New Chainsaw Mill - Milling Lumber, Building a Workstation for the Mill
Vložit
- čas přidán 8. 06. 2022
- Lumber prices are still very high, and we have a lot we want to build. With this new chainsaw mill we now have a low cost system to produce beautiful lumber for building projects at our offgrid homestead! We set up the mill, build an inexpensive bracket and guide system and build a portable workstation with a loading ramp from lumber we milled ourselves! Producing our own lumber was a lot of fun and very satisfying, I cant wait to start using it for building projects at camp!
Welcome to Traplines and Inlines, this channel focuses on my dog and I on our remote Off the Grid Homestead in Northern Canada. I make videos on off grid homesteading and building, trapping, chickens, mechanical projects, and hunting and fishing.
I went offgrid and started building my cabin over two years ago, while I was still in highschool. Since then I have built many things at the homestead and have had the priviledge of learning many things along the way.
The homestead is designed to be relatively low maintenance and with extremely minimal expenses. All of my electricity comes from solar power, heat from woodstoves, and I haul all my water so I dont have any monthly costs associated with my homestead.
I love the lifestyle, especially because it gives me the absolute freedom to do whatever I please. I plan on continuing to tackle awesome projects and work at building and fixing many more things, and I cant wait to share them with you on the channel.
Thanks for watching! - Zábava
Hey friends I hope everyone is doing just great and that you enjoy the video. I am seeking assistance in regards to treating the milled lumber against wood insects. I have been seeing a ton of old house borers (i think this is what they are called) around my mill. Dont see damage on the wood but am wondering how i should go about protecting the lumber from infestation of all sorts and thought I would ask you guys what you would recommend doing. Thank you
Borax will stop mould and insects. Just mix with water and spray it on. Im sure youll find some videos about it on here... BTW i think i got the idea off a channel called "Surviving Ringworm" he lives off grid with his alaskan mill, does all sort of projects, you might get some ideas.
Borax and water in a spray bottle
Borax and water, spray it on
TimBor or Bora Care, commercially sold. I use it for house treatments to protect against beetles and termites here in Florida. Good luck!
@@russellwatters5891 that's what I was going to say.
Hey bud, just thought I'd mention a guy I've been watching for a couple years that has been milling a lot of lumber up in Michigan. His channel is called Ringworm and he's just a nut that's out in the woods having fun. But that being said he knows a lot about milling and the best chainsaw blades for milling. He's done a video on just which blades work best for what your doing. You might want to check him out. Good luck and happy milling.
Yes he is definitely great at it.
He is a lucky guy to have all that cedar. It's a lot easier to mill than real hardwoods too.
Because I absolutely love cedar his property would be like winning the lotto!!!! It's funny though how after awhile watching his videos you start thinking of the cedar like it's just a piece of old pine lol....
@@brucecoron928 I'm sure it's got it's plus'/cons, probably a bit buggy in a cedar swamp.
Ol Ringworm is a super cool and realistic fella,
Two things. First your out in the boondocks, you need to buy a good tourniquet. They don't cost that much. Cut and artery and your going to sleep quick. Keep it on your belt all times your using a chainsaw. Second you need a rip chainsaw blade that blade cuts faster and produces a board without waves. Looks good.
36:53 Deadly 👌
I cant even put into words how much I look forward to your videos. 😊 I dont see myself doing most of the stuff you do, but I sure love watching it!! Can't wait to see what you build with the lumber!! 🤘👍
You need some ripping chain, will cut a lot better than the normal crosscut chain the saw comes with…. Ripping chain cuts a lot faster too….. always
“ full chisel “ chain too
Watching from the uk 🇬🇧
Cant wait for the cabin build
Beauty
Bro, you got skills. ‘Nuff said.
Ringworm Outdoors has a lot of useful info and cool content. He does everything with his chainsaw
Kick ass, love the growth in knowledge
We need more young men like you in this world! Lumber looks great 👍🏻 Nice video 🪵 Thank you :)
I like the fact that you’re working up off the ground and that you’re stacking lumber on your trailer rather than just throwing it on the ground and picking it up again later. Ha
Great video. Thanks!
