weisys saw bench WIP

**weisyboy** · 5th May 2009, 05:59 PM

so i picked up some bits for my new resaw banch today.

i got a spindle from an old sawmiller yesterday so thaught id pull my finger out and get this thing built. iv got an old 3 phase motor sitting in the shed.

i got a new pulley for the spindle shaft. the motor runs at 1420rpm and i need aprox 2200rpm on the saw. the motor has a 145mm pulley and i got a 100mm pulley should give me about teh right speed. if my maths is ok.

go a 16", 36tooth, 3mm kerf sawblade from peacock saws. boy its sharp. and good steel it rings really well.

then some 42mm and 34mm gal tube for the infeed outfeed rollers. i got gal cos its cheeper than black?

spindle - free
Pulley & belts - $110
blade - $117
tube - $84
motor - free

if i get this thing going properly i should get a lot more timber from what was pushed over the bank now.

the other pick is where its going along teh side of the shed.

**funkychicken** · 5th May 2009, 07:32 PM

It's a bit small...

**weisyboy** · 5th May 2009, 07:37 PM

its maily for resawing stock so i dont have to stock every size.

what i have been doing is milling 8X1 8X2 and 8X3. witch i will resaw when someone wants it.

also if i run down my flitches into sompthing useable instead of fire wood.

i can go up to an 18" blade but any bigger i have to buy a new motor and bigger spindle at great cost.

**BobL** · 5th May 2009, 07:57 PM

How many HP is your motor?

**weisyboy** · 5th May 2009, 08:11 PM

duno

probly not big enough but it'll do untill i get anotherone.

it came of a milking machine refigerator unit. its around 3hp i think. aussie made.

i will mostly be ripping 1 and 2 inch stock so it shouldnt be to bad.

**funkychicken** · 5th May 2009, 08:19 PM

I think the bench saw motor at work is somewhere between 40 and 70hp

**weisyboy** · 5th May 2009, 08:24 PM

the bench saw motor wont be that big.

teh mill up here had a 10hp deisel running the breakdown saw it was a big saw.

teh moggil mill had a 80hp motor running the genny to run all teh saws.

i might be getting an old 3 blade canadian shortly. if things keep going the ay they are. i was going to buy the new 10" lucas but i can cut a lot more in a day with a 3 head canadian,a good breakdown saw and a few extra blokes.

**bobsreturn2003** · 5th May 2009, 08:34 PM

ithink you might have to get a sawmill licence if you go for a canadian . local guy told me ,saw over wood ok ,wood over saw licence needed . may have changed ? but dont tell your competitors if you get one good luck bob

**funkychicken** · 5th May 2009, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by bobsreturn2003

ithink you might have to get a sawmill licence if you go for a canadian . local guy told me ,saw over wood ok ,wood over saw licence needed . may have changed ? but dont tell your competitors if you get one good luck bob

The laws changed a few years ago, you don't need a licence

**weisyboy** · 5th May 2009, 08:47 PM

you dont need a licence to operate a sawmill but u need a ticket to operate each type of saw bench to be coverd by insurance. just the same as a chaisnaw.

**Stopper** · 6th May 2009, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by weisyboy

the bench saw motor wont be that big.

teh mill up here had a 10hp deisel running the breakdown saw it was a big saw.

teh moggil mill had a 80hp motor running the genny to run all teh saws.

i might be getting an old 3 blade canadian shortly. if things keep going the ay they are. i was going to buy the new 10" lucas but i can cut a lot more in a day with a 3 head canadian,a good breakdown saw and a few extra blokes.

Had a similar setup myself a few years back. 3 knee canadian carriage with dunstan hydraulic winch to move the carriage through the saw. All powered by a leyland bus motor - 120hp when all cylinders fired.
The flitches of this saw went across timber skids to the bench. It was also driven by an old leyland. It was a good setup.
All worked well as long as we worked well.

cheers
Steve

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