outofstepper
ArboristSite Lurker
Greets all.
So I'm new to milling -- every tree I see now is a standing pile of boards.
I do want to take this one step at a time, but I'm wondering what the
additional horsepower requirement (ballpark guess!) would be for milling
dry wood?
I'm asking because I may have access to some dry fruits.. cherry mostly..
for not very much money. Thing is I'm running a 290 and I'm afraid it's
already doing a lot of work milling 15" green (white oak).
How much more power might it take to mill the dry stuff? Percentage wise..
i'm wondering.. only 10% more? 50% more? twice as much?
If i'm going to be putting a heavy toll on the saw, or its going to take me
1/2 an hour to cut each board.. I might pass on the dry stuff.
So I'm new to milling -- every tree I see now is a standing pile of boards.
I do want to take this one step at a time, but I'm wondering what the
additional horsepower requirement (ballpark guess!) would be for milling
dry wood?
I'm asking because I may have access to some dry fruits.. cherry mostly..
for not very much money. Thing is I'm running a 290 and I'm afraid it's
already doing a lot of work milling 15" green (white oak).
How much more power might it take to mill the dry stuff? Percentage wise..
i'm wondering.. only 10% more? 50% more? twice as much?
If i'm going to be putting a heavy toll on the saw, or its going to take me
1/2 an hour to cut each board.. I might pass on the dry stuff.