I watched one video because the algorithm said I'd enjoy it, suddenly I'm 12 videos in accidentally learning about chainsaw mills.

For a guy that says he’s not trying to be a teacher, you did a great job!

Very nice. I wish I could live off the grid like that. Live off the grid with a wife who knows how to cook. Good living, good cooking and good lovin. The way a man should live.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. But also not sure what you are talking about actually exists, does it? I mean you can maybe get one of those things but all of them at once???

Just bought the same mill and put it together this morning. Thanks for taking the time to demo. I'll be using a ripping chain. Hopefully it will last longer than yours did. Thanks again.

Great video! I've had my G777 mill all summer and I finally put it together. I copied your rail bracket design using 3/4" plywood and a couple pieces of 5 ' steel from a dismantled porch swing. The tip on finding the center and measuring up for the bracket placement worked like a charm. I got through about a dozen or so cuts before the chain dulled out. This is a fantastic little mill, can't wait to make more sawdust with it!

@davidperry7511

8 ай бұрын

How big is the back plates at the rails goes on the wits and the Heights

@garyj5943

6 ай бұрын

How big of a saw are you using? Im just getting started.

The planing really brought out the beauty of the wood. Great film. Thank you.

You ARE a Natural Teacher. You also sold me on owning a mill Soon to be a cherished activity.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Get one! If you aren't milling up big logs, this mill (Granberg small log mill) is really fantastic. Because the end of the bar isn't also clamped in, it's really easy to get the saw in and out part way through the cut if/when you need to.

@robertvezina3669

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 you know any items You use and consider of Quality could bring You some revenue. I know it's a balancing act not to get caught up and lose the spontaneity of Your pieces but if Your choice is between that and having to leave the Forest, it may be a good Choice.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

What did you have in mind?

Wife just got me a mill for my birthday. So excited to try it out. Thanks for the Pro Tips.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I can't imagine a better present. You are going to love it!

@Downeastwaves

3 жыл бұрын

GREAT GIFT!!

That is such a neat set up! It sure is doing the job for you. Bet it smells great! We lost a cedar in a bad wind out behind the barn. I so wanted it sawed. Went to friends building a Viking style house. I LOVE the looks of the grain! Thanks!

Forget yoga or alcohol, watching this is the ultimate anxiolytic.

My dad , brother and i had a ground hog mill .. the blade was 54 in. Wide the blade was stationary in one spot and the carriage had cable’s and a track , you put the log on the carriage and dog it down .. that mill was true all the way down you start off at 2” on one end of the log and start the cut after 21 Ft. of cutting when it got to the other end of the log it was exactly 2” so we had it dead on .. we run that mill for many years .. most wood we cut was Cypress logs they had a team of divers that would dive down and hook these air bags on too the logs then they filled the bags with air and waited for them to pop up .. then they tide them all together and brought them up river about a mile from our mill .. these logs were bigger then the blade .. that sinker cypress made some beautiful wood ..

In N.B. Canada,where we lived, someone burned the covered bridge on Halloween night, the only access to 3 villages. Dad supplied timber, only large enough, to build the temporary bridge. We had to peal all the timber to get it out of the forest to the trucks to haul to the bridge site. That big tree reminded me.

13:20 Ha! You know what you are doing and that is obvious. You know your way around a chainsaw and have produced many nice pieces around your camp. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

And thank YOU for the kind words!

Thanks for the " not a how-to " . Humidity makes for good teacher.

Enjoying your videos. Great tutorial. Thanks for this.

Like watching all the different things u get done

Really enjoy your videos, keep them coming.

Nice demo and loved the Stanley plane. They do work!

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Better than I ever thought possible!

Yeah... better than most Hollywood productions! Thank you for doing this!

Very cool. So many ideas floating around in my mind.

The learning curve is steep. Thank you!

I am really enjoying all your videos now that I have found them. Thanks for keeping me entertained during this lockdown stuff.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

You got it! And thank YOU for giving me a reason to film this silly stuff.

@dirtroadfarmsjimmideanreen2458

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 well now ringworm we don't think they're silly! We think they're like Tony the Tiger... They're Great!!!

I just found your channel and I love it. I like how you explain things so anyone can understand. Keep up the good work..

Yeah it is,"So much Fun!" When you're getting a good peel of bark, or for me, especially with a hand planer it's SOOOOOO Satisfying!!! Gotta tell ya.., looks like your Dad did a good job on the knife on that plane perfect!!! Jim.

