Test #1 Data:
The Uppercut Sawmill passed the test and actually performed within 1/16" in uniform thickness so it is twice as accurate of a cut as we were hoping to achieve!
Changes Made After Testing:
We noticed the chainsaw side of the mill was getting caught on the log as it was cutting. To counter this we added skateboard wheels and some urethane rollers with a bearing in the center to allow the sawmill to glide over any irregularities. just prior to testing, we added wear strips out of Azek also.
Test #2 Data:
The second test we did the was 1/16ths test because the first test went so well we wanted to see just how accurate of a cut our mill would achieve. Jeremy and I tested this by setting our cut to be 1.5 inches. We cut 3 slabs and then measured to see what the final length was. For the first slab, it measured 1.55 inches, which was a success. The second slab measured 1.49 inches and the third slab measured 1.52 inches. So our test worked completely in our favor and this required us to change nothing.
a stack of lumber we cut with our mill^
Individual Summary:
This section is my favorite section in the project so far! It is so gratifying to see all of our work come to fruition and work so well. We never anticipated the mill to be so accurate even with our already high expectations of our product. I personally am thrilled that we achieved this in such a short time frame and with so few modifications.