A SAWMILL

摘要

A sawmill 1 has an operator end 6, a pair of end frames 2, a track 3 elevated by and extending from at least one end frame to the other, a carriage moveable 4 to carry a saw 5 along at least part of the track, flip elements able to move the saw from a horizontal cutting orientation to a vertical cutting orientation, and a relocatable stopper 13 associated with the track. The carriage 4 can be driven away from the operator end 16 with the saw 5 in the horizontal cutting orientation to contact the stopper 13 when the carriage, this resulting in the flip elements automatically moving the saw 4 into the vertical cutting orientation.

主权项

1. A sawmill having:
an operator end; a pair of end frames; a track elevated by and extending from at least one end frame to the other; a carriage moveable to carry a saw along at least part of the track; flip means able to move the saw from a horizontal cutting orientation to a vertical cutting orientation; and a relocatable stopper associated with the track; the sawmill formed such that the carriage is able to be driven away from the operator end with the saw in the horizontal cutting orientation to contact the stopper when the carriage is at a predetermined position along the track, such contact resulting in the flip means automatically moving the saw into the vertical cutting orientation for making a vertical cut back towards the operator end, the saw being such that when at the operator end it can be manually flipped back to the horizontal cutting orientation.