bandsaw saw mill

[bobsreturn2003]

looking to get some wheels to make up a sawmill . these need to be at least 20ins diameter or larger.and 3ins wide ,can any one help ? alloy or cast iron, would consider complete mill ,or parts. good cutting. cheers bob

[echnidna]

theres been a lot of bandsaw mills made using car wheels with tyres

[matildasmate]

Hi Bob heres some photos I saved of some tyre bandsaws I seen elsewhere thought you might be interested

[bobsreturn2003]

thanks mate , a lot of the yanks use these . they must work ok , would like to build one with solid wheels ,as i want to use wide bands , to cut 900 wide ,burls and slabs a project for next year, thanks for the info cheers bob