From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Snag"  wrote in message news:10k0eeo$3vrlj$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   On 1/11/2026 8:48 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Snag"  wrote in message news:10jv85g$3lmjs$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > ...  In other news , I'm working on some parts for a sawmill . It uses   
   > hydraulics and the design of the control lever pivot mounts is weak .   
   > I'm modifying the new pivot mounts to make them stronger .   
   > Snag   
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      This is a commercial sawmill operation ... I don't know if it's a   
   band mill or a big-ass circular saw setup . Odds are it's a circular   
   with replaceable teeth . I've seen blades as big as 5-6 feet in diameter   
   that take a 1/4" cut .   
   Snag   
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   Oh, you are helping, not building your own. I know enough about circular   
   saws to not try to build, run and maintain one myself.   
      
   https://www.nhmagazine.com/the-curious-story-of-the-taylor-sawmill/   
   The blade cuts up and down vertically like a giant jigsaw. I told the   
   operator I'd try to find them a froe to split shingles but haven't seen one   
   for sale and my attempt to forge one from a leaf spring didn't come out well   
   enough.   
      
   https://www.yelp.com/biz/wilkins-lumber-co-milford   
   My family is unrelated, from the South. The blades are circular with   
   inserted teeth, around 4-5' in diameter. The machinery looks quite old.   
   Until relatively recently it was water powered, I stopped to look at that   
   historical site and a dog walker told me they were still in business up the   
   road so I visited and listened to their history.   
      
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