![]() The Woodmax SM 26 is assembled in USA with a mix of parts The Frontier OS 29 which is a Norwood designed and uses Norwood parts but built in China. The two I think will work for me are both fairly new. Most people like the brand mill they have. Accept for the Hudson I think they are all Chinesse made. The mills around the 2 k mark I think will be way under powered. I am looking at the small mills will not be sawing commercial. So this is not another thread on best sawmill to buy. Yes I researched the Timber Kings, the Woodmizer Lt 10 and 15, the Norwoods, the Woodlands, Ez boardwalk jr, the misters, the Timberly, the Linn and the Hudsons. I have a certain price point to stay under or close to. To get the logs to the mill is an hour pull each way plus another hour to the kiln. 31/bf hardwood) that with me providing 1 person labor(me) that at his place at my place there is an 80.00 trip charge. I have sawyer that is very reasonable (.25/bf pine or. I also plan on building the Virginia Tech typle solar kiln. I have time to do it we have not even started construction. About 400 bf of hickory or soft maple 4 or 6 wide 4/4. For the stuff for the house about 1600 bf of oak various witdth from 3 inches to 10 inches ,4/4 thick. Something that will saw SYP, soft maple, oak and hickory 16 ft long. I ordered a couple push/pull clamps and a diy tooth setter build is on my list of projects.First post. ![]() I can already see that having a tooth setter and fine tuning your blades can made a big difference in your cut quality. Bent a few errant teeth back a bit and the cut is much smoother. I tried a couple different ones and I don't know if this is an issue with all blades and not sure if it happens in shipping or what, but the Sabertooth blades I received seem to have a few teeth that are not set correctly. I did notice the blades need a little fine tuning. I just finished a 16ft lean to with a metal roof so I can move it and keep it out of the rain before the Arizona monsoon season gets here this summer. Once I got it assembled, it's been pretty much issue free. I've cut a few logs with mine and it cuts great. Another one of those things you just have to figure out. Also not sure which engine they have in the instructions but didn't match mine at all as far as connecting the throttle. Yep, just turn them inside and everything fits. Luckily I have a tractor with pallet forks and the carriage has hoist attachments locations on the top. Then just install and tension the blade, battery, engine oil, gas and should beĭon't know the exact weight of the carriage assembly, but you definitely need at least 2-3 people to get the carriage onto the rails. Still need to get a few nuts and bolts locally, then mount the handle, throttle and lube tank/system. It's my first mill, but I've assembled quite a bit of other machinery and was pleased at the heavy duty and solid design and parts.Ĭarriage assembly was also fairly easy and I had no issues. Fit and finish were good and all parts aligned and fit well. The rail joining plates were different than those in the instructions and required specific orientation to allow clearance for other rail parts. ![]() Overall excellent followup/after sales support.Īssembly of the track/rails was fairly straightforward. Also received a call Monday morning ensuring me any missing parts would be shipped, and I received credit for purchasing any required fasteners locally instead of waiting and delaying assembly. Since Friday I was contacted by email from a number of Folks at Norwood to assist with any issues I had. As a followup, I was emailed by a number of folks from Norwood and provided a digital copy of the Manual on a Saturday.
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