Thread: First run with the Alaskan mill

Originally Posted by Olmate

The thing I like most about milling good logs is after taking the first several cuts it's like opening the lid on a jewel box and seeing the jewels inside.

Yep its like Christmas or a lucky dip on every cut!

Try lifting the start end of the log to get the log on a slope - that way gravity is your friend and if you have the saw and chain setup right the mill will cut on its own.
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Originally Posted by BobL

Yep its like Christmas or a lucky dip on every cut!

Try lifting the start end of the log to get the log on a slope - that way gravity is your friend and if you have the saw and chain setup right the mill will cut on its own.
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You've certainly got that down to a fine art.... in fact that's almost cheating

Most under rated timber is White Cedar IMO
Can have the most beautiful fiddleback at times and the colour is sweet too
Nice work olmate...and continue to enjoy your milling ...MM

Originally Posted by Olmate

You've certainly got that down to a fine art.... in fact that's almost cheating

Yeah - don't get many that run on their own - the slope has to be just right - too much and the saw can bog down, not enough and it cuts too slowly or stops altogether., but when all the planets align it sure is nice to sit back and let it rip.

Of course it didn't go all the way down on its own and got snagged up on that bit that's flaring out from the side of the log - had to get up off the chair and finish that bit with my hands on the mill.

BTW the stubby was empty - I had that photo taken for an OHS/safety seminar my Brother was giving at his workplace - it was a series of photos - some real and some staged, and his talk was called, "Spot the risk"