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28th December 2010, 09:42 AM #1
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What is possible with a CS mill
It's not something I would consider doing (my new shed will be made of steel) but here's an example of what can be done with a CS mill.
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The guy that did this lives in the north west US and gets his logs free from state land - he can only take the blow downs and most are 20" or less in diameter and they are in mountainous terrain like this.
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The photos do not show how steep the mountainsides are is but it would take a long time to safely set up any kind of swing or band mill in this sort of terrain.
He uses two second hand 70 and a 90cc saws and a modified granbeg CS mill. All up less than $1000. Being softwood, the biggest slab takes around 5 minutes per cut, so he can completely break down a 8' x 20" log in about an hour. He then takes the slabs back to his shed where he breaks them up with a worm drive circular.
He's is a machinist by trade and a hobby miller that enjoys using CS mills and getting something worthwhile out of his hobby.
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28th December 2010, 07:42 PM #2
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It would not take more that ten minutes to safetly set my lucas up on that type of terain, know question, as for the pain and suffering thats goes with a chainsaw mill, no thanks life is too short thanks.
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28th December 2010, 09:41 PM #3
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Yeah we know tasmanians can do anything
Originally Posted by johnnyroberts
, but how about posting a picture of your lucas on such a slope?
As for the pain and suffering while using a CS mill. Folks who suffer pain while using a CS mill just don't know a few basic tricks.
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28th December 2010, 09:44 PM #4
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long as we don't mention cricket
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29th December 2010, 12:54 PM #5
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Thats that game we convicts used to be able to play
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30th December 2010, 10:23 PM #6
Hack with a chainsaw!!!
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Geez, I wish we had trees around here we could cut sheets of colorbond out of.....lmaro
Must say it was a good effort though. there are quite a few stories like that on the net though, most of them trying to sell another type of CSM.I am told that sharpening handsaws is a dying art.... this must mean I am an artisan.
Get your handsaws sharpened properly to the highest possible standard, the only way they should be done, BY HAND, BY ME!!! I only accept perfection in any saw I sharpen.
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1st January 2011, 09:11 PM #7
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My hat goes off to him, I just couldn't push a c/s that much...
Great looking barn!
I love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
Allan.
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