Chainsaw mill

[buddyballs79]

Have any of you ever used one of the alaskan chainsaw mills? Are they worth a crap? How big of a saw would you need to really run one well? I'm wanting to use it to slab some logs and for making some floor and ceiling joists. I appreciate your reply.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20538&item=2083711670&rd=1
that one is on ebay, let me know what yall think

 

[carhartted]

I have both a 24 and 48 inch mill with a Husky 272xp. I havyet to use the set up. Go here and read all about milling.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/messagese

There is a guy there who uses a stihl 056, he had some problems at the begining but it works well now.

Hope this helps.

 

[buddyballs79]

Hey appreciate the help but i can't get the link to work, could you post it again, thanks

 

[carhartted]

Try this one


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/

You may have to register with yahoo in order to read the messages.

 

[oldmanmcculloch]

<font color = blue>Here is a picture of the mill in action.</font>
<font color = green>MAC</font>

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20538&item=2084421094&rd=1

 

[Gypo Logger]

I have used the Alaskan mill with success, but you must be very dedicated to filing and bar mantainance.
The best book ever written on the subject, is by Will Malloff, called Chainsaw Lumbermaking, first published in 1982 by Taunton Press. Though now out of print, this lavishly illustrated hardcover can be found at: www.abe.com

 

[herminthegoose]

The question i have always had, how fast can one mill. feet per minute. I am a sawer, been around circle saws- band saws. Have never had the chance to see chain saw mill in action. ty

 

[glens]

Frank's planks

John,

Looks like you've done a fine job keeping the lines straight.&nbsp; It surely is a testament to your chain-filing abilities!&nbsp; I believe I recognize that notch; did't the bottom of it make an appearance in another thread recently

You know, that's a real good idea, come to think of it.&nbsp; If you need a couple of short planks, like to load the quad in the back of the truck or something, there's no sense in taking the whole tree.&nbsp; And you can always go back and get a couple more after the tree fills back in.&nbsp; Now <i>that's</i> forest manglement!

That reminds me of the time a traveling salesman came to a farm where about halfway up the drive to a new fancy house was a pile of ashes on a foundation.&nbsp; Near the new house he saw a pig with a wooden leg!

He had to know more about that pig with the wooden leg, so he just came right out and asked about it.

The conversation went something like this:

<b>salesman</b>:&nbsp; I couldn't help noticing that pig with a wooden leg.&nbsp; Why does he have it?

<b>farmer</b>:&nbsp; That there's a special pig.&nbsp; See the place where the old house used to be?&nbsp; One night it caught fire while we was all asleep, and that pig came in and rousted us up and led us out, one by one.&nbsp; He saved our lives!

<b>salesman</b>:&nbsp; Did he get hurt in the fire?&nbsp; Is that why he's got the wooden leg?

<b>farmer</b>:&nbsp; Nope, he didn't get hurt in that fire at all.

<b>salesman:</b>:&nbsp; Well then why does he have a wooden leg?

<b>farmer</b>:&nbsp; Well, that there's a special pig.&nbsp; See that fancy new house?&nbsp; That pig can find oil.&nbsp; Thanks to him, we got us a few oil wells on the property now.&nbsp; That's how we paid for that fancy new house!

<b>salesman</b>:&nbsp; Wow, that's great; but why does he have a wooden leg?

<b>farmer</b>:&nbsp; Well, when you got a special pig like that, you just can't eat him all at once!