Chainsaw milling guide

[Prajna]

Bookmarked. Got a 044 with a new engine and got Alaskan sawmill on the shopping list.

 

[8ob]

Bookmarked. Got a 044 with a new engine and got Alaskan sawmill on the shopping list.

If you intend milling a lot of timber its worth getting or making an auxiliary oiler.

https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/pro...MIjb3Pyubo-AIVBLDtCh0C1gTdEAQYBSABEgKONPD_BwE

Also worth looking at the double ended bars.

Bob

 

[Prajna]

If you intend milling a lot of timber its worth getting or making an auxiliary oiler.

https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/pro...MIjb3Pyubo-AIVBLDtCh0C1gTdEAQYBSABEgKONPD_BwE

Also worth looking at the double ended bars.

Bob

Never heard of double ended bars.

 

[mike os]

Also get a ripping chain or reshape teeth to improve efficiency

 

[mike os]

Never heard of double ended bars.

Best think for any real work on a chain mill…

 

[8ob]

Never heard of double ended bars.

Makes light work of milling if you can get a mucker on the other end of the bar, some of them also include an extra oiler. which again will extend chain/bar life.

Bob

 

[outofthefire]

I've always reckoned a bandsaw mill would not only be less scary, but compared to the thickness of a chainsaw blade a lot less waste. I bet you loose at least one plank in a decent sized log with the price of timber that's got to be a significant loss.

 

[mike os]

I've always reckoned a bandsaw mill would not only be less scary, but compared to the thickness of a chainsaw blade a lot less waste. I bet you loose at least one plank in a decent sized log with the price of timber that's got to be a significant loss.

The difference is you can manhandle an Alaska mill almost anywhere, a band mill really needs vehicular access

 

[Islander71]

Alaskan mill with beefy saw - I use a Husqvarner 2100 with ripping chain. Uses a lot of fuel, is slow heavy work, and turns a lot of good timber into a pile of sawdust! When cutting some wide european larch 20ft long, it was using a tankful of fuel per slab.....
Here its cutting some old wide ash planks.

 

[8ob]

I've always reckoned a bandsaw mill would not only be less scary, but compared to the thickness of a chainsaw blade a lot less waste. I bet you loose at least one plank in a decent sized log with the price of timber that's got to be a significant loss.

A bandmill is much faster and makes less mess but you would have to slab up a lot of timber before you recovered the difference, the Alaskan`s make sense on small volume milling.

Our wood miser was a great bit of kit but never had the capacity for big butts.

 

[Gragson]

Our wood miser was a great bit of kit but never had the capacity for big butts.

Don't google that!

 

[gaz1]

theres plenty of home made ones

you could use just the chainsaw blade instead

 

[Islander71]

Or you could use one of these - 5ft dia yankee insert tooth blade driven by ancient Perkins 6354 ex tipper truck engine. Not as wasteful as the chainsaw mill, but only gives a maximum cut of 22.5in. Manual rack feed on the moving table.

 

[Screwdriver]

Alaskan mill with beefy saw - I use a Husqvarner 2100 with ripping chain. Uses a lot of fuel, is slow heavy work, and turns a lot of good timber into a pile of sawdust! When cutting some wide european larch 20ft long, it was using a tankful of fuel per slab.....
Here its cutting some old wide ash planks.

View attachment 354976

That's a very nice looking cut you have there. Impressive.

 

[Richiew]

Or you could use one of these - 5ft dia yankee insert tooth blade driven by ancient Perkins 6354 ex tipper truck engine.

* The Hooded Claw wants to know your location.

 

[Islander71]

That's a very nice looking cut you have there. Impressive.

Its surprising how good the finish and accuracy can be from a chainsaw mill. A friend used to use one of these Logosol mills to cut Forestry Commission trees with impressive results
https://www.logosol.co.uk/store/saw...HHtNIf2EfPxnvF8m1sz9evXq7FcK0-QsaAnENEALw_wcB
More accurate than my c.150year old rack bench!