$200 Bullet-Proof Alaskan Chainsaw Mill Setup. Build Your Own! #80 

I was just going to add the same comment. Lots of people don't understand the difference between cross-cut and rip-cut.

@@wxfield Thank you both. I've never heard of the difference!

On my 038, I run double skip ripping chain.

Where do you get your skip tooth rip chains

If you look up the parts distributor for Oregon Forestry in your area then you can contact the distributor directly. In Canada it's CPT and Theo Turgeon. @@uncleharley1

That doesn’t mean you didn’t invent it, it just means you can’t take credit for it. Ecclesiastes 1:9 NIV What has been will be again, What has been done will be done again; there’s nothing new under the sun.

why is that. Me to.??

Me too

I thought of that style but is it fast to install and have it parallel to the center point of the log. I'm using the same dual rail system as Mr ringworm and it's very adaptable to non perfectly straight logs.

Pics?

I'm also interested. I had a similar idea but this far only got as far as the ladder unistrut frame, which rests on some ply brackets. My clever plan to cut the unistrut down to make it easier to move the top cut bracket around backfired, since now it keeps trying to sag in the middle

That sounds pretty cool

Where in Washington? 5 months 5 acres i imagine you spent alot. Heck i have a woodmizer i might sell it to you ;)

I just bought a chainsaw, but Ringworm is definitely an inspiration. Right now, it's for firewood, but this is very interesting too.

@@Yettiattack Western Washington, South Puget Sound. How much for the Woodmizer? : )

@@natemorlock2379 11k 30 blades new guide rollers/belts to addition the ones that are on. An a saw carriage cover.

Same as the other two. Want a bandsaw mill, but may try this first. I have oak. Saw another video where two guys used what looked like an aluminum ladder for their bars. Were doing long lengths, wide cuts, 48 inch chain bar. They didn't give any how to's. Yours....very informative. Thanks. Subscribed.

It's best not to let others identify who you are. That's your job. Btw, those people were rude and had zero good intentions.

@@leannkennedy6568 No they weren't. And they were correct.

@@jimmyb1451 ok, sorry to interfere. Have a great day!!

I thought about a band mill too. Until like he said how do I move the logs to the mill. I was only doing logs on my property that's not even an acre.

@@beebob1279 look, one can choose to buy only the bare minimum, cheaper tools and then do everything the most difficult and slow way on the cheap... so one may think. Or one can choose to equip themselves properly, which saves time, which saves money, which allows one to continue to invest more $ into their equipment making the entire operation easier and more productive, while providing an opportunity to make a little side cash w/ said equipment. I ran an Alaskan for the big logs only; over 32" wide. it's been gathering dust since that first year. I now butterfly large logs vertically, standing in top. Sure, there's such more to it, but that's the gist. Honestly can't stand the Alaskan mill. so much effort and so slow. My old mentor always said, "work smart, not hard." It'd be more cost effective to hire a portable band saw to mill up your logs, rather than spend all that time using an alaskan mill. So, I own a manual push band saw (Timbery M280 with a 25HP engine, it was under $10,000) and ran the operation on the cheap before I got serious and invested in a skid steer and set up the operation as it should be; milling shed to mill outta the sun, a lumber shed, storage shed for skid steer and operation tools. I just could not do that with an alaskan mill w/o losing my mind. the hard way: I would either buy a dump truck load of logs or fall trees on the property. Either way, I had a log storage, hence my need t excavate a "and" for the operation. . I use to drag my logs w/ the truck, from log pile to mill. I installed two 4x6's w/ tapered end to create a log loading ramp, Running a single carriage bolt thru each one which was connected to the angle iron tabs I welded onto bottom of the band saw rails. I used a boat winch ($15 used) to roll logs up the ramps and onto mill. I did this for several years, it worked. AND... It eventually drained me, b/c of all the time it took just to move and load one log, then load up the lumber slabs and move and stack them, by hand. I learned by doing it the hard way. Looking back, I now cringe. easy way: I then bought an old skid steer. I shopped for a machine that I could use for many other things. I found a used machine with 4 attachments that I could use to work my land; back hoe, auger, forks, bucket... and I bought a used grapple bucket. The entire operation changed at this point. Not only have I excavated a new log milling area/pad on my hillside sloped property, I have excavated a road down to the lower forty, cut trees down there, hauled the logs up the road, and used the grapple bucket to load all the slash into the dump trailer (which I also make money w/ by hauling customer's slash/trash! There is NOTHING like the feeling of rolling up to the dump with a huge dumper load of slash or trash; dumping and rolling out within 5minutes). I have built 5 huge retaining walls with 200+ massive boulders (3-4 diameter). I use the auger to dig fence holes, for milled fence posts, both for myself and customers. It's all a tax write off now, b/c I bought all of it under my LLC. I guess my point; it may serve one to think a few years down the road, what one might consider doing elsewhere on the property or with your land/home, rather than just thinking of the immediate project at hand. The band saw changed my life. and then it changed again once I got the skid steer. I now have the equipment to do all kinds of things I would not have dreamed of... including snow plowing my property and a few neighbors (making more money off the skid steer and knowing I can always move any amount of snow that drops here; typically 10-15' per winter) it might sound more complicated, but it has been a progressive journey for me. I'm still remodeling the old cabin, using my band saw and wood/work shop (which I also built using my milled lumber). With the wood shop equip. and I can make T&G, and mill anything for my needs. This year the back deck get refurbished with a roof over the entire deck. I pay for hardware only. I use the skid steer to move lumber to that area. I set beams with it. Looking around the compound I can point to all kinds of projects that I could not have done without a machine. I just think it's silly to choose a cheaper tool that work slowly, is far less accurate and has no value towards making money on the side. But hey, we all enjoy doing things the way WE like to do things For some of us, we have fun regardless. I have always thought to keep in mind there might be an easier way that will offer more.

@@dgodrummer8110 You type a lot. spending 10,000 for a band mill isn't so smart for 800 board feet of cherry.

​@@beebob1279 ok then, have fun.

@@dgodrummer8110 I'm done and it was a challenge. But I have it and it's air drying. Planning on making some flooring with it, cabinets, and a few for gun stock while I build flintlock rifles. The rest? Not sure what to do with it. I'll store it until I need it

Same...

Add Kosher salt to the alcohol and shake! Works great.

I have the same 261 as Ryan but need something bigger. I'm thinking 500i just for the power to weight.

@@RobertJLessard The Stihl dealer, recommended the 661 as it has more torque vs the 500i. Thats what i went with the 661, i know there about the same price but i took the dealers advise.

Thx for your tip😊

Sauna is a great way. They don't need to be complicated at all. I use the saunas built by my great-grandfathers in Michigan. I prefer them in the winter over summer. They're a hundred years old. If you build a two-room building, then you have a nice changing room not as hot as the bathing room.

What saw did you get?

Literally no reason to cut oak.

Daniel, I hate it when people use oak for firewood!!! They take so long to grow. My belief is to make something lasting out of them if they are cut....... However, sometimes they do need to come down. Whether they are about to fall on someones house or trees do fall on their own so cutting is fine. But again, at least make something of value rather than using it for firewood!