https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=A.J. 2026-04-19T16:29:41Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.13 https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17283 2011-01-28T04:31:20Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching [http://www.permaculture.biz/education/darrenCV.php| Darren Doherty's] videos, and also from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1eyByN0bz0|&quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot;] and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpdMy06_k4&amp;feature=related| here's something though]) would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|youtube], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|cooltools]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-YMWQohCQ&amp;NR=1|youtube]<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUJ3ZjVGwA&amp;feature=related|youtube]<br /> <br /> Where I am outside of Detroit, there are two machine shops that toss their huge metal bandsaw blades into their open scrap metal dumpsters on a weekly basis, still perfectly good for woodcutting. Bandsaw blades are probably a more straightforward open-source/scrap option than chainsaw blades.<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17282 2011-01-28T04:31:05Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching [http://www.permaculture.biz/education/darrenCV.php| Darren Doherty's] videos, and also from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1eyByN0bz0|&quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot;] and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpdMy06_k4&amp;feature=related|here's something though]) would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|youtube], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|cooltools]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-YMWQohCQ&amp;NR=1|youtube]<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUJ3ZjVGwA&amp;feature=related|youtube]<br /> <br /> Where I am outside of Detroit, there are two machine shops that toss their huge metal bandsaw blades into their open scrap metal dumpsters on a weekly basis, still perfectly good for woodcutting. Bandsaw blades are probably a more straightforward open-source/scrap option than chainsaw blades.<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17281 2011-01-28T04:28:08Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching [http://www.permaculture.biz/education/darrenCV.php| Darren Doherty's] videos, and also from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1eyByN0bz0|&quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot;] and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|youtube], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|cooltools]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-YMWQohCQ&amp;NR=1|youtube]<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUJ3ZjVGwA&amp;feature=related|youtube]<br /> <br /> Where I am outside of Detroit, there are two machine shops that toss their huge metal bandsaw blades into their open scrap metal dumpsters on a weekly basis, still perfectly good for woodcutting. Bandsaw blades are probably a more straightforward open-source/scrap option than chainsaw blades.<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17280 2011-01-28T04:27:36Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching [http://www.permaculture.biz/education/darrenCV.php|Darren Doherty's] videos, and also from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1eyByN0bz0|&quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot;] and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|youtube], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|cooltools]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-YMWQohCQ&amp;NR=1|youtube]<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUJ3ZjVGwA&amp;feature=related|youtube]<br /> <br /> Where I am outside of Detroit, there are two machine shops that toss their huge metal bandsaw blades into their open scrap metal dumpsters on a weekly basis, still perfectly good for woodcutting. Bandsaw blades are probably a more straightforward open-source/scrap option than chainsaw blades.<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17279 2011-01-28T04:26:13Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching Darren Doherty's videos, and also from &quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot; and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|youtube], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|cooltools]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-YMWQohCQ&amp;NR=1|youtube]<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUJ3ZjVGwA&amp;feature=related|youtube]<br /> <br /> Where I am outside of Detroit, there are two machine shops that toss their huge metal bandsaw blades into their open scrap metal dumpsters on a weekly basis, still perfectly good for woodcutting. Bandsaw blades are probably a more straightforward open-source/scrap option than chainsaw blades.<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17278 2011-01-28T04:19:26Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching Darren Doherty's videos, and also from &quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot; and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|youtube], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|cooltools]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI|youtube], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-YMWQohCQ&amp;NR=1|youtube]<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sawmill&diff=17277 2011-01-28T04:17:18Z

<p>A.J.: /* Bandsaw */ new section</p> <hr /> <div>The page is kind of a mess, it needs to be cleaned up some more. Anyone should feel free to help out. We should make some kind of template for development. [[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 13:47, 14 January 2009 (PST)<br /> <br /> A sawmill would also be able to cut wooden pieces that have been rescued from elsewhere, right? I mean, in places like Detroit where there's an almost post-civilisation setting with reuse of previous stuff. Interesting if we could make http://www.gridbeamers.com/ which looks like a project doable by others in any setting.<br /> http://www.globalswadeshi.net/forum/topics/any-recent-news-about [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 23 March 2009<br /> <br /> == modularization ==<br /> <br /> Let's modularize this design by by:<br /> <br /> *x axis space frame and rollers<br /> *z axis mounting<br /> *z axis raising - need to consider log location<br /> *log holding<br /> *blade attachment to axis<br /> *Blade selection and maintenance<br /> *y axis motion<br /> *motor speed control<br /> <br /> == Bandsaw ==<br /> <br /> I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere. Also, I know these talk pages aren't visited much. But in my meager woodcutting experience, and in watching Darren Doherty's videos, and also from &quot;Saviors of the Rainforest&quot; and the related content there, it seems like a chainsaw would be the best place to start, whereas a double-bladed circular saw would perhaps be more of a niche product. <br /> <br /> The evolution:<br /> # Chainsaw for freehand cutting: http://www.turtleislandpreserve.com/internships<br /> # Alaskan mill on your chainsaw for dimensional lumber: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLhrBAHjm6Q|1], [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003364.php|2]<br /> # A track for your Alaskan mill so you don't need to hold the thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpUu3h1afOI<br /> # Then actually make a bandsaw: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade.html<br /> # Then put the bandsaw on a track: bandsaw mill! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCAmJGagp0<br /> <br /> This kind of implies a weedwhip/lawnmower size &quot;power cube&quot;... which again, I apologize for not watching OSE more closely, you all may be onto that already. But, then again, open-source weedwhip and lawnmower (then, chainsaw, snowblower, ice auger, jackhammer, hedgetrimmer, etc etc), that's a hell of a business model, the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; perhaps.<br /> <br /> I absolutely love this guy, though unlike FeF he's using wood as his basic structural material, not metal:<br /> http://woodgears.ca/<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 20:17, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J. https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=User_talk:A.J.&diff=17275 2011-01-28T03:54:32Z

<p>A.J.: Not watched</p> <hr /> <div>== Not watched ==<br /> <br /> I probably won't watch this page, so if you leave a comment, I may not catch it. Sorry! :)<br /> <br /> [[User:A.J.|A.J.]] 19:54, 27 January 2011 (PST)</div>

A.J.