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Mini Sawmill Really Works
It has been about a quarter of a century since Allan Isaac operated a sawmill in Northern Alberta, yet he was able to create a 1:12 scale working sawmill by memory.
    “It’s in my blood,” says the Farmington, B.C., resident, who notes that he used to build full-size portable sawmills when he had a welding shop.
    The 46-in. mini mill he built is powered by an angle grinder motor, and a 4 1/2-in. carbide blade does the sawing.
    Isaac used a roller blade wheel to create a friction drive for the carriage feed for variable speed to cut big and small logs.
    “The biggest ‘log’ it cuts is around 2 in. by 16 in.,” Isaac says, with the mill’s 12-in. carriage.
    He drew the parts on a computer to cut out of mostly 14 ga. steel with his CNC plasma cutter. It took about 10 tries before he got the mounting bracket for the motor just right. But the saw is complete, right down to dogs that hold the logs in place.
    “I’ve been showing the family how we used to saw,” Isaac says. “It’s just a hobby and enjoyable thing for me.”
    The sawmill is just one of the many things Isaac has built out of steel. He has also made old Cats, trucks and gooseneck trailers.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Allan Isaac, 4031 Old Alaska Highway, Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada V1G0J4 (ph 250 794-1416; adisaac@telus.net).


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2018 - Volume #42, Issue #6