Boom! Another video from our guy. Be safe buds.
As an old one-armed chainsaw mill operator (I moved up to a bandsaw mill last year) I've found it just as cheap to buy a 2000lb 12v remote control winch for around $80 from Harbor Freight. You can operate it from your ATV or 12v lighter on your truck. I use half a section of a 24' aluminum ladder for my guide-rail and it always produced nice boards. Hope you have as much enjoyment making your own lumber as I have in my 67 years of living free. Love your channel and been with ya since the get-go!
Drilling holes up the 2 rails and putting in stop blocks to prevent rollback would help too.
Great to cya, ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT!!
Love watching people learn and produce and grow . You are the perfect example !
Bigger saw will help I also believe changing the angle on the teeth will also make life easier
Very simple. I see a Traplines video I hit like! Great stuff, keep it continue!!!
I am 66 and just bought a chainsaw mill for myself. You're video helped answered a lot of questions I had about putting it together and way to use it. A family member has downed trees in their woods from a storm. Can't see just letting them rot. Thanks for the information 👍.
That sounds like fun…you’ll be able to take full credit for every shape and form of the timber in your new buildings.
Sending peace and love your way again sir. I too supplement bar oil especially when cutting oak and maple around here in East Tennessee. Really nice lumber you've made. 👌
Hey bud, good job building that. I usually mill with a 372XP, nice to see a 455 at work. As a tip from a fellow Canadian, I started using a narrower stihl chain. I also use skip chain and filed it similar to a Granberg milling chain. Think there is a video or 2 kicking around here. Speed of cut was night and day! Easier on the saw too. Give it a go and see for yourself.
I started out with a 455 Rancher and very quickly realized I needed a much bigger saw. Went with a 395XP & I also use a skip tooth ripping chain. I am usually sawing 30" plus doug fir though. I just use half of my extension ladder for a starting rail. If I would have known back then what the cost of lumber was going to do, I would have probably just spent that money on a band saw mill.
Another great video buddy.👍
What you need is a longer cable to go around your log then back up to your winch. Then what happens is as you pull the cable in it encircles the log and the log rolls up your ramp. Stay safe have fun God bless 🇨🇦✌️
Yeah weld a lug on the skidder. It will actually make it twice as easy to winch too as having the double length of cable has the same effect as pulleys.
He knows. He says it in the video
Another great video, but I miss seeing Coug' in the background keeping an eye out for varmints.
Lol @ "we" and "our"...... You are all doing a great job. Keep up the good work!
First project and already paid for the Saw mill and the chain saw with that much lumber cut! Great job. Always impressing us with your youth and talents!
Smart move, with prices as they are you’re saving big cash! I’m loving what your doing👍
Get your self a rip chain for that bar, you will be glad you did
NICE!!!
Don’t know if this has been mentioned but “wax” the ends of those puppies and stack them semi-proper with stickers every so often (depending on overall board length) and they won’t move around too much on you. I’ve heard guys just paint them thick with a latex on the ends and it works just as good. No twist, no curl, just straight shooters.
After you start your cut drive a wedge into the end to help keep your bar from being pinched and getting hot. You are also laying on the log at times causing more friction.....square up all 4 side before cutting into boards will help too. fun times !
You da man! Great job! Your a natural content creator! Bravo
Love your channel from quebec keep it up
Love watching!
Atta boy ! I just bought a portable band mill , lotta fun building lumber for sure !,,,
Dude, you are a one man show. You do it all! It is very interesting watching you work, solving problems, staying focused and getting the work done. Even in my heyday as a younger man I do not think I could of done what you have done. I really enjoy your videos. Informative and just as important, very entertaining. Wish you the best! Luv your dogs. Keep them coming. David in Texas.
Cheers. Get a ripping chain...you will cry with joy.
Another beauty video! Thanks.....
