A couple of good ones

[Deleted User 287]

A R75/5-powered sawmill:


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And a Triumph for the boys up North:

[Sibbo]

I have to admit I never thought to put an airhead motor on a saw .Mine had a Honda Civic engine , not idea either .A small commercial Toyota ,an 18R would have been best or a small diesel industrial .

[ME 109]

How 'bout one of these Sibbo, 6.5hp Ronaldson Tippet.
It ran my saw bench. Don't use it no mo. too dangerous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7TksWgZkI

[Deleted User 62]

I've seen a couple of these in action, VW powered "Mobile Dimension" sawmills:

[Sibbo]

I spent a few years working for a bloke with a Mobile Dimension Saw, an excellent bit of gear but working very hard in Oz hardwood .Fast too .A good way to make $500 a day .

That Ronaldson Tippet might have been a bit underpowered ,I needed 30 hp to pull a 3 1/2'' wide blade through 28'' .

[ME 109]

That Ronaldson Tippet might have been a bit underpowered ,I needed 30 hp to pull a 3 1/2'' wide blade through 28'' .

They're draft horses tho' Sibbo. 6.5 of em.
Don't expect I'd get much work out of half a horse.

[Sibbo]

That Ronaldson Tippet might have been a bit underpowered ,I needed 30 hp to pull a 3 1/2'' wide blade through 28'' .

They're draft horses tho' Sibbo. 6.5 of em.
Don't expect I'd get much work out of half a horse.

The trouble is the saw tends to stop .It's annoying especially in a wide cut .


Actually bandsaws don't need a lot of power but they have to maintain a constant speed .Slowing down in the cut is just one of a dozen things that give a wandering cut . Mine cut dead straight !!

[Chuey]

For sure, with power saws, having plenty of power is one of the most important features.

Those saws are way cool, I'm glad I clicked on this thread.

Chuey