Cutting some white pine on the Logosol.
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Good lookin' lumber! smiley_thumbsup
I've always thought the Logosol mills were really neat. :)
nice log handling with that machine,
Thanks
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A pretty pine furniture slab
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Logosol built shed
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Built the barn style door today from Logosol milled pine.
rich
Nice build... 8)
Hung the door. Really is nice to see something from the tree to a finished product.
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(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/G0022125.JPG) You have to harvest it before you mill it.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/20160117_103738.jpg) Cutting some logs for the logosol,I picked that Echo up at a garage sale for $40.00. Great little saw to limb and feed the chipper, you can run it with one hand. I paid $200.00 for the 024, it was nearly new. Can't beat the older Stihls.
Careful with the top handle on the ground. Ur one hand on it will act like a pivot point during a kickback. I knew of a guy who almost lost his eye.
Its a no-no on my crew!
Thanks for the advise. Always careful. I have run saws for 40+ years and never had one kickback or hit the chain break. Don't know why as you hear so much about it. I will say that I do keep a very firm grip on a saw at all times. Not sure how that little bar could reach your eye unless you had the saw over your head?
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/017a.jpg) Good help is hard to find.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/014a~0.jpg) PTO Driven Chipper
This is what a kickback looks like......
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after the 18 stitches are removed and it heals over.
Glad you healed up good. I wasn't making light of a chainsaws danger, we cut a lot at work and I could show you pictures of a lot of ruined chaps. Somewhere I have a picture of a Stihl helmet with a hole knocked in from a hemlock limb that came straight down. The guy wearing the helmet only has a stiff neck and a headache,no injury.
I wasnt even going to say anything, but since you have 40 years you should be good. 8)
I do however have heard of more cuts bangs and accidents from one handing a top handle chainsaw working at ground level. If caught doing so on my jobs i would quickly exchange that gas powered saw with a muscle powered saw. :D
Have fun!
What size is that mini-excavator, something like a Kubota K008?
I've been thinking about a small one like that for jobs around the farm.
I like that 3 pt chipper, who makes it?
It is a Takeuchi Tb 15. It weighs about 3000lbs and digs to 7'. You would be surprised at how much you can do with it if your patient. It has a 3cyl 16 hp Yanmar engine that runs like a swiss watch.
The chipper is a Woodmax. The company is here in NY. Very pleased with it,well built and easy to service.
How big can it chip?
It is a 8" chipper. They have a website you can check it out. This one has a mechanical feed that works good or you can get a hyd. feed.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR2219.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR2216.JPG) Blew out a track on the excavator,got the new one on today.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR2221.JPG) Cut a few nice logs to mill.
Been there and done that with the track a few times. Put a thumb on there and you will think you have a whole new machine.
I do have a fixed thumb I welded on there. A hydraulic one would be great though.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/20150503_120415.jpg) Excavator thumb.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/20151211_143617.jpg) See the thumb holding the log.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/20150915_082522.jpg) Lumber maker.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/20151211_150525.jpg) Logosol.
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Relaxing Day,making some boards.
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Turning a big pine.
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Chipmunk view.
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Sometimes it pays to be square.
Looks like a really nice setup! ;)
Looks like it was a great day for sawing .
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR8853-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1474841079) Cutting a nice hunk of Cherry
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR8853-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1474841165) Cutting true. I had some trouble when I originally started using this mill. It ended up being that the bar was not true to the saw mount.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/G0038857.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1474841355) Pretty Cherry.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/G0048879.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1474841543) Cutting away.
Lookin' good richhiway!
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9301-0006.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476747905) Timber
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9301-0005.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476747995) Wedge
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9302-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476748087) Loading some pine for the Logosol
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9304-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476748155) If you are working alone, a strap and a bungee will keep the log straight. (notice on Right)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9304-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476748279) Nice load.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/mcd_28329.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476748464) Cut some nice Cherry slabs the other day.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/mcd_28429.jpg?%20.easyrotate_cache=1476748543) Tool Time.
I like the strap and bungee idear. It can be a pain trying to get the tongs centered just perfectly. Usually takes me a couple two three tries. Once I get it close, I leave one tong in and just move the other tong to get it to straighten up and fly right. Then as Murphy's law dictates, once you get it fairly level, it will spin around to just exactly where you don't want it to be. In which case you lower the boom just enough so that one end of the log touches the ground, and you go forward or reverse to get it where you want it. Looks like you're having fun 8)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9438-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1478997790) Loading a pine log on the Logosol.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9438-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1478997883) Easy, it's a big one.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9438-0003.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1478997943) Final adjustment.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/G0039503.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1478998030) First cut
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/G0019414.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1478998220) Make some boards.
Nice!
What machine are you loading the pine with? Looks quite handy!
Quote from: 4x4American on October 17, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
I like the strap and bungee idear. It can be a pain trying to get the tongs centered just perfectly. Usually takes me a couple two three tries. Once I get it close, I leave one tong in and just move the other tong to get it to straighten up and fly right. Then as Murphy's law dictates, once you get it fairly level, it will spin around to just exactly where you don't want it to be. In which case you lower the boom just enough so that one end of the log touches the ground, and you go forward or reverse to get it where you want it. Looks like you're having fun 8)
I use my SkyTrak to move my logs. I have tongs on the end of my 5' forks. I grab a log about 6 or 7' from the big end. When I tilt the forks up, the butt catches under the fork frame and I have a javelin sticking straight out. I've moved 18' x 24" pine like this. Since I can extend the boom, I load my mill from the end. Someday, when I finish my cabin, the SkyTrak will be sold and I'll need to build a dead deck.
Just a little mini excavator.
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Quote from: richhiway on December 09, 2016, 05:11:57 PM
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A lot of chainsaw milling questions are about keeping the chain true and sharp. I found this is a quick way to keep the chain touched up.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/013~0.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1481321867) EZ Lap Diamond bit and guide with a 12V rotary tool. The guide has 30 and 35 degree lines,here I am grinding at 10 deg. You can see the anglr of the bit against the cutte.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/010.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1481322076) Just a few seconds on each tooth,cleans them right up. I can do it on the mill,usually after each log.
A video link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODwchvWmCDg&feature=youtu.be
A video link. Cutting a big Cherry slab with the 046 Magnum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5dbXLoI_U8
A video link old 038 farm boss cutting some pine 2x6 with a Haddon lumber attachment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydLCp4s0LJc&t=2s
Where did you get the Haddon lumber attachment?
I think one of those would help me as a bundle cut off guide?
PC
I have a sky trac too. Do you have any pictures of your set up
Quote from: Briankinley2004 on December 09, 2016, 11:15:07 PM
I have a sky trac too. Do you have any pictures of your set up
Sadly, no good pictures, just a couple like this:
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And now, it is probably under a couple feet of snow. :(
I pretty much work alone and I'm always too short of time to take a picture in action, it seems. One fork had a large hole burned through the tip that I put a very large shackle through. I have a second shackle to rotate the tongs to the proper direction and hang them directly from that, no chains. My forks are 60" long so I grab a log about 6' from the near end. I rotate the forks up and the butt is trapped under the fork carriage so the far end of the logs gets lifted off the ground.
I purchased the Haddon lumber maker on Ebay. They are inexpensive and well made. Yes you can cut square ends with it. I have a simple T jig to cut beams square.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9651-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481416670) Sharping the chain on the mill.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/DSCN2166.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1481491110) To true the chain without putting it on the bench mounted grinder,use a file guide as sold by Granberg and others. This sets your angles and depth of cut so all your teeth are the same. A 12V grinder with the gauge is also available. With any hand held sharpener you will eventually end up with uneven and cutters with different angles. When ripping you have to have a nearly perfect chain at all times.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9643-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501080) Putting a large pine log on the Logosol.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9645-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501175) Fairly Heavy.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9645-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501246) Sixteen inches on the small end. You can cut larger logs,you end up with thick slabs that you have to put back on the mill.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9647-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501406) As you cut your cant,make sure the face of the log is square with the rest,each time you flip the log.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9648-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501519) You can cut the boards of the top with the uncut side down. I prefer to cut from a squared cant. I cut 1" boards and I leave 2" on the last board and cut it into 2X?
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9642-0003.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501912) Making some boards.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9642-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481501975) The 046 has enough power but ideally you should have a 90cc size saw. I am on the lookout for a good 066.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9649-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481502120) If you loose your way on the log bed cranks or need to cut a certain size,just ake a line with a speed square and a pencil.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9649-0001.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1481502301) And there you go.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/DSCN2151.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1481502385) Not a building yet....