Great video! I didn't realize that they made open-ended chainsaw mills. I guess that with a really powerful saw you could mill from both ends to make really wide boards.

Thank you for sharing this knowledge. I like your style.

Have the same mill. I milled over 900 board feet of black cherry from the property. Something was killing the trees and I didn't want to cut it to firewood. Every two passes on a log and the chain was sharpened and the saw gassed up. Get yourself a ripping chain. They are well worth it. I went through two chains leaving the second chain with maybe two sharpenings left on it. It was a lot of work but very satisfying knowing that I did the work and now after it dries I can begin building new cabinets, etc. I used a STIHL 029 Super. It did it all. Nothing like a STIHL Oh, I really like the steal guides that you have. I used a ladder. I like yours much better

@tedbryer2512

3 жыл бұрын

Hey - Ive been using granberg mill for about 30 years now. They are handy and portable. I make my own ripping chain from semi chisel chain and sharpen them myself. Made to keep the clutch cover from plugging up and they really do cut faster. Also mine is bigger so I installed an auxillary oiler. They take time but Ive cut thousands of board feet with mine.

@beebob1279

3 жыл бұрын

@@tedbryer2512 I was going to buy one of those bandsaw mills but tried to justify it. What would do with it when I was finished? I'm not lumber mill and don't want to be. If a tree falls I can now take the little beauty with me and mill whatever I want to.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Man, I'd love to mill some black cherry! Obviously not for huge building projects but for some cabinets or tables would be great. Must be fun. When I made this video I was trying every combo of chain, sharpening angle, etc to get the fastest cut possible. Then I got a couple ripping chains and I understood the value in them. They stay sharp for 8 or 10 boards instead of 2 or 3. Even stay sharp longer than a semi chisel chain sharpened at various angles. I found the design for the rails and end plates on someone else's youtube channel and went for that mostly to save money but the setup is terrific. Really wouldn't change anything. Thanks for the comment! By the way, Did you watch any of my other videos? Build a cabin on stilts all from chainsaw milled lumber recently. You might like those.

@beebob1279

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 Not yet. I'll check out your channel. IT's fun stuff. I spent my childhood summers and weekend in winter up the mountains of Pa. My wife is a city girl at heart (even though she was born in the mountains of Pa). I go and do my mountain life stuff and she stays home. Basically we take breaks from each other every other weekend. It works for us. There is not T.V. up there and I don't want one, nor cable. I like it that way so I don't get distracted and end up watching T.V. when I could be doing much more enjoyable things.

Bark wall paper. Love your vid's, I won't ever get to do what you do, but it's fun to watch !

Thanks for all the advice. I bought one with your link $$$, enjoy and Happy New Year.

Cool, I have an Alaska mill gathering dust. Your video makes me want to dig it out. Thanks! Good job explaining...

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

You should! Got any good ol logs around to mill up?

I just started watching your channel. Really good advice here! Don’t beat yourself up man😆

OMG, I am so sorry I know you said this is not a learning video but, I learned something! Damn it!

Only a woodworker knows the joy you feel when the tree becomes a board, and when board becomes a piece

For us OCD folks... thanks for finishing planing at least the one side haha. The way you teach... "about there" and "don't quote me" You're a grandpa teaching before your time. aka: I'm not liable for... and you just have to experience being behind center for yourself. Please take that as a compliment.

Nice job on the video. It seems like it would take a long time to set up but the way you did it makes perfect sense after seeing it.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

It does take some time to make the first cut then the rest are pretty quick. That's one big reason not to bother milling smaller trees.

Recently ran across a couple of uprooted Alders up here in far northern calif. I'm projecting them for a new patio. Will have to upgrade to larger saw, but sooo looking forward to milling and using the trees in natural state as support poles (10"ers). Your videos are real and helpful. Your tips are solid as well. Keep up the good job!

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark! Sounds like a great project you’ve got lined up. I haven’t worked with alder out here but imagine it would make for some fun milling. Going to make the frame or decking or all of it from alder?

Love what you're doing bro! Hope to do it myself someday

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t wait too long! Life just has a way or going by...

I stumbled onto your channel a year or so ago. Gotta say that I’ve grown to appreciate everything you e done there and how much I’ve picked up from watching you. Thanks! I’m no sawyer, or pro feller. But I do a fair bit of cutting. Ever consider switching over to canola oil for your bars? I started using it last year and I gotta say it’s better. Also just read somewhere about putting edible mushroom spores into the canola oil so you are giving yourself some other food sources as you cut. Pretty cool idea. Thanks again for sharing your life man!

