My first attempt at a homemade CSM 1"square .083 using super 250 mac

August76 · Sep 11, 2018

Mad Professor said:
The kerf will be bigger with that, but filed right, should still give a decent flitch.

Your latest stuff looks decent. Try working that chain back to ~ 10 degrees as you sharpen it.

If the saws will do dual duty, get 1 for milling and another for crosscuts

The Mac is to big to deal with in any situation. Too much dead weight. No real benefits of using it compared to the Makita other than if the Mac blows up I don't car it cost me 30 dollars where's the Makita was $300. So these new cuts are with the beat up husky chain and bar on the Makita. Go figure ..it works better. I have the 20 inch bar on the husky. The 038 didn't do great milling but the chain isn't in good condition either. I noticed it needs attention. I don't like all these full chisel chains. They don't stay sharp long

Mad Professor · Sep 11, 2018

August76 said:
The Mac is to big to deal with in any situation. Too much dead weight. No real benefits of using it compared to the Makita other than if the Mac blows up I don't car it cost me 30 dollars where's the Makita was $300. So these new cuts are with the beat up husky chain and bar on the Makita. Go figure ..it works better. I have the 20 inch bar on the husky. The 038 didn't do great milling but the chain isn't in good condition either. I noticed it needs attention. I don't like all these full chisel chains. They don't stay sharp long

How dirty is the wood?

August76 · Sep 11, 2018

Mad Professor said:
How dirty is the wood?

No dirt or bs

August76 · Sep 12, 2018

Made a bunch of shelving in the garage. Only thing that wasn't chainsaw miller was a 2x4 ripped in half at 8 foot. I didn't have any 8 foot logs.
I need a new nail gun. This ancient senco weighs a ton and shoots nails badly.
Lil backyard fire burning bark n scraps