on the down spout to get the sawdust closer to the ground.
If you put a couple leinghts of pipe to drop
the sawdust closer to the ground and give it less time to blow away. You. could build a wall or bunk to. collect the dust and give you backstop to scoop up the dust with. the. tractor or drive a trailer under it.
Ok, you both are having way too much fun down there.! 🙂👍
Try adding a piece of the flex pipe to the downspout until it's a few feet off the ground so it's not dropping out way up in the air catching all the wind. Heck, you could even have a big container on a pallet to catch it and pick it up with the tractor.
All will be tried and considered!
add a metal downspout so it's only a couple of feet off the ground. Should stop a lot of it being blown around.
Put a bungee cord on the flex pipe hanging it up so it don't drag the ground and ware out
Bought a dust system in my wood shop. Think! from the blower it send the sawdust to a large bag system. I use the bags of sawdust to make things. You could have a easy way to collect for the horse stalls or even sell it to the guy who comes over with his pick up. Those bags hold a little more than a 55 gal drum. Just an idea. Tomorrow is New Years Eve. Have a good one. Jim
You should rig a bagging system so you can sell the sawdust to horse stables.
What about getting another dumping hopper like you use for the stringer cutoffs, put a drop hose to within 2'-3' above the rim, and have the dust collector empty into it? When full, use pallet forks to move to the pile, dump, and replace back under the discharge. This also keeps you from having to switch attachments on the tractor. Quick and easy!
we have a container with an open top with a tarpaulin over it.
A hole is made on the short side.
A pipe is welded around it where the hose fits.
the container is picked up by a sawdust dealer.
and returned a empty.
the sawdust is then sold again for pets:
mice, marmots, rabbits, etc.
Tyler, seems like a lot just to move sawdust 10ft to the left. Interested to see where you go with it.
It’s out of the about to be enclosed building. Where no one has to shovel ever again. Tractor only work. I would say it’s absolutely worth it.
Great job! Once you turn the 90-degree bend, gravity will take care of the dust falling to the ground. Why don’t you install a downspout to bring it closer to the ground? That way, you’ll have much less blowing of the dust.
Put a big bag at the end, and it would be easier for the horsemen to come and pick up the sawdust. You could put a 2 x 4 frame to hold the bag and be able to see when it's full or keep it from clogging up. And I agree the storm the other night wasn't good. I'm in Cajun country , and the wind was bad. I stayed under a tornado watch for hours.
If you can get your hands on one of these large white plastic containers that are inside those aluminum squares that you can get your forks under im not sure what the name of them is called you could cut the lid around it and install some heavy duty hinges where it can open and close and run the flex hose in the opening of the lid.and once it's filled lift it with the forks.of.your tractor 🚜 tie it of to the frame. And dump the bin.once you remove the flex pipe from it just a thought you and Brittany keep up the awesome work
If you put another section of pipe on the sawdust down spout it would great reduce the spread of sawdust in the wind. You could build an 8 foot wide sawdust building that catches all the sawdust and makes it easier to scoop the sawdust up.
Love your videos. Most fan housings are bolted onto the frame allowing the discharge to be rotated 90 degrees. This would allow you to eliminate the discharge 90 degrees which will wear out quickly. If you can build a cyclone, you can also mount the fan vertically on the top to eliminate that 90 also.
You could take a section of the flexible duct, attached to the elbow and let it hang down within 4 to 6 feet of the ground. This will leave less height for the sawdust to blow around before it gets to the ground. Cheap fix, maybe!
Will try! Thanks
How about setting up a large seed bag , run pipe down to bag to catch saw dust , just an idea , put bag on wood pallet , less handling saving time , enjoy !
You could get a used box truck and put a round hole in it for the tube to go in or a dump truck with a box container and put a hole in it that you can use and dump it where you want to dump it
I’ve installed a dust system on my sawmill, and been down the road your going. If you install a home made cyclone , keep in mind to install a larger cyclone than you’d think you need, perhaps a 5-6’ diameter cyclone. The reason is, the air volume needs to escape the cyclone, and will escape through the top. If the cyclone is smaller, some of the more granular dust will fall out of the bottom, but the finer dust will still blow out the top and blow into your building on you. If you have a larger diameter cyclone it might(?) allow more of the smaller dust to drop out the bottom without blowing out the top as much, but you’ll still get dust in your work area.
It would be much cheaper in the long run to sheet the wall to keep the dust from blowing in on you, and purchase some large concrete stack blocks from your local concrete ready-mix plant to build a concrete sawdust bin. In our Texas area they sale 2’x2’x4’ concrete stack blocks for $75 each.
I’d also suggest to install a piece of drill stem pipe with a pivot arm for your flexible vacuum pipe to swing with the sawmill off the ground back and forth as you run. You’ll find, if you don’t get the flexible dust pipe off of the ground, it will roll and kink up damaging itself and its interior wire binding over a relatively short period of time. Once the wire bindings start kinking and exposing themselves interiorly inside the pipe, your flexible dust pipe will start to clog as the dust and milling strands gather on the inner pipe imperfections.
