OldJarheads Milling Thread...

[Bruno of NH]

Good luck
I know what your going through
I'm dragging my right leg around and makes for a long day.

[OlJarhead]

 

 

 

 

[OlJarhead]

 

 

 good morning

So far so good.  The aleve seems to be working and I am excited to get back to it.

I spent a lot of time removing the darn spare tire from the truck long story short took a special tool but I got it. Then I mounted it to the front of the truck on a Curt front hitch receiver and spare tire carrier. This put the weight of the spare on the front of the truck and should have brought me under the maximum of my rear tires when hauling the camper and towing the mill I was about 80 lb over Tire capacity on my last trip I also cut down on a lot of the tools and supplies I normally bring to a mill site because I realized I just didn't use them or really didn't need to for example I would bring to chainsaws so I'm bringing one less fuel that kind of stuff had to really work to get the weight down because this new camper as awesome as it is is just so heavy. Anyway I will get some pictures of the job site and of course I'm hoping all goes well but I'll certainly let you know as time passes thanks all

[Darrel]

Normally I don't use much more than a knife, fork and spoon at a meal site.  :D :D

[Crusarius]

I usually bring an appetite

[Magicman]

I especially like the first picture in Reply #1051.  8)

[NorcalMatt]

Looks like an awesome place to mill!

[OlJarhead]

Thanks MM:) 

Darn text to speech on phone....I will fix later.

Meanwhile I am done for the day after a rainstorm break and adjusting the drive belts still produced 3200bf


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[OlJarhead]

On a side note the four degree bands definitely work better when Milling wide cants.  I found that when making three two by sixes at a time that is full dimension two-by-sixes the 4 degree bands just kept going and going and stayed nice and flat. got to love that.  The tens not so much,  I would kick a 6-inch cant off if I were running tens but with the fours I can just keep on going. love those fours

[OlJarhead]

One more note. My arthritis only bothered me a little this morning and my left thumb was a little sore. However as the day went on the hand felt fine and I was able to Just Keep On Truckin so life is good let's hope it stays that way

[Magicman]

That has to be the perfect worksite.  The logs/lumber ain't bad either.  8)

[OlJarhead]

That has to be the perfect worksite.  The logs/lumber ain't bad either.  8)

Yup   Life is good when you are milling in a place like this with an LT40HD and an Arctic Fox camper:) 8) 8) ;D
Wind picked up now so time to bring the awning in a little and tighten up the camper for the night.  Sure is nice though to have such a big camper!  Had a hot shower after milling all day, nuked dinner in the MW and listening to the radio while checking online stuff
Also pretty sweet to have the genny running throughout the day to power the compressor to blow off the mill and run the AC in the camper to keep it cool so I could 'chill' out after a hot day of milling
Ahhhh this is the life! :D 8) ;D
Now if the arthritis can pi$$ off and let me work!

[47sawdust]

I have bad arthritis in my right hand.Rest seems to be the only real solution,but I've also had good luck with a product called Elmore Oil.It is made in Australia.You apply it to the affected area.You probably have to get it where organic foods are sold.
 Good luck

[OlJarhead]

 

 

 

 

 

 good morning all. Looks like another great day to run the mill. With luck I will have these last three logs sawed up by 11 and be on the road by noon to enjoy the rest of the day with my wife at home it's been a great trip and I'll try to post a couple pics after the day is done.

[D6c]

Wow...wonder what it would be like to saw straight, round logs like that.  Nothing like that it my part of the country.  Most all I get are crooked hardwood, ob-round logs usually with a couple large limb cut-offs, a fork, and maybe a knot hole.....almost no conifers here except for ERC, and they have 50 branches to trim off each tree.....but I'm not complaining.

[OlJarhead]

Got those last logs milled up and headed home

Few bourbons and a BBQ later and it's time to call it a weekend almost   But I'll try to post more pics soon.

[OlJarhead]

I should probably call this 'milling porn' for the afflicted

hard to make vids and mill one handed but I have it down I think ;)
Making 2x6's in Lake Chelan WA - YouTube

Enjoy

[OlJarhead]

Milling 21.5"x6" cants to make 2x6's - YouTube
and a the end of band-life but still cutting true   That's a 21.5" cut 6" deep (true) for milling true 2x6's

[Darrel]

I can cut all day and come home and enjoy watching you cut but am disappointed that you didn't show turning those cants up on edge. This addiction must be worse than I'm willing to admit. 

Glad that your arthritis didn't shut you down. 

[Magicman]

Erik, you can lower those side supports all of the way down and clamp the very bottom before sawing those cants.  They will not fall over.   ;) 

[OlJarhead]

Erik, you can lower those side supports all of the way down and clamp the very bottom before sawing those cants.  They will not fall over.   ;)

Oh I know.  I've just come to like starting with them higher and adjusting now and then as I go.  Maybe it was something the WM guy said when I picked up the mill but I just do it this way...maybe I'll try it with them down the whole time next trip. ;)
Meanwhile, here's another vid for y'all
Making 4x6's with the LT40HD - YouTube

Hands are a little sore today but otherwise doing well

[OlJarhead]

I did once have two can't split on me near the bottom.  I was milling the last 2x's (so splitting 3 3/8" for two 1 5/8") of a log and had the cants pintch up in the center.  Since I've always tried to have a little more bit on the cants as going.  Could just be that one time.

[OlJarhead]

Milling 3 2x6's at a time with an LT40HD - YouTube
Making triples

I found filming with one hand and running the mill with the other was a challenge actually but managed to make it work ;)

The 4 degree bands do well on these wide cuts but I will not do this with 10's!  They just don't like it.

[OlJarhead]

 

 
I was treated to some striking views this weekend



 
Day two and ready to get started!

On a side note I'd replaced the oil filter and oil and the fuel filter before this trip.  I found the mill was a lot happier with the new fuel filter as the old one was cruddy.  Seems sawdust can get in there too!  It had been cutting out on me under load some times and so I did a full service (forgot to get the air filter on before leaving but will do not) and it ran a lot happier



 
Didn't do the math on this one but it was a decent sized log



 
4 degree bands and cranking out the 2x6's in style


 

 
Not a mill squisher but getting up there.  This was the 2nd largest log and measured 28.5" at the small end and 32" at the big end.  It's brother was 32" at the small end :D


 
Making 24" wide slabs 16 feet long.



 
This whole log was milled into slabs.



 
Getting into 'big' log territory now

Still have to do the math but the last two logs gave me over 60 2x6's (true) and some 1x's (780bf for the 2x's alone)

[CCCLLC]

Very impressive to say the least.
I see you are in the sun, what was the daytime temps? Do you bump up the blade tension when sawing the triples? Haven't gotten to use any 4 degree blades yet. Glad you're feeling somewhat better.