Portable Swing Saw Mill for (Potential) Sale

dimanche 3 août 2014

I am testing the waters to see what interest there mightbe out there for selling my portable swing saw mill.
It is a home built version of a Lucas-Peterson-type-design but with someadvantages and some disadvantages over that style.


Homebuilt doesn’t mean dodgy or dangerous. It wasproperly engineered and built. It functions well, and is reliable and safe.



Basics


* It runs on two ground rails of 6 metres long, thusallowing maximum 4.2 metre logs and cut boards (but it has extension rails toallow 5.5M boards). Any extra length of rail extensions could be added. Anyfarm-skilled welder could make them up.

* It can break down logs of up to 1000mm diam without anyneed for rolling or moving.

* It has a 600mm diam x 5.5mm kerf blade of 26 Tungstentips which can rip up to 250mm deep (but not in one pass!). It cantheoretically cut up to 250mm x 250mm.

* It has a 21HP Briggs and Stratton V-Twin petrol motor,electric start, (which is not monstrously fast, depending on your wood, butgets there eventually). Over the years, I’ve successfully milled from greenpoplar to seasoned ironbark. Despite the work load, this motor has done littlehard work and has been assiduously maintained.

* It has a 12 litre removable petrol tank.



Special Features

* Unlike all other swing mills, this one has 160mm ofblade above the table top to allow top-sawing along a fence, which is ofgreat advantage if needing to re-size boards after seasoning, or for re-cuttingtimbers when you change your mind over sizing, or for cutting other timberswhich did not come from the log you are milling. So you get a mill and a tablesaw in one device.

* It has a “parking carport” with side covers at one endof the rails which keeps the weather off it when not in use – and very usefulif it starts raining in the middle of a job.

* It is portable in so far as it can be broken down intosections that one person can carry and reassemble alone. I built it in a cityfactory and transported it in to my place in a 13ft dinghy. It has been movedaround my property 4 times in 3 years by myself alone . But it is made ofmild steel, not aluminium, and is therefore heavier than the pro’s machines.But it would also be a great machine to just leave set up in a shed or paddockand to bring the logs to it.

* It has a 12v x 60amp auxiliary alternator to run itsown table winch and a 12vdc-240vac inverter for electric tool use nearby (sayan angle grinder, or drill, or lights).



Accessories

* Comes with a 1.5 tonne capacity petrol powered loggingwinch. This comes with pieces of 10mm steel cable totalling about 50 metres.

* Comes with a sharpening jig with diamond blade.

* Comes with a 1 tonne log trolley which helps logstravel along rough ground.

* Comes with 3 tonne high lift jack, plus other assortedtools for logging and milling.

* Comes with complete Operator’s and Repairer’s Manual(which I wrote myself based on my design and construction and millingexperience.)

* As this machine is somewhat idiosyncratic, I wouldsupport any buyer with free assistance in breaking it down for sale; removingit off my property (it has to go by boat as there is no raod access to thesite); and to set it back up and run it the first time in its new home. But anybuyer would have to provide the transport of the mill to their place.



Rationale

I am not 100% sure if I do want to sell it at the momentas it is rather inaccessible. Its inaccessibility is problematic (1) forpotential buyers to come and see it, (2) as I don’t live at that locationanymore, (3) and I don’t want to expend time and energy meeting on site withtyre kickers. A buyer will have to buy it based on photos, videos, phone calls,trust and intuition.

I am finding it hard to set a reasonable market price forthis machine based on its unusual nature.

I was thinking maybe $6000 - $8000, given the value ofsimilar things, given its versatility, and given that it will give years ofreliable service once understood.

So if there is sufficient expressions of interest, I willthen formally offer it for sale in the forum and post all info and pics andvideos for potential buyers.

It is located about 2 hours northwest of Sydney, but I mightbe happy to sell to anyone anywhere on the east coast.

So for now, please no detailed queries about it -- justgeneral expressions of interest if you reckon there’s a market for it.




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