Great Video my Friend One of the best I've seen on this in my search for a tool to use save some money on lumber. I don't have a lot, but in the 3 acres I do have there's enough lumber for a LawnCare Shop, Nice Size 🐓🥚 Coop & Run and Plenty of Raised Garden Beds still leaving Selected Trees for a Nice looking Property.

I can’t stop watching

Nothing like an old hand plane 🔥

Great video, loved it 🙂 Thank you

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Just had a crew drop five big cottonwoods on my property so I went looking for videos about making beams. Loved this video start to finish! I'm making videos too and I like your style

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

How strange...right this minute, I'm putting together the next video (that should be out in the next two or three days) about cutting down a bunch of huge aspens, which are quite closely related to cottonwood I believe. The gist of it is: is it worth milling up all of these junk trees? If you do end up milling the cottonwoods, make sure to leave a comment on one of the videos and let me know how it goes! I found that of all the quaking aspens I just took down, all but one was too rotten inside to be worth anything but an ENORMOUS pile of firewood. I'm going to use a couple boards from the one tree that I did mill on the upcoming "sky deck" that will otherwise be decked in cedar just to see how they weather (split and crack) by comparison.

Thank you for such an amazing channel!

Surprises me how that chain dulls so quickly. Awesome video.

Excellent video

This video comes at just the right time. Due to the recent scarcity of building lumber at lumber yards and probable price increase, milling our own pieces seems the way to go. Chainsaw mills have definitely been on my mind recently. And peeling bark off is just a side benefit! Great video.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

It IS nice to look around at all the trees and realize that with a mill you will NEVER be short of building materials. And of exactly the size you specify.

Good to know the MS 261 can get the job done. It is the same saw I have.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Man, it is a great saw. And just right for the smallest mill. Wouldn’t do 18” logs of hard, seasoned wood but cuts fresh white woods nicely.

use ripping chain not crosscut chain. its made for that type of cutting, if your not already. I have the same one I love it. I get many cuts from one chain no sharpening.

Logs in northern Michigan are 12 per cent bullets. Great video.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! So true. Luckily have only hit one or two this year...

Just wanted to say thanks buddy!

Beautiful wood

Awesome video mann

Thank you. Your work turns out great. May be your work is better than thoughts that claimed to know all. Usually a person who does overkill work, does better looking job. Keep up the good work.

Poplar bark peels of like a dream

You guys are a regular man glitter factory out there. Your Dad did a great job on that hand plane. I'd like to get into milling as well, but as crazy as it sounds I have a really hard time bringing myself to cut down my trees.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t sound crazy at all. Give a call to an arborist or tree service. They will give them to you so they don’t have to chip them and haul em away. Plus your will get a good variety of species.

Very nice work Brother 🍻😁

Nice Video. Great content. Greatings from Germany

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Where in Germany are you?

Great Demo . . .your same process will work for me... with me.. I got plenty of big pine ...So I will buy new 550 Series Husky saw

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a good saw for the small mill! You are going to have a great time making all the lumber you’d ever need. As long as you are patient.

Very pretty wood

Livin my dream, man!

I'm a new subscriber today. Started with #17 & went back to #1. Now I'm here. Really like the content. Keep up the silly. I'm a bit envious. 12:09 I like cutting downhill. Let gravity help. I like the cable idea, but have never used it. I put one end on the ground & the other about 3' up. I tapped some holes to put bolts in one foot from the end of the tubes. To keep the tubes from sliding off.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Totally with ya on milling downhill. Problem I’ve found is when you are always milling different sized logs and can’t really adjust the sawhorses, you sometimes end up with one end of a fat log way too high for comfort or a skinny log almost at your knees. Need to find/make some better horses for myself I think. My rails have bolts through them too!

Gosh dang it, Ry, we miss you!!!

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Remember when we could just walk down the dock and hang out or watch a free concert? Yeah, those were the days.

Very nice....

