Oldie, but goodie

[sachsmo]

I tried out my home made Alaskan today. It was in the lower 40s, warmest it's been in about 6 weeks. Strapped the 153 on and went to town on a 20" DBH White Oak thats been down for 5 years.

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The wood was surprisingly very solid, made 3 2.375"x18' slabs. The old Dolmar is a tourque MONSTER!. Ate through at a rate of 10 to 12+ inches a minute.

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These 3 slabs will be shelfs for my barn. How many saws can you get on 3 shelves 16"x 18' long?

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[Teddy.Scout]

NICE!
And nice line up with the grain!
Share this with them over in the milling forum! They will apprec. the pics!

 

[pyromaniac guy]

outstanding pics...

 

[sachsmo]

I did post it first in the milling section, there is not usually a big crowd over there.

Thanks for the props, It was my first time using a CSM.

I hang over on the milling section, and came up with my plan for this super simple design, I couldn't be happier with the results!

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Minimalist design, light and balanced, I can drop start it with the mill attachment!

 

[leeha]

Sweet,
Thats some nice looking wood.


Lee

 

[wigglesworth]

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Minimalist design, light and balanced, I can drop start it with the mill attachment!

That is the best use of 80/20 I have seen. Looks good.

 

[sachsmo]

it's acually FazTec, little cheaper than 80/20, Apples, Apples.

80/20 does have more "stuff" such as brackets and hinges etc.

You can get an on-line catalog from 80/20, applications for that stuff is unlimited!





Walked out to get a few pics of the "wet wood", Was talking to my Mom, so they came out pretty blurry.
Here's the best of the 3,

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Blurry, but in real life the grain just pops!

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[teatersroad]

That is nice and simple. I can see how it all goes together w/those pics.

What is the extrusion stock? It looks really familiar (think I have miter saw outriggers made from it)

Edit..er, um. scratch that. I see stock noted above. thnx.

 

[sachsmo]

under cover

Got the planks in the barn the other morning, just shy of 19 ft.

2.375 thick and averaging 17 inch wide, man I thought I would drop a huevo.

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More to come, there is a large Oak with the top blown off, it will be all my current set-up will take.

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[sachsmo]

2 down 1 to go

My Son Matt came out and gave me a hand putting up two of the new shelves Saturday.

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I need to find some more cut-offs (extusion) to make 3 more brackets to hang the widest plank down by my workbench.


Here is the wide view, 19 feet long, looks like I need some more old Dolmars to fill the void.

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My next project will be a new work bench made from 4" Oak slabs, My bud at work will join them and I will build the frame with extrusion.

From this,

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Lightning blew the top clean off that sucker a few years back!

 

[sachsmo]

Wish I had not bucked up this old Sycamore,

With the grain and colors, would have made some fine slabs. (bucked last winter before I thought of milling)

There is a knarly looking stump down the road that the Anspludh crew left, going to check with the owner to see if I can get it.

Should be some nice rifle stocks in that.

 

[Arrowhead]

Looks good. I think you have plenty room on the shelves for a bunch more saws. Yea, I fiqured that was the plan.

 

[sachsmo]

1 more shelf

Finally got around to hanging the last shelf, I even cleaned my work bench off!

We had a birthday party for my Father-in-law, so the Wife pressed me to clean up the shed a bit.

Thought I better snap a few pics before it reverts back to the typical mess.

I've been looking for a larger bar~50" to take some slabs off a big Hackberry To make another bench for myself.

The one I have is a 10' slab of bowling lane, A one piece 44"x10'x 5"-6" thick Hackberry should fit the bill nicely.

me thinks I better build a cabin, or get more saws to fill all these shelves and future benches i'll be millin'.

Milling probably don't look as cool as cuttin' cookies in a vid, but it is by far more rewarding.

 

[tjbier]

We had a birthday party for my Father-in-law, so the Wife pressed me to clean up the shed a bit.
The one I have is a 10' slab of bowling lane, A one piece 44"x10'x 5"-6" thick Hackberry should fit the bill nicely.

If that's a shed I'd like too see what yo call a barn!
Nice pics and looks like a lot of fun! I've been trying to decide if I want to build a CSM or buy one. There's an Alaskan 24" on Clist for $120 but I think that's too much for it.

I love the bowling ally work bench!

 

[sachsmo]

It's a shed, it's the machine shed, or is that the mo-chine shed.

Think I will offer a home to all the orphan Dolmars out there. PM me, the more the merrier.

Thanks, mo

 

[leeha]

Nice shop.
But would like to know a bit more
about the Mopar against the wall.


Lee

 

[stipes]

I dont know how I missed your post on that one!!!

I tried out my home made Alaskan today. It was in the lower 40s, warmest it's been in about 6 weeks. Strapped the 153 on and went to town on a 20" DBH White Oak thats been down for 5 years.

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The wood was surprisingly very solid, made 3 2.375"x18' slabs. The old Dolmar is a tourque MONSTER!. Ate through at a rate of 10 to 12+ inches a minute.

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These 3 slabs will be shelfs for my barn. How many saws can you get on 3 shelves 16"x 18' long?

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Millin with a ladder for the first cut...Thats me!!!!