How'd it go today?

Had some intense curb stakeout today. It was literally two stakes :^D First one was a huge hassle due to terrain, but I got it! Started a boundary after that which coincidentally was right next to the construction job, about 80% of the way to absolutely nowhere, so it was a weird coincidence.

Also got my pack of Granberg mill parts. Before christmas, I had ordered the quick release clamps and a bolt that I sawed halfway through. While trying to take one of the Ubolts off, both nuts seized, and I twisted the bolts off with the nuts. I got another Ubolt locally, but it wasn't long enough. I could clamp the mounts, but there wasn't enough room for the quick adjuster. So, buy a single Ubolt(price is reasonable enough, but shipping...), or buy the whole hardware pack and have spare parts? I got the whole hardware pack. Cost $20 more, but price per part was cheaper, and I'll have backups now in case anything else breaks. Both clamps are installed, and it works nice. I wish they sold something that setup the mill for the initial cut. That's the worst part of the whole deal :^D
 
Yet another day of cutting county ROW. Not terrible doing mindless work, but boring as hell. Nice part is the guy running the other crew is a guy I trained years ago and we are working together on this contract. He still has a lot to learn but it’s nice seeing how much better he is after years of doing this work. Also got a call from the main guy from the county about how good of a job we’re doing compared to the last company. Even though it looks like shit to me, our work looks (to quote him) friggin' amazing.
Also I’m dealing with the outside of my left foot being “tingly”. Some nerve that starts with a P is to blame. A quick massage on the right spot of my lower leg gives instant relief for a few hours and then it comes back. Hoping the chiro fixed it tonight. My neck cracked something fierce and I felt a relief instantly through out my whole body.
 
stikine said:
What are you using for rails John?
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Typically a ladder. I have two cut down survey stakes I screw into the log, then put the ladder on those, and C-clamp it down. I have to remove the C-clamp to pass the saw, and it gets a little squirrelly there, but I can then clamp it back down. Repeat at next clamp. It's a bit of a hassle, but not too bad. I started doing that when I had a log that was far longer than my ladder. Once I get part way, I can slide the ladder down my stakes, reclamp, and everything's the same elevation. Works pretty well all things considered, but it's a little fiddly.

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Here's a pic

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lxskllr said:
Typically a ladder. I have two cut down survey stakes I screw into the log, then put the ladder on those, and C-clamp it down. I have to remove the C-clamp to pass the saw, and it gets a little squirrelly there, but I can then clamp it back down. Repeat at next clamp. It's a bit of a hassle, but not too bad. I started doing that when I had a log that was far longer than my ladder. Once I get part way, I can slide the ladder down my stakes, reclamp, and everything's the same elevation. Works pretty well all things considered, but it's a little fiddly.

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Ah, I went back to the Milling thread post #1411. You can see my set up there. I bought those Granberg hold down dealies and use 2x4 cross pieces with leveling screws to help speed things up a bit... still a slow process though as you know.
 
Back when I had my chainsaw mill going I used a system from an old book on the subject. I can’t remember the author, but he had it dialed.
He use a 2x10 with angle iron screwed on both long edges the full length. The angle facing away from the board so it creates a lip down the length. He would then screw 2x10 pieces vertical onto both ends of the log.the angle iron would fit over those and locate the guide board. If it was a short log all that was needed were those two pieces on either end, level with each other. The guide board sits across one end to the other. Neat part was, if the log was longer than the guide board the he would run a string from the corners of the end pieces a set lag screws down the length of the log at regular intervals with the heads level to the strin. Now the guide board sits on one end board and at least 2 pairs of lags. Mill to the end of the guide board, then just slide the board down, riding the angle iron on the tops of the lags. Repeat for infinite length! Takes some setup, but you only need a 8-10’ guide board, and if you have an assortment of lag lengths you can bridge some pretty wonky stuff.
 
Porkbrick said:
Back when I had my chainsaw mill going I used a system from an old book on the subject. I can’t remember the author, but he had it dialed.
He use a 2x10 with angle iron screwed on both long edges the full length. The angle facing away from the board so it creates a lip down the length. He would then screw 2x10 pieces vertical onto both ends of the log.the angle iron would fit over those and locate the guide board. If it was a short log all that was needed were those two pieces on either end, level with each other. The guide board sits across one end to the other. Neat part was, if the log was longer than the guide board the he would run a string from the corners of the end pieces a set lag screws down the length of the log at regular intervals with the heads level to the strin. Now the guide board sits on one end board and at least 2 pairs of lags. Mill to the end of the guide board, then just slide the board down, riding the angle iron on the tops of the lags. Repeat for infinite length! Takes some setup, but you only need a 8-10’ guide board, and if you have an assortment of lag lengths you can bridge some pretty wonky stuff.
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That was Will Maloff's book "Chainsaw Lumber Making" probably. It's been out of print for a while now. I originally used his method but transitioned. The whole thing with strings and lags is a pia if you can avoid it.
 
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