Milling stuff

Im not against that No mini mill for the mini boss !!

 

70cc will work up to about a 25-28" bar in most hardwoods. It won't be fast but it will get it done.

 

I know there's references on FHC about this but just let me ask here. Do full skip & semi skip chains come square filed or do you take it on yourself. I have a workstation now just for sharpening and really want to get into quality sharpening and precision.

Thanks,
Jim

 

i buy my square chain square already ,but have also converted round to square but you lose about 4-5 sharpens doing that

 

Semi skip comes square only. You can slowly convert it over and not lose as much cutter but it won't cut as good until it's a real square profile.

 

Cherry from today. Some observations from milling today. I got more bd ft cut with the 088 for the same amount of fuel over the 390. I could barely make a cut with the 390 9' long in the middle of the log. The widest board I ran out 2/3 the way down.

 

That wasa good sized Cherry.. Can't wait to see your project.

 

The way those look if I get some more time I'll go get some more of that cherry. There's another 6-8' from right above the piece I milled. I ended up with those quarters since it had cracks running down and deep when I got to the 3rd board. I didn't have any short bars with me to mill with so I just tossed them in the truck since I could handle them. I should have took a picture of the log before.

 

Those are some awesome looking slabs. Wish I could do that. As a woodworker, I have felt guilty cutting up some nice logs into firewood. (But I get over it when my living room is 74 in February).

 

I don't heat at home with wood. We just burn some cooking and stuff like that. I've cut 8 or 9 trees down in the yard in the past year and then cut a couple more cords up. I'm hoping to get enough stuff to make some tables and maybe a book shelf.

 

Beautiful work mdavlee. Those slabs of cherry are sweet. I finally bought a Alaska mill this Spring (36") and have been milling up some doug fir logs into 1" boards for siding on my shed. My next project is to mill some beams and put up a "timber framed" clothesline. The cost of dimensional lumber is ridiculous so it shouldn't take too awful long to come out ahead on the cost of the mill (I think I paid somewhere around 220 bucks for the mill).

 

Yeah I want some real wide boards is why I started into it. Hope to run across a 40"+ log to make a 1 piece dinner table.

 

That would be an awesome table. Ever since I got my mill, the ideas and possibilities just get better and better. I'm envious of your 088 for a milling saw. I use my 066, which certainly does the job, but milling is a "bigger is better" situation for sure.

I've got a couple doug fir logs sitting in front of my house and may try to get started on milling them this afternoon. I'll snap a few pics and maybe you could suggest a few improvements in my general set-up. It looks like you've got er' figured out pretty good.

 

I figured up my fuel usage for the 088 and 390xp. The 088 cut around 8 more bd ft on less fuel. I guess ts not working as hard as the smaller saw. The 088 milled the oak and the 390 did the cherry. The 088 lost the oiler drive gear so no oil at all. We could have done it with the aux oiler only but didn't do it. I would like both sides of the bar to get plenty of oil.

 

Hey guys, late to the party but interested in cutting some boards for replacing damaged ones in the garage and for interior walls up in the loft. Can I do this with a 60 cc saw? And can you recommend a milling attachment? I've been looking at the Granberg Chain Saw Mill, Model# G777.

 

Yeah you can. Limit it to a 20" bar or so.

 

I gotta get me one of these mills too. Do you have the guide rail assembly for making the inital squaring cuts? That's mostly what I'd like to use it for; and also for quartering large logs that are too big for my vertical bandsaw milling setup (pics of this coming soon).

Have you tried using shims to prevent the kerf from closing on you after you get a ways into the board?

 

I use a 2x8" or a mini mill on a 2x4" depending on where I'm at. I stick wedges in the kerf as I go down to keep it from pinching.

 

Poplar is very insect resistant, but doesn't stand up well to wet conditions and it may rot if used for garden beds.