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Hoping to see a bit more of this figuring as we get towards the centre of the log...

A short time-lapse of the first cut Youtube Link

...The new mill got a good run this weekend on a 3.9m length of 1m diameter redgum - nothing fell off! I was really happy with the mill with the exception of the adjustable rollers. The 25mm x 2mm SHS that clamps around the 12mm round bar just didn't give enough clamping force/friction to hold...

Thanks for the tip - I did a bit of searching and I don't think it will be too hard finding something locally. I'm starting to think it might be more bother than it's worth though as my powerhead and bar-tip end risers aren't the same width. The one at the powerhead is 80mm and the nose-tip...

I've not seen the panther mills before, very nice!!! Thanks for sharing. They are a slick looking unit - the rack and pinion idea is great... Not a small job, but has me thinking...I might be able to find something off the shelf and weld it on to my risers...I'm not set up to make it from...

Ah, I see. I have to admit, adjusting the height on my mill is not as quick and easy as I'd like it to be. I've been thinking about adding something like this (spring indexing plunger): I figure I could mount it as indicated below and drill holes at maybe 25mm intervals, or just at common...

Beautiful timber! Nice work. I like the bike bits Bob - good idea. Funny you should mention lifting logs...my next project is a "log lifter" setup to go on my hi-lift jack - similar to the one you've posted about around here somewhere. I'll post a few pics when it's done (could take a while)...

Yeah, I want to mount mine more permanently too. I'll come up with something. Copper pipe is a good idea. Great pic of your son on the saw....what is that you're milling? Weather permitting I'm hoping to tackle a big red gum this weekend - I'll post a few pics of the new build in action...

At this stage the oiler is just a 500ml bottle of canola oil cable-tied to the riser post. It has a little 1/4" brass 1/4-turn valve and some plastic tubing and a rubber grommet seal. At the moment it just drips on to the surface of the bar near the cutting edge and runs onto the chain. Simple...

Update: I finally got around to finishing the build a few weeks ago I started a new thread to show it off here

Hi All, I promised in another thread a while ago that I'd report back on a CSM re-build project I was undertaking....It's taken a lot longer than I'd hoped (day-job, kids, bushfires, pandemics etc), but I finished it a few weeks ago and so below are a few pics of the build. I had been...

Hi Bob, Great to hear from you. I confess to lurking for a while, perusing many of your posts and getting inspiration from some of your ideas. A wealth of info for a new CS milling devotee, thank you! I'm nearly finished gathering parts to upgrade the cheap and nasty mill now. I'll drop by...

..reporting back as promised... The weekend milling session went well - I used the gauge a few times to touch up the rakers; it worked great, quick and easy to use and the chain seemed to cut nicely. As mentioned, I'm milling some quite dry Aussie hardwood, so that is slow going and pretty...

I did wonder about this when making the gauge... My plates weren't entirely flat off the guillotine - I spent a bit of time hammer-tapping and hand-bending them as flat as I could. It wouldn't be hard to tweak a slight bend in the gauge to either raise or lower it relative to the raker. Not...

I managed to get a gauge made yesterday. Took less than 20 mins in total. Very straightforward - if you can handle a square, marker, vice, grinder and file you can make one. Main steps in photo sequence below. I filed the slot carefully so that it slips easily but snugly over the tie straps...

I have two loops of the Carlton A3EP. I changed one to 10 degrees for ripping and the other is stock 35 degrees (used once for cross-cutting, not yet sharpened - I used this one for the measurements above).

Below are the measurements from my Carlton 3/8 .063 semi-chisel skip chain and a screenshot of what the raker angles will look like with a 47 mil (1.2mm) thickness gauge (all seem reasonable?) Average of 5.5 degrees is perhaps a touch low...? 39 mil (1.0mm) thickness plate brings the average to...

I'm considering doing another mod to my cheap Holtzforma mill by adding some wheels (maybe rollerblade or skateboard wheels) to replace the stock "skids" on the saw-end bar clamps. I've noticed the steel skids can gouge the natural edge of slabs and also require the occasional bit of saw...

Thanks for the welcome Mike... ...and please don't encourage me! ;)

Hi all, This is my first post on this great forum. I have recently gotten into chainsaw milling. I put together an alaskan style mill with an MS660 and a 50" bar specifially to mill a ~4' diameter redgum (very hard hardwood) which fell on my in-laws property a few years ago in a quite difficult...