milling thread

[Dave Shepard]

Nice! Is that a Woodlands mill? They are popular over at the Forestry Forum. Good to see the resource being used.

 

[PCTREE]

I must have missed it when you got that mill Stephen. Nice, please do tell how its working out..

 

[CurSedVoyce]

It's a 28" X 16' Woodland. Works great once you get through the learning curve. Maybe Rob will chime in.

 

[pantheraba]

I'll come down and help you with that Gary. Just have a bushel of peaches handy.....

HA!! How cool would THAT be???? I'll have a bushel of peaches and a peck of pecans.

 

[Bodean]

Dude.....what will i do with more pine? I pulled these out of the park today....probably make something....

Got a great book on joinery...by Charles Hayward....as referred by Jay....some bad ass tools also from Sir Jay..... pretty inspiring.

Anyway..... I'm happy.

 

[squisher]

Cool! Looks like you're hooked up.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[pantheraba]

Wonderful box there, Willie...makes me think of "Little House on the Prairie"...functional and old school.

Awesome tools, too...good stuff, Jay.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Good luck with the knives, Deva. Your Pine got me thinking. Nothing wrong with painting outdoor furniture when using a wood that otherwise wouldn't hold up well for that application. Benches can look pretty good in a nice color. That's how they used to do it before plastic or metal furniture came into use for exteriors. Some of the intended for outdoor use woodwork was so comfortable that they moved it indoors and it started a whole new design inspiration.

 

[BIGTWIG]

Is everyone is running Granberg mills on their saws?

How do you Guys think an 088 w .404 ripping chain on a 59" bar would run this mill?

http://granberg.com/product/alaskan-mk-iii-mill-60-chainsaw-mill

Thanks for any help!!

 

[Bodean]

Thanks Jay, I'm thinking something Adirondacky.

Big twig. I've heard the big alaskan mills will bend the bar and give a fat bellied slab.

 

[BIGTWIG]

Thanks, Deva. Any size you'd specifically recommend? What are you milling with? Appreciate your help.

 

[Bodean]

I went with the 32" granberg because i got an old junky 272 I'm trying to kill on this mill. No luck yet.

We have the 60" one at work with 088 and 404... it works ok. Just watch as you go and don't rush. The first cut has to be level and perfect because the following cuts rely on the first one.....

 

[Bodean]

Sharp chain is pretty helpful too.

 

[Bodean]

Ripping chain....

 

[CurSedVoyce]

We use a section of extension ladder as our rails to run the CS mill on

 

[BIGTWIG]

Good idea with the ladder rails Stephen. Lots of info in this thread, got about 16 pages in. Thanks for all the help.

Is it easier to control the first cut with a shorter bar and mill, or is it just about taking your time? I plan on grabbing a few loops of new ripping chain.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Today's Score... About 22" X 8' Valley Oak

 

[FireFighterZero]

Whatcha gonna make out of it?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Morning wood!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Some planks and probably a beam (cant?) or two. This is a pine cant will be cut smaller eventually. This one is 12" X 15"

 

[MasterBlaster]

Solid.

 

[pantheraba]

Very cool...nice to see trees used instead of trashed.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

My neighbor with the Hud-son banda mill has taken to cant-ing what he isn't ready to mill to final dimensions.

 

[squisher]

Beautiful.