Milling is different for different indivuals, different meanings, different approaches, some in a group like this may only be dreaming of miling, and are hear...
Ahhh, my woman, what a lucky one she is having a man with a truck load of tools, who knows how to use them, and a Rocketscientest son, who helps poor old dad....
I am one of those people who tend to linger in the background listening and learning. I have learned a bit from everbody that posts. Do I take any single...
Hell everyone knows you put both legs in at the same time then try to stand and fall over and bust your arse... Anyways I for one am far from a expert on...
I've tried to explain the same thoughts here as well. Milling is a childhood dream for me! I love it. Yet I haven't made sawdust in over a year. (Coming...
Can you imagine, being senced to death, by electracution, with all your buddies, being falsely accused, then it being bloched. Yes such an event occured in the...
LOL You know bill this reminds me of a few yrs back. I was doing some odd jobbing for a couple of guys who raised game cocks ( back when they were still legal...
Rocketscientest, my automatic voice controlled modle SWC1979 mill cut completely unsupervised yesterday, finished up some nice hichory and red oak, 2 inch for...
I cranked up the V C modle SWC1979 saw mill this weekend and since I am the only person on eath that owns this modle sawmill, I take Great pride in its...
O'k , I am going to be on subject, then getway off subject. I run my mouth a lot, do lots of bragging on my VC SWC-1979 saw mill, the only modle in the world....
... Yes I have used the haddon mill with amazing results, the set up is slow however, as you have to nail and renail a very straight board to the tree to...
Beam Machine can make precise lumberlike anychain saw mill; if set up correctly. I have one to supplement my Alaskan set up, running in a carriage, see the...
You find that sharpening with file results in longer chain life than grind stones? A friend in the business says he can file sharper than he can grind, too. ...
Let's say you drive a truck for me and a push rod gets bent, and you say you do not know how it happened, but you call yourself a professional driver. There is...
yes it does make for a sharper chain, especialy using a good guide. if you grab one of my sharpened chains the wrong way, it will cut your fingers. once when I...
Bill, what brand of guide did you have? I have had an Oregon for about 20 years and have been happy with it , but don't use it enough to wear it out. Thanks...
I do not know if th brand name is on it or not. I believe I anly gave roughtly $30 , in that area. The bolts that hold it to the saw bar was a cheap set up,...
My file guide is rather worn, so I looked and saw STHIL cares one,so went to the dealer, thinking a bench model. I thought the Oregon just wore out too fast...
O'K it was too cold to cut lumber Saturday morning, but by dark it was warm enought to cut. Although we have no lite out at the mill, a half moon and stars...
Bill, Have you ever outlined your sharpening process? Angles, Type of chain, skip, etc.? Every time you posts these type of results, I'm green with envy....
Kelly, A lot has to do with the wood in the straight Alaskan confriguation, and the chain. You I am assuming are using 3/8ths chain. The bar, the shorter it is...
Thanks for the information and advice Bill. I'm a true suburbanian. Although, I live in a smaller town in Kentucky, I'm just 10 min from downtown Cincinnati....
Ok whenyour on a roll and I am on one. And if you cut with a chain saw this is very important, and can cost goodbucks, althought I usually over look it until...
So, for home purposes, how small a log would you guys bother milling into lumber for furniture, etc.? Save the smaller diameter lumber for framing logs? Do I...
To help control warping I always center the pith so I usually cut a 4x4 out of the center of most logs. Sometimes I will mill a log so small that a 4x4 is all...
Hello there, new to the forum. I have done quite a bit of research and this forum has popped up as resource of knowledge. Hope I can add some and not just...
Hi, Surely it will be years before you can use any timber that you fell now? A general rule for drying wood being 1 year per inch thickness and 1 year etra - ...
1) Not if he finds a kiln to dry it. 2) Even air drying, it's very dependent on where you live and what the local conditions are and how thick you cut the...
Hi Chip, Thanks for that. Do you know of any costings for drying wood in kilns? I imagine a full kitchen would be a significant amount of timber to dry out....
Very dependent on the kiln operators, type of kiln and location. Cheapest would be to build a solar kiln. Given the expenditures already planned and the amount...
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