Recommend looking at the larger Stih 661l or Husky 372 Chinese knockoff saws for milling with a skiptooth chain. Many good reviews on them and less than $400 usd, Keep your existing Husky for felling and blocking. Keep up the good work Kyle.
May I also suggest a hand planer. I think it would be beneficial when you come time to do your building. Stay safe. Have fun and God bless. 🇨🇦✌️
How’d you like me to send you a quality winch? I enjoy your channel and would like to pay it forward.
Key thing to remember is to stop and kiss the chain with a file every time you fill your tank.
Good going Kyle.
Good on ya Jack. He might use it on the meat pole to
Should make shirts that say "probly overkill, probly DGAF."
That could double as a spot to load your 4wheeler into your truck if it’s tall enough, other than that it turned out awesome nice work!
I have enjoyed it you be safe and take care
Learning new shit right on
Love from BC 🇨🇦
Yeah it's right on keep her coming thanks for sharing
You the man!
@Traplines and inlines you are appreciated
Love it man 💪💪💪💪. Living your best life !!!!
Great video
That’s pretty cool. God bless
I bought a $98 Zozen and milled 10 - 6x6's for my moms dock on a hidden lake at 9000 ft in the Rockies. I bought it because the 6x6 x8s are $54 each, I saved her $540. But after the 10th 6x6, the Zozen Mill took a header. So moral is, BUY A GRANBERG! Here's the thing though. The satisfaction that you gain from milling something on your own has value. Its quite the feeling when youve accomplished what mnost wouldnt dream of. The mill cost me 98 bucks. It got me $540 worth of lumber, and! i got to pick the trees. Fat spruce, heavy wood, treated them myself, no toxins in the lake. Boom! mission accomplished. Good times! Oh and I used a 50cc Huskvarna 550 Xp. I recommend a ripping chain an anything 70cc, its faster and no bog. BUT!!! OIL OIL OIL makes it go much faster. SO I took one of those 10-speed bike water bottle water things and attatched an old IV i had from Kelation therapy i had to do years ago, with a drip I could control. It had a steady drip to the chain and went through much easier.
Awesome awesome thanks for sharing
I use a removable counterweight on the tip end of the mill, then rig a rope from the saw around the far end of the log and back to the tip end of the mill, start your cut as usual, once mill is stable, attach counterweight and rope, lock throttle on and move to the far end of the log and step inside the rope loop so that its around your butt then lean back pulling the saw towards you as you move backward. This keeps you a log length away from the dust and fumes and you get a better cut as you're not fighting the saw. I use this method running a 48 inch bar on big logs, it's simple and costs nothing. You can even read a book while you're milling 🤣
All i want to say is love your videos the way u talk the hard worker ur great job bud peace from new Mexico
BROTHER TRAPLINE, THAT WAS HECK OF A HUSTLE! DARN FINE OPERATION YA GOT SET UP THERE, AND LEARN BY DOING. KIKASS RAMP AND THE LUMBERS LOOKIN BITTCHEN! WELL DONE, FINE TUNE AS YA GO. CANT WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT VID, ENJOY THAT FINE WEATHER THERE, ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO BUST THEM JOBS OUT. PEACE!
Use drain oil in you're saw to lube the bar it's thinner and will oil the bar more because it flows better
A man that can do that kind of accurate angular jointery with a chainsaw deserves respect! I could watch this guy all day!
Used diesel oil with a little gas for thiner makes a great wood preservative also keeps the bugs out .drys in over a few days
I am proud of you... neat sawmill. I would advise getting a pro chainsaw that will be faster speed wise and will not take as long to go thru a log... depends on how much you want to spend and save. (you could build your own house with your own lumber!!!!)
quick off the cuff idea.....check the junk lots for treadmills! big wide belts and rollers! Not to mention electric motors you could solar power maybe? or check local restaurants for old cutting bords AKA Delrin to make sliders for the ramp
That's Awesome
Good job buddy, from a fellow chainsaw miller from BC.
i THINK UR DOING GREAT you will figure it out the more logs you cut the more you will learn what works best for you there are people who wish they had the logs or materials you have to work with and yet you have good creativity pretty impressive milling station log hauler and a little hard to understand but I can see you are clever and smart about a lot of things mechanical and about leverage for working with heavy materials.
