Interesting first cut system

[Woodworks]

Not seen this before. Looks a great and simple way for the first cut for chainsaw milling

 

 

[Joe Newton]

 Looks pretty amateur to me, the first cut is the deepest/ most important.

 

Every other cut follows it. That one looked way out. Just buy a ladder on Facebook for a tenner. 

[Woodworks]

Just now, Joe Newton said:

 Looks pretty amateur to me, the first cut is the deepest/ most important.

 

Every other cut follows it. That one looked way out. Just buy a ladder on Facebook for a tenner. 

It does look amateur but solid if in the right hands. I dont like the ladder much as they can flex a bit but that set up right would be spot on IMO

[Rough Hewn]

Good video.
I've often thought about cutting plywood pieces for holding the ladder each end.
Everything bends though, so this works on perfect logs. But I doubt it would work on anything else, as sag and lateral forces would mess up the cut.

[Woodworks]

26 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Good video.
I've often thought about cutting plywood pieces for holding the ladder each end.
Everything bends though, so this works on perfect logs. But I doubt it would work on anything else, as sag and lateral forces would mess up the cut.

Dont you think something like 50x50 steel box wouldn't need any mid support? I just saw it as lovely and simple. Screw on end plates and eye ball  them level then drop in two rail sufficiently strong not to sag. Cheap, packs up neatly and you could have long and short rails for different jobs.

Edited September 19, 2018 by Woodworks

[gobbypunk]

Yeah I like those rails some adjustable spikes in the middle would be good , one thing I noticed was he had both hands on the mill so what was holding the throttle on .

[bmp01]

Think I'd like a middle support too.

I quite like the set up. I don't there think there is a big difference between sturdy rails and a ladder. Twisting a ladder is pretty easy, the sides are not that well attached to the rungs. Steel is obviously stiffer than aluminium ....

 

I wonder if the chap has some means of stopping the rails from travelling down the length of the trunk with gravity and the vibration ?

[Rough Hewn]

Dont you think something like 50x50 steel box wouldn't need any mid support? I just saw it as lovely and simple. Screw on end plates and eye ball  them level then drop in two rail sufficiently strong not to sag. Cheap, packs up neatly and you could have long and short rails for different jobs.

Eye ball them level? [emoji848]
Everything unsupported sags.
An 880 with a bar, mill etc is about 15kg.
Not to mention lateral forces when the saw digs or pushes.
Nice idea, not practical.

[Woodworks]

25 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Eye ball them level?
Everything unsupported sags.
An 880 with a bar, mill etc is about 15kg.
Not to mention lateral forces when the saw digs or pushes.
Nice idea, not practical.

Eye balling is a doddle. In furniture making we used to check boards with "winding sticks" essentially they are just two parallel lengths of wood you lay across the width of the board with one at each end and sight along the top to look for twist. The MK1 eyeball is an incredibly accurate tool.

 

As for the sag yes everything will bend under load but I still like the idea and will probably give it go.