Today's milling

[Bob_z_l]

8 hours ago, Macpherson said:

Hi, I searched the interweb some years ago for the same profile extrusion as the Alaskan and found nothing out of hundreds of designs to let me to do a cheap length extension... but I notice that the Panther uses a universal common easily available profile which as far as I can see would do for the Alaskan parts in which case technically as the bolt positions wear you could use any of the other 3 slotted sides to extend the life of the rails. Not only that but you could decide to have them any lengthy you like.

 

I agree with you that the ' good old USA ' engineering is a bit rough n ready and when one of my clamps recently snapped I was disappointed to see what looked like a quality alloy casting snapped like a biscuit, easy to fix with a weld and an extra welded brace... but I bought the ' improved ' clamps anyway, which I don't expect to be a problem but they do leave the top of the u bolt very near the oil tank and lose you 1/2" plus in clearance.

 

On putting my mill back together I did some careful measurements and found the increment markings to be pretty accurate but I'd be willing to believe that that may not always be the case.

 

As far as the skids are concerned I  remembered that when I bought my mill there was a wheels kit available to take the place of the skids to reduce interference and friction on knarly stuff, don't know if this or the concept of this would  help anyone with either mill, cheers.

 

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I was looking at adding roller wheels to my panther mill. 

I was going t use cheap skateboard wheels on an extra long M8( I think) slotted in the rail. 
Might need to bush out the bolt... to be seen as I've not done it yet.

[muttley9050]

4 days of logging fills the log shed. And while my mates botek was here I got him to line up 3 ash and one big oak for Milling next week.

[Rough Hewn]

What area of the country do you want to end up in?

South, in the woods.[emoji106]

[topchippyles]

Just now, Rough Hewn said:

South, in the woods.

There is a lot of country south of leeds 🤔

[muttley9050]

There is a lot of country south of leeds [emoji848]

He must mean the new forest. 🤣

[Rough Hewn]

Started on a Wych elm marathon today, 10’x2’++ in to 60mm slabs with the 60” panther mill and the stihl 881.

[emoji106]

[muttley9050]

Started on a Wych elm marathon today, 10’x2’++ in to 60mm slabs with the 60” panther mill and the stihl 881.

[emoji106]

Looks good. There will be none of that elm if you move down south you know.

[trigger_andy]

8 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Started on a Wych elm marathon today, 10’x2’++ in to 60mm slabs with the 60” panther mill and the stihl 881.

Cracking slabs but that finish looks terrible. What happened there? 

[Rough Hewn]

Cracking slabs but that finish looks terrible. What happened there? 

You’re right, they’re a bit wash boardy…🤣
Lost a few teeth on the chain, can’t find another one…shhhh no one will notice…
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[trigger_andy]

Just now, Rough Hewn said:

You’re right, they’re a bit wash boardy…🤣
Lost a few teeth on the chain, can’t find another one…shhhh no one will notice…
🤣

Gutting. 

 

Make it a feature.