After watching this video again I was wondering if the first cut brackets that hold your square rails came with the mill

Great video. I’m setting up a mill based on your setup. Can you give me the diameter of the logs used to support the mill? Did you notch the ‘X’ supports on each end. I look forward to Saturday mornings and a new ringworm video. Thankd

Really enjoying your videos; thank you! I'm thinking you might build yourself a little insulated building to deal with your winter camping which you could heat easily with either a small propane heater or a little wood stove. It would keep basic water thawed and serve as backup if the weather got too vile for the tent, then you would have somewhere warm as a safety "bolt-hole". Be nice for drying out gear and keeping tools from rusting. I've been there and done that...lol...just sharing experience. I've milled some spruce and fir as well as ash with a chainsaw mill similar to yours. Works great but a little slow. I've used a Stihl 028 and an old Husky 50 and both worked fine. That's beautiful wood you are working.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Good points. But I'm just here to camp and play around. If it comes to having to move inside, I'll probably just head out and wait for spring to come. I kinda like to suffer a little if you didn't notice. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense to me.

@woodstockpotter

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 Well, there is nothing wrong with a little self imposed suffering as long as you know who is to blame...lol What you're doing looks like fun.It's hard to beat sleeping in a tent with rain or snow hitting the roof.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

I never forget to point the finger at myself when everything is soggy and I’m (temporarily) miserable.

When it comes to saws and chains Buckin' Billy Ray Smith has some of the sharpest blades I've ever seen. I know he has a few videos on sharpening them.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I had the chopsaw/grinder sharpener when I made this video. A few milling chains and a bench grinder sharpener made all the difference for me!

Nice to hear the Eastern Wood Thrush and crows in the background.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Good ear! Those crows at a certain time of day sound just like a bunch of people setting car alarms. Cracks me up.

@brittongodman7769

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 Thanxx for the reply, love your channel. I sure miss the Eastern Wood Thrush's flute like song. We have a Western version of the same bird, but it's song is more like the unwanted step - child by comparison.

Everybody could learn something from you😁

It’s a giant moth run , run , run ..

Was watching your vid and heard you speak of the annoying Tree sap. I use Tea tree oil, Can get it at Walmart or most stores in vitamin aisle. You need just a few drops ( literally) it works fantastic for breaking down that sap. even use it for removing paints and stains from my hands when painting. and as an added bonus if is an antifungal/antiseptic as well. So many uses for it at a low price.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! I'll have to see if I can find a jug locally.

@dirtroadfarmsjimmideanreen2458

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 yeah me too! Maybe we can get a two for one special!!! I'm so sick of these doctors telling me that I got ringworm or it's a fungus or it's psoriasis I'm about ready to buy a gallon of that tea tree oil and start bathing in everyday to get rid of this stuff!!! I saw your little pictures you slipped in in your first video it looks like what I have only mine's really dark red(after I scratch the flakes off) flaky and itchy and it spreads. does your spread all over and itch really bad??? Does it get flaky and when you scratch the flakes off it feels like your skin just got a breath of fresh air???

Very nice! Mine is on its way. Can't wait

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Did ya get the same one? Which chainsaw ya using?

@MenardRebelRiders

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 I purchased a Husqvarna 572xp on a black Friday sale for $799 with a 20" bar and chain. The granberg 14"-36" kit I believe. Then a 9' ladder, but I really like this ladder system better. Everything is supposed to be here by December 7th. I need to find a larger bar and a ripping chain. I was thinking about a 42" bar because you loose a lot by the mounting process. I have seen guy's using big bars with this saw but I have never done this and not 100% sure it is big enough saw for a 36" slab. We have some huge mesquite over 36" diameter, huge live oak and pecan here in Texas where I live. I have always wanted to do this. I was planning on a bigger saw but for this price I thought it would be better so I can learn a little first. If everything goes well then upgrade later. The saw says maximum bar recommended is 32" so I am watching videos to find out more information before I buy a bar and chain. Thanks for the reply and I am subscribing right now.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man. With a 20” bar that thing is going to eat up some logs! The one thing that is nice about the smaller mill tho is that if you get part way through a board and have to pull your saw out for some reason you don’t have to unbolt the whole thing or back it all the way back out of the cut. It’s handy sometimes not to have the end of your bar clamped in. Doesn’t matter tho. That’s going to be a great setup!

