I haven’t used that saw in milling, but can offer some information on milling in general.
A mills “Listed Size”, is the overall length of the mills frame rails, NOT the Mills capacity, For Example, a 36” Granberg at it’s Maximum capacity measures 33.5” between the bar clamps inside faces.
figure on losing 2.5-3” with most mills from their “Listed Size” between clamp faces.
Most tend to get better results with one end, typically the nose end, “Leading”, rather than with the mill exactly perpendicular to the center line of the log, you will lose several more inches of capacity here, also don’t forget to allow for knots and bulges eating an inch or two
Try to maintain a consistent lead angle while milling, “Sea Sawing” The bar back and forth while milling can leave marks in your milled surfaces.
You will Need about 6” more Bar than your mill’s “Listed Size”. You don’t want to clamp less than about 2.5-3” from the nose end of a sprocket nose bar, you don’t want to crush your sprocket or bearings by clamping over them.
You will also lose a couple inches to the “Dawgs”. You can save a few inches by removing the Dawgs, and a bit more by drilling through the center of the sprocket and Bolting rather than clamping the nose end of the bar, but without drilling and bolting, and removing the Dawgs, you’re going to need about 6” extra bar length
If you use a 36” bar, a 30” mill will allow you to comfortably mill logs 24-26” in diameter
By milling from the Top down, then turning your Log over, you can mill a bit larger, but not right through the very center
If you’re not trying to get “Live Edges”, but rather dimensional lumber, you can use an edging mill, like the Granberg 555b, to mill off the Sides, and allow you to mill larger diameter logs. Mill of a slab or two, to get a flat surface for edging mill’s guide board and rail to sit flat, helps.
yeah, I learned a lot of these things the “Hard Way”, Hopefully you can learn from the rest of us here.
Be WARNED, milling Can Be ADDICTIVE, if you think that CAD, can be Bad, CSMAD can be even Worse, don’t try to say that we Didn’t Warn You
Doug