What is the purpose of a smooth bumper?

[Jacob J.]

To me that doesn’t make sense. Every milling attachment I have used keeps the saw away from the wood. There are guides on the Alaskan mill that hit the wood before the saw ever would. Also even on the timberland beam machine the saw body will not touch the wood...
so am I missing something here?

Some don't, especially the home-built contraptions. Here in the PNW, I've seen just about every style of home-built milling set-up that people could ever dream up.

 

[Huskybill]

i knew a girl once......................................

That was a turn on? Sexy lol