maple pics!!

[betterbuilt]

Let me start out by saying This is my second time milling with the 076. I'm just getting to know the saw. My first time out the starter pawl snapped after two slabs. This time was a lot better. I made a few modifications to the saw. I added a the air filter system from a TS760 which seems to be a lot easier to get filters for. I didn't make to many slabs but the actual sawing part was a lot easier. Yesterday I finally got my mill to feed almost all by its self. I've come close but never had a saw with the power to keep the rpms high enough.

About a month ago Working on a job with Kirkeg and he was telling me about a maple in his yard that was dying he asked me if I would fell it for him. After work we went to go look at it and after I saw it wasn't gonna fall on anything I said sure. When we got the tree down I could see the butt of it was almost perfectly spalted. I've cut a lot of maple but its almost always not spalted at all or way to far gone. I thought we should saw the log and It seems to be a good choice.

The day started off kinda slow getting the log positioned. I forgot my rail so we had to use a ladder. We got the log tilted to 19 degrees.

My last time out I was thinking my bar was junk because the chain was moving from side to side. Turns out that the chain was the problem. I must have gotten into some grit or something because it was bad. I'm glad that I didn't need to buy another bar.

 

[betterbuilt]

Kirkeg started dancing for some reason. Not really, he asked to take his picture and was positioning himself so you could see the saw behind him.

heres the photo he wanted me to take. lol

 

[stipes]

Nice lookin slabs!!

Look like a nice days work...

 

[mtngun]

Welcome to the self-feeding club ! ! !

Great pics and great wood. This thread oughta make BobL's day.

 

[betterbuilt]

Welcome to the self-feeding club ! ! !

Great pics and great wood. This thread oughta make BobL's day.

I think I'm secretly trying to get his approval.

 

[BobL]

Welcome to the self-feeding club ! ! !

Great pics and great wood. This thread oughta make BobL's day.

Whoo - Hoo! It sure did

pst - you need a bit MORE WEIGHT, My B3M is looking better every day

 

[betterbuilt]

I thought I had it self feeding before but this was a different thing all together. Thanks everyone for all the help. Way to many posts and people to list.

More weight? :jawdrop: That rock is almost to heavy to get on there alone.

I'm watching your Bobs Really Big and Heavy Back Breaking Mill. I plan on building another mill so I'm watching hoping to pick up some pointers. Keep up the great pics and detailed build.

 

[kirkeg]

Kirkeg started dancing for some reason. Not really, he asked to take his picture and was positioning himself so you could see the saw behind him.

heres the photo he wanted me to take. lol

Wooooooo Hooooooo! That saw was feeding and cutting so well I had to dance a jig!

Wanted: Stihl 076 saw, parts or complete....

 

[jimdad07]

Nice milling action. Nothing like two buddies enjoying wood together.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[BobL]

I like this one - that looks like it's cooking.

 

[betterbuilt]

Thanks guys. We had a lot of fun. Were gonna try to make some more slabs today. I'll post pics Later.

 

[jimdad07]

Thanks guys. We had a lot of fun. Were gonna try to make some more slabs today. I'll post pics Later.

Have fun. That maple has some nice character to it. Ought to make some good stuff.

 

[betterbuilt]

I have bunch more pics I'll get on here throughout the day. Kirkeg and I had a great day and at least doubled our production once we got into a grove.

BobL was looking through your 076 Bil mil post and couldn't find a pic of the chain guard. I want to nix the guard and build something else and was looking Ideas. I tried without it but it messes up the flow of air and the dust goes right to the air filter. I would like to be able to change the chain without removing the saw. Any help would great.

 

[betterbuilt]

Well I took a bunch of pics if you want to go through them all. I set the camera to take a photo every minute so you can imagine there are a lot of pictures
http://picasaweb.google.com/rogersdeadfallfurniture/BillAndKirkMilling?authkey=Gv1sRgCJLSv4WGo9LMGA#

I'll post a few pics in my next post

 

[betterbuilt]

Notice the maple syurp spout holes in this one.

 

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Enjoy

 

[betterbuilt]

So whats a good Self feeding rate? i did a few timed cuts on that maple.

I didn't check the rakers but they were pretty aggressive at the start of the log.

In 28 in hard maple had a self feed speed rate of 7 to 10 inches per minute depending on the Grain changes.

I was also getting 10 inches per minute through the widest section that was from 30 to 36 inches wide.

 

[kirkeg]

Yeah - That saw was moving pretty good!