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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: mmartone on February 20, 2014, 09:31:53 PM

Title: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: mmartone on February 20, 2014, 09:31:53 PM
Got the saw gassed up and oil filled, screwed the ladder to the log and gave it a try. Saw ran good, its alot of chain in hardwood and we used most of it! We cut a few 3" slabs and it got dark on us. Jack said if I hadn't put that guard on there he wouldn't be standing on that end pushing. Heres a few pics, about dark so not real sharp. Can't wait to try it on some cedar should be ez, the sycamore not so much.



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Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally
Post by: Magicman on February 20, 2014, 09:35:04 PM
Congrats, you got some nice color.  Plans??
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally
Post by: mmartone on February 20, 2014, 09:49:27 PM
Well I know its had to see from there but I have a pile of stuff thats been down a year or more and needs slabbing with that saw. The sycamore I plan to use a slab of it to build a kitchen island top. I hope I can sell the rest of the stuff we dont use. By the way, that log and many others I have here are Postons favorite the smiley_devil wood. We may try to build one table out of one unless it folds up into some origami animal!
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally
Post by: mmartone on February 21, 2014, 06:36:59 PM
Heres a pic in the daylight with a little water splashed on it...



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Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally
Post by: Nomad on February 21, 2014, 07:03:32 PM
     Not bad.  Being able to cut short fat chunks like that is an advantage.  It's not easy to do on most bandmills.
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally
Post by: mmartone on February 21, 2014, 07:26:11 PM
That piece was around 4', no way to do that on my bandmill! Not really sure how to offer that service though. I work a full time+ sole proprietership working on boats.
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: mmartone on March 05, 2014, 10:37:16 PM
Sawed this piece of cedar the other day, I like my mill!!



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Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: Okrafarmer on March 05, 2014, 11:01:20 PM
Astounding!  :o
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: Ianab on March 06, 2014, 02:22:30 AM
Yeah, those ugly logs like that can yield some awesome wood. A coffee table made with that slab will look cool.  8)

Ian
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: m wood on March 06, 2014, 05:10:55 AM
that is pudee mmartone.  How wide on that last piece, It wouldn't fit on the WM?  I too would love an option for cutting up to 60" or so.  Good job.
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: Ga Mtn Man on March 06, 2014, 08:39:20 AM
Wow!  That cut looks petty DanG smooth for a CSM.
Title: Re: Tried out the Panther CSM tonight, finally on some PECAN
Post by: Magicman on March 06, 2014, 08:50:13 AM
That old Cedar tree had a hard life.  You did it a favor by sawing it up.   :D
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