LumberLite ML26 Mid-Size Band Sawmill
LumberLite ML26 Mid-Size Band Sawmill
Mill what you want, when you want – Your LumberLite ML26 is ready ...
Want to put up fencing, build a shed, design new garden furniture, mill your own specialty-cuts for woodworking or make something special for your family? With the efficiency and capability that come with narrow-kerf bandsaw technology, the LumberLite ML26 is ready for your kind of project. Its 26-inch (65cm) diameter log-capacity and 17” (42.5cm) throat opening tackle all of your mid-size milling projects with ease.
Stable Platform
You can count on the durability and rock-solid stability of the LumberLite. First, start with the all-steel bed designed specifically for ground level milling operations. Couple that with its rigid 4-post carriage frame. Factor in the superior strength and torsional stability of Norwood’s patented laminated sawhead construction – the backbone of this little workhorse. The result? – Excellent milling stability and accuracy – through hardwoods and softwoods.
A Pleasure to Operate
Time-saving patented auto-sawhead locking. Single action throttle-lever activates simultaneous clutch engagement to reduce your workload. And you’ll appreciate the adjustable comfort-height operator’s station. Because we know that milling should be as much fun as it is productive.
Pick Your Power
Whether you're looking for economy, or more muscle, or smooth electric power, the LumberLite ML26 offers just the powerplant you need:
9hp (270cc) OHV Honda GX270 for reliable performance that’s easy on your wallet
13hp (389cc) OHV Honda GX-Series delivers solid, smooth horsepower
5hp (230V, 30A, 1-Phase) electric ideal for indoor operations
The LumberLite ML26 is a straight-up band sawmill that delivers solid capability, and it carries the reliable, no-nonsense DNA at the heart of every Norwood mill. Add your very own sawmill to your tool-kit. Choose the LumberLite ML26 with confidence and start planning your next project today.
Available spring 2010
Features
Industrial-Grade Powder-Coat
Like all equipment bearing the Norwood name, the LumberLite is protected by industrial-grade powder-coat – electrostatically-applied thermoset polymer cured under heat to create a hard finish much tougher than conventional paint.
Smooth Sawhead Feed
Guide the sawhead through the cut with finger-tip pressure – allows you to judge the best speed for smooth cuts through knots and denser core wood.
Blade-Guide Rollers
Precision-machined, hardened and zinc-dichromate-plated 1¼” blade-guide rollers each fitted with sealed double ball-bearings.
Sawdust Exhaust
Sawdust exhausts on far side of mill away from you – not at your feet and in your shoes like other mills.
Leveling Feet
Equipped standard with leveling feet for quick, accurate bed leveling.
Blade Lube System
Keeps blade pitch-free in softwoods. Delivers water directly to the blade at the point of entry into the cut. Large custom-molded water bottle with wide-mouth filling port for easy refilling.
Comfort-Height Operator’s Station
Standard on the LumberLite ML26, the convenience and comfort of the ergonomic tilt operator’s station.
Easy Working Position
Sits at ground level or elevate as desired for easy log loading.
Log-Clamping System
Screw-crank log-dog and opposing dual vertical-adjust log-rests hold firm logs in the round, cants, and boards as thin as 1” (2.5cm). Micro-precision log-rest adjusting bolts guarantee perfectly true 90-degree cuts.
Smooth-Action Carriage Wheels
Large CNC-machined upper carriage wheels fitted with sealed double bearings key to smooth, effortless rolling action. Rubber under-track wheels for extra security and stability.
Laser-Straight Track
Laser-machined rail running surface for perfectly straight track/wheel rolling interface.
Effortless Sawhead-Adjustment
Patented Norwood sawhead friction-winch system delivers easy, effortless vertical sawhead operation. Auto-sawhead locking eliminates two time-consuming operations.
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Available spring 2010
The LumberMate ML26 comes standard with one 1¼" Goldline Premium blade.
