arkyrick

Well after using a friends sawmill I just had to get one,so I researched sawmills for a really long time ( 10min) actually been doing it for 30 years just never got around to getting one Anyway I called up Wood Miser and they sent me a really nice catalog with all kinds of sawmills so I picked out one for 60 Grand, Yep that's the one! then all of a sudden this dark cloud of doom suddenly appeared over head which had a strange resemblence to my wife so Ok I really got mad and demanded I wouldn't backdown and my decision was final! Well I showed her and delivery of my 6 grand saw will be here on March 5th. Actually counting delivery it was a few hundred dollars more so I made the deal over the phone and came home from work opened the mail and there was a add from wood Miser offering me the same saw for several hundred dollars less Well heck the sales man never said a word earlier in the day, so tomorrow I will call him and let you know what happens.

Marko

take the xtra dough and upgrade the motor.I'm really glad I was deadset on more HP.Did you buy the LT15?

arkyrick

Yes the LT15

firefighteremt153

Hey arkyrick, I just got the same info package from woodmizer. Man there sure is some nice mills on there. So far I'm only allowed to use the magazine as a drool rag..Good luck with the LT15 and let us know how you like it..Jeremy

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Marko

Arkyrick,
I'm just curious......what is it about the LT15(besides the price) that you like.You know I have a Hudson so of course I'm partial to it but when I started looking for mills back in May or June of last year I found out how the designs varied,whether subtle or drastic,it put me at odds with many of the manufacturers that I dreamed of buying from,to the point where it took me several months to come to terms with the fact that I better make a decision.
I will not bash any of the mills/manufacturers(just want to say this in advance)

1. I do not have the experience to do so.....
2. Thats not what this thread is about.....

I remember doing my first search for portable Mills and coming across Hudson's site.I remember my first thought as "I will never own a mill named "Oscar".I left Hudson's site never expecting to be back.Now I had a budget that allowed many manufacturers to stay in the game with me but Hudson won out....too many feature's to list that are standard and a few that <censored> me off to.
Please remember I am curious to see what makes you so partial to WM and hopefully hear from a few other guys as well.Thanks for sharing this experience.....

Marko

I just want to add,
I know you made your purchase already(arkyrick) and I do think the LT15 is a great entry level mill.Anyone else,can call any of the Portable Sawmill manufacturer's and ask for customer's in your area.They will more than likely allow you to check out there Sawmill and see how it works and ask the sawyer questions,yadayadayada.I found more LT's and other's stashed away in little millhouses that I didn't even know existed.Most swore by the brand they had,we do tend to fall in love with our Mill's...

arkyrick

Just got home... The first thing I did this morning was call Wood Miser and ask for the credit dept a nice lady named Shirley answered and I asked he how much did WM charge me for the mill I ordered? She pulled my records and quickly quoted the original price AHA! I had her now I thought, but before I could say a word she added but you qualify for an additional $492.00 off because of our special and we subtracted it off your total. Well shoot seems those people at WM are really a bunch of good folks after all, She then transfered me to the salesman Archie that sold me the mill and we chatted about the features on the saw and said our good byes. Great company to deal with I'm so happy I could Thit!
To answer your question as to why I picked a WM was because a friend had one and I was able to use it with him we spent an enjoyable afternoon cutting up some red cedar logs into lumber, it was an easy mill to run and didn't take much to learn how, the only thing different from his and mine was his had a 13 hp pull motor and mine has a 15hp electric start. I've been told that WM service is great and my first experiance with them has proved it to me.
My very first experiance with a mill was on one that was hand made by a ole guy from Arkansas it was an old large circular saw blade ran by a big deisel tractor engine I'll try to post some pics of us running it, I tried to buy it from him but some one beat me to it. he built it from scratch.
This probably sounds crazy but there is something about sawing your own lumber, turning a plant of nature into usable lumber that satisfies a prime evil urge in my soul.

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Marko

cool! I'm glad you were treated so well.That seems to be there M.O.
Man,just looking at the circle blade spinnin' in the pic.That is one ominous looking machine.I swear that blade can give even the experienced sawyer nightmares. Good work man,I can tell your excited!!