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.
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!
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.
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.
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 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.
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,
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!
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.
The reason no one uses chainsaws for proper mills is if you have an in situ mill you sure as hell can use a band therefore instead of wasting a quarter inch of wood per cut and scratching the shit out of the surfaces you get a nice clean 2-5mm cut with brushed surfaces.
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
So miotch after use 18mos later what should be changed made better spocket sizes/quality. Motor rpm, Hp bearings transport feed dust chips vibration???
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
Geez! So far that looks incredible and I can’t wait to jump to parts two and three.
Undoubtedly, ingenious design, accurately and professionally made, above all, efficient and very useful tool . Thanks
You my friend are a genius, particularly they way you turned the wood drum like a lathe !
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
Exactly what I want to do. A great example of multiple discovery of ideas. We can all see the problem and many of us see this solution.
You are a genius, so simple and do-able thanks for sharing
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!!
Damn you need an award for this one 🔥🏆🥇🏆🥇🔥🧨🧨🧨👍👍👍
Nice work Mitch
Very good idea. Like.
"...and that's how I got one foot shorter!" :)
I like this a lot, thanks for sharing it.
TO !! ANT !! SIZE !!
You are talented. Good job.
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 !
Привет! Спасибо большое за хорошую работу!👍🌲
I love what you did here bro👍👍👍
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).
Good job 👍
Now that folks , is some great Design , Engineering and Fabrication all wrapped up into one package. Great Job !!
Mitch, this is outstanding! Good job
Oh damn my mans a genius
Great Job
nice job
Bom trabalho parabens.
Sou fã desta arte.
Prático de vez em quando também.
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 !!
ok, i want one ... and a truck and trailer to haul logs and land to stack wood
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
Great Job!
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!
Классная идея 👍👍👍
Eu gostei vou copiar a ideia parabens
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.
Молодец парень! Супер.
Love it!
I love it!!!!!
Unbelievable. This is awesome
LOL when he said making the chainsaw he really meant it eh?? amazing video
Wiiih keren , cerdas.
Brilliant.
That's pretty impressive. Now I have to see how it all works out.
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.
Genius
Thanks, already safe all you're video's on your build. Do you have drawing of the structure, from South Africa.
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 !!
Awesome 👌
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 !!
You think this would work with a 72 inch bar?
The saw mill has arrived
Dzięki za info 💪😁
Спасибо.........Все понятно и доступно а то показывают как пилит
Nice
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 !!
How many RPMs is the motor running at
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!
Very good
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 !!
Great job but replace the plywood soon because if it breaks your going to get hurt
How many revolutions is the engine
Curious what rpm your motor is rated for. Thanks
Pretty darn good idea you have there
Do you manually add bar oil to chain? I’m curious how you keep it lubed, absolutely awesome idea though!
LOOKS !! LIKE !! A ! SEIZURE !! HERE !! AND !! UNSAFE !! TOO !!
How do you lubricate chain?
See part 2 & 3
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 !!!
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.
How do you get oil to the bar?
See video 2
Nice!
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.
Y el lubricante en la cadena?
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 !
Odlično
I had to run out to the garage and get my welding helmet so I could see what he was doing there...
NICE Thanks
Does that motor run fast enough??
Does it cut the wood?
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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3,49 ТЕХНИКА БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ!!! Можно пальцев лишится!
Šaunuolis!
Awesome. Do you have the drawing, please.
Hi where about in Australia are you
no doubt man
Good but what about chain lubrication??
Check out the next video
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.
Do you think an old washing machine motor would work ?
Yep but with a smaller bar
Haha ya bloody yobbo 😝 where’s ya gas shield?
how thick is the cut ?
А если шину сделать 5-10 метров и секвойю распускать можно!!!
The reason no one uses chainsaws for proper mills is if you have an in situ mill you sure as hell can use a band therefore instead of wasting a quarter inch of wood per cut and scratching the shit out of the surfaces you get a nice clean 2-5mm cut with brushed surfaces.
No one? What is a situ?
Wow 👍
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 !!!
So miotch after use 18mos later what should be changed made better spocket sizes/quality. Motor rpm, Hp bearings transport feed dust chips vibration???
Es excelente yo las prefiero en motosierras de espada delgada no más gasolina
What's wrong with the torch end
how heavy is the motor? any issue with it moving during cutting?
CUTS !! SO !! WONKY !! ALONG ! WITH !! M.B
O !! TOO !!
Maybe You have some plans and You could send ?
How many Kw in electric motor?
a gdzie smarowanie lancucha ?
a quelle vitesse tourne le moteur
Не увидел как осуществляется смазка цепи.
Та ніяк, ця вся ідея до одного місця через годину роботи насухо накриється мідним тазом.
Your going to need an oiler for your chain.
See the next two videos in the series