I just finished milling a 12cm plum tree with a 40cc husky with a jig exactly like this. Works like absolute magic with only 15 minutes of time spent on building it. The most important part is the first guided cut as that will set the stage for subsequent cuts. I made short slabs - about 30 to 50cm - so I couldn't use any kind of fasteners. I just cleaned the moss off the log with a wire brush then fixed the guide plank in place with a lot of hot glue. Worked like a charm. Also make sure to sharpen the chain every now and again since it seems to dull quite fast.
Good work mate, don't stress too much about a bit of rough looking cuts, as long as the board is straight, a planer or sander will take care of the rest, excellent job👍👍
You did good, use semi chisel chain and shsrpen it anywhere from 90 % to about 8 degrees. No matter what you do, you have a small saw on hardwood, its going to be slow.
I bought an aluminum one but my saw is not quite big enough. I like this idea for smaller logs. Also like the idea of making a bench. Would be nice having a bench to sit on around my burn area. Sit around a fire at night.
You probably already know this, but you could get a cheap planer online to smooth that surface right up ~ and a wood sander attachment for a grinder to seal the wood ~ before the clear coat / or boiled lindseed oil to protect. Great idea though ~ and awesome vid!
Hi mate from Australia I'm using stihl mini boss and yea it's slow when you cutting the Australian black wattle my stihl telescopic poll saw actually chipped and bent and broke a tooth it's first time that's ever happened to me in 25 years so it was very hard wood I have kept some of the wood from my client place to do some things heavy n hard but beautiful. Tasmanian wood is magical the smell is amazing... I understand how you feel with the slow subscribers... I been at it what 3 or 4 years n 39.3% there to get to the 1k as well ... but put it this way you have passed the 100 and apparently 80% of channels have less then 100 ... I noticed your in beautiful country... so I'm guilty myself of not posting as much as I need to push the Chanel as ya know don't pay the bills it's a side dish ... to work on chip away at it bit life is fast past mate but your wood uploaded have the views so go with that I have done a variety of things but I'm a person that loves life and needs to stimulate my brain with learning new things living life ... some things I would love to upload but would affect people's mental health but funny I know would smash the views but it's not good to do that if it affects just 1 persons mental well-being.. the problem is social media and older I get I feel that humans are slowly loosing it to put it in away moral values old school I grew up on primary producing dairy old school with my grandma and living life old fashioned way I just feel people don't own life any more do one to others as u would like to be treated but seams with no moral values some take this kindness as weakness and try to take advantage. I just move on and rise above that I grew up to be better then to lower my moral compass ... anyway take care look after yaself mate remember you do have calue you are making a difference your helping people you don't know and most likely won't comment because it's a me world unfortunately... so my best advice is keep going head held high but not upyaself high but own the mistakes eat the humble pie . It taste good to feel good about yaself being true to yaself is being true the world if you want to make that mark in the world . You will what ever choices you make the decisions you choose all have different paths ... take time to reflect recalibrate focus don't tell everyone ya Gunnar do this or that if ya looking for approval don't if ya looking for advice on how ask then follow through... you be fine your blessed and good will come to you mate . Take care be k8nd to yaself help yaself first 5hen your able to help others know when to listen and learn and when to speak up in confidence and teach... from PPYM Productions From the land down under mate Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍
I just milled up a red oak that I had in the back yard today & it was quite a struggle. Looks like you had much better luck. I think your saw is bigger than mine. Maybe that makes a difference. I subscribed. Good luck on your journey to 1000. I’m trying to get there too. If you don’t mind, return the favor!! God Bless!!
Which do you feel is easier. Freehand with a level on the saw or doing it this way? I just had an oak tree come down and want to try cutting some slabs too
@@northwestbushcraftandsurvival after attempting cutting from each side and planning that few pieces yes lol. That was way to much work. Gonna cut my next log in half free hand and then use the chainsaw mill to finish. Then will probably just try to match each half and do glue ups once dry
It was super easy. I just drilled two holes in the blade as far apart as I could without damaging the tip of the blade then set the blade on the board and made marks and drilled it to match. The blocks I just cut to size and drilled in the middle
No. But it’s just a board and some bolts and blocks of wood. Super easy. I just drilled holes in the chainsaw bar as far apart as I could then set the board on and marked it and drilled it and put the bolts in. It was like 15 minutes
Hi I would love to see how you made the saw mill as I have an oak tree to cut up into slabs to make a table. Any advice on what chainsaw to use would be really helpful. Many thanks. Paul Surrey England
Hi. I talk about how I made it in my latest video. It was very easy, I just drilled holes in the bar of the chainsaw and lined up the board and drilled holes in it and made spacers the right thickness and boom it was done.
