It really amazes me how much work you guys put into milling wood. You don't have a sawmill for trees that big so you have to take the extra step where most people wouldn't even mess with it.

@BlaiseBrogan

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks v much it make it all worth while when you get nice comments.

Totally agree the thickness of a slab needs to be thicker as it’s width increases. Enjoying your content 👍

Great tip on keeping it centered. I have a 54 bar with a 660 Stihl. I use a boat hand winch to help pull the mill through the log.

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one Tom great to have you here mate!! Cheers Blaise

Im about to mill a large walnut using 2 powerheads..any tips for this rookie..for double that is..ive plenty of experience milling long bar..thanks ..very cool videos!!

Love your work. 👋 Hello from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺

Use the colored epoxy method that is all the rage..... the epoxy will solidify the slab, and make up for any weaknesses. Beautiful slabs! Awesome saws and mill!

Tisk, I do believe your having fun at work. I have done what your doing on very large Cedar in Forks Washington in the early seventies. I gained a half inch in arms length and lost a inch or two around the middle. that is close to fifty years ago. All that is over now as the rules and regulations guy made us quit then!! Damn good content and videoing

I love the slabs it's absolutely beautiful grain. My only concern would be in the crotch area since it runs nearly the full length of the slabs. You're not goin to be able to keep it from separating entirely during the drying process but you could put things in place to reduce the size of the overall split.splits add character and offer other opportunities to make the piece stand out.

Why don't you have an RPM gauge on both sides? I have 2 Husqvarna 288xp did you guys just drill and make your own bar?

Thumbs up just for the kid ripping up the grass. 😆👍

@BlaiseBrogan

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate thats my boy!

@peterallinotte2108

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but put a helmet on him!

Awsome I have a 5foot Alaskan mill with a still 090

wow Sycamore has a nice grain to it. I have never seen it before. It does not were i live in Northern Canada

@BlaiseBrogan

6 жыл бұрын

Hi yes nice stuff it’s in the maple family. Cheers

How does the throttle system work here? Does one throttle trigger work both power heads? Very cool set up!

Nice milling buddy

Beautiful landscape ❤️❤️ May I know the GPS coordinates...

Impressive approach (and fun, too) ... I am curious about a few things however: (1) How Much Bar Oil do you find you use? (do you cut 'dry' so as not to stain the wood?) (2) Did you find that 'See-Sawing' the Blade failed to cut faster?

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, I use bio chain oil you have to have it! I try to avoid see-sawing as much as possible usually but on the big mill you have to do a bit. Great to have you here bud, Blaise

I'm going to mill some live edge slabs soon. I'll do a video soon my freind of some of my work in progress

Hey Blaise, what's your input on cut times from single head to double head milling? I've read that running a double head rig can triple or quadruple cut speed vs a single head.

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, its difficult to say I would say about 50% faster but it is a bit of an art setting it up to get a good cut. I would mill one engine if I had a choice. cheers

I noticed a gap under the center of the mill. Is that a good reason to go thicker? Cupping probly plays in to this as well. Can't imagine the planer you would have to use.

@BlaiseBrogan

3 жыл бұрын

I use a router sled to flatten the slabs cheers

@MrThenry1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlaiseBrogan I'm on it. I have a pile on burl ash slabs to tinker with. I have a vid of them. I chainsaw milled them. Pretty close to good enough. I'd like to flatten them a bit.

What can you do to keep this slab from splitting down the middle

I have the same mill. How do you avoid having the cut “cup” from to the middle of the bar sagging due to its own weight?

@BlaiseBrogan

3 жыл бұрын

I fix one end in the mill then pull on the top of the uprights to add tension to the bar good luck, cheers

Awesome video, i'd love to slab something that big up. Are both the bar and mill from Granberg?

What prevents this boxer forklift to tip over ? I just feel like it violating the laws of physics

@BlaiseBrogan

4 жыл бұрын

David Becker it weighs nearly 2 tons and the geometry of the arms. Cheers

Bet that chain takes sometime to sharpen,, did you make this set up?

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it does take some sharpening! Its made by Granberg in the USA. Where are you based?

@skeets6060

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlaiseBrogan Down in the coal country of Pa USA

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

Ah cool give them a shout if you want one. Mention me and you might get some discount. Cheers bud

Nice work! Too bad about the inclusion, it's hard to tell until you get into it. Slabs still look amazing! Close call on the camera :-) Cheers

where to get a bar like that?

Wouldn't that make a great dining table ..... !!

@BlaiseBrogan

6 жыл бұрын

BangFlop yes they will should be dry in a year. Cheers mate

Buckin sent me over to check your channel out, very cool love that mill

@BlaiseBrogan

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping in! He's a good man thats for sure. Cheers Blaise

Great vlog Blaise, love watching BUT, you seem to want to control absolutely everything, the driving, measuring, cleaning. Do you not have any trust in the guys you work with.

@BlaiseBrogan

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Stefan, Im glad you like the videos mate. I see what you mean but I total trust all the lads, when I'm not around they don't film and just crack on. Cheers Bud

fill the gap with epoxy people love it bad ass mill!

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

I may do it will be dry soon but epoxy is plastic which puts me off. Cheers bud

@BlaiseBrogan

5 жыл бұрын

I may do it will be dry soon but epoxy is plastic which puts me off. Cheers bud

How much u$d one slab?

Save the BS footage for another video Couldn't get past it to watch what I clicked to see