alaskan milling

[tree_beard]

had my first foray into the world of chainsaw milling today.... 8foot long 25"dia doug fir, on the deck since jan.

 

used a husky 288 (purchased for a very reasonable sum from a mr lee winger:001_smile:), with 36" bar (courtesy of combined tree services, cheers dave)... running full-skip 3/8 chisel chain (a bit rough for milling, but hey its for 'rustic' benches)

[josharb87]

cool, im eager to try my alaskan out which i got last weekend at jonsies show, thanks to rob D, watching him plank my walnut was great!

one thing though, did you use the step by step instructions to build it??? built mine today, but just from the pics after getting confused!

[tree_beard]

one thing though, did you use the step by step instructions to build it??? built mine today, but just from the pics after getting confused!

 

got mine second-hand, pre-assembled...

 

get milling, its a whole lot more rewarding turning big bits of softwood into something interesting rather than firewood, everyone should have a mill, or at least a mate with a mill:thumbup:

[tommer9]

JD speak to Francis Thomas in Bodmin garden machinery and get yourself some stihl RCX ripping chain for that bad boy.

[Rob D]

Good job on the milling front there!

 

Great to see planking timber with the ol' Alaskan...

 

I'd agree the instructions are a bit difficult to follow - I'm in the process of making a dvd to show how to put it together...

 

But you get there in the end!

 

 

 

 

[combined tree services]

had my first foray into the world of chainsaw milling today.... 8foot long 25"dia doug fir, on the deck since jan.

 

used a husky 288 (purchased for a very reasonable sum from a mr lee winger:001_smile:), with 36" bar (courtesy of combined tree services, cheers dave)... running full-skip 3/8 chisel chain (a bit rough for milling, but hey its for 'rustic' benches)

 

nice job mate , im sure i have sen that husky bar before

[Treewarrior]

Good job on the milling front there!

 

Great to see planking timber with the ol' Alaskan...

 

I'd agree the instructions are a bit difficult to follow - I'm in the process of making a dvd to show how to put it together...

 

But you get there in the end!

 

 

 

 

Am looking forward to getting mine soon.

[Rob D]

Yes we'll soon have you milling John!