First board off this gorgeous burry oak

[gobbypunk]

Hi I par buckle mine with a 2tonne boat winch that works ok ,just off to the engineering firm I use to get a bracket to bolt to my mill for the winch on a pole so it’s central to my ramps , I will post some pics when it’s done .

Cheers Mark 

[trigger_andy]

14 hours ago, wisewood said:

16 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

I like to live life on the edge so I'm still rolling my Oak Logs up some beams onto my Mill.  
 

Have you thought of parbuckling them up the ramps with an electric winch?

I will do soon.  

 

I'll get something fab'd up that mounts like a Woodlands Mill. Currently there is nothing behind the Mill to Anchor the Winch to. 

 

But Im limited to lifting 10kg (supposedly) for the next 4 weeks due to back surgery. So my legs are safe for a little longer.  

[wisewood]

I will do soon. [emoji3] 
 
I'll get something fab'd up that mounts like a Woodlands Mill. Currently there is nothing behind the Mill to Anchor the Winch to. 
 
But Im limited to lifting 10kg (supposedly) for the next 4 weeks due to back surgery. So my legs are safe for a little longer. [emoji3] 

Hope you get back to full health soon mate.

[wisewood]

Cut a few more boards today and a 5&1/2"slab for mantelpieces.
I thought I'd post my MacGyver style work arounds, they may be of interest to some of you.
I normally work alone and have noticed occasionally when milling, the far end of the mill will ride up. So without having another person to apply some downwards pressure I came up with a very basic counterweight to the saw. Seems to work really well [emoji106]
The other hack was screwing a plank against the uneven log so the saw mount ran without being hampered by the upright post. I know you can get a wheel assembly for this very reason, but this is the cheap get around [emoji1]

[Rough Hewn]

I like the plank bit [emoji106]

[wisewood]

I don't mill very often, I forget how back breaking it is moving oak around.
Ended up with 5 boards at 10ft and 6 fireplace mantles plus some odds for bowls etc.

[Rough Hewn]

Worth the pain for those boards. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

[wisewood]

Worth the pain for those boards. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Definitely mate [emoji1]