Made me an edger

[flashhole]

So I ran a thread lamenting my purchase of a Haddon Lumbermaker and said I was going to make one similar to the one shown in the Chainsaw Milling book.



Here is my version.

I used 1/4" x 4" bar stock 1 foot long,
1/2" threaded rod with washers and nuts (adjustable to wider widths),
1/2" ID pipe (cut to the exact width of my 2"x4" guide board),
3 point mount is very stable and gives a good handle in the center),
local shop guy fixed me up with a used pro bar (16") and a couple of chains,
and 7/16" bolts on the bar.







This is it mounted to my Stihl 041>



Two things left to do, paint it and use it.

 

[mad murdock]

Looks like it should work very nicely! Well done

 

[discounthunter]

nice! my only thoughts would be possible some kind of hand guard?

 

[TPA]

Will the chain rub on the metal that the bar is attached to?

 

[flashhole]

Will the chain rub on the metal that the bar is attached to?

The bar is spaced off the metal plate with washers. I have two flat washers (2 per bolt) inserted and can insert more if needed. It has plenty of clearance the way it is configured.

I would like to have used 3/16" bar instead of 1/4" bar but they didn't have a sufficiently wide piece. The 4" width seems to be about ideal for the placement of the 3 rod/pipe assemblies. Obviously the spacing for the distance the cut is off the "edge" is determined by the thickness of how it all adds up. In this case it is 1/4" plus 2 washers, about 1/2" total.

 

[flashhole]

nice! my only thoughts would be possible some kind of hand guard?

I'm still looking at that as I had a similar thought. I want to use it a bit, maybe something attached to the saw could serve as a guard. It doesn't need to be much, just some thin sheet metal.

 

[flashhole]

I should add, drilling a 7/16" hole in a chainsaw bar made of hardened steel is not easy. The mild steel was easy to drill by comparison.

 

[DarwinAustralia]

nice! my only thoughts would be possible some kind of hand guard?

Have a look at posts on here from 820wards He has made some that look the same with heaps of other guards and mods. He made a second one for his friend as well that's slightly different.

 

[nk14zp]

It looks a lot better than tho one you bought.

 

[flashhole]

Thanks, not counting the bar I spent ~ $17 in material. The fact it supports the saw on its own is a big plus. It's very stable.

 

[Rookie1]

Nice job flashhole! I thought that was you in that vintage picture til I read the post!

 

[flashhole]

I'm vintage, but not quite that vintage.

 

[mtngun]

Your reloading area is way too organized.

The secret to milling seems to be smoking a pipe while you mill. It makes it look so much easier. :msp_tongue:

 

[flashhole]

The reloading area has been idle for a while now. Don't want to blow through supplies under the current regime. A good supply of ammo is in stores and hoarding components seems to be the way of the world these days. I haven't buried any guns ... yet.

Never smoked. At the age of 60 I doubt I'll start. I have to find another way to make milling look easy. Maybe with a beer in my hand. I skidded (is that a word) a big log up from the woods this morning. That was a lot of work because they are down in a ravine. I will get it ready to mill later today and will get some pics.

 

[flashhole]

mtngun - this is the work product of an organized bench.



Two shots, one each, two different guns at 200 yards. Gun one - Ruger #1V 25-06, gun two - CZ 550 243 Win, the bet was two clean holes in a bottle cap, neither one touching, both contained inside the cap, one shot each gun, cold clean barrel. That won me lots of beer.