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I use an Alaskan rather than the Fisher mill, but I have seen mills of similar design to the Fisher before. A couple of observations.

 

It will work fine - mills are pretty simple. However it is built to a price which means there will be a few limitations. For example, the deck clamps to the uprights with a single bolt. To get enough force to hold it this will go through the powder coating pretty quickly and will also create a series of dents, which will mean it is not freely adjustable. I would guess it will give you gradations of around 0.25" which could be fine. There is no adjustment scale, which means holding a ruler or similar against it as you try to make adjustments. This will be a bit fiddly - adjusting the Alaskan I usually have one hand holding the deck at the right height, the other doing up the clamp whereas you would need a third hand to prop the ruler and some rapid maths if you were measuring from bar to clamp to work out what this meant. You could mark on a scale but this would take some thought as you would need something which stuck permanently to the powder coating.

 

I also note it has no nose guard - I would want to make one up as the nose is exposed and you often can't see it from a milling position. Given how bent mine is, I know it is being useful!

 

Alaskans are supplied with different length rails, so different weights - what length would you want to compare it with?

 

Alec

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The Fisher says it takes bars up to 42" so I'd want to compare it to a 30" or 36" Alaskan.

 

 

The 36" will take a 42" to give a full 36" cut (you loose 6 inches for the clamps and bar nose). The 36" Alaskan is pretty light, probably weighs a little over 5kg. Although weight doesn't mean much once in the cut. Of course, when you have to maul the saw and mill onto the log, that's where the weight is important. A 42" bar is going to be on a 3120, 880, 076 or 070, so a steel construct is gonna be hefty.

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Thanks Eddy, I'm using a 051 atm and not expecting to go as far 36" with that (perhaps a 30" bar? - it's got an 18" on atm) but the combo of 051 and the Fisher mill is already building my muscles :)

 

 

An 051 is only marginally lighter than an 076, and it will pull 36" no problem. You'll be a body builder after a day milling with that combo, and your back will be buggered in a month!

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