tips on milling welcome please

[flatyre]

was at my local timber yard the other day as much for a chin wag as the timber for shuttering founds I needed. Its a small yard but has been growing steadily over the years I've been supporting it. Anyway Craig the owner had a few big chunks of ash on an Alaskan mill which caught my attention as he didn't do any milling last time I was in, so we got talking and he asked me to help run it for a day now and again, he currently has an 880 single power head but is buying a second 880 and a double bar for us to use, I've never used a mill before and was just wondering if there are any trade secrets to help do a better job, or do you just keep your finger on the trigger and push?

[Mike Dempsey]

You should read the milling sub forum. Plenty of information on there.

 

Mike

[Rob D]

It's a big subject really - but the basics will see you getting good results and they are good chainsaw maintenace and a correctly sharpened chain at all times.