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It would also let you add a heavy duty planer and shaper to your operation, as used heavy duty woodworking machines can often be had pretty cheap if they are 3 phase (most hobby operations can't power them). Where as dropping $4,000 on a Woodland will get you sawing and give you product in the shed ready to sell, without having to sell your soul to the bank manager.Īssuming you have "logging equipment" already, and can move the logs to the sawmill easily, do you have 3 phase electric power, or decent single phase that can be put through a phase converter? If you do, electric is the way to go for cheaper running and lower maintenance. But if it's a part time sideline thing where you are "testing the market" and trying to work out where your business is going to go, it's a big commitment. Because you can get good production, you are able to pay off the mill easily enough. But that's big $$, and basically you need to be sawing most of the time to pay for the beast. If you intend to move more towards sawing, then spending big on a LT40 with all the power options may be a good plan.
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That part of the plan is more important than the colour of the mill. But your plan has merit because you have identified your log supply, have the means to obtain it, and have your potential markets lined up too. Lots of different (and confusing) options for sure.