I just milled four 14in. diameter quaking aspen logs just for practice and for fun. Not even sure how many board feet I got out of it. I was just having fun. I...
Dear Kip Quaking Aspen, Big Tooth Aspen, Small Tooth Aspen, Poplar, etc all seem to be a similar wood.... They are an excellent, white, hard wood that splits...
Kevin Chisholm
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Dec 2, 2006 5:18 am
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It was explained to me that Aspen were the nurseries for the rest of the trees, especially after fires. They grow fast and protect the evergreens that ...
Isn't exactly milling, more about the end product FROM milling, but alas... Christmas is coming and my family needs some ideas for me. I was thinking about...
I have a delmhorst I think i spelled right. seems to be right on. When I first picked it up (e-bay) I checked it. By the weight method. I also built a Solar...
To begin, let me say I have zero experence with moisture meters, but I found myself asking the same question in searching for a gift for my father who is...
I have used a mini-ligno for five years now and it has served me well. It's quick and easy to use. I think it's a good compromize between "accuracy" and...
thanks to both of you for your input. I had been thinking about making some rabbit hutches out of it bit I was unsure of how the wood would last with the...
If you are cutting for beams, just squared or one side squared, or posts used in the round, it is still useful to coat ends with Anchorseal? Where does one...
https://www.uccoatings.com/ They just sent me a flyer....they are raising their prices the first of the year...so order now! :) Their price includes UPS...
I appreciate the earlier comment about aspen holding up to rain drops, but I've got to add my 2 cents. I think about any other wood will do as well or better....
http://finance.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/photos/browse/9ad6?c= Don't know how to reply with a pic, so here's a link to the gallery I ... It ... ...
hello everyone, its been a while since ive updated the group as progress is somtimes slow. I posted a picture of my latest breakthrough. I did however finally...
I can't believe that Osage Orange! HUGE! Dennis Thornton (on a dial-up) Northeastern Upstate New York 44.30.37 N 73.36.49 W Re: Poles, Treating Wood Posted...
Tim I have had a chain break, but while it was in the alaskan mill, so it dis not fly arround or damage anything. At the speeds they travel, I onsider a guard...
yeah, Im thinking of cutting some large plumbing pipe in half, thick walled, and somehow bolting this over the shaft, also some clear plexiglass. I guess I...
For one, Logosol sells an electric powered chain saw mill. I've seen it in action... I've seen several hydraulic powered ones too, one had a 5' bar with a...
hi, I did contact logosol about there electric mill but got bored with jumping through hoops trying to find out info., they just wanted to sell me a logosol....
RPMs won't do you a bit of good without knowing the tooth count on the drive sprocket. Chain speed is what you are really interested in. Mark ... From:...
Rpm, my opinion, using Alaskan with 24 and 36 inch bars in orginal confrigration and in carriage, configured the same as an old circular saw. There are times...
My Homelite Super EZ chainsaw just suffered a catastrophic failure, which could have been prevented if I had know what to look for, so I wanted to get the...
The ones on my 028 are inside too. Never had a problem with them coming loose either. ... From: "Roger" <frontierrog@...> To: <milling@yahoogroups.com> ...
Don't tell me they actually expected you to buy one and refused to give you a set of blue prints so they could loose money????? Shame on them!!! hee he...
I guess I wasnt expecting them to hand me blueprints, I didnt actually tell them what I was doing, I was just asking alot of detailed questions. This was...
Have you ever had it apart before? Some fasteners are a one-time-use only sort of thing where they will lock the first time they are tightened but if you try...
Depends on the saw and the drive sprocket on that saw. I have some older saws that are designed to run about 6,000 rpm and I have some newer saws that run over...
My chainsaw has a no load speed of 13,200 and it rev's pretty good through a log. (cross cut, not rip) I don't know what it slows to in the cut, but i sure...