zogger
Tree Freak
OK, I am sorta interested in this little sawmill action now after looking at the pics..and having access to a wide variety of timber is a plus, and I enjoy woodworking. We have beech, oak, walnut, some ash, etc here along with your normal pine and cedar, so that's a nice variety to play with.. My question is, right off the bat it appears you need a thousand dollar chainsaw at a bare minimum, plus one of these milling devices. Can't you build one of these things using a cheaper 4 cycle engine, and just use gearing to get chain speed? Are there any sort of adapters for this? I don't imagine I am the first person to think of this, so, there must be reasons why it isn't done much and all of you guys still use the saws, I am just wondering is all. You can pick up good running 12 horse lawn mower engines for like fifty bucks. Is it then more a weight issue? Seems like that could be compensated for as well, with a stand and wheels perhaps, or an overhead trolley system.
Just wondering because it seems like it could be a lot cheaper to do it with the cheaper engines. I only have one "spare" saw and it is 60 ccs, and would rather wear out a diffeent 'powerhead" than that saw. And that saw proly isn't even big enough for the job, it looks like you guys run those 90- to over 100 cc saws, way way outside my meagre budget. I was just looking on ebay at big saws, geez loweez...they cost more than my daily driver truck...
So, the REAL question is, most likely, what is the cheapest easiest way to get into this, considering I might want to do basic shelter construction (cabin/outbuildings/sheds, etc), plus furniture and what not, the whole gamut of woodworking?
Thanks in advance!
Just wondering because it seems like it could be a lot cheaper to do it with the cheaper engines. I only have one "spare" saw and it is 60 ccs, and would rather wear out a diffeent 'powerhead" than that saw. And that saw proly isn't even big enough for the job, it looks like you guys run those 90- to over 100 cc saws, way way outside my meagre budget. I was just looking on ebay at big saws, geez loweez...they cost more than my daily driver truck...
So, the REAL question is, most likely, what is the cheapest easiest way to get into this, considering I might want to do basic shelter construction (cabin/outbuildings/sheds, etc), plus furniture and what not, the whole gamut of woodworking?
Thanks in advance!