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Log debarker and portable mill chainsaw attachments recommendations
Posted on 1/22/24 at 10:32 am
Posted on 1/22/24 at 10:32 am
Unsure if this is the right board, but it seems close.
Yea, all these Youtube videos about log cabins, etc. are supremely enticing. But I am generally interested in these two tools. If nothing else, maybe I can mill my own boards at custom width, etc. for projects before trying to build some kind of major structure in the future. I have a little acreage with some pine and so forth, so I have sources to actually use these things.
I would think you don't want to cheap out on them, but I wondered what a legitimate price point-to-quality is or where/what brand to look at.
Yea, all these Youtube videos about log cabins, etc. are supremely enticing. But I am generally interested in these two tools. If nothing else, maybe I can mill my own boards at custom width, etc. for projects before trying to build some kind of major structure in the future. I have a little acreage with some pine and so forth, so I have sources to actually use these things.
I would think you don't want to cheap out on them, but I wondered what a legitimate price point-to-quality is or where/what brand to look at.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 10:51 am
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Posted on 1/22/24 at 12:20 pm to Barbellthor
my dad has a logosol mill and it works pretty well. The chainsaw (comes with the mill) stands upright and you feed the log through the saw with a wheel crank.
it doesn’t have a debarker though…you take the bark with the first cut on each side. He uses it to mill cedar from his property in AR.
It takes 2 people, you need a tractor with forks to load the logs, it takes about 3/8” (saw chain and bar width) out, and it makes a massive pile of sawdust
it doesn’t have a debarker though…you take the bark with the first cut on each side. He uses it to mill cedar from his property in AR.
It takes 2 people, you need a tractor with forks to load the logs, it takes about 3/8” (saw chain and bar width) out, and it makes a massive pile of sawdust
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:48 pm to Barbellthor
I have a woodland mills hm30x and a grandberg Alaskan mill. I mill my own boards mainly with the bandsaw mill but really wide boards I cut with the Alaskan mill. I have a setup that will cut up to 60 inch wide slabs. The widest I have cut is a cherry log that ends in a crotch that is 54 inches wide. The slab is 11 feet long. Cutting is one thing. Stacking and drying is another. As previously written I don’t have a debarker. I have seen that only on high mills and then only used to help extend blade life. Woodland mills with the extras is $10,000 and the Alaskan mill a couple hundred dollars but the chainsaw is separate and I bought a big one. Stihl 880 magnum
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 1/23/24 at 8:33 am to Barbellthor
Draw knife. You’ll have the best forearms in town.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 1:07 pm to White Bear
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Draw knife. You’ll have the best forearms in town
I actually have one. And I'm sure I'll use it, too. But I don't think I'll have the time to use that exclusively.
Thanks to everyone in the thread for the suggestions.
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