Slabbin with the 1050

[rarefish383]

Every thing went better than planned this time.

But,to start with, one of my wifes doctors passed away unexpectedly. He was her oncologist who treated her for Hodgkins disease 20 some years ago. She just saw him last week and they were talking about another one of her old doctors passing. She told him she had found out he died of a heart attack at 93 years old. Dr Swarts said " I'd like to take that ticket home". A couple days later he had a heart attack and died. I think he meant the part about being 93 not the heart attack.

Well, we got out of the funeral about 3:30 and I ran home , got my saws, and headed for the in laws. By the time I got the 1050 rigged and a guide board on the log it was dead dark out. Pop's big into wood working and has piles of scrap. The only thing I could find for a guide board were 2 2X6X8 Oak boards and a 6' piece of thin ply wood about 9 inches wide. I was afraid to drill holes in his Oak board so I just nailed the flimsy piece of ply to the log. Got the saw running and set on the guide and checked my watch. It was a little awkward at first but after about a foot every thing smothed out. About 2' from the end I got my left hand caught up in briars and had to let go of the saw to get clear and stomp the briars down. The saw stalled. Restarted and finished the cut. Total time for 6' long 20" wide cut 2 min 10 seconds. That's including the briar incedent. Not quite like watching paint dry, but this saw deffinatly does not rev high. The wood was dry spalted Poplar. I don't think you could get much softer.

I left my camera at the inlaws, so when I go back today to finish the log I'll post pics, Joe.

 

[BobL]

One thing you want to make sure of before you start is clearing space around a log so you can walk around it easily. Sounds like its Cutting OK although like you saw poplar is like butter esp in my neck of the woods.

 

[rarefish383]

Yeah, I was in a hurry trying to beat the light going out. I cleared all the big tripping stuff, but as I got close to the end of the cut those briars grabbed my knucles and wrist. As much as I know to clear the work area I didn't do a good job. I've also been extra busy taking care of the new momma, so I haven't been able to get out of the house much. I had a 4 day weekend and have got little done, Joe.

 

[mtngun]

Total time for 6' long 20" wide cut 2 min 10 seconds.

That's 1/2 inch per second, actually quite decent for a chainsaw mill.

Thanks for keeping track, it's nice to have numbers for comparison so I can judge my own efficiency.

 

[rarefish383]

Don't use those #'s. When I said it was spalted Poplar, it may be a little past that point. It was real soft. I went back down today and cut 3 more slabs, full width of the log. The first and second 6 footer were just over 1 minute, the third slowed down a good bit and I forgot to check the watch. I thought I left my camera down there but my wife brought it home. I had to take pics with my BIL's camera and he's gonna send them down when he gets back to Ohio. Here's a couple I took last night in the dark, Joe.