
This is in contrast to traditional mills where the log moves on a trolley while the blade remains fixed. Use of band blades also allowed for a different design where the head, consisting of the blade and a power source, moves back and forth while the log remains stationary. The smaller kerf on these blades dramatically increased the yield from a given log. Unlike traditional mills, they used a thin-kerf blade of the type used on a band saw rather than a circular blade, which reduced weight and cost, and reduced the size and weight of the bearings and support blocks.
#Wood mizer portable sawmill portable
More recently, with the invention of the Wood-Mizer in 1982, portable bandsaw mills represented a dramatic shift in design. This was, and remains, a traditional occupation for Amish men unlike most mechanical systems, small sawmills typically do not use electricity. Prior to the advent of the portable mill, small-scale sawmills were generally cobbled-together affairs constructed and operated by (almost always) two men with a penchant for tinkering. Many early sawmills were designed to be belt-driven from a steam traction engine (which could also be used to transport the saw). Another company that built such mills was the American Sawmill Machinery Company. These mail-order examples were "private label" machines manufactured by the Belsaw Company. The first dedicated portable sawmills were typified by the "One Man Farmer's Sawmills" that featured large circular blades and were marketed during the early twentieth century by companies like Sears, Montgomery Ward and JC Penney. It was used to winch and haul log booms across lakes and water, then winch itself across land or water to its next site, and finally it would be reconfigured to run a saw to mill the timber.

The LX25 portable sawmill is now available to pre-order in North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania.Arguably, as once used in early Canadian forest logging, the donkey engine was one of the earliest portable sawmills.


#Wood mizer portable sawmill professional
Introduced as the lowest priced Wood-Mizer sawmill, the LX25 joins Wood-Mizer’s portable sawmill lineup of 15 models engineered for entry-level and professional operations. The LX25 is designed for weekend sawyers, woodworkers, homesteaders, and hobbyists who want to start sawing their own lumber and slabs for cabins, fencing, furniture, and more. Wood-Mizer introduces the entry-level LX25 portable sawmill with an introductory price of $2,995.
