liberty
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I presently have a 372 xpw with a 28" bar and I am looking to start milling some cherry and walnut on my property for personal use. What would be the cheapest setup to start milling? Thanks
372 xpw for milling
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cowboyvet
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An alaskan style would be the best and most acurate. If you have soom building skills, they are easy to make yourself. Look at some of the mills on here and go from there. If you need to buy one, there are several mini mills on the market starting in the $30ish range but will not cut as nice as an alaskan style. Good luck.
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More info -
How wide a board do you want?
What do you value your time at?
Is it worth spending 3 hours making something if materials cost $100?
What's your skill set and materials availability?
Can you weld and have piles of scrap available?
Your saw and bar should be able to muddle thru wood up to 20" and if it'll take a muf mod maybe the saw could do 28".
Presently there are 36" Alaskan Mark III's on Bailey's NEW going for $200 + sh. And sometimes they can be picked up used for about $100 + sh.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ALASKAN-MARK-II...280?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0c9a83b0
Also check CL, but I wouldn't spend 2 hours hassling with CL and driving when I could get a 36" Mark III for $200. Whoops - already did that
liberty
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I can weld but am not looking to spend time doing that. would like to keep my 28" bar. I see the Alaskan mills but what would make an adequate guide system for the first cut so I do not have to buy their guide system?
Read the Milling 101 sticky - you will get lots of ideas for low cost log rail systems.
