42" bar
1st log I milled. 24" x 10'6" red maple
My first CSM, my first time attempt to Mill.
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42" bar 1st log I milled. 24" x 10'6" red maple
forgot to mention I am using my 2172 until April. I am buying a 395 then. 
I milled them 10/4 I talked to a man wanting to purchase electric guitar blanks. He wanted lots of"flame" .
this has been in my garage a year. It was 11" thick. I used the Mill to cut it in half. It's sanded with Danish oil rubbed in. I'm waiting on warmer weather to epoxy it. It's 3' x 4'
I sanded a little bit of one slabs for about 5 mind then put wood conditioner on it for a pic for the guitar guy. I will take a pic of the slabs stacked and stickered in my garage. Thank you for reading. I am excited about all these slabs. Just not exactly sure what to do with them. I have been selling firewood 6.5 years cutting and splitting this stuff up withing I could Mill some of it. I sande three maple logs to Mill. I may wait for the 395 to Mill the other two. One of the others is over there feet with ambrosia through the whole thing.
Nice pictures!
In a few more years looks like you'll have some helpers for the firewood and milling
You are getting some nice slabs.
For gun stocks, besides figure, slabs that have a portion where a branch starts will be sought after for the wrist of the stock. The natural curve of the grain makes it stronger on the bend. Think about this when opening up a log.
In a few more years looks like you'll have some helpers for the firewood and milling
You are getting some nice slabs.
For gun stocks, besides figure, slabs that have a portion where a branch starts will be sought after for the wrist of the stock. The natural curve of the grain makes it stronger on the bend. Think about this when opening up a log.
Thank you for the pointers and compliments!
Looking good and nice pics. I know nothing about milling but it looks like fun.
Good first up effort - now you will be hooked.
Looking at some of your first cuts I can see you are horizontally see-sawing the mill down the log.
Every time you change the horizontal angle of the mill the mill will tip over slightly in the cut and the chain will dig in at those changes.
It's better to keep the mill angle the same all the way down the log as this will give a better overall finish.
It may feel faster to cut that way but if you time the cuts you will find there is little difference in the time that it takes.
Looking at some of your first cuts I can see you are horizontally see-sawing the mill down the log.
Every time you change the horizontal angle of the mill the mill will tip over slightly in the cut and the chain will dig in at those changes.
It's better to keep the mill angle the same all the way down the log as this will give a better overall finish.
It may feel faster to cut that way but if you time the cuts you will find there is little difference in the time that it takes.
I would avoid putting any oil on before the epoxy otherwise the epoxy won't grab the wood was well.
I had no idea about the gun stocks .I will look in to that more and keep that in mind for sure. Thank you.
Thank you. Yes it's nice seeing what comes outout the log. The only thing I know about Milling before this is what I have read. I know I need to learn a lot more. I'm still not%100 sure what is going to happen with these slabs lol.
The 2172 did ok I suppose. I can tell it doesn't like it all that much. I got to handle a 395 a friend has yesterday. I thought it felt really nice and not to heavy. It had a '28 bar in it though. Not a 42". I'm sure that makes a huge difference. Those Makita's look sweet. One of the Saw shop mechanics around here has a couple of hopped up Makita's and dolmars.
@Adam08ski
Thank you. Yes it's nice seeing what comes outout the log. The only thing I know about Milling before this is what I have read. I know I need to learn a lot more. I'm still not%100 sure what is going to happen with these slabs lol.
The 2172 did ok I suppose. I can tell it doesn't like it all that much. I got to handle a 395 a friend has yesterday. I thought it felt really nice and not to heavy. It had a '28 bar in it though. Not a 42". I'm sure that makes a huge difference. Those Makita's look sweet. One of the Saw shop mechanics around here has a couple of hopped up Makita's and dolmars.
@Adam08ski
I tried hard not to see Saw the cut. The first couple of passes my chain was filed at 25° a couple of sharpening later I got it filed to 10°. The ripping chains were ride as much so I bought the BPX chains. The 10° seemed to cut much better and leave a nicer finish.
Thank you so much for passing along knowledge to me. Your time and kindness is greatly appreciated sir.
Brian72
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Nice work. Congrats. You'll definitely be happy when you get the big saw. If you get one end up higher, milling downhill makes it much easier. Even if it's only a foot or two. Let the weight of the mill and gravity do the work.
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