samdweezel05
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Made my first chainsaw mill today. First thing I need to do is thank all the members on this forum for all the great posts that I have been able to search for and read to learn all I need to build my own mill. I weld for a living so the idea of building one didn't scare me but the design is what I needed help with. I did invest in a skip chain or milling chain, what ever you want to call it. Only thing would change is putting another handle on the mill closer to the saw so I use more of my chest instead my shoulders when running the mill. Total investment is $60 in steel for the rails and mill and about 1.5 hours of my time to build it. So here it is, the first of many.
Measure 100 times and make sure everything is square and perpendicular and you get a mill that works as it should the first time you try it. Yes I cheated and used a square beam to try it on instead of trying to figure out my home made rails as well
It worked just as well the second time as well.
Here is a picture of my rails that I made. I haven't finished them because I haven't figured out how I want to attach them when they are being used.
And here is a picture of the entire set up but I have included my log skidder.
Phil
Measure 100 times and make sure everything is square and perpendicular and you get a mill that works as it should the first time you try it. Yes I cheated and used a square beam to try it on instead of trying to figure out my home made rails as well
It worked just as well the second time as well.
Here is a picture of my rails that I made. I haven't finished them because I haven't figured out how I want to attach them when they are being used.
And here is a picture of the entire set up but I have included my log skidder.
Phil