Hope my learning experiences will help you.
IN MY YOUNGER DAYS I DID SOME WORK SETTIN POLE BARN POSTS, WE SAT THEM IN PLACE AND TAMPED THE DRY CONCRETE MIX IN THE HOLES THEY SAID THE GROUND WATER IS ALL IT NEEDS, CLAIMED IT WAS BETTER THAN 6000 PSI MIX
Tyler it looks like it is working pretty well. My first thought was you can push farther than you can pull. The suction line on a pump is always short and you can just keep adding pipe on the discharge side. so I would have put the blower on or near the ground. But like I said it seems to be working okay. the exception I have from a business perspective. Shoveling is FREE. I'm not sure what the HP is on the blower motor but it will be interesting to see how much 8 hrs. of dust collection raises your electric bill at the end of 30 days. Now that I have said all that I can NOT imagine ANY day that you and Mrs. Britt don't put in a hard day's work. I can surely tell Y'all are both from the South. We were brought up to work hard. I personally love work. It's good for the soul.
Heck, us northerners go out and film tornadoes!! We sit on the porch watching lightning. Have a safe and Happy New Year!!
As a suggestion, consider attaching a long flex hose to the down spout and down to the ground into a container that can dumped with your Tractor. If you have a recycler who will accept sawdust then have plastic bags in the container to contain. It’s a good system 🇨🇦
Keep at it you will get what you want.
For the sound, I would approach it like they do with generators. Put dound panels top, bottom and sides and direct the sound outwards
hi there looking good , sawdust is always a problem at almost every mill . is there a market for band mill sawdust in you area , lots of IFs here ,drop it into a sea container ,if there is a market ,if you have a tractor that would fit in to get it out . or a bin like up at Mark Galicic mill . oh well you will figure something out ,.Best to all and have a Happy New Year . thanks John
a barstool with a cushion would most likely help at the control panel.
I have about the same system on my mill. I have the big plastic totes that I blow the sawdust in and then just take them and dump them when they get full, it keeps the blowing sawdust down.
A dumpster would be nice to collect the dust. When it gets to a tractor manageable level, dump it elsewhere to decompose for the garden. Alternatively, you could build a box which you can scoop out with the tractor. Also, I like your idea of a large barrel with swivels.
put the post closer to the pipe. run the pipe closer to the ground and put a 45 on the end of the pipe. if you have a big dump hopper, put it under the 45 and blow the dust into the hopper. does the hopper you use for the chop saw, does it fit under the chop saw???.
The less you move the more productive on a assembly line, awesome upgrade 👍
If you connect a section of the flex tubing to the down spout you could then have it blow directly on the ground to what ever place you want it to go
Add a T to the hose to allow for cleanup of the mill. Put a cap on the end when it is not in use. Build a box with a removable side to collect the dust.
Flex hose on discharge connecting to the roll dumpster that you have . Just make a lid with a 4"" flange on it . When it's full take tractor with forks and dump it wherever. You already have the roll dumpster !
Great vids! Maybe add some flex to the outflow to take it closer to the ground... closer you are, the less blowing about. Can you sell the sawdust? Your climate temps are better there than here... but wouldn't like the tornados either. Great content. Pls keep it up and Happy New Year!
Yep bad thunderstorms came through (Texas) heard it was really bad 2 hours south of us. Just a suggestion here, route your dust blower toward the ground and park your dump trailer under it......Or not..... whatever you think just trying to help.
That's a good idea!
You can use the bag holder that came with the dust collector as a cyclone .
I love watching y'all work while I sit in my recliner! Y'all are a great team! Happy New Year and much success in 2025!
I think you are going to have to end up with the flex duct suspended from the overhead something like at the car wash . I bet that dragging will wear it out pretty fast.
You need a decent box trailer to collect the dust in that way you don't have to handle the dust except to dump it
I love your sawmill set up
Stack 5 gallon buckets,after you cut the bottoms off, and loosely bolt them bottom to tops 10 of them works good they have bucket Shootz for grain elevators screws , at the coop ,,BigAl California thanks
To get saw dust to just pile up add a down pip that a lot bigger in Diameter. Like you mentioned a 55 gal barrel with one end out and hang it so it will dump into your trailer . make sure your dust pipe goes in the side of the barrel so it directs the sawdust to slide around the inside the barrel
Yep! That’s what I was thinking!
What about using an IBC tote with the bladder. Cut a whole in the top of the bladder and run duct from the downspout to the bladder. When it gets full, you can use the tractor/forks and move the IBC to empty the bladder. My 2 cents. Enjoy the vids. Take care and have a great day
Nice and straight Brit! You mean straight off the top.
