thank you for that info. quick question, i found a jonsered 670. im not looking to set the world on fire as far as milling more for the enjoyment of being outside and do something i enjoy. would that 670 fair pretty well as a milling saw? im not cutting huge logs mayb max 24" in diameter. im gonna use the lumber for my personal building projects.
From what I understand you can mill with anything if you allow the saw to go at it's own pace, just applying gentle pressure and taking time. Some guys are milling big logs all the time, so time is a factor for them and they want a big saw to power through it.
If you want to mill with that saw then you might consider a narrow kerf milling bar and chain.
http://leftcoastsupplies.com/produc...pplies-bars-tips-gb-narrow-kerf-milling-bars/
I haven't used one but the guys selling them said good things about them when I called to get more info. Theoretically it takes a smaller/narrower bite of wood, it needs less power for the same length of cut.
Biggest factor is having a sharp chain and bar, mill etc being lined up.
When I got my saw it came with a 20" bar and a cross cut chain modified for ripping. I cut my first boards with that set up and it didn't work so well, slow, took a lot of push/force to cut, saw bogged at times.
I put a new 36" bar with a new Laser ripping chain on it and it cut so much easier and better. It was in 16" elm log and was 300% better and easier than the 10 inch one that I had milled.
I looked at the 20" bar later and the rail had actually turned a lip on it, so that would have been part of it. I assumed that the chain was sharp when I ran because the guy who sold it to me said it was and I hadn't learned to sharpen yet.
If you do get the 670 you will have something working and you can then get started and it may be all you want or it will give you a sense of what you would like.
