Thread: My Alaskan chainsaw mill.......

Originally Posted by martrix

Only got 2 really good boards out of it though, 50mm thick and about 2200mm long. It would make an awesome benchtop for a buffet or a hallway table. Reminded me of the Dreamtime spirits.

Wow that looks fantastic I'm thinking a piece of art for a wall in keeping with the dreamtime thing rather than a table.

Cheers
Mike

Hey martix Iv'e admired this mill for quite awhile and it's time to build one or at least try,what is the dimensions of the square tubing you have used and what was your width to length ratio thanks

indeed Martrix, nice millin
could you post some pictures of your alaskan mill?

anyone knows what's the longest bar you can run on a jonsered/husqvarna electric chainsaw with 2000Watt
they say 40 cm but can you go 50 cm or so?
the chainspeed is 14,5 m/sec

would that work with an alaskan mill?

i thought about two cheap electric chainsaw and a long bar for two powerheads? but i think those are not cheap?

this looks like yours [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5GuT5dCpoY"]YouTube - DIY Alaskan chainsaw Mill[/ame]

thanks,

jandc

Originally Posted by jandc

anyone knows what's the longest bar you can run on a jonsered/husqvarna electric chainsaw with 2000Watt
they say 40 cm but can you go 50 cm or so?
the chainspeed is 14,5 m/sec
would that work with an alaskan mill?

50 cm is going to give you about 35 cm wide cut - probably OK in your european softwoods but at those widths don't forget a chainsaw will turn most of your log into sawdust and you are Much better off using a bandsaw.

A 30 cm band saw can mill a 42 cm diameter log but that size is probably a bit hard to handle physically. In that case split the log in quarters with a CS mill and then use a bandsaw will minimize sawdust loss.

i thought about two cheap electric chainsaw and a long bar for two powerheads? but i think those are not cheap?

Double ended bars are unlikely to be available for small chainsaws.

Electric chainsaws are pretty limiting though it's much more fun millling in the bush.

Martrix what kind of chain do you have on your electric chainsaw?
I went to a dealer yesterday and he said there isn't a ripping chain for a Husqvarna electric chainsaw only for bigger petrol saw?
Anyone knows what chain to use?

thanks,

jandc

Try pacpine saws he ground me ripping chains to fit some of my smaller power saws I think the email adress is [email protected] i will check my in box and if it is wrong I'll correct it

Originally Posted by jandc

Martrix what kind of chain do you have on your electric chainsaw?
I went to a dealer yesterday and he said there isn't a ripping chain for a Husqvarna electric chainsaw only for bigger petrol saw?
Anyone knows what chain to use?

You can indeed more or less use any type of chain. Most Ripping chain is typically normal chain but with the top plate angle made to be ~10º This you can do your self by filing regular chain to whatever top plate angle you desire.

What I meant to add to my previous post is that this guy has some profiles of chain that has been used once he then remakes them to order resharpens them and makes them to size most still have 90% teeth left on them.Mostly what i buy are 3/8 low profile and the reason 2nd hand suits me is I cut a lot of old dryand dirty stumps for firewood,and I dont like stuffing up new chains.Postage is reasonable I get 3 14 inch chains sent to SA for only 7.50 postage plus chain cost.

Originally Posted by pete101

What I meant to add to my previous post is that this guy has some profiles of chain that has been used once he then remakes them to order resharpens them and makes them to size most still have 90% teeth left on them.Mostly what i buy are 3/8 low profile and the reason 2nd hand suits me is I cut a lot of old dryand dirty stumps for firewood,and I dont like stuffing up new chains.Postage is reasonable I get 3 14 inch chains sent to SA for only 7.50

Then I would just file the top plate of the 3/8 LP chain to 10º and you have a ripping chain

when I have bought some because they are used and resharpened he has ground them to ripping profile.My mistake in the last post was that the postage was 7.50 the guy will email a quote for new or used chains.I have started to collect saws and I just tell him what saw I have and He finds out what I need and then emails me.I found on many new chains I saved up to 50%