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/DSCN2153.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1481502474) My ever present helpers. I can't teach her to stack boards, though!
That's great stuff! Thanks for the pics and rundown.
I also have a Logosol M7. I really like mine. My back is messed up but milling on the M7 is no problem. I cringe when I see people bending over those Granberg mills on the ground. Gary
This may be wrong place to post this but where would you find hydraulic log stops for a TK 1600. I don't know if they even exist. If they don't I will retrofit any I can find. Thanks
Quote from: richhiway on January 17, 2016, 06:11:10 PM
Thanks for the advise. Always careful. I have run saws for 40+ years and never had one kickback or hit the chain break. Don't know why as you hear so much about it. I will say that I do keep a very firm grip on a saw at all times. Not sure how that little bar could reach your eye unless you had the saw over your head?
Soooo you're telling me that running my 660 at arms length with one arm over my head cutting high tails on my log truck is most likely not the best idea :D :D :D
Depends on the size of the arms.
Big enough arms to get the 25#saw up there and set it on the log.. after its on the log just be ready to control its decent and get the heck out of dodge as both the saw and the tail comes off..
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/GOPR9670-0002.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1484696145) New addition to the logging fleet.
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International 1958 T-6
Wow neat... I got some hours on one of those....
Quote from: Kbeitz on January 17, 2017, 06:52:17 PM
Wow neat... I got some hours on one of those....
Seems to be a good running old machine. Looks well taken care of.
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Good weekend to cut some lumber.
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Making some saw dust.
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Set works and scale on the Logosol. 1/4 or 1/8
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These guides are a option but make it easier to maintain accurate cuts. You do not have to bend down to see them. The way the logosol works is as you crank the handle the dog makes a audible click each time it engages a tooth. You can set it for 1/8 or 1/4 "clicks" . As you crank the winch to raise the log you count eleven 1/8 clicks to cut a 1" board. One inch plus 3/8ths for the cut. If you miscount the clicks it is easy to see on these guides that are right in front of you. They help speed things up.
When it comes to chainsaw mills, that Logosol looks liks a top notch piece of equipment!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unTUkr7a9go&t=137s
I just love the sound of those old international tractor engines!
If you've got a lot of mud up there, you might want to walk them tracks up onto some junk logs or old 2x8s to keep them from freezing down. I had an old TD 6 back in the 90s that I got lazy and just left it at the end of the day. Next morning it took me 2 hrs to un freeze it :( .
Quote from: Ed_K on January 30, 2017, 09:44:20 AM
If you've got a lot of mud up there, you might want to walk them tracks up onto some junk logs or old 2x8s to keep them from freezing down. I had an old TD 6 back in the 90s that I got lazy and just left it at the end of the day. Next morning it took me 2 hrs to un freeze it :( .
Good Advice! I always park on boards and clean the tracks. I won't need it until spring though unless we get a blizzard!
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Need some 6x6 and 4x4 16' Hemlock posts for a new shed project.
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Good tools are a simple pleasure.
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Found a few sixteen footers that look straight enough.
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A friend loaned me his trailer to pick up my dozer. So I surprised him with a bench for his fire pit.
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Never leave a rusting muffler on a above the manifold engine. The rust can fall down and enter the engine through the exhaust valves. I had it happen to a J.D. "M" and thought the engine had thrown a rod. The rust particles were banging between the top of the piston and the head.
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New muffler and rain cap installed. Simple enough,but preventative maintenance can save your operation a lot of headaches and a lot of money. Well taken care of machinery is safer and lasts longer. I learned long ago that one bad action or decision usually multiplies and turns in to a bad day. I try to have my tools ready to go the night before starting a project.
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Just in case you ever think things can't go bad in a hurry or that you shouldn't wear your safety gear.
Luckily no one was hurt.
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Those blades and holders exploded and bent the shoot on the way out. A few hunks went through 1/4 inch plate.
Not sure if a rock or hunk of metal caused it. It may have just been fatigue bolts,although they were always replaced with new blades.
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Fire pit bench for a friend.
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Bench for a friends Sugar Shack.
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Started cutting those 16ft Hemlock logs I cut a few weeks ago. First time using the mill over 12'. Works good.
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The first 16' 4X4.
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Long log on the mill.
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It does help to mark the log when you are cutting one beam so you stay centered as you go.
