milling thread

[toyotadadon]

4 ft 7 inch slabs

Slabbing 24/4 for resaws and some 12/4 and 10/4 all 16 foot log is 63" tall and 52" wide on big end at biggest slabber cut only

 

[woodslinger]

Very cool equipment setup you've got there

 

[MasterBlaster]

Amazing!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Rob got the new blade sharpener set up for the mill blades.This will save us some money over time. He is sharpening up several bands to start cutting my joists for the deck.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Money in the bank!

 

[Pelorus]

Some maple my son and I milled last weekend. Kinda enjoyable, but white pine sure slices up easier and faster!

 

[pantheraba]

Wow!! I love wood.

 

[dstimber]

this one had to have some chainsaw work done prior to sawing

 

[Pelorus]

that is one seriously impressive log!

 

[PCTREE]

pelorus how long did it take to mill those slabs ??

 

[pantheraba]

Dang, Denver...that is so cool. Down and dirty work cutting logs...and then you see a laser beam helping direct the work...cool stuff.

 

[Pelorus]

9' log. Sugar maple. Milled everything 2-3/4" thick, and found the slabs are somewhat heavy to lift!
Was taking us about 9-10 minutes on the widest dia. pieces which were about 30" on the butt end.
Am a complete novice at milling, so I dunno if that time could be improved with better chain filing.
Using Stihl ripping chain. Think I have the rakers a tad low for hardwood, (a bit jumpy), but cut smooth on pine.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Willard promoted .404 square ground, chisel chain for milling, fwiw.

Ripping chain is expensive, iirc .

 

[Dave Shepard]

Sawed up a little white oak this morning. 10" x12" x38'-4"

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice hunk of wood!

 

[squisher]

You got the smoke back into the control panel I'm guessing?

 

[Cobleskill]

One of the top plate beams in my barn is a 60 foot white oak. Hand hewed. I would guess they split some off the but to cut down the work involved.

Nice looking beam. White Oak doesn't warp too much?

 

[Dave Shepard]

This is the mill at work with my extension on it. There is another 12 foot extension there but it's not hooked up yet. We'll be able to do 57' then.

White oak moves a ton.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Wow!

 

[PCTREE]

How much is a beam like that worth??

 

[MasterBlaster]

I was wondering the same thing!

 

[Dave Shepard]

In 2013, one of the only mills around that would custom cut oak wanted $3.80 a board foot for 26 foot long white oak. This timber has 380 feet in it. Should be at least $5 a foot, would be my guess. Finding white oak that will make timbers like this isn't easy here.

 

[MasterBlaster]

1444 bucks?

 

[Dave Shepard]

380x5 is $1,900.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I was going on $3.80. ;>}