Anyone try one of these?

[Mainah]

Hud-son makes a thing called a Boardmaster. Its a simple design. Has anyone used one before? Does it work or a waste of money? I'm not looking to mill anything huge or any hard wood.
Here's a link.  http://www.hud-son.com/includes/webboardmaster%20resized%20format%20picture.jpg

[ladylake]

 I'd look for  low cost bandsaw, chainsaw mills take a big kerf, cut slow, use a lot of fuel , are hard on saws which can add up to a lot of money in a hurry.  Steve

[redbeard]

I have one it works great for cross cut, I use it to square off ends on big beams mine fits on a 2x4 for a rail, I haven't tried it for ripping just crosscut.

[laffs]

what are you looking to do with a mill. theres probably some good cs mills out there. when i was looking a chain saw mill never entered my mind.  i think there to slow for what i wanted. i  dont know what small push mills go for now,maybe check them out Thomas is local might even have used

[Carpenter]

     I started with a thing like that.  My plan was just to cut some beams to build a timberframe.  It works just fine, but, it didn't take me long to realize that I needed a sawmill. 

[pasbuild]

The only thing I used mine for is to cut rabbits into log walls to slip the wall paneling into during construction of interior walls.

[bandmiller2]

Would be fine for remote rustic building and intermittant use but would grow old fast if you had to use it much. Frank C.

[RPF2509]

I've used something similar.  Good for edging boards or other thin pieces but it really slows down the thicker the wood gets. Can be good for the initial cut to get a flat side for an alaska mill but as others have said it can be really hard on a saw and hard on you.  May be the only option where you can't get a mill to but any where else a woodmizer type mill will out produce it by far and be more accurate.

[Ironwood]

Many, many times simple items like that, or Alaskan set ups can be easily made at home w/ some minimal skills and hardware, a welder doesn't hurt either. I shop at scrap yards for all sorts of stuff that cam be "re-purposed", I am a scavenger of the highest order :D

Ironwood

[Meadows Miller]

Ironwood four words Mate  ;) Rescue,Retool & Reuse  ;D 8) There is nothing wrong with that thinking its made some smart sawmillers alot of money over the years Mate  ;) ;D ;D 8) 8)