Quite a wack lumber there! Nice
Richhiway, that is one nice setup you've got there. And the best part is that you obviously enjoy what you're doing.
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We had some snow here in NY the other day.
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Bucket out the dozer.
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The old 6 volt girl started so I cleaned up snow.
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Picked up a used 066 for the mill from craigslist.
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That bad boy has some compression! And no release!
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Big sixteen foot Hemlock on the Logosol.
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Whittling away.
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6x6, Two 2X6 and some one by.
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Nice Day to build a Bench. Maybe Spring is finally arrived!
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Urethane,stain or Shellac. I can never decide. This is more of an indoor bench so I think Shellac.
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And a table too.
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Planed Cherry boards from the chainsaw mill.
Real nice!
PC
I just caught up to this thread and I'm glad I did.
Thank for sharing your operation with us. Very interesting.
Jon
Thanks
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If you have a late model Dodge with a Cummins,this is the oil filter wrench that makes it easy to change your filter. A lot of guys go through the wheel well but that is a struggle.
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A good friend logged his farm and the logger saved me the third log pine. He even loaded it on my trailer with his picker. three nice loads,doesn't get easier then that. Now I have some milling to do!
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In the last post I picked up all those nice logs but winter has set in and I have not had a chance to do any milling. It has been below zero that last few nights (-10*) and I had to charge the battery a little to get the tractor started. Then it jelled up with anti gel in the fuel. I picked up some fuel cut 50/50 with kerosene and with the help of a heat gun she fired back up. You do need to be prepared for that serious cold! Cold and snow do make a days work a little harder! It warmed up to 15 today and I worked on a new log bunk for the mill. I'll get some pics up as I make progress.
Stay Warm!
Rich,
Way late asking but nice benches. Did you pre-cut the wooden legs or trim to length after installation?
I make mine mortise & tenon style then turn them upside down on the mill, clamp them, spread the band wide and cut them all at 17" so they all end up the same height and angle.
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These 3 are swamp chestnut oak and came off the same serious bend in the log. I had to add the 5th leg in the center of the curve because they were so off center they wanted to tilt backwards. Each one was cut to length with one pass of the sawmill head/band,
Love these benches and the curved log is where I hope my wide head will pay off.
David,
I always say the uglier the log the prettier the benches. With that wide head it will be much easier to set the width to cut the legs to length.
One thing about cutting curves if you can moderately clamp in the middle of the curve you can often cut a few extra inches by rotating first one then the other end into line with the sawhead.
Those benches are super nice wv I like to look for those " ugly" logs when I'm out and about we were cleaning ditches and took a few sycamores out and I saved a log that was 10-12" diameter 6' long but will take a 28" throat to saw it ??? It will be a little narrow for a bench but hope to still make one with it that's what's fun about having a mill you can build stuff that you can't find at a store
F29,
Yeah the big difference in making bench stock is instead of cutting in the middle of the curve to help straighten out the log you want to leave the curve in the middle (?) of the log. I guess if you want the curve on one end you'd cut it that way. That's the beauty of them - each one is unique and anybody buying or getting one for a gift knows they have the only one of its kind. When you can get 2-3 they ache to surround a fire circle.
You can make a nice bench from an 8" slab so don't sell those small logs short either.
Remember you can cut a log that is wider that 28 total width from side to side as long as the log itself is not over 28" and you can clamp in the middle of the curve and still swing first one then the other end into line during cutting.
Richhiway, I see your not afraid of work. Don't get a sawmill, your too close to me !
Nice Benches!
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Built a log bunk for the Logosol mill. Makes it easier to just roll them on the mill.
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To cut the notches for the bunk. Set your Skil Saw at the desired depth and make multiple cuts. Then just knock out the waste with your hatchet.
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Use your hatchet to clean up the cut.
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Clean up with a chisel.
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Smooth up with a hand plane and your done.
Nice, smiley_thumbsup
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Picked this ARPS blower this summer to clean up around the mill. I tried her out today and will put the video up.
