cutting the ends of beams

[grampakev]

can somone tell be the best wat to cut the ends of the beams making a good strait cut with a chain saw. i think i saw a jig awaile back but cant seam to find it. thank you. Kevin

 

[A. Stanton]

Maybe you can rent a specialty saw. I've seen circular saws with about a 10-15" blade that would give ya a straight cut.

 

[grampakev]

beams

thanks A going to be cutting threw 8x8's i've seen a jig that mounts on the tip of a chain bar, and it looked realy slick, but i cant remember where. thanks again for the input. Kevin

 

[Mike Van]

Kevin, you'll get a much better job [if this matters] by marking with a square, cutting around with as big a skilsaw as you have, and finishing the cut with a sharp handsaw. If "close enough" is o.k., the chainsaw will work - But, it's real easy to stray off the line.

 

[landroverbill]

Why not make a chopsaw out of a chainsaw. Drill a hole ner the tip of the saw to swing it on.

 

[busybeazz]

look at diffrint bars for your saw some all ready have hols drilled in them I know that the bar i bought for my little Polan has a hole near the tip it is a 16 inch Origon bar i bought with chain for under 20 bucks you could rig somthang up with a small bolt a and a couple 2x6 kinda like a chop saw.

 

[grampakev]

Mike V. thats what i've been doing but i always get that little point in the middle. just tring for a one cut deal.

landrover, i have seen that at the local saw mill not a bad idea.

Busyb, i think im going to end up doing that, but it killing me knoing they have a jig. it looked like a peice of angle iron bolted to the bar and when you pushed through it road strait on the angle iron. Thanks for all the responds. Kevin

 

[woodchuck76]

Cutting Ends of Beams

This might be what your looking for, Look on Bailey's site for the Accutech Micro mill.

 

[excess650]

Are any of these what you were thinking of?

http://cgi.ebay.com/HADDON-LUMBERMA...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:10|39:1|240:1318

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=46560&catID=196

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=46555&catID=196

 

[grampakev]

great

thats the one. thank you everyone, im getting ready to build a 12x16 pole barn and this will be alot quicker then what i have been dooing. thanks again. kevin: