Thread: Hand Held Band Saw Mill

G'day Dean,

What does it do exactly?

Imagine a full sized portable milling machine for slabbing trees.
Then just imagine a smaller version that is used in conjunction with your bandsaw

You basically just attach your small/medium sized logs to the device and run them through your bandsaw to make small slabs/slices etc. It is adjustable so you can slide the base left right to vary the thickness to cut or to make the next cut etc.

I know I can probably make my own yadda yadda but just wanted to know if anyone had seen any in Oz.

I think it's a gizmo that holds an irregular shaped log steady while you run it through a resaw-bladed bandsaw.

Whatzza matter wif a jointer(flaten one side) or a wood carrier attached to the billet & then run through the band saw??? :confused: This is what I've done in the past for VERY special billets

The simplicity of some of the "jigs" out there never ceases to amaze me.

WW is a hobby where by definition, people make stuff for themselves. So to see a wooden pushstick advertised for $14 confuses me.

Check this out:

www.rd.com/americanwoodworker/articles/200008/main/index.html

MAke your own, dude!

Very expensive for something that can be made with about $7-00 worth of MDF, a piece of mild steel rod and about 20 minutes of your time.