You are amazing.
Great video bud .
Looking great ! Good work on quitting the darts and trying to help your health. I would also consider wearing a respirator when grinding/ welding . Those wheels create a mean dust and flux core isn’t the most clean welding fumes out there . I like the 3m pink pancakes 2097 so they fit under your hood. Looking forward to next vid !
I have herd about them but they are rare. They do exist because I just finish watching one of his videos . The talented JACK OF ALL TRADES!!!
Awesome awesome, I love it 👊🏻
Between you and zip ties n bias plies it's all the entertainment anybody needs keep the videos coming hahahah
Pine Tar and Linseed oil to treat your lumber, you will get great colors out of the wood grain as well with the poplar
keep er up love the videos and attitude towards work life and logs!
Thank you so much for your videos. You are my favorite channel on here to watch and I learn so much. I'm moving soon to start my homestead on my 10.5 acre property already purchased and am going start building as you have next year. 👍 your awesome 👍
Great video thanks again
You are in inspiration to all young men. Ya don't need to feel lost. Beauty.
Get your self some ripping chain grandburg sells some of the best big difference in the cut and faster.
Man are you excited about your New Project: Very good move getting into the lumber mill! Your so full of life: great ideas coming together👍 Keep it up! Mill is looking good 👍 B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
Another great video as always. Your enthusiasm is hard to beat, keep up the great work!
Looking good keep at it lookin forward to your next video
McLovin those ringworm brackets
your pretty awesome kid!
The lumber you're cutting is great, the little sawmill is working pretty good for you. I'm seeing a larger mill in your future though, you won't settle for the slow process of this one for long. Love what you're doing ❤️
She's deadly mint bud.
You know with your knowledge and skills you should easily be able to build a horizontal bandsaw mill. Much more efficient than a chainsaw mill. You have all the tools necessary. Tons of YT videos with ideas on how to build one. I built one myself and I have very little skills when it comes to building. But at 73 I did it. You can too.
Ok boyz! Shits bout to start getting serious, this ol Canadian is gonna start building his wilderness homes boyz. This is THE NEW SHIT! as Marylan Manson would say.
Great job! Just love your videos. ✅
You need an electric winch on your log hauler. Log stand looks awesome 👌.
Flip the handle around on the mill attachment. It’s will be easier on your back. As for the oil you can turn up your oiler for the bar. It should be located on the bottom of the saw. I just adjust mine until I use just as much as it take for the gas to run out. Or you could refill more often. Periodically pull the bar off and clean the groove out with a knife.
Maybe buy a winch that you would put on atv and mount it on your log horse in place of the boat winch. Hook up to battery and use to pull logs up on bench . And maybe sink a post on a end of bench and mount a boat winch to mill so you can hook to post to help pull saw threw log so you’re not pushing the saw but pulling the saw thru.
i guess we all want you to build a new cabin up on the flat it will be a deadly one hurry up .
Go look at Northern Seclusion…he has done some incredible things with wood..his Dad’s cabin is really an art piece
Thank you Kyle 👋 appreciate you , hope you're doing well my friend, stay safe and take care 🙏 ✌️
Congratulations Bud you are now a sawyer, nice set up for sure . The only advice I have with poplar is either nail her quick or strap it quick.
I think getting it dry is the only preventative there is ,bugs need moisture in the wood . After it dries it gets very hard , this was a great episode thanks. If you can't get it under a roof then old tin on top seemed to hold a cooler temp for slower drying.
You know what you can do. Buy some cheap roller blades at thrift stores and mount the wheels on the skid ramp so as to easily roll the logs up the ramp, hey.
Very cool set up!
Young man You know How to make an old Canadian Hillbilly feller proud to be Canadian!!! Keep up with The Good work it does pay off.