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…..............................--- Sawmill Design/Build – Part 6 ---

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Still spending way to much time on designing the sawmill complex but enjoying it.

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Started work on the lift that lifts the logs out of the mill pond to a track that takes the logs through a de-barker building and then on into the mill.

First print of the roof over the south part of the building …...

…... partially failed while printing (shown above).

The second one ….

… (above) came out fine. Next step was to print a new roof for the green chain shed that now goes in higher and intersects the roof shown above where the 'V' is.

The first print failed ….

…... similar to the other roof section that had a failure. After adding more supports to the sides of the …..

…. green chain roof it also printed fine.

Designed and printed the siding to go on the end truss in each section. If this doesn't work well I'll join these prints in Fusion 360 to the end trusses and reprint them.

Working on about the last area of the sawmill complex that I want to finish now. I'm modeling Hull-Oakes on this also. They have a lift (added later) on the side of the mill pond. Logs are pushed over to it with a small boat. The lift takes the log up to a track. It rolls onto the track and the chain there moves the log to and through the de-barker building where the bark is removed and then onto the mill to be cut.

Above is my attempt at the log lift and track. There are two sections above but there will be probably 5 sections in total. The vertical chain tracks move a log from the mill pond up to the track that then takes the log to the de-barker and then on to the mill. I printed this to see how the design will look printed. Sometimes what looks good in Fusion 360 doesn't print that well I need to make a few changes but overall I'm satisfied. Chain parts are about as small as possible and still printable.

To be continued............

A link to this whole build ( HERE ).

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