Milling burls on a Logosol

[Noah's Ark]

I have a couple burls in my timber that I would like to slab to make cutting boards, clock blanks etc. They are about 20 inches in diameter and no longer than one or two feet long. They are too small to cut on my mill and was wondering if anyone has cut burls on a Logosol M7 before. I was trying to think of a way to mount the burl on a plank so it would reach across the supports but have not come up with a way to keep it stable enough. Any ideas? Also interested in suggestions for drying the slabs once i have them cut.

 

[BobL]

Hold small stuff can be tricky.

While it's not a Logosol, the log holding contraption used in this Small Milling Rig I made back in 2007 may give you a few ideas.

I have used this rig to mill small burls and it works very well.

 

[Jim Timber]

Making a fixture to clamp to the logosol frame, or another board that you can situate in that machine shouldn't be overly difficult. Even a box of 2x's that you can screw into the outer edge could be sufficient to hold an odd shape well enough to get a flat side you can work from.

 

[big mog]

I've milled a lot of short lengths on my M7, the trick is a sub table clamped onto the lifting arms, and screw the burl to this, use your first cut to carefully split the burl to give you a flat surface, then flip and re-screw the burl down( well up using screws coming up through the sub table into the bit your sawing, just remember to stop the chain before you hit these), as long as you use a decent size of timber for the sub table, you shouldnt have a problem

 

[Project of the day]

If you take a 2 x 6 that is about 2, 2 m and screw down a 2 x 3 thetis 1, 8 m and fasten it like a T under. And play it on the log support like T and the 2x3 in betvin the log beds Placeyour burl and screw it from below, so you can slice up the easy and smooth

 

[Noah's Ark]

thanks all, never thought of screws. i was trying to come up with some type of clamp and just could not make it work. I will give the plank and screws a try. I have a couple of 2x6s pine slabs i can use and see how it goes.

 

[Mad Professor]

Skim the burl off the log on the mill first, should have a flat smooth face.

Put a sturdy squared up plank on the log supports. Put the burl on the plank, up against the log fence to your left, flat side down . Adjust the spiked bumper to the left end of the burl and the adjustable log stop up inside of the right end of the burl. You now have things supported from below and the fence and log stop will hold it away from the guide rail. Tack a small piece of waste wood/edging on the far side of the plank up against the burl with a few small nails. Should be able flat saw the burl now.