@MenardRebelRiders

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 I definitely hear what you are saying and I will probably get the smaller mill also. I also have a Husqvarna 460. I bought a 24" ripping chain for it then started watching more videos and seen where I will lose a lot of cut just in the mounting. I see yours is not mounted on the end and that seems to a good thing especially if cutting smaller things. I have just had my eyes on about 5 huge mesquite trees for years and really want to make some nice beds and other furniture out of them. The circumference is 7'-10 at the base on the smallest one and 36" at the widest point. The largest is 9'-1" circumference. That is why I went ahead and ordered the bigger saw. Do you think it will pull a 42" bar so that I can cut upto a full 36" wide slab? I just know I will lose alot in mounting around 6" of bar from what I can tell. You are doing some really nice work and living a dream for me being out in the woods like you are. I love everything about it!

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure you'd get through a 36" mesquite in any timely fashion. You'd have to keep the chain SHARP. I have about 10 different chains for the milling saw- most are failed attempts at finding/making the best/fastest rig. In the end, I have three ripping chains and an inexpensive chop-saw style chain sharpener. The key I've found is to use a real ripping chain and stop and switch it out as soon as your cut starts to slow down. If you (I) don't have multiple chains, you tend to push on a little too long with a not-so-sharp chain which creates heat, vibration, etc. So my recommendation is to get a few more chains- Granberg's ripping chains are the best I've yet found- and a bench mount, electric sharpener. Switch the chains out frequently and touch them up on the sharpener after you've run through them all. Another huge plus of the bench mount sharpener is that every tooth comes out exactly the same so instead of getting a 10 or 12 hand sharpenings before junking the chain you get 20+. Its super easy to just barely touch up every tooth to bring it back to sharp. Don't be afraid of the cheap red and black sharpener on amazon! There is a brief showing of how it works 3/4 of the way through the #4 video, "three trees+chainsaw..." That cheapo thing is still going strong!

wow cool! do you have any videos about how to sharpen the chain on a chainsaw?

Its a vary nice, had me rolling borat i likaa how much i wanna build that rail syatem you have Just ordered me a granberg mill for my huskavarna 395xp and 372xp gonna mill out some huge pines on my property i have acres of 110 foot tall 6.5 foot diameter average pines , thay are huge yes i went ahead and ordered the 48 inch mill i have 6 bars already from 14 inch to 52 inch so good on that i went ahead and orderd ripping chains ,,, im just vary undecided on the guide bar for the first cut looking at the easy rail system but i like how yours just using steel from a metal yard

Curious, are you using a ripping chain or cross cut (standard OEM) chain?

Love your videos. Just subscribed. I know I’m kind of late to the party, but I definitely have a few questions. What do you do for power, as in charging your electronics? I’m guessing you have to go to town periodically for things like gasoline and food…?

Great video thanks for sharing. Where did you get your end plates and rails from ?

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Made them. Got the metal from a welding shop. If you read down in the comments I left the dimensions for someone else that asked if you want to make some yourself.

Quick tip for those that are interested on planing large slabs like this. If you see broken down cheap planer/thickness planer combo. Take the top peace that houses the blades, turn it around and connect it to chainsaw. Now you can plane very wide peaces middle of nowhere using chainsaw power. Old... well crazy bastard who has idea that his a literal god, just missing powers since people dont believe his a god, that just happens to be just as creative on building stuff like this just threw it together since pushing logs and boards trough the stock machine was pain in the ass to him.. probably cause he used it on wheel barrow go figure, but the damn thing worked great and i got rest for free to get new motor for the old German planer that was missing the motor and i'm planning on building drum sander out of the height adjustment system.

Great video! Can you plz share link to your winch?

I grew up using some of the same tools that you're using still use them

It says August 8 for the video. Did you really cut and peel that log in August? It is springtime for me to have the bark fall off like that. 80 Miles North of Seattle. Waiting a few weeks more to peel a windblown Doug fir in the woods that still has greenery on it.. Just for post, but I have logs to mill so I might get one of these Grennbergs. You might have talked me Into it.

I replaced the cable with 550 para cord for my winch on my 60" AM. Its awesome making your own lumber. I use a Logosol F2+ now for stuff under 30". 🤘 🤙nice vidja.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Huh. I like the idea of rope/para cord instead of steel braid. Easier to handle and less weight. Might have to borrow that idea...

@Stihl4life

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 ya I put it on since I run a 084 lol. But it is nice because it "stretches" so the tension help pull it along too

Just found your channel, looked through the comments on a couple of your videos on your sawmill. Wondering if or how long you dry your wood before using it for construction type applications. If you do dry, what does your process look like. Apologies, I'm sure you've addressed this before!

its a very nice

Bark comes off in the spring time when the sap is still in the tree plus the bark can be used for roofing or siding for a place it holds the moisture on out I did it with a shed it was a piece of cake for me!!!

