Chainsaw mill

[Vertigo Arb Ltd]

Thanks all for feedback already given.

 

 

What size bars do you have on the 064s? You could do with a 30" bar to get the most (as already said) out of a 24" mill.

 

 

Sharp chain is essential go for the precison grinder but maybe not straight away if you want to keep the cash spend lower.

 

 

 

hello mate nice to meet you!

I will buy a bar and chain as well as the mill if I do get one I think so you suggest a 30" one.

I will probably not buy a grinder straight away and use my extreme sharpening eye

[Rob D]

No worrys - just get it sharp as it is harder work if you don't.

 

 

The Sugi bars are really good if you don't mind spending a few more £ but the oregon powermatch will do if you don't.

 

 

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Look at the winching thread here for less work http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/alaskan-mill/58216-very-cool-way-winching-your-alaskan-up-log.html

 

 

Only have x1 alaskan at the moment - more due in 5 - 7 days.

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Rob, do you have spare guide rail in stock for the mini mill?

I have mine on the edge of a length of 6x2, but it's tired now.

 

Can you recommend anything better to fix it to?

 

Hope you're well mate, see you at Jonesies.

[morten]

Rob, do you have spare guide rail in stock for the mini mill?

I have mine on the edge of a length of 6x2, but it's tired now.

 

Can you recommend anything better to fix it to?

 

Sorry to barge in here.

 

As a guide rail for the Alaskan Mini Mill, I am using a 5" x 2" (approx) beam constructed from plywood. It's very stable, and has no tendency to twist due to temperature and humidity.

 

The plywood I use is made for flooring joists (3.6m) and has all plywood fibres running lengthwise. I have glued together two 40 x 63 mm making a guide rail of 40 x 126 mm (approx 2" x 5"), and attached the aluminium brackets that guide the Mini-Mill.

 

Don't have a photo of the rail handy, but here's a photo of a 40 x 63 mm plywood flooring joist.

Edited June 18, 2013 by morten

[morten]

Don't have a photo of the rail handy, but here's a photo of a 40 x 63 mm plywood flooring joist.

 

I made a photo of the plywood Mini Mill rail while milling four large Spuces during the past two days.

 

Notice the three pre-drilled holes in the rail for fixing screws. Their position have been chosen to allow the Mini Mill to slide past. When fixing the rail to a flat surface, two screws in the rail is all it takes, though. Generally, I use an Alaskan Mill for the first cut, using an H profile ladder mounted using a couple of brackets, see this thread for details: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/alaskan-mill/46714-mounting-ladder-guide-bar-alaskan.html

Edited June 26, 2013 by morten