First time milling

[Sullivan]

New guy here. I stumbled into chainsaws cutting lathe blanks. Once I saw whole logs being milled I just had to try it out.

After lurking here for a while. I purchased a damaged Ojenas 070 clone and a grandberg mill. I sharpened up the ojenas chain with a granberg file and joint jig.

I think the first run went well. I used 2x6s for the first cut. The saw seemed to self feed pretty well. We got 4 slabs from this red oak branch. I will be trying bigger stuff soon.

I touched up the chain afterwards even though it seemed fairly sharp.

 

[p61 western]

Welcome to the site. Looks like some nice slabs to start with.

 

[Dougbert]

Welcome to the addiction!

 

[Wolverine]

Nice looking slab Sullivan. Welcome. Milling becomes addicting quick. Next think you know you'll have stickered stacks all over the place. Ask me how I know!

 

[460 magnum]

Nice art work on that saw did you draw it yourself.

 

[Sullivan]

Thanks I lasered it on. I am a horrible artist lol.

 

[WoodyBlue]

Newbie to the site also. Been Alaskan milling for a few years off and on. Took delivery Today as a matter of fact of a Logosol Farmers M8. In the back of the truck as I type. Have about 6 18-23" diameter White Ash logs waiting for my ripping chains to be delivered. The Alaskan uses a 36" bar on a MS 660 Mag. Bar and chain are too big for the Farmers Mill. So I have some time to wait on Granberg and their production time. Video of my FIRST milling of a Big Red Oak and the Granberg Alaskan. Can't wit to get off my knees.

 

[Lightning Performance]

No turning back now. Come play the chain game with the rest of us