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I have. My son-in-law has one and I think it is fine for fresh soft pine. This pine ruins chainsaw blades.
Is this pine log worth anything?
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I have. My son-in-law has one and I think it is fine for fresh soft pine. This pine ruins chainsaw blades.
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Would a ripping chain do any better?
On the subject of shared power tools.... good gravy, it rarely ends well.
On the subject of shared power tools.... good gravy, it rarely ends well.
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Would a ripping chain do any better?
On the subject of shared power tools.... good gravy, it rarely ends well.
I don't know. Have never tried a ripping chain. I assume it would do better.
Shared equipment is certainly a mine field but the individuals in mind have done it often and worked things out. But that is why I would require each individual to have his own blade.
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Ripping chain would do a lot better, but you can't freehand them -- they should be used in an Alaskan mill only.
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Yep. And I did an AWESOME freehand job with this plank. It is a 2" slab +/- 3/4" here and there. ;-)
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Oh, the rustic wavy look, nice. Some people pay extra for that!
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I just felled a 100 year old hemlock. 90 feet tall it taped all fallen down.
Two sessions to chip up the branches with the MacKissick CS. (it's been hot and muggy)
The 24 foot length butt log and the 20 foot length above both measure 18+ and clear as water.
But there is no market for "clear hemlock" , so it's all likely to go for kindling.
Hemlock has equal heat output as does cherry. Just that a ton of cherry is a lot smaller pile than a ton of dry hemlock.
Still, the number of 2X8s in those logs could build my house over.
Two sessions to chip up the branches with the MacKissick CS. (it's been hot and muggy)
The 24 foot length butt log and the 20 foot length above both measure 18+ and clear as water.
But there is no market for "clear hemlock" , so it's all likely to go for kindling.
Hemlock has equal heat output as does cherry. Just that a ton of cherry is a lot smaller pile than a ton of dry hemlock.
Still, the number of 2X8s in those logs could build my house over.
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Buddy and I both made the attachment to make our chain saws cut planks,
Basically a section of channel that clamps onto your saw and pivots while the channel slides along a nice straight 2 x 4 as a guide.
Naturally a bit of precision welding is involved and the most important (and only cost) was a special ripping chain for the saw.
The chain is designed just for that--ripping and does work very well.
He made a bunch of 4 x 4's while I cut a few boards.
This was just to prove it could be done and was fun but considering the effort I still prefer to buy my wood ready cut and planed.
Basically a section of channel that clamps onto your saw and pivots while the channel slides along a nice straight 2 x 4 as a guide.
Naturally a bit of precision welding is involved and the most important (and only cost) was a special ripping chain for the saw.
The chain is designed just for that--ripping and does work very well.
He made a bunch of 4 x 4's while I cut a few boards.
This was just to prove it could be done and was fun but considering the effort I still prefer to buy my wood ready cut and planed.
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Would a ripping chain do any better?
On the subject of shared power tools.... good gravy, it rarely ends well.
Absolutely!, been there done that. (above post)
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There are other chainsaw mills than the Alaskan. Rip chain works better but standard chain will also work.
For Inexpensive look at a Beam machine. If used properly leaves the Alaska Mill in the dust.
For Inexpensive look at a Beam machine. If used properly leaves the Alaska Mill in the dust.