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The cutting speed of a sawmill varies a lot depending on the type of mill, wood species, log size, and operator skill. Typical ranges are:
1.Small manual band sawmills:about 100–300 board feet per hour.
2.Hydraulic portable band mills: about 400–1,000+ board feet per hour.
3.High-production swing-blade or circular mills: can exceed **2,000–4,000 board feet per day.
In terms of actual cutting motion:
Some commercial portable mills can cut and return across a 16-foot log in 8–40 seconds depending on feed rate and wood hardness.
Band blade speeds are commonly around 3,000–5,000 surface feet per minute (SFPM).
For comparison:
A chainsaw mill is much slower, often only 30–100 board feet per hour.
