Want to make a few boards.

I want to make a few boards from mostly Bass wood, maybe a bit of maple & cherry.

I don't want to spend the bucks for a band saw mill for what little I would use it. the biggest bar I own on a chain saw is 20 inches on a J red 2195.

So would this mill work OK witha ripping chain.

Farmertec 24 Inch Holzfforma Portable Chainsaw Mill Sawmill Planking Milling From 14" to 24" Guide Bar Wood Lumber Cutting Portable Sawmill Aluminum Steel.

Or spend a few bucks more for this one, they look to be simular in every way other than price.

Timber Tuff TMS-24, 24" Saw Mill

Al

 

It'll work fine. But remember, you lose about 6" of bar length minimum with the mill attached. Removing the felling spikes gets some of it back

 

hey jonsered used to make a chainsaw mill with a carriage the saw supplied was a 2095 with a 20" bar and it ran 325 rip chain it worked very good using 3/8 rip chain will slow down your feed slightly but that saw will do it no problem just remember to fatten up your mix when milling to 40 to 1 as milling is tough on saws

 

Well that sounds good. I would rig up a supplmental chain oiler too I think.

Years ago I free hand cut some red pine for the cabins well house with a Husky 162 se and was useing cross cut chain. Just took my time and got 3 boards about 24 inchs wide to cover the well house in about a week.

Al

 

I use full chisel full skip chain with great success. Square ground/filed is awesome but if ya can't, round file it to about 10 degrees. No real need for dedicated rip chain.
Here's a pic to show the finish using the square filed. Wood is ash.

 

trail twister I was in your shoes. Had just a few boards I wanted to mill so I made my own mill. Not pretty but it does an ok job.

A Husky Rancher with a 20" bar let's me cut almost 15" wide boards.

 

Thanks for the diy mini mill pictures.

I under stand that drilling the holes in the bar is the real problem?

Al

 

Is frozen white oak harder to cut into boards than un frozen or is there no difference? I have an about 28 inch diameter log I plan to cut into 2 inch thick boards.

 

Well if there is moisture in the wood and it's frozen, it sure will be a slower process. And figure in more chain touch ups.

 

I suspected that but have only cut boards in warm weather. Thanks

 

So tell me how hard it was to get holes in the bar? Also the size of the threaded rod? and is that a 1"x12" board you used as a guide on the bar?

Al

 

Ordered a ripping chain yesterday.
Going to attempt to drill my bar like scholt did and use a scrap hunk of ply wood I have.

Al

 

drilling bar- depends a bit on the bar but very slow drill speed and a lot of oil/coolant . Carbide tipped drill might be your best friend. When I am drill super hard metal( one offs ) I will set up in drill press or vertical mill and rotate chuck by hand while applying pressure. works like a charm even if it is slow.

 

Drilled thre 1/2 inch holes in my bar today. I started with a smaller drill 1/4 inch then stepped up to 3/8 inch then the half inch. Once I got thr 1/4 inch to stop slipping in the drill press chuck it went easy.

Measured between the holes and figure I can cut boards up to 14.5 inches wide with nearly a 1/4 inch of wiggle room.

Al