Maybe a 45 would work to get the sawdust away from your saw shed a bit better than a 90. But it is yours so what ever works for you tickles me to death Stay Safe. I enjoy watching you all work together.
Happy New Year Folks. If blower was a little bit lower and blew directly into box type trailer or dump body.. That you could use for delivery orders. You're setting up a nice operation.
How about building an elevated platform at an angle to help get the logs into the mill
M why does the collection box need to be so high ? Needs to be just high enough to get the bucket and tractor under. I like the idea of the flex hose to control pile location.
Wishing you and your family a awsome New Year!!!! Stay safe and saw on!!!
Tyler, you can hook up the chop saw and the edger and then no sawdust inside the building?
I think it will work great when you get it fine tuned .😊😊😊😊😊😊
I would put a 10' section of that clear tubing on the elbow, park a dump trailer under it and Bob's your uncle!
This is another great video! I can't really explain it; I don't know anything about sawmilling, and I live in Minnesota, yet I have to watch each video you make. I think I appreciate your hard work and dedication along with how you figure things out to make it work for you. I've also learned a lot from watching your videos. Keep up the great work!
I’ve got a sawdust pile built up from my LT40 a farmer is coming to buy soon. Love recycling.
Once you have the wall there, you can build a big open top bin that it just blows down into. Make the front panel hinge out, and make it wide enough for the tractor bucket.
26:57 You could add a nice recliner 🛋️ to the mill. Lol
Cheers from the great state of Arkansas!!
cool video!! maybe try hanging some of the hose on the end of your elbow to get it a bit closer to the ground before it comes out
Personally, I would not tack the one out. I would cut some Spacers to go between, bolt the tow together, and live with a small door, as England is sufficiently wide on the ends. I would blow it into a shed on the side so it can be cleaned dry and will not blow everywhere it can be handled once it is full or part-full. I'd try that for horses and compost. Ever, I would build myself a shed to catch the Sawders as you lower it in. I think it's great it needs a shed to catch the Saw dust. & the nose will go if you lag a box in your system, yes good job Les England. sell the dry sawdust for charcoal making Happy New Year.
Posts will last a lot longer if not in direct contact with earth. I would use Sonotubes to create concrete pedestals for the posts to sit on well above the drip and splash line.
Nice dust collection . Those 16 ft. poles are heavy , Tyler . Being you and strong is nice. I enjoy watching folks do stuff I used to do . Thanks for sharing .
Try a an old feed sack with both ends open around the 90 as a baffle to stop the sawdust from blowing so much.
I like the improvements, you’ll probably Finn’s a few tweaks that will even make things more efficient.
Now you need a blower system for your edger
How about a 3 sided bunker to collect it in and you could load it out with your tractor.
Put a couple more pieces of downspout so it will discharge clouser to the ground and it may work better??
My question would be does the blower have to be so high?
If it was lower it could still shoot the dust straight out but maybe not have to get caught up in the wind.
The brace you added is called a knee brace
Way better!!!!
Great idea. You should think about grounding the sawdust exhaust. Static electricity can ignite a fire in the vac/blower system.
Check out marc Galic saw mill and his dust collecting system. Sawdust is blown into a enclosed shed and scopped out with the tractor bucket when it’s full
Just add an extension pointed down to direct the sawdust.
Coming along . Looks great
Once the tin goes up on that sidewall, you'll have a real good grip on the sawdust.
Dust collector...blower looks like works great
Seems like you have forgotten that you use the tractor / forks to remove lumber after is has been cut. The new post for the blower is in the way. This post should be in line with the post of the building - with the blower attached to it.
I worry a bit of it cutting off light to see where and what your doing, not worried about safety as you've done this long enough to do it on braille system. Light to see tho is important, that said the wood is wet and thought about it compacting in the air system..... I did this also and found a old shovel handle would reach high enough to tap on the pipe and help it finish leaving. I am sure the material your going to use is transparent enough tho to let light in. I did wind up using a old grain truck to haul dust away that collected from the discharge system over that space
Your system looks great but you need three more steps. Pull your dump trailer under the down spout add enough flexible pipe toset 1 ft into the trailer and put a tarp with a hole for the pipe to fit in. This should be almost dust proof. Have fun and stay safe!
What about using a cloth filter sock to help direct the sawdust?
I work at a fiber optic plant in NC. We have hundreds of blowers big and small. I think you should hard pipe it all the way to the dump trailer. Maybe put a small piece of the flex at the bottom. The wind should stay in the dump trailer and not blow around as much. Big fan of the show.
You need a lesson on how to make an indestructable wooded saw horse. Many of the wooden saw horses i made in the 70s are still in use today.
An extra length of flex pipe coming straight down out of the 90° elbow , that would drop the saw dust closer to the ground would help with the pile and you could back the dump trailer right under it and blow directly into the trailer .
Hi you may like to add a 20-40 foot length to the shiney tube to blow it close to the pile.