Stihl 090 on some ash

[Rob D]

Been very slack recently and not taking any pics of milling but am now going to try and post each and every time....

 

 

Took the Stihl 090 out on some 36" ash a couple of days ago. Had a fair bit of shake but some nice colour and also nice crotch flaring.

 

 

Instead of leaving the boards whole used a carving bar to cut down and through all the shake lines in order to make the boards easier to handle and have less distortion.

 

 

The 090 is a lovely saw to mill with - easier to start than the 880, idles beautiful, the way the power is delivered is more torquey and less aggresive - just powers it's way stolidly through the log. I have some new 84" double ended bars from Granberg now and so the 090 will be going on one of those soon!

 

 

This set up is with a 59" Stihl Rollomatic bar and oregon .404 skip link ripping chain (which they no longer supply in the UK:sneaky2:).

 

 

 

 

[WorcsWuss]

That's turned out some lovely planks rob, great colour....

[Rob D]

Yep had some really nice colour which should go very dark as it dries out. A few more pics...

 

 

 

[bobh]

Lovely set up - got to get me a bigger saw and mill the 660 and 30" just doesn't seem to cut it.

Milled some ash last weekend same sort of colour, had a problem with getting a smooth exit (ie not leaving marks at the end of the cut as the front edge of the mill clears the timber.) Not a problem I usually have is this common with ash or was I just having a bad day?

[Big Beech]

nice looking log Rob!

nice setup as well, what size rails are they?

also, a friend has a 090av, but needs some spar av mounts and google has only given a few options. do you have anywhere you could recomend for some or any other custom fitting options for replacing them.

 

this may be my answer tomy burr oak questions re:size saw etc.

 

cheers, simon

[Bob Slade]

Lovely set up - got to get me a bigger saw and mill the 660 and 30" just doesn't seem to cut it.

Milled some ash last weekend same sort of colour, had a problem with getting a smooth exit (ie not leaving marks at the end of the cut as the front edge of the mill clears the timber.) Not a problem I usually have is this common with ash or was I just having a bad day?

 

I find that as you get towards the end of the cut you do the following:

bring the far end of the mill round so its cut half way through the end, bring it back then take the head end round to meet the cut, bring that back and place wedges behind the bar and then take mill out.

[burrell_]

84" double ended bars from Granberg rob

could put 2 076 on that

[spudulike]

84" double ended bars from Granberg rob

could put 2 076 on that

 

Yes but have you made my crankcase splitter yet........

 

Great job Rob - real good milling:thumbup:

[burrell_]

dont u no snow stops work

crankcase splitter

flywheel puller

what ever next

more cake :lol:

[spudulike]

dont u no snow stops work

crankcase splitter

flywheel puller

what ever next

more cake :lol:

 

I thought when the weather was bad, you hit the workshop and didn't put your feet up:lol:

 

Better stop - think we have gone off subject.....sorry Rob:blushing: