Here is a quick tutorial on how to take a standard crosscut chainsaw chain and turn it into a ripping chain for sawing slabs from logs. Save lot's of money by taking 15 minutes to make your own.
Thanks for the info, new to milling and wasnt sure how far to go with the mods . Seeing the grinding in action helps my trepidations about it greatly. Will have to invest in the grinder sharpener, looks like hand filing to the 10° would be a lot of work.
I was also thinking about how all that gringin would impact the depth gage. And I also question if a ripping chain is even necessary if you are using the Zozen type mill that is cutting at 90 degrees. Those tiny chips seem to have NO trouble clearing.
New subscriber here, nice video of your chain re- configuration for milling. I just purchased a 59" Alaskan mill guessing it easier to have the bar mounted to the saw , then attach to the mill. It's a bigger cannon bar so it doesn't just slide into the mill ( bar is to wide)! I am watching more of your posts! 🧡💪👍🪓🌲🌲🌲
Great video. Thanks so much. I’m just about to try my new small Granberg mill with my Husky 445 with an 18 inch bar. I plan to mill some small spruce and fir that I cut over the winter that won’t exceed the size limits of my bar. Unfortunately, the local dealer can’t get any skip tooth chains in right now. If you were using a similar set up, how might you modify a standard crosscut chain in this situation? Love the channel and I’m now subscribed.
Hey L D, great question! With a bar as small as 18" you shouldn't need to go with a skip-tooth as your Husky will have plenty of power to pull it. Just grind the teeth like it the video and it will most likely do great....just don't try to feed it too fast and keep the RPM's up to optimal. Hope this helps.
Will you explain why the teeth that are modified are NOT cut completely off to the strap. I think it would be to help clear the cut from the tooth in front of it that is the fuel tooth.
Just a quick question if anyone knows, I've just got a chainsaw mill which I'm testing on macrocarpa here in NZ, so I was going to do a ripsaw grind on the chain, as described in this youtube (thanks!). But in fact it seems that you are still crosscutting the tops of the grain, as you mill along the log. But you'd be ripping if you were cutting along the length of the log, if that were ever possible. Any thoughts on the chain sharpening settings between 'cutoff' crosscut where you just cut a log in half for example, and and milling chainsaw setting where you are still effectively crosscutting (I think) across the tops of the grains. Or is this what these 10degree/skip2 type chainsaw settings are actually for.
