Rails for my Alaskan mill

[gobbypunk]

Hi nice rails if they had some legs on them you could roll a log onto them then jack up with a high lift jack and then you would not be on your knees milling when half way through the log , I have been trying to find time to make one myself for ages and I think rails like yours with legs on would be the way to go

Cheers Mark

[Big Beech]

I would like a few extra supports in that to stop it flexing or twisting. How true is it?

[CCOS]

I made a short video of the first test with the rails. The preformed as I had hoped.

Homemade rails for Alaskan mill MK lll

[tim Ber]

Earlier you said about using the upright mill on the rails but will the cross members be in the way. But still good idea to mill longer length

[CCOS]

Well the first video didn't come online så here are the final one

[Logrod]

I've never used an alaskan mill (yet) but it looked to me as if you could have done with more than one screw into the trunk through each support to limit the movement of the frame. I really like the idea though - very portable and didn't seem to show any lengthways flex

[CCOS]

I've never used an alaskan mill (yet) but it looked to me as if you could have done with more than one screw into the trunk through each support to limit the movement of the frame. I really like the idea though - very portable and didn't seem to show any lengthways flex

 

It was only on one of the supports I used only one screw the others I used two so I could level the rails.

[Rob D]

Yep worked fine

 

 

As you said before the best first cut rails would have v rails on top for the mini mill as well...