How to mill Video

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2 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

My first solo milling job went horribly wrong,
Several large ash stems in London.
Guy said they'd been down a few months, more like several years.
Couldn't even finish one cut without blunting the chain.
8 hours two full cuts.
Buggered 48" chain.
I hate milling ash now.

That's cedar in the photo, cuts great.
Oak is considerably denser and much slower to cut.

These days I run the 661 flat down the top of the log to remove crap and lumps. Ladder straight on with straps and a block at top end.
I drill the rungs on my ladder and screw direct sometimes.

I post photos on Arbtalk to advertise.
But be prepared to drive long distances as they are rarely local.
Often a client will ask their tree surgeon about milling then they get hold of me.

Awesome, thanks you.

 

There is a local Tree Surgeon who pops up on here sometimes who I've started doing a bit of Milling for. Hopefully I'll get a few cash jobs coming my way in the future through him.

 

Ive mostly been milling Oak Beech and Elm, so understand what slow means.  Interesting to know Ash is a nightmare. Whats it like fresh felled? I think there is a few big trees waiting for me when  come back from my hitch in Norway. Few Oaks too.  No cash involved, but I take a few slabs each time.

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20 hours ago, Blaisey said:

 

Nice work dude!

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On 24/09/2016 at 15:33, Blaisey said:

Thanks for all the replies,  great to hear lots of wood being saved.