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chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber

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bob in ga

10-21-2004 15:06:01




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Has anyone used an adapter that will let you cut timber into lumber? I saw one advertised for about 35 dollars. It allows you to attach your saw to it and cut slabs by using a 2x4 as a guide.




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NC Wayne

10-21-2004 20:35:05




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
Here's a link for you to a place that sells just about anything you'd need from felling a tree to sawing itinto lumber. They have an excellent print catalog if you request it.



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KEG

10-21-2004 20:03:57




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
Bob,

You can trust all of the other's comments. Chainsaw milling works, but it is slow and a lot of work. You do get the satisfaction of making your own lumber. I have a 24" alaskan mill on an 064 Stihl power head with a 3' bar. Once used it on a beautiful oak, 26" in diameter and 30' of straight, clear, veneer quality lumber, but no way to get it out of the woods. Used the mill and got some great boards. BUT, it took a looong time, lots of pushing, lots of sawdust, lots of heat, etc. etc.

I believe the real key to such a mill is the proper chain and cutting angle. I never got my chain to cut the way it should against the grain. Picture a log and you have three ways that the grain runs. One is a cross cut like cutting a string. The other is like slicing threads as you cut parallel with the grain. But the last is like cutting the head of the string, i.e., ripping. And it is this type of cutting that is hardest to do.

Not saying don't do it. Just be prepared for a lot of work.

KEG

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lucas boy

10-21-2004 17:46:12




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
ot but,,a twister came thru here in june and knocked a tree on the roof,,we cut up the tree and put in new roof rafters and roof using a chainsaw as the electric was off for 3 weeks an didnt have generator... lucas



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MGTPa

10-21-2004 17:34:48




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
Yep! Cut a lot of logs with a 2x4 chainsaw adapter. Great for slabbing out square timbers out of logs. I've done it on maple, oak, beech and walnut. Takes a constant steady down pressure on chainsaw as you "cut-walk" the chainsaw down the log using 2x4 as a guide. But, cutting boards out is slow and tedious and they will need to be planed level and smooth. And running chainsaw at full throttle for the length of a 16 or 20 foot cut the saw gets pretty hot. Chainsaw milling is tough on saws and your body. Anyway, it's interesting to try it but it's hard work and makes alot of sawdust. And if you need proper dimensioned lumber for house building, you better go to the lumberyard.

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Charles (in GA)

10-21-2004 16:34:28




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
Is this the saw chain and bar that attaches to a hand held circular saw? The chain/bar extend straight down from the saw base plate?

I saw this demoed at the Atlanta Log Home Show this year. It was a pretty neat looking idea. It was being marketed for making window and door cuts in rectangular logs, and things like that.

The one I was was well made and I almost bought it, just couldn't find a good use for it, I don't do enough of that kind of work to justify it.

Charles

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TimV

10-21-2004 16:26:29




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
Bob: I haven"t tried the one with a 2x4 guide, though I"ve seen pictures, and it looks like someone could easily fab one from channel iron or similar. I have seen the "Alaskan mill" work, and wasn"t impressed. Basically if you don"t have any other option (like for instance you"re building a camp in a remote area) they are better than free-sawing timbers, but there"s a lot of waste and the resulting lumber wasn"t all that great. There are several threads in the archives on this subject and the consensus seems to be that it"s a "last resort" option.

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VaTom

10-21-2004 15:57:09




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to bob in ga, 10-21-2004 15:06:01  
I've used an Alaskan mill on the largest Stihl powerhead. Wasn't going to win any races (compared to a band mill), but the lumber was very good. Don't forget you need rip chain. If you don't have a lot of power, I wouldn't try it. No idea what you get for $35, but I don't imagine it's much.



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Sherwood

10-21-2004 18:49:33




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to VaTom, 10-21-2004 15:57:09  
That's what I used to build the log home I am in now, 24 years ago, also used it to build our 2 car garage. It was lots of work but do-able when you're short of funds. Used the lumber-maker to flatten two sides of the logs.



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VaTom

10-22-2004 04:44:55




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 Re: chainsaw adapter for cutting lumber in reply to Sherwood, 10-21-2004 18:49:33  
There you go. Also have the option of cutting far longer logs, beams, than other mills can cut. A bit of a PITA to move the rails down the log, but it works.



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