Chainsaw milling a big oak (6ft diameter)

[Rob D]

It's only a short section but the biggest oak I've ever milled.... only done the first cut so far....

 

 

But should be fun when the big planks start to appear.

 

 

Using the 090 and Stihl 59" ES bar with Stihl ripping chain (which I Granberg modified myself).

 

 

And a romantic sunset shot at the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Copford sawmill sussex]

Nice

 

 

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[Pat Ferrett]

Rob why not stand it up on a pallet and let gravity pull the saw through ?

[morten]

Rob why not stand it up on a pallet and let gravity pull the saw through ?

 

Newton was wrong. There is no such thing as gravity...

 

Earth sucks!

[Pete Hart]

Absolute beast!! Can't wait to see the boards that come off that whopping great lump!!

 

 

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[Rob D]

Rob why not stand it up on a pallet and let gravity pull the saw through ?

 

 

It weighs 4.5 tons - it would have to be a serious pallet!

 

 

I didn't find it too bad milling it like this - maybe if you had more than one to do standing them vertically would be the way to do it.

 

 

 

[agg221]

A fair old lump that. Roughly how long did the cut take?

 

Also interested in what sort of thickness you're planning to take boards off at?

 

Alec

[Mark Bolam]

Serious lump Rob.

 

Is it looking promising?

 

Have you tried milling vertically? I'd be worried the mill would 'fall away' from the guide rail, although I totally get the gravity thing

 

 

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[j r hartly]

Has it "dulled" the cahin much?

 

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[j r hartly]

Chain

 

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