dreid
New Member
I've been lurking for awhile and have posted a few times in the last year. Thanks for all the feedback. I love wood and am frustrated at my attempts to mill as I'm not getting the success I think I should be getting.
I've attempted to mill using an Alaskan Mill with a Husky 372x (24" bar) a couple of times and each time it takes 10-15 minutes to get through a 10' log (1st attempt pine and second attempt birch). I did buy the saw off of ebay a year ago and had it tuned up at my local outdoor power equipment store.
The saw seems to "bog" down and stop as I'm cutting. I have to back it off and get er going again and then push it forward into the wood in a rocking fashion (left right left right, etc) Repeat. Stop. Repeat, etc... I've used a brand new rip chain from Baileys each time. It almost seem like the chain is slipping off the sprocket and "not catching"?
Am I doing something wrong? Why is it seem so hard to mill? Any advice or recommendations would be great as I want to get this right and won't give up until I figure it out. Thanks.
Dave in NH
I've attempted to mill using an Alaskan Mill with a Husky 372x (24" bar) a couple of times and each time it takes 10-15 minutes to get through a 10' log (1st attempt pine and second attempt birch). I did buy the saw off of ebay a year ago and had it tuned up at my local outdoor power equipment store.
The saw seems to "bog" down and stop as I'm cutting. I have to back it off and get er going again and then push it forward into the wood in a rocking fashion (left right left right, etc) Repeat. Stop. Repeat, etc... I've used a brand new rip chain from Baileys each time. It almost seem like the chain is slipping off the sprocket and "not catching"?
Am I doing something wrong? Why is it seem so hard to mill? Any advice or recommendations would be great as I want to get this right and won't give up until I figure it out. Thanks.
Dave in NH