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A Lumber mill enables custom lumber production on site using locally available timber. An easily replicable lumber mill creates real value for the producer at a low cost of entry, a necessity for self sustaining community decentralized economy.  
A Lumber mill enables custom lumber production on site using locally available timber. An easily replicable lumber mill creates real value for the producer at a low cost of entry, a necessity for any self sustaining community's economy.  


The simplest implementation of a mid-sized sawmill is using a table with guide track running parallel to log that a chainsaw mounts. Using Lifetrac as a power source we will build a high performance ripping chainsaw, 25hp hydrolic motor coupled to a belt pulley to increase rpm to drive our chain sprocket with 3-4 foot bar.
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Revision as of 20:35, 21 January 2009

A Lumber mill enables custom lumber production on site using locally available timber. An easily replicable lumber mill creates real value for the producer at a low cost of entry, a necessity for any self sustaining community's economy.