Chilling ( Chinese Milling )

[astra25]

TonyIOM: what wood is that? Very nice

[Forest2Furniture]

Does the winch kit do much to help back pain or are you getting that from lifting heavy timbers?

Cheers, steve

 

Yes.

 

I've had a winch fitted to my 48" alaskan mill for a few years now and had forgotten how easier it makes milling. That was until I milled some 14" diameter sycamore the other day with the cheep mill and no winch, my arms & shoulders ached the following day.

[Lazurus]

Yes.

 

I've had a winch fitted to my 48" alaskan mill for a few years now and had forgotten how easier it makes milling. That was until I milled some 14" diameter sycamore the other day with the cheep mill and no winch, my arms & shoulders ached the following day.

 

Is the winch beneficial on a small 24" mill, or should I just have another Weetabix?

 

S.

[Forest2Furniture]

Is the winch beneficial on a small 24" mill, or should I just have another Weetabix?

 

S.

 

Now I know where I went wrong, I forgot the weetabix

[Woodworks]

Cant say I have any problems pushing my Alaskan with max cut of a 25" bar but mainly milled softwood to date. You could set up so working slightly downhill and let gravity help you.

[SteveA]

Is the winch beneficial on a small 24" mill, or should I just have another Weetabix?

 

S.

 

I guess it would be.

The winch kit that RobD supplies fits the chilaskan too.

cheers, steve

[Lazurus]

I guess it would be.

The winch kit that RobD supplies fits the chilaskan too.

cheers, steve

 

Ta.

[Toby in Buckinghamshire]

Well another 5 tanks through the Chinese mill today, this time fitted with the Granberg milling chain, must admit no noticeable difference between the Granberg and the stock Oregon chain, maybe a tad quicker, but it did cost half the price of the saw itself so better get some use out of it. Lol.

 

I keep waiting for problems either with the Timberpro saw or the Chinese mill but as yet they haven't missed a beat, sure the saw is a bit thirsty, yes the mill is not made of the Alaskan quality materials but it does what it says on the box and all for under £150. As I said on my previous thread it has paid for itself on the fist outing and now it's all a bonus.[emoji106][emoji106]

Morning Lazurus / all

 

Where was this mill from? And how much does one cost?

 

I can only find big 36"plus mills on eBay.

 

Thanks

 

Toby

 

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[Lazurus]

Well its still going strong, I had my first "commercial" job last weekend. A colleague at work is doing a barn conversion and had removed some 12 x 12 oak beams which he wanted to repurpose on the interior doorways and asked me if I could simply "rip em in half"

 

So I turns up on site with the Chillaskan mill and my Chinese saw looking very professional. I spent a happy hour ripping the beams down the center for him. The guys on site had never seen a chainsaw mill before and were very impressed as they had suggested to my mate that he trundle them to a local sawmill and get them done on the band saw there. So for my initial £150 investment I have had over a year of "hobby" milling and a lot of enjoyment and experience. Best money I spent in ages and apart from the usual maintenance and sharpening that cheap Chinese saw just keeps on going.......

[billpierce]

What cc is the timberpro?