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Lucas Mill Slabber v Alaskan type


Billhook
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Keep singing the praises of the Lucas Mill.  Just under £10K from Fuelwood makes it a bit of a bargain given its versatility and ease of maintenance 

 

The electric winch I fitted on my 8/30 model has made life easier 

 

 

Still not as quick as bandsaw machines but it is a good compromise as I never have any heavy log manoeuvring to do.  In the yard there is the Teleporter but I can take the Lucas out to a Five foot diameter tree twenty feet long in a pickup or trailer and bring it home in slabs or boards or joists 

Very rarely Slab nowadays as I have a barn full so mostly fencing and general timber

 

21 years old now, original blades, engine in fact original everything.

Oh yes and then there is the new electric start method!

 

Just click ignore if you cannot stand any more Lucas eulogies!

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Please keep them coming! Id love a Lucas Mill. Maybe one day. [emoji4]
 
In the first vid how is the Alaskan Lad operating the Chainsaw?`Has he just cable tied the throttle down or something? [emoji50]

He's put a clip over the dead mans and the throttle.
Interesting about the Lucas mill.
The beam maker looks very useful[emoji106]
Found the diagonal Alaskan milling hard to watch. [emoji849]
Looked like ash too.[emoji51]
Love to know more about Lucas mills.
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Just been rained off as the squalls were soaking me even in an open fronted shed

Managed to cut three nice 8x 8” beans 12 feet long out of a lovely piece of Ash.  The beams will take the place of rotten ones above some double doors in an old shed we are restoring 

 

I enjoyed this video on the Lucas family.  Geoff was the one I met on my trip down under twenty one years ago

 

 

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