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...
I sometimes cut as small s 5 inches, depending on how straight, but too small can be as hard to cut as too large, meaning dogging or holding them steady while...
The 084 and 90's true Hoss of saws, and newer saws can not compare for the power, but there are some consideratins that must be taken into account. Recently I...
Thanks for the insight on older saws Bill. That's why I joined this forum. The whole issue of drying has crossed my mind. Stacking wood around here is like...
In October several members of this group offered suggestions as to why my little Poulan kept dying and had a dry spark plug. Following a suggestion that...
Termites, I had a 20 foot section of wall eaten out. There are sevral ways to controll them,affordable to an indivual. ePestSupply.com , Dallas, texas, they...
Hi all, I just joined this group mainly because I am looking for advice on the best bandsaw blade to use on my mill. I built my sawmill and after puttering for...
Hi Blaine, I can't answer your question but sure wish you would put some pictures of your mill in the groups photos section. One of these days I might get...
Howdy Blaine I was reading somewhere that a lot of people use bandwheels that are too small on their mills when they build them. If I remember right, 19...
the problems that first all sharpening and the hook must be identical on every tooth as must the set. also de-tension the blade if you stop milling for longer...
Hi, I think that's a good point and I was thinking that was likely a contributing factor. My wheels are 13.5", because that was pushing the limit of what I...
2500 psi? That sounds really low. I don't have a tensometer, but from a crude estimate of finger deflection force, deflection of the band and geometry, I think...
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