Hume Bennett Lumber Mill Floor Plan Layout

[Jesse]

Hi
Just a quick request.  Jacq Damen in his Mumby Lumber Company Mill article mentioned someone on the forum supplied or directed him to a Hume Mill floor plan.  Can someone supply or direct me to it?
Thanks
Jesse

[marc_reusser]

I sent him a copy of the general mill floor plan layout and the engine/boilerhouse; however, the drawings are in storage at this time, and I would need to know a bit more about what you intend to use it for, before I dig it out and share them.

Marc

[Jesse]

Hi Marc
I'm scratch building a forest mill on the classic Jack Work (MR June 1968) order.  It is about 96' by 40' in O scale.  I have some very old redwood that I'm milling for most of the wood members.  I'm just looking for additional information on placement and sequence of the equipment.  The wood flow - cut off saw, edgers, handling the wood from one set of rollers to the next.  Setting it up right and logical would satisfy my engineer's mind.
If it's too much trouble maybe someone else has a floor plan they can share.
Thanks
Regards
Jesse (Cal P.E. Mechanical)

[Seattle Dave]

Western Scale Models has a couple of different sawmill books that might be useful to you:

http://www.westernscalemodels.com/Books/Books.htm

Dave

[Jesse]

Thanks for the book references Dave 

Professor Dave Patterson of the School of Forest Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello has some interesting information on sawmill wood flows from one of his undergraduate courses

http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/pattersond/Coursework/Undergrad/sawmills.htm

Every mill is unique, especially historic ones.  Today the mill layout is mostly dictated by finished product and equipment to make the product.  Which is why I guess we model "old" stuff.  I like to be logical in what is happening, not what things are available as models.

Here by the way is a link to the BIG player in 1907 sawmill equipment - American Saw Mill Machinery Company.  Vintage equipment pages are available

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=36&tab=0

Regards

Jesse