Double ended milling

[Blaisey]

Just picking up tips at the moment Stephen, I have a chainsaw mill, but haven't had any time to break it out in anger as yet...

 

The rope comment interests me - you mean that you operate the saw from the trigger, but instead of pushing the mill with a combination of saw handle and centre handle on the mill, you pull a rope attached somewhere?

 

I'm not sure I have the right mental picture here, do you have an image or more info?

 

This might help mate

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/alaskan-mill/97222-how-mill-video.html

[Stephen Blair]

I put a cable tie on the throttle, just enough so it can slip off and on.

Put a small rope between 2 points on the mill and once it's started then it can be pulled along.

It's still a 2 man job to be fare to do it safely and easily!

[wisewood]

Lots of good information guys thanks.

I've a winch on the mill and that works great, much smoother surface cuts. The 066 is great really, but I know at some point I'll have to get a 880 or equivalent as I'm running the 066 to the max.