Sawmill from chainsaw. How to make a sawmill from a chainsaw with your own hands

Wood - this is perhaps the most common building material to date. Long ago, the days when the process of building a house was carried out using the most primitive tools. Now, for the implementation of this kind of work, new technologies and the most up-to-date equipment are used, including a sawmill, with which the wood is processed to the right size. Unfortunately, this tool is not available to ordinary Russians, because it costs hundreds of thousands of rubles. However, there is a way out of this situation - the construction of a self-made sawmill. As it happens, you will find out in our today's article.

Why is it more profitable to make a sawmill from a chainsaw?

In general, a chainsaw is a unique device, because on its basis you can make almost any tool, from a homemade lawnmower and ending with snowmobiles. In our case, the use of this device allows us to design the desired element almost without using any additional parts and assemblies. Judge for yourself - we already have the engine, and together with the gasoline tank, the frame is also present, and even the chain remains in working order. None of the above, we will not change and re-equip. The only thing we need to do is a metal canopy that will be attached to the saw body. The approximate design of this device can be seen in the following photo.

As you can see, self-made sawmills from chainsaw practically do not differ from a true saw. That is, the effort and cash costs required to perform this operation are minimal. This is the advantage of using this tool as a sawmill.

How to make a sawmill from a chainsaw?

To create such a device, you need to have two channels of 150 ... 180 x 8000 mm (height and length, respectively). In addition, in work you will need several corners 50 x 100 mm and two rails. The latter need to be turned upside down. When creating the basis for the sawmill, it is necessary to drill in it several holes of 14-18 millimeters each. The interval between them should be approximately 1-1.2 meters.

Also in the work you will need screeds. They can be made from a regular water pipe length of 250 millimeters. Bolts should be used as the connecting elements, not welding. Of the rectangles are made racks, which then fixed the base of the sawmill. By the way, when making the base, it is inadmissible to use deformed elements. All parts must have a strictly even shape. As for the distance between the posts, they should be placed to the end of the base with an interval of 80-100 centimeters. In addition, you can weld braces between them to make the structure seem more solid.

What to do next?

At the next stage the sawmill from the chain saw is equipped with a mobile trolley. It will be based on a steel plate measuring 600 x 50 millimeters. To it from below should weld a metal corner 40 x 40 millimeters. Then the trolley needs to be put on bearings or rollers. To the top of it, also weld 2 corners. The latter is attached to the chainsaw itself.

At the final stage, a construction is made to fix the log. What do I need to do? Here you need a metal tube with a diameter of 35-40 millimeters. Also in the course of the work, it is necessary to apply a movable hose, which will be located with subsequent fastening at the correct height. In this case, the height should not exceed the length of the pipe itself. So, our self-made sawmill with our own hands has been successfully done. You can easily start its operation and process wood of almost any diameter.

How to make a sawmill from a chainsaw? Method No. 2

Here is another method for making a sawmill at home. In principle, this option of creating a cutting device is not much different from the previous one - the drawing and tools for work will be the same as in the first case. However, this technology of making a sawmill will be more refined. How to make a sawmill from a chainsaw with your own hands in this case? In the drawing, you will need to specify 4 basic elements. This saw, its drive, the mechanism by which the thickness of the board is regulated, as well as the element that allows to move the saw section of the structure. You should also specify the location of the device to fix the log.

How is the saw and its drive done?

There is nothing complicated here. Since a sawmill is made from a chainsaw, all these elements, including the motor, will already be ready for us. Therefore, all that is required of you is a working saw with cutting teeth and a working motor, which, in principle, is present in the construction of this tool.

Now about how to make a mechanism for adjusting the thickness of the board. Sam sawing a log on a sawmill occurs by lowering or lifting the base of the device, which is held on 4 screws or welded to the plate by nuts, in which the edges are bent. In the upper part of the base there is a lock nut. It is tightened after the sawmill has been tuned from the chainsaw. Adjust to the appropriate thickness of the log to be processed.

How to make a sawmill from a chainsaw by hand? The saw section of the tool must move along the guide corners along the frame. In this case, between these elements should be observed distance of 50-55 centimeters. To each rack, 2 rolls are welded, the upper one of which is supported by the guiding corner, and the lower one keeps the sawmill from lifting. If you can not use the rollers, you can apply bearings to 20 millimeters.

A device that fixes a log on a sawmill

Wood on this instrument is fixed by means of two combs, one of which is moved by a screw, and the second remains stationary. After installing the logs, the first movable element is fixed in a stationary state with the help of several screws. After installing the fixing device, you can safely start the operation of the sawmill and process the first wooden workpieces.

And finally ...

Let's note some rules of operation of a self-made sawmill:

1. From time to time, lubricate and sharpen the chain of the tool, since it is from these factors that the quality and speed of the work you perform depend on.
2. Before fixing the log or board, make sure that there are no foreign metal objects (nails, screws, etc.) in it except those that are nailed when the device is attached to the wood. The teeth caught on the surface of such parts are dulled instantly, and it is possible that such a chain will be subject only to replacement.
3. Do not remove the product from the sawmill before the engine is muffled. Otherwise, the trauma of the operator and the breakdown of the device are simply unavoidable.