Trying to post pics of my mill

[aggiewoodbutchr]

No, I can't mill those,but I can carve them. I just got 4 of these last week and wanted to show them to ya.I'll round up more millimg pics tomorow.
Mark

Do you know what you are going to carve from them yet?

BTY. Cottonwood makes great trailer deck boards. They're stronger than pine or DFL AND they will never become slick. Cottonwood can't even be sanded smooth by conventional means.

 

[carvinmark]

Do you know what you are going to carve from them yet?

BTY. Cottonwood makes great trailer deck boards. They're stronger than pine or DFL AND they will never become slick. Cottonwood can't even be sanded smooth by conventional means.

Not sure what to carve out of them.One of them that is about 5' dia. is being made into a tree house.We have it hollowed out and a door cut in and will be building a major house up top with a large deck--Am I crazy? I saw them on t.v. and decided to see what the market will bring for one that's ready to set in your backyard.

 

[aggiewoodbutchr]

Not sure what to carve out of them.One of them that is about 5' dia. is being made into a tree house.We have it hollowed out and a door cut in and will be building a major house up top with a large deck--Am I crazy? I saw them on t.v. and decided to see what the market will bring for one that's ready to set in your backyard.

I saw those on TV too. Pretty cool. I know my daughter would love something like that but I keep turning my big logs into flat boards. Maybe I'll find a hollow one someday.

 

[aggiewoodbutchr]

Do you have progress pics of the tree house?

 

[carvinmark]

Tree house project

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This will take till the end of summer to finish( I hope ). We have the floor joists cut into double D logs and I am fitting them with lap joints(post and beam style). We will have a fire pole up the center and a staircase off the deck. We have already had a few lookers, wish I had one when I was a kid.
Mark

 

[Fish4Brains]

Nice set up Carvin. Looks like you are doing just what you enjoy. What part of MI is Fredric in? I am from south west Mi, just getting into milling and playing around a bit need to get a larger saw but for now what I have will suffice. I made a mill similar to yours but more crude I need to find the pic and post it for fun. Anyway been a lurker here for a while and thought I would chime in. Good site with lots of nice folks with positive comments. I like the environment.
Later

 

[carvinmark]

Nice set up Carvin. Looks like you are doing just what you enjoy. What part of MI is Fredric in? I am from south west Mi, just getting into milling and playing around a bit need to get a larger saw but for now what I have will suffice. I made a mill similar to yours but more crude I need to find the pic and post it for fun. Anyway been a lurker here for a while and thought I would chime in. Good site with lots of nice folks with positive comments. I like the environment.
Later

Lots of nice folks here,post some pics,My mill is kind of crude too but it makes lumber and that's what counts. I'm north if Grayling and south of Gaylord

 

[CaseyForrest]

Maybe we should have a MI Milling GTG. I appears there are quite a few backyard millers in the LP.

 

[CaseyForrest]

Mark, excellent idea on the log/treehouse. Thats looks cool!

 

[aggiewoodbutchr]

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This will take till the end of summer to finish( I hope ). We have the floor joists cut into double D logs and I am fitting them with lap joints(post and beam style). We will have a fire pole up the center and a staircase off the deck. We have already had a few lookers, wish I had one when I was a kid.
Mark

Purdy cool. Just curious- if you were to sell one of those, how much would you ask?

 

[carvinmark]

Purdy cool. Just curious- if you were to sell one of those, how much would you ask?

We are just speculating for now,but finished with carving all over it and wired ,with lights-----10K maby? Saw some similar on the net and they started at 15k up to 35k. This is just an extra project being done in spare time,not part of my production.

 

[carvinmark]

Maybe we should have a MI Milling GTG. I appears there are quite a few backyard millers in the LP.

Can we do it in my yard? It's a pain to transport mine,lol. I'll call on those logs for ya today Casey

 

[poleframer]

HaHa, I may dribble a little, but I try not to drool.:hmm3grin2orange:
Here's a couple sticks from a doug fir I dropped, and picked up today to gnaw on, there's a couple to get tomarrow, then an incense cedar thats bigger, and 3 a little smaller.
All standing dead (died in the last year or 2), a work trade with a friend.
Russell
PS, To those that know,I do have a photobucket file, but I'm too lazy to post there and then link (I'm dial-up and keep my files small). Can I load a pic on the thread from a file on my 'puter directly?

 

[carvinmark]

HaHa, I may dribble a little, but I try not to drool.:hmm3grin2orange:
Here's a couple sticks from a doug fir I dropped, and picked up today to gnaw on, there's a couple to get tomarrow, then an incense cedar thats bigger, and 3 a little smaller.
All standing dead (died in the last year or 2), a work trade with a friend.
Russell
PS, To those that know,I do have a photobucket file, but I'm too lazy to post there and then link (I'm dial-up and keep my files small). Can I load a pic on the thread from a file on my 'puter directly?

Hey,
That set-up looks real close to mine!!!!I'm on dial up also,it sucks.
Mark

 

[poleframer]

My neighbor bought the procut plans, and I was going to fab it for him, but the steel price stopped the project.
I bought 2 26' BCI joists for rails, made the sawhorses from scrap, cut up an old lumber rack, bought some allthread, and put it all together for about $150.
I can dismantle the setup and load it on my truck in 10-15 minutes.
Russell

 

[Adkpk]

My neighbor bought the procut plans, and I was going to fab it for him, but the steel price stopped the project.
I bought 2 26' BCI joists for rails, made the sawhorses from scrap, cut up an old lumber rack, bought some allthread, and put it all together for about $150.
I can dismantle the setup and load it on my truck in 10-15 minutes.
Russell

Ooohhhh, so it's portable, yikes! Like the looks of that road, nice woods.

 

[carvinmark]

View attachment 35992 Some fresh pics.

 

[carvinmark]

More pics

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[carvinmark]

Angle of mill makes it easier to push thru cut

View attachment 35994 also helps logs roll up tight to dawgs.

 

[carvinmark]

Close up of the track and roller for the carriage

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