Wouldn't a gas power circular saw

[MikeInParadise]

be just great for edging boards.

See this thread on chainsaws!

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?p=532258&posted=1#post532258

 

[clintb]

edger

Here is the edger I've been working on, don't know if it will work yet.http://www.msnusers.com/sawmill/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=3

 

[aggiewoodbutchr]

Here is the edger I've been working on, don't know if it will work yet.http://www.msnusers.com/sawmill/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=3

COOL!

Hows the rest of the mill working?

 

[woodshop]

I guess if pure power, speed is your goal, like production work, then you need a powerful circular saw. I use my plain old Dewalt electric circular saw to edge boards if I don't do it in the field, and even on 8/4, it does fine. No you can't zip down the board as fast as you can walk with the thicker stuff, but on 4/4 you can go that fast.

 

[clintb]

Hows the rest of the mill working?
Only cut 2 logs, had a problem with it cutting down hill and it would jump up when it came out of the cut. I added a brace on the outside of the uprights to keep them from spreading, it was cutting level the last cuts. The edger is 6hp with a 12" blade, hoping I can cut 3 3/4" deep to cut 2x4s and cut off with the chain. Hoping I can take a small first cut and then use the edger to make a 1x or2x on the second cut to square up the cant.

 

[Adkpk]

They make a 12" circular saw.
http://www.aloghomestore.com/tools-makita.shtml#Makita-16-5/16"

Check me on the 12", it's 16" circular saw.

 

[Adkpk]

Btw

Hey millers, hear a new hard drive is coming on the 4th.

 

[aggiewoodbutchr]

They make a 12" circular saw.
http://www.aloghomestore.com/tools-makita.shtml#Makita-16-5/16"

Check me on the 12", it's 16" circular saw.

My Dad has one of those 16" saws be bought when we were building our cabin. It looks intimidating but surprisingly it's not any harder to handle than a regular one IMO. Just don't let the blade get ya'- it'll cut 6" deep.:jawdrop:

 

[MillinginOz]

Gidday folks i think I got this from Mike Acre's site