Just a friendly tip. Put some shims in as you go. Helps to not bind up the blade and makes the cut go quicker and smoother. Cheers mate.
Thanks for the tip. Definitely going to use shims in the future
At bit dangerous when the chain snaps , but thats a good idea milling ypur own trees, makes a nice long table using epoxy
O now you use wedges 🤦🏻♂️
Best homemade mill for cheap EVER!! THANKS FOR sharing,brother
No problem! I should have made one of these 20 years ago when I first got a Saw
Wow, you really simplified the tool. I was thinking about building a one from alu profiles, but this is soo damn simple, and cheap...
So easy and quick too
Great idea, cheapest mill I’ve ever seen. I have a few small logs to mill and I’ll use your idea. Thanks.
I just finished milling a 12cm plum tree with a 40cc husky with a jig exactly like this. Works like absolute magic with only 15 minutes of time spent on building it. The most important part is the first guided cut as that will set the stage for subsequent cuts. I made short slabs - about 30 to 50cm - so I couldn't use any kind of fasteners. I just cleaned the moss off the log with a wire brush then fixed the guide plank in place with a lot of hot glue. Worked like a charm. Also make sure to sharpen the chain every now and again since it seems to dull quite fast.
Very smart. If you don't need different thicknesses this jig is really the way to go. Easy to make for whatever spacing you need.
Great and simple. Going to try this after I receive a ripping blade for me chain saw. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. Try to keep the saw moving only forward as any other movement makes it cut bumpy
Good work mate, don't stress too much about a bit of rough looking cuts, as long as the board is straight, a planer or sander will take care of the rest, excellent job👍👍
I just bought a mill, works well but you seem to be doing just as good with your homemade free one, Great job.
How rewarding! What a blast huh friend?
Excellent work good sir. Thanks for sharing!
Cool. Thanks for vid
You did good, use semi chisel chain and shsrpen it anywhere from 90 % to about 8 degrees. No matter what you do, you have a small saw on hardwood, its going to be slow.
Awesome video. Fairly simple and effective.
Thanks for sharing brother. Can't wait to try this. Just subscribed. Looking forward to future videos
Thank you Sir,beautiful job love it good job.
That's a great idea thanks for sharing
Das ist die einfachste und perfekteste Lösung die ich je gesehen habe. Daumen hoch!!!
You did a great job.
Love it 😊
Great job
Clean af. I’m going to try this
Nice Saw Mill 👍
Awesome video. Definitely gonna have to make one of those. Save myself some money
Parabéns pelo seu trabalho..
Ganhou mais um escrito !
Dang right, good job brother!
Totally enjoyed your video looks good
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it
I'm impressed! I'm subscribed
Hell yea man!
I bought an aluminum one but my saw is not quite big enough. I like this idea for smaller logs. Also like the idea of making a bench. Would be nice having a bench to sit on around my burn area. Sit around a fire at night.
Awesome work,
Thank you!
You probably already know this, but you could get a cheap planer online to smooth that surface right up ~ and a wood sander attachment for a grinder to seal the wood ~ before the clear coat / or boiled lindseed oil to protect. Great idea though ~ and awesome vid!
Are you using a separate chain for mowing?
Hi mate from Australia I'm using stihl mini boss and yea it's slow when you cutting the Australian black wattle my stihl telescopic poll saw actually chipped and bent and broke a tooth it's first time that's ever happened to me in 25 years so it was very hard wood I have kept some of the wood from my client place to do some things heavy n hard but beautiful. Tasmanian wood is magical the smell is amazing... I understand how you feel with the slow subscribers... I been at it what 3 or 4 years n 39.3% there to get to the 1k as well ... but put it this way you have passed the 100 and apparently 80% of channels have less then 100 ... I noticed your in beautiful country... so I'm guilty myself of not posting as much as I need to push the Chanel as ya know don't pay the bills it's a side dish ... to work on chip away at it bit life is fast past mate but your wood uploaded have the views so go with that I have done a variety of things but I'm a person that loves life and needs to stimulate my brain with learning new things living life ... some things I would love to upload but would affect people's mental health but funny I know would smash the views but it's not good to do that if it affects just 1 persons mental well-being.. the problem is social media and older I get I feel that humans are slowly loosing it to put it in away moral values old school I grew up on primary producing dairy old school with my grandma and living life old fashioned way I just feel people don't own life any more do one to others as u would like to be treated but seams with no moral values some take this kindness as weakness and try to take advantage. I just move on and rise above that I grew up to be better then to lower my moral compass ... anyway take care look after yaself mate remember you do have calue you are making a difference your helping people you don't know and most likely won't comment because it's a me world unfortunately... so my best advice is keep going head held high but not upyaself high but own the mistakes eat the humble pie . It taste good to feel good about yaself being true to yaself is being true the world if you want to make that mark in the world . You will what ever choices you make the decisions you choose all have different paths ... take time to reflect recalibrate focus don't tell everyone ya Gunnar do this or that if ya looking for approval don't if ya looking for advice on how ask then follow through... you be fine your blessed and good will come to you mate . Take care be k8nd to yaself help yaself first 5hen your able to help others know when to listen and learn and when to speak up in confidence and teach... from
PPYM Productions
From the land down under mate
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Thanks for all the kind words mate!
