Milling Basics

[mdavlee]

Yep. I used some the other day. There were 20 penny nails in a log. I cut through one with a square filed chain. [emoji24]

 

[RI Chevy]

Sh't. Sorry Mike. I doubt any chain would fare well cutting nails.

 

[mdavlee]

Sh't. Sorry Mike. I doubt any chain would fare well cutting nails.

It happens. I sent those chains off to be ground.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I won't be milling til spring for sure, we got a lot of frigin snow in the last week.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I like the .404 63 for milling personally. It is slower and takes out more kerf but it also holds up to dirty yard trees I get and oils better. Plus little more chain speed on my old low rpm saws. Cut off a small lag bolt buried in a maple log last summer and even though the chain got dull the teeth survived surprisingly well and only needed a little grinding to get sharp again. Was a 1/4 or 5/16 lag and I caught the square head of it in the cut I’ll have to get picks off my old phone.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I like the .404 63 for milling personally. It is slower and takes out more kerf but it also holds up to dirty yard trees I get and oils better. Plus little more chain speed on my old low rpm saws. Cut off a small lag bolt buried in a maple log last summer and even though the chain got dull the teeth survived surprisingly well and only needed a little grinding to get sharp again. Was a 1/4 or 5/16 lag and I caught the square head of it in the cut I’ll have to get picks off my old phone.

Man I hope I don’t run into stuff like that. Most of what I’ll be milling will be taken off of my own land.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Never know, lots of the big trees have been around for 100+ years. And personally I try for the large trees my friends take down in town. If I’m making live edge slabs I try to get 30” or bigger diameter trees but take smaller also. Now I have a band mill for doing the smaller wood. Make 1” boards for trim pieces to sell with slabs and pine/spruce 2x4’s for building ect. So no choice but to deal with tree house trees and other stuff.

 

[Whitty21]

Liking this thread so far. Just got my holzfforma 36" mill and got it assemble. Now I just need to find some big wood.

 

[RI Chevy]

How does the quality look?

 

[Whitty21]

How does the quality look?

I don't have a granberg to compare to. But it is a pretty simple stuff. Nothing was missing. Actually had some extra stuff. I will give a better review whenever I find something to mill

 

[RI Chevy]

Ok. Great. TY sir.

 

[jakethesnake]

Where’s this axe handle thread you speak of

 

[Moparmyway]

I like the .404 63 for milling personally. It is slower and takes out more kerf but it also holds up to dirty yard trees I get and oils better. Plus little more chain speed on my old low rpm saws. Cut off a small lag bolt buried in a maple log last summer and even though the chain got dull the teeth survived surprisingly well and only needed a little grinding to get sharp again. Was a 1/4 or 5/16 lag and I caught the square head of it in the cut I’ll have to get picks off my old phone.

Semi chisel or full chisel ?
If full chisel, was it square ground/filed ?

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Semi chisel or full chisel ?
If full chisel, was it square ground/filed ?

All round filed and mostly semi chisel, I don’t really know how to square file at the moment and I do my touch ups on the mill. Use a 12 volt and sharpen chain on mill for the day then at end of day I’ll swap chain. Still carry a few spares in case I hit a screw or rock ect but faster to touch it up and keep milling vs swapping chains.

 

[XP_Slinger]

My awesome wife got me my milling bar for Christmas ! And she got it from @fordf150 ,

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow! AWESOME GIFT.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Wow! AWESOME GIFT.

Yes sir! Now I just need 1 more 28” bar for my 288. Oh and another 18” bar for my soon to be running 254...crap. Lol

 

[RI Chevy]

Lol. I hear you. [emoji106]

 

[heritageguy20051]

My awesome wife got me my milling bar for Christmas ! And she got it from @fordf150 ,
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Nice!

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[heritageguy20051]

Nice!

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Those are sweet looking bars! I need to get me some.

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