Here are listed the conditions under which I operate the Lucas Mobile Sawmill:

To hire mill with an operator costs £240 per day. There is a travel charge of 60p per mile for total distance travelled. It excludes break-time of 3/4 hour. For workdays of less than 4 hours I charge a minimum of £140. The saw can be operated by one person but it is preferable to have two, so that the operator can concentrate on sawing while the other can offload the sawn wood, stack it etc. The hand may be provided by the customer, or I can provide the same for £60 per day.

The working day of 8 hours begins on arrival at the site; includes the set-up time and any manoevering of saw logs. The client needs to provide tractor with a loader if there are more than one or two logs. For the job to run quickly, I can make up a wooden frame for he logs to rest upon, then roll along to the right place under the sawmill carriage.

The Lucas Mill is a swivel-saw i.e. it has a circular blade which can be turned to cut in both the horizontal and vertical plane. The maximum depth of cut is 8.5 in./210mm. The saw can make a double-width cut so that the maximum cross-section is 8.5 x 17 in./210 x 420 mm. The saw log can also be squared to larger dimensions. Accurately and efficiently, it produces square-edged boards, beams and planks up to 8metres/ 26.24ft long from saw log's up to 5.5 ft wide. There is also a facility for sawing feather-edged boards. I will take away any unwanted firewood but ask the client to deal with the sawdust.

The blade has five tungsten carbide teeth which can be sharpened onsite as necessary. I check over the log for metal ( e.g. wire, nails, staples ) but if teeth are damaged beyond re-grinding by any unforeseeable metal or stone, I charge £9 per tooth for their replacement. I bring spare blades.

I am covered by a Public Liability Insurance of £2 million and an Employees Liability of £10 million.

Sale of Timber
Timber is for sale either as green or air dried, usually Oak, Ash but others can be supplied like Beech, Douglas fir etc. contact us for availability and price.

There curved braces for sale suitable for timber framing. 

Chain Saw Milling:
There is a facility for Alaskan dual chainsaw milling slabs, up to 4' 3'' wide.

Photos showing versitility of Lucas mill shown here cutting chestnut to use as shingles.

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