Chainsaw Mill Question ?

[zooba72]

Hello,

Question if someone has a moment. I was considering buying a chainsaw mill from Amazon in an attempt to make some oak shelves out of some logs I have laying around. Does anyone have a recommendation on a mill ? Can my MS362 rip the boards if I have the right chain ? This is not something I would be doing a lot - this is one time thing and the logs are about 48" long. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[J D]

Check out the cs milling 101 thread, tons of info there.
Short answer is yes, your saw could mill those.
In reality its a lot of setup for a short cut that will likely be uneven from the stop start so would definitely need significant additional finishing. Could be a good test project to see if you want to pursue the hobby... if that ends up being the case, plan on needing a bigger saw & replacing all the nuts/bolts if you buy a cheap chinese mill.
If you're only interested in the mill to make one set of shelves I'd say put your $ towards buying lumber instead