Mt first attempt with small log mill, Thanks ROB D!!!

[jnoon]

Hi all,

 

thought i would upload a couple pics of my milling so far,

I milled a load of polpar (lombardy i think) & ash thursday, then i had some spare time earlier so i got all my old carpentry tools out & had a go at making my first picnic bench.

 

I ripped the legs down out of a 3" slab of poplar, and the rest was made out of 1 1/2" boards. I then gave it a quick sand, just to remove any pencil marks and round of the courners & treated with liberon teak oil,

 

Im quite happy with how its turned out, but would love any feedback from expert millers!!

 

thanks again to Rob d for my mill:thumbup1:, Top man , VERY helpfull, i shall be in touch soon as i would like to get a 12volt sharpener.

 

[normandylumberjack]

i like that, Im thinking of getting a mill for just this kind of project. well done and keep posting more photos, i need the inspiration!

[jnoon]

i like that, Im thinking of getting a mill for just this kind of project. well done and keep posting more photos, i need the inspiration!

 

 

thanks mate yes will keep updating pics

[Big J]

Very nice Josh!

 

Just one thing I noticed on the first picture is that the nose end of the bar is lifting a touch, resulting in the mill not sitting on the wood on that side.

 

Just make sure that you have an even pressure on the mill so that all four corners of the mill stay in contact with the wood. If any of those lift up (as they are inclined to do, for all sorts of reasons that are usually inexplicable), you will end up with some sort of inaccuracy.

 

Keep up the good work!

[jnoon]

Very nice Josh!

 

Just one thing I noticed on the first picture is that the nose end of the bar is lifting a touch, resulting in the mill not sitting on the wood on that side.

 

Just make sure that you have an even pressure on the mill so that all four corners of the mill stay in contact with the wood. If any of those lift up (as they are inclined to do, for all sorts of reasons that are usually inexplicable), you will end up with some sort of inaccuracy.

 

Keep up the good work!

 

Hi mate,

yes in the pic it does lift up, the saw was running on tick over so vibrated out a little & tipped up towards engine side, however when i was cutting i applied even pressure to resolve in a flat even cut,

will keep up the good work mate

thanks josh

[mattyboy]

them planks coming off look pretty good, what is the mobile saw mill you use? looks like fun, i might have a play around, are they on ebay?

[not for sale sorry]

them planks coming off look pretty good, what is the mobile saw mill you use? looks like fun, i might have a play around, are they on ebay?

 

Rob d sells them mate on here alaskan mill I home of the portable chainsaw mill

[dexta]

Looks good ,what size saw and bar are using? Would like to have a go myself but it makes expensive timber if I have to buy a 660 or the like

[agg221]

You do need a decent sized saw - roughly 70cc for a 24in mill, 90cc for a 36in mill, really big and high torque for anything bigger.

 

One cheap option for trying it out is to use an 051 - many don't have chainbrakes but this doesn't really matter for milling (frame gets in the way before the bar gets you, and most of the time it's buried in the log so it can't kick back even if it tries as the frame jams it). There are a few around on ebay at the moment - seem to be making about £50-90, except the stupid bidding war ones. There are two ending in the next couple of days. If you don't like it you're pretty certain of selling it on and getting your money back.

 

Alec

[Stereo]

That's pretty cool. Can you give me a rough idea of the cost excluding saw to get the kit you have and what size logs are you limited to.