Today's milling

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, muttley9050 said:

I don't really see the point of levelling the log. You only go off grain if your first cut is out.

You're meant to centre the log. I personally do not like to have my slabs cut simply following the taper of the log. Your naturally quarter sawn slabs either side of the pith cut will not be quarter sawn all the way along the length, it will run off. Maybe ok for dimensional construction timber but not for the uses I have for them. The Center pith cut will be wrong as well and Id rather not have that either. 

 

1 hour ago, muttley9050 said:

I don't very often mill with an alaskan these days.

Ive not done so for a couple fo years but will be getting back into it I think. 

 

1 hour ago, muttley9050 said:

The method you describe is much the same as the method in will matloffs chainsaw Milling book.

I can imagine. I never suspected he invented it. Sounds like a book I need to buy and read.

[Macpherson]

40 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Sounds like a book I need to buy and read.

You can download it and read online, cheers.

[Macpherson]

44 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Sounds like a book I need to buy and read.

Here ye are

 

Chainsaw lumbermaking : Malloff, Will : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

ARCHIVE.ORG

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vii, 213 pages : 29 cm

 

[muttley9050]

Your talking about different things.
You said originally that you were going to use your 8ft level to set up references to make your first cut. I said If you do that you will have to level the center of the log. This means that you would have to jack one end of the log up until the pith is running level. I.e. In line with sea level.
This is hard work and difficult to do accurately.
Level has nothing to do with lining your cut up with the pith. This should always be done.
As said I prefer if the log isn't level so I'm Milling down hill but that doesn't mean I don't line up with the center as best as possible.

[muttley9050]

I can imagine. I never suspected he invented it. Sounds like a book I need to buy and read. [emoji4]

Sorry forgot to quote you in my reply above

[trigger_andy]

Just now, muttley9050 said:

Your talking about different things.
You said originally that you were going to use your 8ft level to set up references to make your first cut. I said If you do that you will have to level the center of the log. This means that you would have to jack one end of the log up until the pith is running level. I.e. In line with sea level.
This is hard work and difficult to do accurately.
Level has nothing to do with lining your cut up with the pith. This should always be done.
As said I prefer if the log isn't level so I'm Milling down hill but that doesn't mean I don't line up with the center as best as possible.

I can see how mentioning the Spirit level was confusing. It was not meant to be used a Spirit Level but more to ensure there was not sag along the length since its a 2.4m straight edge, I should have said straight edge from the outset.   String is of course the better option.

 

 

[trigger_andy]

3 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

Here ye are

 

Chainsaw lumbermaking : Malloff, Will : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

ARCHIVE.ORG

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vii, 213 pages : 29 cm

 

Cheers.

[Macpherson]

15 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

As said I prefer if the log isn't level so I'm Milling down hill

Me too, if I'm milling at my place I've got a 15 degree slope where I stick the logs to be milled, makes all the difference, cheers.

[muttley9050]

Me too, if I'm milling at my place I've got a 15 degree slope where I stick the logs to be milled, makes all the difference, cheers.

If Milling with the lucas, slabber or circular blade, if you can mill on a slope you can prerry much leave the mill to work it self. If im cutting dimensionsal timber i can slide the last beam off and stack it while the mill is making the first cut of the next beam.

[muttley9050]

Its still 1.2m although I have squeezed 1.4ish once but you end up wasting a bit on either side. I think its just to accommodate the larger engine size rather than extra capacity.

Id like to get a bigger one one-day, just has to coincide with a bigger van purchase too. I like the flexibility of not having to tow a trailer for it. 

Mine is 1.5 not 1.2. All fits on the back of the pick up.

I assume you have the 2 part rails if it fits in the van?