Pine Milled Today

[burningwood]

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Milling some 2 x 10's for some floor joist for a planned cabin build next year. The pine that was down only had one good enough section so I only milled four boards.

Since I was in that area I milled another downed limb, milled four one inch thick boards, great day here... it was about 39-40 degrees with the sun out. Going back in tomorrow looking for a bigger downed pine.

Picture 100_3365 should not be up,how do you remove it?


bw

 

[betterbuilt]

You should be able to edit the photo out. There is a edit button in the lower right hand corner of your post.

Here's your photo's

Nice pics!

 

[burningwood]

You should be able to edit the photo out. There is a edit button in the lower right hand corner of your post.

Here's your photo's

Nice pics!

Never realized when you put the pointer over the picture you could delete it that way, brain cramps over on that but how did you get the pictures that big plus to show on the screen.

Thanks
BW

 

[discounthunter]

nice work. wow! those boards came out looking smooth!

 

[burningwood]

nice work. wow! those boards came out looking smooth!

Thanks discounthunter. When we bought the milling equipment we also bought the Oregon model 109179, with the help of smokin it keeps the chains sharp plus saves us some good money.


zap

 

[StevenBiars]

I love that Estwing leather handled hatchet. Being that I work in geology, I've got their identically handled rock hammer.

As for the pine, it looks like you're getting some great material out of them. I noticed that you said they had been dead for a while. If you had cut a sick or recently dead pine, how long would you generally wait before milling? I'm new to milling myself (currently building a bandsaw mill), and I haven't messed with pine at all.

 

[SDB777]

Doesn't look like you'll need to run those through a planer!


Thanks for sharing!
Scott B

 

[burningwood]

I love that Estwing leather handled hatchet. Being that I work in geology, I've got their identically handled rock hammer.

As for the pine, it looks like you're getting some great material out of them. I noticed that you said they had been dead for a while. If you had cut a sick or recently dead pine, how long would you generally wait before milling? I'm new to milling myself (currently building a bandsaw mill), and I haven't messed with pine at all.

We have some topped off pine which will come down the same day I'm going to mill it, looking at some of this downed pine it should have been milled last year.

I think this (not sure) came down in the micro burst of 2008. We just bought our ACM mill this summer.


BW

 

[smokinj]

Maybe run them through an edger, but looks good on the flat sides.

 

[burningwood]

Doesn't look like you'll need to run those through a planer!


Thanks for sharing!
Scott B

When I sharpen the back is set at 60, my angles at 10 then I set the tilt angle at 10 too, you have to move the tilt angle in or out depending on what side of the chain you are working on, it gives it more of a knife type edge.

The engineers suggest you do include the 10 degree tilt angle on your chain, this angle puts a “knife” edge on the cutter which helps with out of box sharpness and also to get rid of the debris that gathers in the cutter /this was sent from oregon via email.

I'm starting milling tomorrow since I have finished with the firewood/ ahead 5 + years so I'll be milling every weekend I can.

bw