14 BULLETIN 718, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTXJE,E. 



Engine and boiler, 25 horsepower $1, 05;> 



Pony edger 145 



Trimmer 280 



Planer 169 



Slash saw 60' 



Shingle machine 160 



Lath mill and bolter 200 



Shingle buucher and packer 10 



Tools, axes, cant hooks, shovels, etc 20 



Inserted-tooth files, per dozen 6 



Total ' 2, 741 



Discount 20 per cent 54S 



2, i!j;j 



The equipment of the sawmill consists of — 



Husk frame 8 feet 6 Inches by 4 feet built of 4^ by llj inch timbers. 

 Variable-friction feed. 



Steel mandrel 21 § inches by 5 feet 6 inches long. 

 Mandrel pulley 24 by 12 inches. 

 Board roll, spreader wheel, and saw guide. 

 Carriage 24 feet long, 40 inches wide, timbers 51 by 5J inches. 

 Feed rack 32 feet long. 



Six trucks with 10-inch wheels and lli^-inch steel axles. 

 Fifty-six feet of V and flat rolled steel track. 

 Two head blocks opening 48 inches with Grant duplex dogs. 

 Twenty feet polished-steel set shaft. 



Trackway timbers framed and bolted together in sections with steel track 

 attached, belt tightener, foundation bolts, cant hook, oil can, and wrenches. 

 Rack-and-pinion carriage drive. 

 Saw not included. Weight 5,250 pounds. 



The extras are — 



Manila-rope drive with sheaves, add $10 



Wire-cable drive with carriage, add 30 



Carriage, each additional foot, add 



Set shaft, each additional foot, add 1 



Top saw attachment, add SO 



Trackway timbers, if not wanted, deduct 2o 



Belt tightener, if not wanted, deduct 14 



Sawdust conveyor fixtures (weight, 142 pounds). 



Top mandrel is lil inches diameter and made for standard saws with 2-inch 

 hole and |-inch pin holes on 3-inch circle. Weight, 1,075 pounds. 



The average cost of setting up the mill is — 



Mill (with machinery on the ground) $300 



Housing : .___^ 250 



Boarding and sleeping camps 200 



Total '. 750 



