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FarmerLee

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Hello all,

I am new here. I am interested in milling white fir into 1x boards for use as siding. I already have a table saw and a Stihl 661. I was thinking of getting a chainsaw mill to turn the fir logs into beams, and then resawing those beams into 1x6s on the table saw.

My thought was that this would be faster with less waste than doing all of the cuts with the CSM.

Has anyone used a table saw for resawing as an integral part of their lumber operation?

I know that I really should resaw on a bandsaw and that the table saw will limit me to a 6" cutting depth. I have neither the money nor the space for a bandsaw right now. Would love to hear thoughts on this harebrained idea!
 
Hello all,

I am new here. I am interested in milling white fir into 1x boards for use as siding. I already have a table saw and a Stihl 661. I was thinking of getting a chainsaw mill to turn the fir logs into beams, and then resawing those beams into 1x6s on the table saw.

My thought was that this would be faster with less waste than doing all of the cuts with the CSM.

Has anyone used a table saw for resawing as an integral part of their lumber operation?

I know that I really should resaw on a bandsaw and that the table saw will limit me to a 6" cutting depth. I have neither the money nor the space for a bandsaw right now. Would love to hear thoughts on this harebrained idea!
Logosol mill for you 661.

I've got an older M5 and love it

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If the trees are a decent size I would say moving the beams through your table saw will be problematic. You will likely find what you gain by using a saw blade is offset by the extra cuts & overlaps that will be required to get the same coverage.
I went through the same process a while ago & ended up making 12" boards with an 18" 3/8 LoPro setup. While it worked alright if my trees were any bigger I'd either mill them with my standard setup, find someone with a bandsaw, or make slabs to sell & buy the timber I need.
If you can find someone local with a band mill you may find they have stuff that needs chainsaw milling & you can exchange services
 
I've been wondering something similar.

Toying around with the idea of buying a used standalone or table top bandsaw to resaw some of the wood I'm going to mill. Even using a table saw is sounding more logical than using a chainsaw to break down cants into 2x and smaller boards. Spent hours searching a few forums and didn't come up with much in the success or failure departments.
 
I have two large bandsaws (36", 32") with decent resaw capacity.. but the thing is you need a sled of some sort to hold the ''log, cant' in place for cutting. I can man handle a 6' -12" x12" but that is about it , anything larger is just a PIA.
 
You might run into binding and pinching issues with that. Also Pushing a table saw blade through a 3" thick cut is going to be a lot of resistance. I would just keep milling with the chainsaw down to 1". A 6" wide cut with a 661 will most likely be way faster than doing it on a table saw. You could use the table saw to cut off the live edges afterwards though.

This is all just speculation. Try it on the table saw and see how it goes. I think you'll have better luck with the chainsaw.
 
After trying a few different things I decided to mill slabs at various thicknesses & then use a track saw to make dimensional timber.
I have also found milling one side of the log then rotating it 90° & milling slabs that then have a square edge works well as you can then use a skill saw with a fence to trim your boards. The nice thing about that is that you can flip the slab & cut from the other side without having to adjust anything
 
It is a product that I find successful for cutting hedges and chopping them evenly. If you are considering a practical cut, It's an ideal product for your furniture. I use it for finer crafting. However, it will not overwhelm you in terms of its fee. You can turn to a more ideal product for a start. :)
 
It is a product that I find successful for cutting hedges and chopping them evenly. If you are considering a practical cut, It's an ideal product for your furniture. I use it for finer crafting. However, it will not overwhelm you in terms of its fee. You can turn to a more ideal product for a start. :)
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what product are you referring too??


Doug
 
I'm a woodworker that mills wood to support his hobby. So my focus is on producing high grade material to build my pieces with. I mill with a CSM and I purposefully mill thicker boards, usually 9/4 or 10/4 thick. Then I dry it and resaw with my shop bandsaw to the dimensions I need, works wonderfully and results in less waste.
If I were going to attempt to do what you are looking to do I would not use a table saw but rather a bandsaw.
 
What brand/model do you use?

I've seen a lot of Craftsman and Wen for sale locally, but reviews online of those models are hit or miss, as they are often older.

Thanks
 
I have a Laguna 1412, it's a nice saw and accurate.
I can resaw up to 14" thick with this. So on a project if I've using a 9/4 board, I can split this, resulting in two 1" thick bookmatched pieces.

I also have come to use the bandsaw whenever possible to break down my slabs prior to a project. My tablesaw is really only used for precision cuts or joinery cuts.
 
Hello all,

I am new here. I am interested in milling white fir into 1x boards for use as siding. I already have a table saw and a Stihl 661. I was thinking of getting a chainsaw mill to turn the fir logs into beams, and then resawing those beams into 1x6s on the table saw.

My thought was that this would be faster with less waste than doing all of the cuts with the CSM.

Has anyone used a table saw for resawing as an integral part of their lumber operation?

I know that I really should resaw on a bandsaw and that the table saw will limit me to a 6" cutting depth. I have neither the money nor the space for a bandsaw right now. Would love to hear thoughts on this harebrained idea!
I have but with a 10 or 12 inch blade it’s quite time consuming if the boards you want are to wide then you have to flip to finish the cut
 
With any type of table or band saw( not milling bandsaw) you are going to need in feed and out feed tables of an aprorpiate length to support the stock and likley some guides ( fence) on those as well.
Bandsaw - there is always the difficulty of blade deflection when encountering a knot - the further the blade guides are apart the more deflection is possible.
Table saw - Lot of units are called table saws- most of which the motor arbor assembly or the motor shaft itself is the arbor, are mounted to the under side of the table and allow no adjustment as to how true to square they run ( square to the miter slots ) and the fences supplied are questionable as well.. A true Cabinet saw would be the unit to use. The table top is independently mounted to the cabinet. Motor and arbor are mounted to cabinet a 10" blade will give apx 3" depth of cut 12"= apx 4"+ 14" apx 6".
 
I’ve been contemplating a 16” circular saw for re sawing. Can get 6” deep cut and is portable and small. Cost effective at under $700. I believe there may be even larger versions of a circular saw as well
 
yes, or out of sq. A good 16" blade is about .115 thick or a hair under a few are a tad thicker. Runs a kerf of apx .125 or a bit more. Over heat it ( binding) and now it is not running the industry standard of .002 run out as the blade will wobble more. A real good guide for the sole plate of the saw is a must for longer runs. Example customer running 16" blades, radial arm saw combination of blade wobble and saw problems = after 100 ft of extrusions being cut off for window frame system ( store fronts and such) the length of the assembly was off by almost an 1". the blades themselves were not that bad apx .004 most of the problem was the saw and operators. Old saw not maintained properly lots of little nit picky things added up. what some would call stacked tolerances.
 
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