U.S. Patent App. No.: 11/005,186; Canada Patent App. Nos.: 2,488,21 patents pending
Optional Equipment
|  | Trailer/Support Jack Package - Tow your LumberLite ML26 on highways behind a pickup*, and through the woodlot right to your milling site behind an ATV or pickup. When you get there, quickly and solidly level the log deck with the adjustable support outriggers. Package includes a sub-frame that rigidly and solidly supports both the log deck and trailer system components. It also includes a solid 1400 pound-rated single axle, 12” wheels, highway running-lights and wiring harness, safety chains, 2” (50mm) coupler and 6 support legs. Note: Maximum of one 4-foot bed extension recommended on trailer-equipped model (Item No. ML26-41150). Tip: Add an additional sub-frame section and pair of support legs (Item No. ML26-41150-B) to support additional 4-foot bed extension |
| 4-Foot Bed Extension Increase your cutting length – add one or more optional 4-ft (1.2m) bed extension. Additional log rest/dog clamping assemblies sold separately. (Item No. ML24-41130)
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| Log Loading/Rolling & Ramp Package - Load and roll logs onto your ML26 easier and more securely. Pass the winch cable over and around the log, connect it to the log deck frame and operate the winch – the log rolls up the ramps onto the bed. It also makes rolling (rotating) the log on the bed a snap, and holds the log firmly for dogging. Enables one person to operate the mill alone easily. Package includes two loading ramps, a 2-speed 1800 lb. winch, mast/boom & receiver and log-rolling hook. (Item No. ML26-41400) |
| Lap Siding & Shingle Making Package Make shiplap and cedar-shake siding quickly and easily. With this unique jig, cut lap-siding 7” – 12” (17.5 – 30cm) wide, with taper widths down to a feather-edge. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar-shake shingles 7” – 12” (17.5 – 30cm) wide and up to 20” (50cm) long – Each pass makes two shingles. Two jigs per set. (Item No. 41270) |
 | Toe Boards - Trees are wider at the butt making it hard to mill true lumber parallel to the heart of the log. Shimming is time-consuming hard work. Compensate for taper to mill true, high-value lumber fast and easy. Choose the perfect height for each log thanks to the manual hydraulic bottle jack. Steel rollers make repositioning the log lengthwise along the bed easy. Two toe board units per set. (Item No. ML26-41285) Note: Image of toe boards mounted on LM Pro shown. |
 | Board Offloaders - Offload lumber fast and easy with a set of board offloaders. Push the fresh-sawn board or slab onto the bunk-mounted rollers, and shoot it down to the end of the bed for fast, efficient unloading and stacking. Quickly retractable so there’s zero interference when milling oversized logs and cants. Four roller assemblies per set. (Item No. 41287) |
 | Cam Dog - Ideal for instant clamping of squared cants and boards with a quick push of the handle. Use the standard log dog to clamp your log in the round, and the cam dog to clamp squared beams and lumber. The pick’s blunt-nose design reduces marring of your valuable lumber. Clamp as low as ¾” above bunk height. (Item No. ML26-CD01) |
 | Rapid-Dogging and Rolling System - If you mill mainly small to mid-sized sawlogs 6” - 16” (15 - 40cm) in diameter, this patented dogging and rolling system is engineered to save you time and hassle. You’ll find your sawlog is easy to turn – even by hand! Dogging is lightning fast thanks to the one-handed, single-action log dog clamps designed specifically to handle this mid-size dimension logs. Two units per set. (Item No. 41295) Note: Image of rapid-dogging/rolling units mounted on LM Pro shown. |
 | Saw Carriage Cover Protect your investment. Made from the same rugged material used for transport-truck covers – they’re rip, rot and UV-resistant. Tailored specifically for the LumberLite ML26 to fit snuggly over the whole carriage and equipped with draw-cords. (Item No. ML24-41290) |
| * Verify with your local vehicle licensing bureau / highway traffic regulations authority what licensing requirements and/or operational restrictions, if any, are applicable to towing the sawmill on public roads and highways in your jurisdiction. Some European jurisdictions prohibit towing the sawmill with the optional trailer package on public roads and highways or prescribe particular rules, requirements and speed limits. |
U.S. Patent App. No.: 11/005,186; Canada Patent App. Nos.: 2,488,216 , Other patents pending
Available spring 2010