Day with the Alaskan and mini mill

Just thought I'd share some pictures of a recent. Bit of milling in the woods

Got a stihl056 with a 36" bar and mill and a mini mill on an stihl290

nice work

excellent, this is on my list of things for this year. You must be as deaf as a post mate!

Great use of the Alaskan and mini mill to break down a larger log... I'll use this as an example if I may!

Feel free to use any pic you wish

excellent, this is on my list of things for this year. You must be as deaf as a post mate!

Nice but do you ever wear a helmet

Nice sawmilling but you need to sort your PPE out. I will occasionally mill without chainsaw trousers (at my yard only) as the mill is clamped at both ends. I wouldn't mini mill without them though.

Helmet/ear protection and ear defenders are a real must. For the sake of £20 for a set of goggles and a good set of ear defenders (I won't mill in a standard forestry lid - only SNR30 + ear defenders) it's not worth the risk. Even with goggles, sawdust sometimes slips past (one minor injuries clinic visit last year).

Quite separately is the insurance issue. No one is going to pay out on insurance claims if it can be demonstrated that reasonable precautions haven't been taken, even if the claim does doesn't relate to it.

excellent, this is on my list of things for this year. You must be as deaf as a post mate!

ecatly y thoughts lol:lol:

I think fair's fair - the thread is really about milling not about the H&S... I'm sure he's well aware of the risks of not using PPE...

I'd agree, it's been said, let's look and keep to the topic?

Fantastic pics. I'm addicted