Sawmill Equipment

Portable Sawmill Equipment

For the person who enjoys the build-it-yourself thrill of the traditional sawmill, there are many options available for you in sawmill equipment. One of the most affordable and convenient options is portable sawmill equipment.

Do-It-Yourself Saw-Milling Is On The Rise

Lumber isn’t cheap and often you may have a lot more lumber, in the form of trees, than you might think. The idea for portable sawmill equipment is pretty basic. It’s just a jig set on a log which is connected to the saw. You just walk the blade down the log, then back, someone pulls out the lumber and you move on to the next piece.

You can use the portable sawmill to mill lumber for what you want and when you want it.

Start with logs and in literally minutes you can have lumber to:

Put up fencing
Build a shed
Make garden furniture
Flooring
Exterior and interior trim

You can use it on hardwood and softwood, pine to maple. If you’ve got some land with some good timber on it you can have all sorts of lumber quicker than you might think.

Now, if you only have no more than a few logs that need cutting, a chainsaw mill or even a circular sawmill might work, as long as you’re ready to eat sawdust. But if you want to take trees and have them processed into the lumber you’ll need a portable mill. And remember, there doesn’t need to be any waste. You can always use the waste to burn in wood burning furnaces.

Portable Sawmills And Sizes

The word “portable” means that you can tow them almost anywhere. Which sawmill must I get? It all depends on log size and type that you want to cut. Band mills seem to do a good job for small timber, whereas circle mills are better for large timber. You can always start out with a small mill and move up to larger mills if you decide you have more timber to cut, or need to get it done faster. We’ll be able to help you pick the right size and type so you can just take the log, put it on the mill, and make your own lumber.

Equipment Maintenance

Maintenance on these things can be a bear. It can be a major part of a lumber mill’s expense and cause them huge down time and big headaches. So, even lumber mills often take care of the problem by renting. Portable sawmills are designed so you can mill the raw lumber you need, where and when you need it. Pick up the mill, tow it to the property, set up the log, and you’ll be shocked what you can get from one big tree. You can get by with one man sawing, one man removing the planks that you cut. You start with a log and end up with 4x4’s, 2x4’s, 2x8’s – and for a lot cheaper than at the store.