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John

01-11-2003 06:55:40




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I have seen sawmill kits in the Northern Hydraulics catalog, They work with a chain saw and a bar system to slide the saw down the log. Has anyone used one of these and how did you like it? Thanks, John




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KEG

01-14-2003 19:29:26




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 Re: Chain Saw -Saw Mills in reply to John, 01-11-2003 06:55:40  
Agree with the other posts. I have a Stihl 064 powering a 36" bar with an Alaskan saw mill. It cuts beautifully, but it takes a big kerf and cuts slow. The trick is in the following: need a correct chain for ripping (I don't believe I ever got the right rip chain, so I can't recommend here); need a good first cut (this is extremely important because all the remainder cuts will follow the plane of the first); need a strong saw (get a big motor); have patience (and you will enjoy wonderful lumber).

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KEG

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DaveInMI

01-12-2003 04:56:26




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 Re: Chain Saw -Saw Mills in reply to John, 01-11-2003 06:55:40  
I would get a ripping chain before I try mine again. It is slow hard work but the final product is ok.



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TimV

01-11-2003 20:27:03




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 Re: Chain Saw -Saw Mills in reply to John, 01-11-2003 06:55:40  
I have seen them in operation, and they are fair at best. The two big problems are kerf width and poor performance with irregular logs. IF you have straight logs and IF yield is not a factor and IF you don't plan on needing perfectly straight lumber, they will knaw your logs up for you into more useful sizes, but for most applications that aren't 20 miles from the nearest road you're better off hiring the sawing done (if you don't have much to do) or buying a portable bandsaw such as a Wood-Mizer if you have a lot of logs to cut up.

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