KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
What will it cost a novice (to milling, not to chainsaws) to get set-up to mill his first log please and what sort of mill and accessories should I be considering? Also, how much wood and time am I likely to devour before I'm likely to be producing slabs someone is willing to pay for?
Logs I've got lined up are about 40" wide and many are just shy of 20' long, but there hopefully will be wider ones in the future and perhaps not so long. I have no saw but am eyeing up a 100cc powerhead. I have no bar.
What I'm hoping to do is work out whether this first lot of logs could come close to at least paying for the gear needed (excluding the powerhead) so my payback period is reasonably short, and I'd have my time only invested as a way to pay the milling gear off.
Can anyone help take this novice through the in's and outs and what I need and what it will cost please?
If I were to take a stab at what I need:
Alaskan MK-III C2 Mill 48" kit (but does it really have to be .404" pitch chain?)
Rail extensions
A few loops or a roll of what chain?
'bout time I bought a grinder anyway
what sorts of spares would be useful to have on hand?
Have I missed anything?
What sort of bars do those kits come with and are there better alternatives (I'm a Tsumura devotee but CSM is a different ball game)?
Thanks in advance.
Logs I've got lined up are about 40" wide and many are just shy of 20' long, but there hopefully will be wider ones in the future and perhaps not so long. I have no saw but am eyeing up a 100cc powerhead. I have no bar.
What I'm hoping to do is work out whether this first lot of logs could come close to at least paying for the gear needed (excluding the powerhead) so my payback period is reasonably short, and I'd have my time only invested as a way to pay the milling gear off.
Can anyone help take this novice through the in's and outs and what I need and what it will cost please?
If I were to take a stab at what I need:
Alaskan MK-III C2 Mill 48" kit (but does it really have to be .404" pitch chain?)
Rail extensions
A few loops or a roll of what chain?
'bout time I bought a grinder anyway
what sorts of spares would be useful to have on hand?
Have I missed anything?
What sort of bars do those kits come with and are there better alternatives (I'm a Tsumura devotee but CSM is a different ball game)?
Thanks in advance.