How Wide Can A Band Sawmill Cut?

The maximum cut width of a band sawmill depends on the mill’s throat capacity (distance from the blade to the frame) and whether it’s a portable or industrial setup.

Typical ranges:

Small portable band sawmills: about 20–30 inches (50–76 cm) of usable cut width

Mid-size hydraulic mills: around 30–40 inches (76–102 cm)

Large commercial/industrial mills: 50+ inches (127+ cm), with some specialty mills handling extremely large logs.

A few examples:

YSDMILL Portable Sawmill: roughly 590-790mm log diameters.

YSDMILL Hydraulic Horizontal Sawmill :up to about 1000mm logs.

YSDMILL Heavy Duty Horizontal Sawmill: around 1500mm diameter capacity.