Its actually quite well balanced. As you can see in the third picture the saw is standing on the mill as a foot. Its designed so its cutting very close to the footplate so you are able to follow a straight line drawn on a plank like a circular saw, just with a very much larger cutting depth.
So are you cutting with the top of the bar there? I've considered trying this to help with the "shower of sawdust" problem that vertical mills present, but thought it would be awkward and more work than it's worth because the chain would constantly be wanting to push the saw up and out of the cut rather than hold it in tight.!
This is probably because there are probably only two? cutters cutting wood at any one time in such a slab. It would be a different matter if you had a 24' wide cut with more cutters in the wood.
This is probably because there are probably only two? cutters cutting wood at any one time in such a slab. It would be a different matter if you had a 24' wide cut with more cutters in the wood.
So are you cutting with the top of the bar there? I've considered trying this to help with the "shower of sawdust" problem that vertical mills present, but thought it would be awkward and more work than it's worth because the chain would constantly be wanting to push the saw up and out of the cut rather than hold it in tight.!
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