Sawmill Questions

These are unanswered questions about the sawmill. If you have an answer please edit the page or send and email to jeremymaso at gmail dot com

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Questions

• Can new teeth be attached to a regular circular saw blade through brazing?

• How should the saws be attached to the vertical posts?
  • Maybe with square tubing.

• How sturdy do the saw assembly, posts, and cage need to be?
  • The saws should be about 80 lbs, and with the posts and cage about 255 total.

• What forces are going to be acting upon the frame?
  • Try doing a Finite Element Analysis test.

Answered questions

• What is the industry standard for rollers/bearings on sawmills? How should the bearings be made?
  • http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/136942-homemade-dimensional-sawmill.html

    Leejohn Leave the flat on the bottom and us the V on top with wipers to clean off the saw dust. I would use larger bearings and a good size V roller even if you have to make them.