Why did I just read that whole thing
I just milled up a red oak that I had in the back yard today & it was quite a struggle. Looks like you had much better luck. I think your saw is bigger than mine. Maybe that makes a difference. I subscribed. Good luck on your journey to 1000. I’m trying to get there too. If you don’t mind, return the favor!! God Bless!!
I've always said that simplest is best & you've just proven that, congrats on a job well done. What size spacing or thickness was that at?
Definitely would love to see that build those slabs look great.
2,1/8” so when it fully drys it will be 2”
@@northwestbushcraftandsurvival , TY!!!!!!
put em on the table saw and shore the edges up
Which do you feel is easier. Freehand with a level on the saw or doing it this way? I just had an oak tree come down and want to try cutting some slabs too
This is probably slower but makes way clearer cuts. My slabs are completely straight. I would strongly suggest a mill over freehand
@@northwestbushcraftandsurvival thanks for the tip! I just measure and think my log is wider than my chain is long but think I got an idea
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Cut it to size freehand then use a mill to make perfect slabs?
@@northwestbushcraftandsurvival after attempting cutting from each side and planning that few pieces yes lol. That was way to much work. Gonna cut my next log in half free hand and then use the chainsaw mill to finish. Then will probably just try to match each half and do glue ups once dry
I’d like to see how you built the mill
It was super easy. I just drilled two holes in the blade as far apart as I could without damaging the tip of the blade then set the blade on the board and made marks and drilled it to match. The blocks I just cut to size and drilled in the middle
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏻🇬🇪❤
Crosscut chain? Or ripper chain, I'm confused
Do you have a guide on how to make that? Materials and such? Id like to see if it will work with my Timberwolf chainsaw.
No. But it’s just a board and some bolts and blocks of wood. Super easy. I just drilled holes in the chainsaw bar as far apart as I could then set the board on and marked it and drilled it and put the bolts in. It was like 15 minutes
What kind of a chain should be used for milling with chainsaw?
It’s called a ripping chain. I’ve never used one but I hear they cut faster and smoother
Yeah, I ripping chain is ideal, but not necessary. I just use a regular chain as well. All mine goes through a jointer/planer in the end anyway.
Shims. Search CZcams for homemade ripping chain.
Hi I would love to see how you made the saw mill as I have an oak tree to cut up into slabs to make a table. Any advice on what chainsaw to use would be really helpful.
Many thanks.
Paul Surrey England
Hi. I talk about how I made it in my latest video. It was very easy, I just drilled holes in the bar of the chainsaw and lined up the board and drilled holes in it and made spacers the right thickness and boom it was done.
Oh as a chainsaw goes. I’d go with a knock off Stihl from Amazon
www.amazon.com/Holzfforma-76-5cc-Thunder-G466-Gasoline/dp/B0BD7P3HVX/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=3SSWJBARNGTWY&keywords=holzfforma+chainsaw+g466&qid=1703779969&sprefix=chainsaw+g4%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-5
Throw wedges in as you go
If you pull on saw rather than push, your knee won't be cut if saw kicks.
Hi, can you tell the type of the chainsaw?
subed.
It’s a Stihl MS310
@@northwestbushcraftandsurvival Thanks a lot
Don't want to burst you bubble but them are not oak they are poplar
Lol. Definitely not poplar. This tree was growing in my yard for years before I had it removed and it was definitely a white oak
Too much yakking and zero tech.
Mine works too. I used the Woodglut plans and performed it without any problems.