Milling Picture Thread

[StihlPotlicker]

3120 oiled foam filters arrived. Installed it on a cage from a old felt filter. Trying to stop the fines from getting past the filter..

This saw has been thru a few thousand board feet of logs so far and my P&C look perfect…. but I do see some fines getting past the felt filters. Probably getting past the mating services top or bottom. This is a much more sealed/snug fit..
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love my Max Air Flow filter, I don't know how many bdft is on this one, but she is due for a cleaning and reoil lol, it has been a yr. since I have washed and re-oiled this, I just knock the heavy dust off and keep milling lol. saw is a $350.00 G660 I got in '20

 

[GeneralKayoss]

Another one down!

 

[GeneralKayoss]

30" White Oak Cookies

 

[U&A]

30" White Oak Cookies

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I cant see how your securing the ladder to the log to keep it from moving. How did you do that part. I do see the wedge in there….

 

[Seachaser]

I cant see how your securing the ladder to the log to keep it from moving. How did you do that part. I do see the wedge in there….

Same here. Pretty impressive. Slow growing oak tree in the early years. Questions: attachment? What do you use the cookies for? Granberg?
Thanks.

 

[GeneralKayoss]

I cant see how your securing the ladder to the log to keep it from moving. How did you do that part. I do see the wedge in there….

You can't really see from that angle, but I run 1" screws down into the bark pulling 1.5" wide washers down on the lip of the I beam. I do slabs similarly. Shim when necessary. Works well.

 

[U&A]

You can't really see from that angle, but I run 1" screws down into the bark pulling 1.5" wide washers down on the lip of the I beam. I do slabs similarly. Shim when necessary. Works well.

Interesting,

Relying on the bark for support is tricky for sure.

Thank you! You got my wheels turn now. And I did finish my next revision of my first cut setup. Ill take pics next time Im out.

 

[GeneralKayoss]

Interesting,

Relying on the bark for support is tricky for sure.

Thank you! You got my wheels turn now. And I did finish my next revision of my first cut setup. Ill take pics next time Im out.

If it doesn't feel secure in the bark I'll go into the edge of the wood, but most of the time on thick barked stuff it's no problem. It's not hard to hide a little screw hole. On slabs I'll screw it down at the very ends of the slab. Ladder is 4" thick I beam so it doesn't flex much at all.

 

[U&A]

If it doesn't feel secure in the bark I'll go into the edge of the wood, but most of the time on thick barked stuff it's no problem. It's not hard to hide a little screw hole. On slabs I'll screw it down at the very ends of the slab. Ladder is 4" thick I beam so it doesn't flex much at all.

Gotcha. Yah makes sense.

I have an idea for brackets for this. Give me some time but ill share it when done.

 

[U&A]

Gota get it figured out now. Got 42” and 51” diameter cookies to mill for someone

 

[U&A]

Gona put this right here.

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[U&A]

Doing some milling tomorrow.

Got the first cut brackets done and they work for both normal milling and large cookies. Ill post a video tomorrow

 

[GeneralKayoss]

Doing some milling tomorrow.

Got the first cut brackets done and they work for both normal milling and large cookies. Ill post a video tomorrow

I'm interested to see what you came up with.

 

[U&A]

I'm interested to see what you came up with.

Its very simple. Usually i take a long time to decide on things but the results are always functional very basic concepts.

Always been a function over form kinda guy.

 

[J D]

Always been a function over form kinda guy.

Couldn't agree more... for some reason I can't seem to apply that to women though

 

[U&A]

Couldn't agree more... for some reason I can't seem to apply that to women though

Understandable

 

[U&A]

Will only work with cookies that are like 25” diameter +

I have another bracket plan for smaller cookies

 

[J D]

Will only work with cookies that are like 25” diameter +

I have another bracket plan for smaller cookies

I find the hex head tek screws work better/longer than standard screws. I secure the rungs with a sadle made out of banding or bracing strap rather than screw through the rung

 

[Ed Penney]

Iv never done pine. It must saw easy?


I tell ya what. The cotton wood was THE MOST DIFFICULT thing iv ever milled. Such a gummy spongy wood. Fought it the entire way. Can make some pretty table tops though once finished

I know it is a nasty burning wood. I had two that sat for over three years in the desert sun drying. Gotta be one of the dirtiest stinking woods to burn. I heated my shop with it one winter, that was enough of that. had to clean my flue religiously even burning wide open. I can't even imagine cutting it on a mill. I wasn't having an easy time splitting it.

 

[djg james]

I know it is a nasty burning wood. I had two that sat for over three years in the desert sun drying. Gotta be one of the dirtiest stinking woods to burn. I heated my shop with it one winter, that was enough of that. had to clean my flue religiously even burning wide open. I can't even imagine cutting it on a mill. I wasn't having an easy time splitting it.

I remember sawing it on a circle mill. Always left a fuzzy wuzzy finish. Never could get a board to dry straight without twisting.