[Homestead] Portable saw mill (VW power)

VAN DELL JORDAN vdjor at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 3 12:27:03 EDT 2007


Don,
Thanx for that idea. I've sent it on to my
mechanically minded son.  He and I are fans of first
generation VWs.  We have 3 as keepers and 2 my son is
working on to hopefully make a little on.  Also have
found a source of maybe a hundred or more to select
from.
I also dream about making a VW powered tractor (found
a couple on samba but too expensive)  However I'm sure
I'll never have time to do that.
Van Dell


 
--- Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen at earthlink.net> wrote:

> At 10/3/2007, you wrote:
> >Have you considered building a mill, either
> chainsaw
> >or band-saw.  It is doable but I haven't decided if
> it
> >is worth the effort.
> 
> Like many things building your own is one way to get
> something cheaper but 
> you are usually trading time for money.  Chasing
> down cheap parts and 
> materials takes a lot of time and it often gets to
> the point of buying a 
> new part just to get it done.
> 
> That being said, I like a unit I saw many years ago
> that used a VW air 
> cooled engine on an angle iron carriage.  The blade
> was bolted directly to 
> the VW crank.  I cannot remember how they started
> the engine but outside 
> the engine, which were cheap at the time, the whole
> thing was cheap and 
> easy to build.
> 
> 
> 
> Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up               
>        KI6DIU
> http://www.braingarage.com
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