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about making a car-port roof for parking the four wheeler. Maybe I'll try cedar bark for the roof!

@lindapetersen1800

3 жыл бұрын

@@survivingringworm2202 That is a GREAT IDEA for a roof the Old Folks in the olden days when I was born ahahaha did that for roofing !!!

I'm dreaming of buying a section of land somewhere in remote New Zealand. Going to do the same soon.

How are you lifting the larger logs onto and off of sawhorses?

Where do you get the guide plates? I get that the bars are tube steel bought locally, right?

Hey man great video! Where did you get the brackets and the square tube? That’s a slick set up.New subscriber, looking forward to more videos!

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeremy. Thanks for watching and subscribing! I bought all the metal at a welding shop and cut the plates out myself with a cheapo angle grinder w cutoff disc. Look up in the comments- I gave someone else the dimensions- if you are interested in making a set. (I stole this design from another KZread video and they work great! Wouldn’t change a thing.)

Hey would you mind saying something about the rakers? Do you use a gauge? How far down do you file them? Digging the channel!

Hi, how did you make the metal guides for the mill , how thick is the steel and how long . Thanks

maybe it's been discussed already in another video, but how do you re-sharpen your chains? by hand or do you have some sort of jig or electric gadget? Reason I'm asking, some KZread videos highly recommend not hand sharpening your rip chains, they say if you don't do it 100% correct, it actually makes the chain worst then being dull.

Nice Giizhik.

You can actually use a longer bar,if you need too. I've milled 26" diameter maple with my 28" bar. The accuracy in thickness was still acceptable from left to right. You can also pair the small log mill with granberg's vertical mill to get s4s lumber right off the mill. I use granberg's milling chains sharpened to 10 degrees. To fill the kerf as I mill I buy those cheap door and window shims you buy at the big box stores. It's just cheap and easy. I can usually get through 3 8ft cuts before I need to touch up my chain . The milling chain isnt really faster than crosscut chain,but it does leave a smoother finish. I run a 70cc stihl with my small log mill and keep an ms310 for the vertical minimill.

@garyj5943

6 ай бұрын

Ive got a stihl 462 that i was going to try to chainsaw mill with. How do you feel you saw handles the milling operation over all?

@ciphercode2298

6 ай бұрын

@@garyj5943 it handled it fine. Even on hard wood the maximum width I could cut I could average about 2ft per minute. Itd fly through pine or poplar. My big saw was a ms441c that I unfortunately left in my basement and we had a flood. It was packed full of river mud. I'm gonna tryin get me a new saw come income tax time if I can. Only problem I ever had was my not having equipment to move logs around. I usually milled them up whetever I found them,which usually isnt very convenient. I did do a muffler mod on my saw because on long cuts it seemed like it was running real hot. It solved the problem and seemed like it revved up quicker and maybe had a little more torque. I think you'll be happy doin it with your 462. I mill my wood to build like farmhouse tables and other rustic stuff.

@garyj5943

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply! Sounds like i should be in good shape. Ive been dragging logs around with my honda pioneer and by hand trying to stack them up. So far all eastern red cedar that im planning on doing some sort of timber frame type cabin. Really excited to get started building but im just in the material gathering stage right now.

@ciphercode2298

6 ай бұрын

@@garyj5943 man,that sounds nice. I hope it all turns out like you Invision. God bless you and merry Christmas

If you were just starting out right now which portable sawmill would you buy? 36”, 24”, or 30”?

Love the channel!!!! What brand is your mill attachment? Thank you.

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The mill is made by Granberg.

I have been looking at getting my first granburg i am more interested in your rail set up and where you either purchased it or how you made it. Second, do you use a rip saw with the mill? I have heard some say a cross cut???? I will add where did you get the wench set up and lastly do you like the small mill, I have been going back and forth between that one and the 24 in bar one... Thanks

@survivingringworm2202

3 жыл бұрын

Small mill is fantastic. Very glad I didn’t get a bigger one. Easier to manage and you can pull the whole thing out of a log without unbolting the saw from the mill. Yup, granberg makes a great ripping chain. Makes all the diff. Made the rail system.

Which way do you push the mill through. Against the grain or the direction of growth. Ijustbought my first mill.

I love ur video man you ear a sub