Andrew,
Your 1100 needs a good evaluation if its bogging in 6-8" cedar, last made in 1975 ish most parts for a 1100 are no longer available from the dealer (spark plug and a few other little things are), and NOS aftermarket are hard to come by and very costly.
What size of logs do you plan on milling? Looking at your pics the carridge head would easily adapt to mounting a smaller powerhead/bar configuration with a single mounting point.
Is the bar tip mounting point already adjustable? It kind of looks to be from your pics.
Jeremy
Hey Jeremy,
that's what I was thinking. I got it back together late this afternoon, heated the end of the spring and bent it the way it should have been (as best as I could tell from the IPL's I have).
Today the saw seemed to run OK, but I think not with the "ferocity" that I suspect it's supposed to. I've seen lots of talk of needing D handles and the like because of compression, but there's not a real sense of any need with this saw right now. I'll check the compression if the gauge I have from my Austin Mini days will fit and work.
The immediate target for logs to mill are cedars. I need a bunch of 4x6, 6x6, or something like that for a greenhouse base, plus some smaller stuff for a few other projects (like another portable chicken coop). I would guess that all the trees are in the 12" diameter or so range, probably a few bigger ones. There are also some larger spruce trees, perhaps up to about 2 feet (I haven't really had to measure any of this stuff before so I don't really know for sure) that are candidates for turning into lumber too.
I also need to put a flat on a bunch of poles to use for rafters. I'll need to do something about extending the bed for some as they'll need to be 18', maybe 20' long. I'm good for just under 16' right now.
Adapting the frame to other saws wouldn't be too hard. The tip end is adjustable. I turned it around for a quick try with the bolted tip rather than the using the clamp setup. Making a whole new mount could be as simple as just winding the one threaded rod joiner (drawing a blank on the "official" name of them right this second) and putting on another with a different mount.
My next "biggest" saw is a Husky 50, which is certainly at the low end of what would be needed. I have a 20" bar I could put on it. My original plan was to make something up to use this saw, and see how it went. Then I saw this one for sale and figured it was easier just to buy it. Remains to be seen whether that's the case.
I do need to do something with all the log hold downs (set works?). I suspect what's there worked fine for larger stuff, but it leaves a lot to be desired, at least in my rookie experience so far. I need to get the mill off the trailer, it's just there from picking it up. With it up on some concrete blocks (at least) the two posts could go down easier. I think I'm just going to build a wooden platform to sit on top of the steel and raise the logs up into range. Get it close and then just run the saw down to make it all flat.
Anyway, I made my first couple of 2x3's today before I had to get to a few other things. Kinda got stymied trying to figure out how best to use the bit of the log I had left (kinda "surrounded by insurmountable opportunities" as Pogo said
).
I'm cautiously optimistic.
cheers,
Andrew
:smile2:. So tomorrow I'm going to get it mounted back on the track and see if I can actually cut some wood. I need a few bits of cedar to build a new portable chicken coop, so that's the first objective.
