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Don from Texas

05-28-2003 19:40:08




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Am thinking of purchasing a Granberg Int. sawmill.
They are out of Vallejo,Calif.It uses a chainsaw which they recomend a least 70 ccs, says if smaller saw used to go slow. Any one ever tryed one,would appreciate any Info.




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jason

08-28-2003 05:24:05




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 Re: chainsaw powered sawmill in reply to Don from Texas, 05-28-2003 19:40:08  
yes go for it, i have a chainsaw mill. i use GB bars, one 4ft & 5ft. i run husqvarna 3120, once you know what your doing you can cut with a breeze,if i was you i would use husqvarna, i,ve used both and will not go back, p.s chainsaws on a mill should be sparpened on a diffent angle for faster cutting



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Kevin

05-29-2003 19:47:18




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 Re: chainsaw powered sawmill in reply to Don from Texas, 05-28-2003 19:40:08  
I had a guy cut 2600 board feet for me last year with a bandsaw mill. $400. Looking at the sawdust pile a bandsaw made, then tripling it in my mind for chainsaw width, I would think that slabbing with a chainsaw would be very wasteful on the lumber, you would lose one board out of the small widths, two out of the big ones.



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Jeff (CA)

05-29-2003 16:29:13




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 Re: chainsaw powered sawmill in reply to Don from Texas, 05-28-2003 19:40:08  
I used an Alaska Mill for many years coupled with a Stihl 064. A chainsaw mill works pretty well if you only cut up a tree or two a year. Two years ago I had quite a bit of bug kill in Ponderosa Pine and as I looked at better than 15 large dead trees >36" DBH I figured it was time to go with a band mill, a decision I'll never regret. I now keep the Alaska mill hanging in the shed waiting for my son to be old enough to learn some lessons about hard labor. If you do go with the chainsaw mill be sure to get a ripping chain (designed to rip instead of cut cross grain like a regular chain). It will make your life much easier. Bailey's has them (www.arborists.com/BAILEYS/uscat.html) and while you will still work hard for your lumber, it will go almost twice as fast (although still kind of slow).

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ray

05-29-2003 06:53:43




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 Re: chainsaw powered sawmill in reply to Don from Texas, 05-28-2003 19:40:08  
I use one on a stihl 066. Use it primarily to cut barn timbers. Use it in combination with an alaskan mill. Definitely not fastest or quietest method but it works. You'll get good at sharpening chain - which is a welcome break to slabbing sometimes.

Ray



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VaTom

05-29-2003 06:15:05




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 Re: chainsaw powered sawmill in reply to Don from Texas, 05-28-2003 19:40:08  
Hi Don,

Here's a past discussion:



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John Ne.

05-28-2003 21:47:06




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 Re: chainsaw powered sawmill in reply to Don from Texas, 05-28-2003 19:40:08  
From what I've seen, they all go kinda slow, eat up chains too. But if the alternative is building a road and bridges to bring in store bought lumber, the time probably won't seem so bad. Never tried a Granberg name brand though. John in Ne.



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