IS this worth milling (YES ITS WAS)

[stuart505505]

me and mark (gobby punk) had a go milling this best of a trunk, full 4' bar width of bar it was taking almost 1 hour per cut the timber was extremely hard.

but what some lovely wood inside mini the soft bits:thumbup:

[gobbypunk]

Nice one Stu pics looking good aching a bit today though ,good day apart from snapping a chain

Cheers Mark

[Big J]

Good effort on the milling - it's certainly a nice bit of Oak.

 

It shouldn't take you nearly an hour per cut though. With a single powerhead it should still be no more than 15 minutes per cut. The snapped chain is most likely an indicator of it being too blunt/depth gauges too high.

[gobbypunk]

Hi big J how often should I do the depth gauges I was taught once for every 3 times on the cutters should that differ for a ripping chain ,I milled some spalted beech a few days before and mill was doing fine I know its alot softer ,but honestly that oak was the hardest timber I have ever come across harder than greenheart ,thanks for your advise

Cheers Mark

[Big J]

Hi big J how often should I do the depth gauges I was taught once for every 3 times on the cutters should that differ for a ripping chain ,I milled some spalted beech a few days before and mill was doing fine I know its alot softer ,but honestly that oak was the hardest timber I have ever come across harder than greenheart ,thanks for your advise

Cheers Mark

 

Hi Mark,

 

You do get anomalous trees like that sometimes. I had a couple of brick hard elms this year - no idea why they were so tough.

 

First thing to do when the chain comes out the box is take a reasonable amount of each depth gauge - at least 5 strokes. After that, keep nibbling at them until it's just the right side of grabby. You want the saw to pull itself along, but not constantly stall. It's a balancing act, and one that comes with practice. On 4ft wide cuts on a single powerhead, I'd expect a 1ft/minute cut rate. Also, sharpen (as in a tiny tickle on each tooth) after every cut. It will save you a lot of effort and fuel.

[gobbypunk]

Thanks Big J will do as you say comes with practice as I am still quite new to chainsaw milling but totaly hooked I want a bandmill now ,just love turning over the first cut to see what its like

Cheers Mark