Planning big slabs (Norfolk)

[shendy]

As title I need some big bits of timber planned. Some are 3ff6 ish by 12ft.

Thee was someone with a Lucas mill and planning attachment near me but I’ve lost the details. Anyone know them or know someone that has the equipment to do the job.

[shendy]

Anyone?

[oldwoodcutter]

I seem to remember seeing something similar in Boy English’s yard.

[rich crowther]

Wide belt sander??

[Graham w]

ive a calibrator (big sander) but we're up in scotland 

[difflock]

Could you not fabricate a rig/jig/framework to carry a router and simply  "mill" the slabs flat.

An aluminium ladder each side with cross runners carrying the router head, or carefully aligned, supported and secured clean timbers instead of ladders.

All very doable, if perhaps a tad time-consuming.

As seen on youtube

mth

[Macpherson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWGdVV1toug

 

Made something like this a few years ago... a real handy jig to have when you need it, but a pita if you just want a quick result, cheers

[Rob D]

We are just getting into this area for doing exactly what you are after - but only at experimental stage.

 

It could be that with rails running either side of a table or bench set up you could then run a big chainsaw mill to flatten large slabs quicker than almost any other method that is out there....

 

But still playing with the Intersect mill at the moment so it is one step at a time...

 

The principles are there for us to start having a full wood working tool set using chainsaws. So not only can you mill timber in a field - you can shape and cut it as well.

 

 

 

 

 

[shendy]

We are just getting into this area for doing exactly what you are after - but only at experimental stage.
 
It could be that with rails running either side of a table or bench set up you could then run a big chainsaw mill to flatten large slabs quicker than almost any other method that is out there....
 
But still playing with the Intersect mill at the moment so it is one step at a time...
 
The principles are there for us to start having a full wood working tool set using chainsaws. So not only can you mill timber in a field - you can shape and cut it as well.
 
 
 
 
 

Looks good but I want to get rid of the chainsaw marks. And I think the 5ft bar might flex a bit

[Rob D]

2 hours ago, shendy said:

 

Looks good but I want to get rid of the chainsaw marks. And I think the 5ft bar might flex a bit

Hmmm - yep but that the bar might flex a bit is an assumption innit! It might not... Or there may be a simple solution [see below].

 

Plus this planing technique is not like sawing and if you look at the finish on the planks I've done in the vid they could be sanded straight after. This technique does not leave saw marks.

 

Personally I reckon it'll work really well - as in faster and better than virtually anything else out there - and with some slightly slanted washers for the nose end you'll be able to exert a small amount of pressure to compensate any bar sag - that bar will be ironing board flat.

 

Imagine completely flattening a 4 foot wide plank in say 20 minutes - that would be something!