I had a Cherry tree die last year. I saved the trunk piece, slapped paint on the ends of the log and put it on blocks. I was going to mill it right away. But, my PS7900 is so nice and new I couldn't bring myself to mill with it. Off to eBay for a Husky 395XP. After spending some money to get it up to speed, it was time to finally mill this thing. I didn't expect much of anything decent in the way of wood out of it. But, it would be a good learning experience. After cutting away the sap wood, there might be a few smallish boards in there.
Finished the first pass, saw cuts off. Hold down screws on the ignition module backed out. Two weeks and $87 later, we gave her another whirl. That 395XP is a good saw. It's not a complete beast. But, it's got plenty of heart for small stuff like this. I know I'm going to hear about not having an Aux Oiler. But, this was a 24" bar. An Aux Oiler is on the to-get list. (Interestingly, I have 30" bar, which calls for 98 Drive Links. 98DL Rip Chain would not quite fit. I'm going to have to add a Drive link.)
I'm envisioning mods to this Alaska Mill. Adjusting height is too tedious.
Finished the first pass, saw cuts off. Hold down screws on the ignition module backed out. Two weeks and $87 later, we gave her another whirl. That 395XP is a good saw. It's not a complete beast. But, it's got plenty of heart for small stuff like this. I know I'm going to hear about not having an Aux Oiler. But, this was a 24" bar. An Aux Oiler is on the to-get list. (Interestingly, I have 30" bar, which calls for 98 Drive Links. 98DL Rip Chain would not quite fit. I'm going to have to add a Drive link.)
I'm envisioning mods to this Alaska Mill. Adjusting height is too tedious.
