Looks like it is a bit quiet on the milling ,no doubt due to the weather ,I managed a couple of days before the next front comes in ,due tomorrow.So I`ll post some pics of a difficulty I think I have solved and may be of use to other formites.Maybe someone has already come up with a similar or better solution :rolleyes:.
My dilemma was that most of my milling is Sheoak and 90% of the logs are an irregular shape to say the least,having only a Westford slabbing mill with Stihl MS660 ,it was a bugger trying to put a rail on the log to get the first cut,especially if you want to cut with the grain and only have a couple of inches of surface to deal with.
So the first project deals with logs up to a meter or so and uses only a chainsaw and relies on a good eye and a sharp blade [I use skip chain] but this idea could be good for people who cant afford a mill setup and is portable. The materials are an old sash clamp a steel plate and a large block of pine wood.I find this fast and effective .
The second project is for logs up to 2.5 meters , and is simply a swinging rail that can sit on the smallest surface area and then use the Westford mill to make the first cut. Of course the major problem is still getting a 2.5 meter log onto the cutting area ,thank **** for the old tractor.
My dilemma was that most of my milling is Sheoak and 90% of the logs are an irregular shape to say the least,having only a Westford slabbing mill with Stihl MS660 ,it was a bugger trying to put a rail on the log to get the first cut,especially if you want to cut with the grain and only have a couple of inches of surface to deal with.
So the first project deals with logs up to a meter or so and uses only a chainsaw and relies on a good eye and a sharp blade [I use skip chain] but this idea could be good for people who cant afford a mill setup and is portable. The materials are an old sash clamp a steel plate and a large block of pine wood.I find this fast and effective .
The second project is for logs up to 2.5 meters , and is simply a swinging rail that can sit on the smallest surface area and then use the Westford mill to make the first cut. Of course the major problem is still getting a 2.5 meter log onto the cutting area ,thank **** for the old tractor.
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