DIY

Sawmill Trailer

Sawmill Trailer

Boring the holes for the carriage axle pins.

Carriage wheel axle supports.

Carriage wheels with the bearings pressed in.

Carriage wheel pins have snap rings on the ends.

Carriage wheel assembly.

Carriage wheel assembly prior to welding.

Prepping the sides of the carriage.

The blade guide rollers are complete.

Finished pouring the aluminum blanks for the drive pulleys.

The finished hub adapter and drive pully sitting on the wheel hub.Notice one of the drain holes to keep water from collecting in the bore for the mounting bolts.

Band wheel drive assembled with +/- 0.005" wobble. I made custom bolts to attach the drive adapter to the hub. They stick out the opposite side of the hub to act as studs for mounting the tire.

The refurbished brake winch for adjusting the blade height.

I got tired of working on uneven concrete or bucking saw horses, so I took some time and built a fabrication table with a fold down plasma cutting shelf. Makes life a lot easier.

Bottom view of the tracking system showing the pivot and adjusters.

Side view of the tracking system and tensioning slide.

Band wheels mounted on the Frame.

The Clutch Idler Disengaged. Missed a few updates of mounting the motor and setting up the cut level adjuster with the rebuilt winch.

The Clutch Idler Engaged.

The Clutch Linkage Disengaged.

The Clutch Linkage Engaged.

The Clutch Lever Disengaged.

The Clutch Lever Engaged. Just need a comfy Knob on the end of the lever.

The pressure washer multi angle spray wand

The seal seat.

The first run of 3D prints. TPU. Several sizes.

The first few attempts failed when rotating the head to select a different spray pattern. TPU is not the material for this. Bought a new wand with a better nozzle.