Some Oak milling

[aspenarb]

A mate has got an Alaskan mill and came over to buzz some oak down that wont fit in the woodmizer. Impressive piece if kit

 

Bob

 

Vid [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kolfZu7ztB8]Gary on the Alaskan mill - YouTube[/ame]

 

 

 

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=170626&stc=1&d=1417464036

Edited December 1, 2014 by aspenarb

[Forest2Furniture]

Nice looking stack of boards.

 

It doesn't look like he's using any wedges as he cuts to hold the board up which would account for the slow progress.

[gobbypunk]

No wedges surley that will make the saw work harder and he didnt seem to rev the saw to clear it after the cut either i was told to do both by Rob D so might help if you told your mate only trying to help

Cheers Mark

[woodyguy]

Wedges and a small winch would make things hugely easier. Nice oak.

[Big J]

Wedges and a small winch would make things hugely easier. Nice oak.

 

Wedges, winch and second powerhead

[delabodge]

two keen volunteers make it easier!!!:lol:

[silky fox]

You gotta crack that whip Mr Bodge!

[Big J]

Got round to actually watching the video, rather than just spouting my double powerhead propaganda. Things to note:

 

* Wedges are definitely required. No wedges mean than the trailing edge of the saw chain is being pinched, meaning slower progress, inaccurate thickness of board (as trailing edge skims off more material) and increased saw marks.

 

* The jerky movement of the mill is likely to increase saw gouges - a winch would result in smoother, easier progress and would produce boards with a better finish.

 

* Finally, it's just worth pointing out how different the cut rates are with 1 versus 2 power heads. It took that chap 2.5 minutes to complete half that cut. Stands to reason it's 5 minutes a cut, though they would get longer in the wider section of the log. Completing that same cut with two 880s, I'm fairly confident it would take 90 seconds. So hats off to the guys for producing a bloody respectable stack of timber at the end of the day - they must have been sporting adult nappies, 'cause there's no way they would have had time to stop to pee!

[aspenarb]

Thanks for the heads up, wedges it is. There or ten more oversized sticks to cut up so anything that makes it easier is a great help. This lot is destined for garden table tops and one of the questions I was going to ask was where can a planer thicknesser be found that can put a finish on these boards? Some are 4 feet wide.

 

Bob

Edited December 3, 2014 by aspenarb

[se7enthdevil]

Thanks for the heads up, wedges it is. There or ten more oversized sticks to cut up so anything that makes it easier is a great help. This lot is destined for garden table tops and one of the questions I was going to ask was where can a planer thicknesser be found that can put a finish on these boards? Some are 4 feet wide.

 

Bob

 

you wont plane a board that wide, the biggest planer in the world will only be about 30"...

 

 

you surface big dry boards like those on a wide belt sander which can be up to 5' wide. or you do it the way most people do and use a handheld beltsander.