Snow Blower. Moves a lot of snow but I bet it will use some fuel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFonOWCKLA
Better than 1,000 shovels 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D_jxVa2oPQ
A short video changing the carriage on the Logosol. I found that by using two saws,one to cut the logs to cants and a second saw to cut the lumber saves time. You could have two carriages but as you see it only takes a minute to change. This saves a lot of file time, the saw that cuts the clean lumber stays sharp and the bars and chains will most likely last longer. If you have a helper he can sharpen while you keep cutting. Having two saws will let you keep milling if one gives you trouble also. I purchased a new 661 magnum and will try to post some video about the new saw.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/35823/20180121_164343.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1516619898) I have resisted buying a new all electronic saw for a while. I like the old Stihl 0 saws and having the ability to work on them. I had a lot of lumber to cut at a camp so I gave in a purchased a new 661 Magnum. When I got it home I went to install the studs to mount it on the Logosol but the cover has captive nuts. This is a nice feature as you can not loose a nut but it will not work with the Logosol setup. I had to change the studs and slightly modify a old cover to fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH7cNM6XyAU
Letting you know about my new Stihl 661 Magnum. It is a 91cc saw with 7.2 H.P. The 046 magnum is 76cc saw with 6 H.P. In the cut you can not tell a huge difference. The new saw is quieter and seems to have more torque. Both saws have compression releases, you need that on a big saw. The new saw has a different style switch that I will show in another video. The new saw starts on the first pull nearly every time. The older saws usually do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaAk2M1TZ8
Handy Switch Design. Works easy with heavy gloves.Auto choke release, no half choke. Spring Loaded to be always on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsRtMNMHcu8
Starts on first pull after sitting 2 months! Stihl 661
I give a lot of credit to all the well done videos. It's not as easy as it looks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKkrcIu3F8c
Turned a small pine log into some usable lumber with a few minutes effort.
two 2X4 one 4X4 one 1X6 and one 2X6X 12'
I've broke those 8mm studs before on my logosol. I now keep an extra set. Also, I replaced the rubber strips on the carriage which tightened it up a bit. I bought my M7 used. When I put my 660 with 28" bar on the carriage, the tip of the bar is slightly below center. I had to put a .030 shim on the front stud to bring it up to level. Gary
I dont know much about those saws, except to say that my 2 Stihl 660 saws are very nice to have around.
Good job on the videos Rich.
PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv77jhlCaAs
Trying out the new log bunk on the Logosol Mill.
Check out the Logrite cant hook!
A handy improvement to the mill. I used my mini excavator to load the logs onto the mill but I knew one day I would drop one and damage the mill. The bunk makes it easy to have few ready and just roll them on the mill nice a easy. I milled the 6X6, used pressure treated 2X6 on the bottom that sits in the dirt and lined the top with 5/8 plywood for a wear surface. I will paint it when the weather warms up!
Brrrr! Man that looks cold.
I'm gonna go get some hot coco.
Jon
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Warm here today in the 40's. Worked on a couple of small projects. Stained the little cherry bench for my little grand nephew. Built my wife a slab side book shelf for her office @ work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpQ05VLNTZg
To cut the joint for the shelf on the project in the previous picture, I used a adjustable DADO blade that I picked up used on EBAY. It just so happened that it had never been used and was a brand new tool. Because the width of the cut was wider then the 13/16 full width of the blade,I set it at 1/4 the blade runs true and you just move the work piece for the width you desire. It made a nice clean,accurate cut. I love to pick up good used tools! Saving $ on purchases is just as good as earning it!
Quote from: richhiway on January 27, 2018, 07:33:01 PM
I love to pick up good used tools! Saving $ on purchases is just as good as earning it!
Yup, that's why I bought my mill used of Craigslist. I earned 15 grand with it before I even got it home. I've put 1,000 hrs on it and could still get every penny spent on it other than fuel and oil back to put in my pocket if I wanted to.
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Built a pair of saw horses today.
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Those and a pallet and I have a table for the mill.
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Good use of the new bench.
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Loaded up the new log bunk. I have some sawing to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeKi5X3WLZk
Milling a 2X6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiTfDWrIMdU
Never Discount a Ugly Log
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Opening up a log is like unwrapping a present. Especially when cutting slabs. You never know how pretty it may be. A few nice pine slabs here!
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Milled a big cherry log today.
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Cherry mini bench for my 18 month old grand nephew.
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Started a new cherry bench. Lot of rain here this weekend!
Nice job on the benches! I bet the kids will love those.
the boys do like them,they are just their size,I guess!
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Spending more time moving snow then milling. Back to back N'easters,no power for 4 days.