sawmill day
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46hkCIJECMo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GS7r1PUSeE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlVMe5P5cow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suuNCP8Hn-Q

Brilliant, well worth the look. Where was this?
Thanks
Roger

Great bit of film. I have seen engines working with crossed belts before to reverse direction but never with a twist in the belt, What are the advantages in running that way? Very slick operation in the sawmill.

Some sawmills have a belt tightener

JS Company

16351 Nauvoo Rd
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
440-632-0052
USA

Amish run operation. This wasn't just a tourist fun run. They had ten loads of logs to process, so the lumber sawn in this operation was for sale. The Amish offered the opportunity and a home cooked meal to steam enthusiasts. The Amish have a religious obligation to run as low tech as they can afford, so steam is right up their alley.

Thanks, I was wondering if they were Amish, or similar, going by the straw hats and beards. Also if any of the engines were theirs, for the reasons you give. I presume they were fired using offcuts.
Could you elaborate on "Some sawmills have a belt tightener" refering to twist in top & bottom run of belt. Does it also help with alignment of the belt?
Thanks again
Roger

Excellent bit of film, thanks for posting. Makes our hand turned rack bench seem very archaic, even the power feed Stenner is slow but steady by comparison. Felt like it was sped up like you could do with the old cine film projector! Even the engine was running at Mamod revs...

We had a belt on our saw bench which would pull that trick of flipping inside out, you never saw it happen but only spotted it when it had flipped.

I want a sawmill like that!

JW

it is best to pull from the bottom of the pulley