Chainsaw Milling - The Dreaded First Cut

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Uncle Mike's Custom Things

Күн бұрын

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@kokines1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this up. I needed some advice to avoid ruining more boards.

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting! Glad you found it helpful.

@harleypiper 5 ай бұрын

Built a holding jig out of steel griders and 2 hickory logs each 150lbs and 22inches high. Assembled together with 6 inch lag bolts. I use only stohl brand ripping blades . I've done 77 slabs so far all 1x10x10.

@Livindagoodlife 3 ай бұрын

Great explanation!

@longfellow5276 Жыл бұрын

I use the nails and string line method. Only a short board you slide along is needed. I once cut a 72 ft 6×18.

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

I haven't heard of that method. How does it work?

@longfellow5276 Жыл бұрын

Drive in a 3in nail at one end of log about 4in off center. Go to other end and do the same then stretch a really tight string line between nails. Go back along stringline driving in a nail every foot or so till its down level with stringline. Take a level and across from first nail dri

@longfellow5276 Жыл бұрын

Oops. Make the second line of nails 4 in on other side of center. You end up with 2 level rows of nails .I use a 5ft piece of 2by 10 on top and saw down a ways then slide board forward and so on.

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

Clever! Gets you unlimited length and sounds reasonably easy to set up. I like it.

@longfellow5276 Жыл бұрын

For years I carried a HUGE plank with me to use . Too soon old too late smart😂

@stiddsixty91 Жыл бұрын

You need to invest in a cheap 2x4 mill attachment for first cut. Been using mine for years and so much simpler.

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar with this method/product. How does it work? Do you have a link you can share?

@Cabinlab Ай бұрын

@@UncleMikesCustomThingsI have both mill types, and don't find the 2x4 type is ideal for the first cut. Not that it can't work, but you basically end up splitting the log vertically down the middle, then roll the halves 90° (or 270) for subsequent cuts. The first thing I don't like is relying on the straightness of a 2x4 My second dislike is being limited to the length of a straight 2x4 Third, you're effectively limited to making your first cut 1/2 the width of a 2x4 (so, 1-3/4) from the center of the log. So you can't get the biggest possible cant Last, and perhaps most importantly for my sanity, you have to detach & reattach the saw from the mills whenever you switch between vertical & horizontal. It's annoying enough that a lot of guys will end up running 2 saw setups, one for each mill. Not hating on the original comment. It's a good idea for some scenarios

@paulmonk7820 11 күн бұрын

Ĺooks like it would be easier when positioning this board, to place one below and flush to the line, then set this one on it. Don't have to bend over to see the line. 😊5:37

@UncleMikesCustomThings 10 күн бұрын

That ought to work just fine.

@morgan79347 Жыл бұрын

What are you using for a chainsaw? It looks like you’re controlling it from what looks like a old motorcycle

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

I am indeed controlling a homebrew electric chainsaw using a motorcycle. Setting that up was a super fun little project and got a video of its very own, if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPTmXqehaieo6s

@geodez86 Ай бұрын

Я работаю геодезистом на стройке. Когда работал на Сахалине, работники собирали металлоконструкцию перед началом сварки. У них был большой 2 метра уровень. Я проходил мимо и у меня был нивелир. Я знал этих рабочих. И решил проверить их уровень, они говорили что всё в порядке. Я поставил нивелир и произвёл измерение двух краёв, они были на расстоянии 4 метра. И в результате выявил ошибку, один край был выше другого на половину дюйма! Этот большой уровень можно было регулировать. И я настроил их уровень до 0,5 миллиметра. После этого случая я больше никогда не доверял пузырьковым уровням. Я смотрю на ваш короткий уровень и мне искренне страшно какую ошибку он может показать на такое большое расстояние. Извините, но лучше использовать оптический нивелир когда речь идёт о хорошей точности. Исключительно оптический нивелир. Даже лазерный нивелир может очень сильно ошибаться.🤷

@UncleMikesCustomThings Ай бұрын

Any level can be out of calibration. Luckily for the DIYer, it's very easy to check without any special equipment. Simply place the level on a surface, shim it to center the bubble, and then flip the level around. If it still reads in the center, then your level is good. Works with lasers and optical levels too. And for this application, it doesn't even matter if the instruments are accurate so long as they are consistent. My level could be off five degrees and as long as I used it in the same orientation every time, it would still give me flat boards here.

@davehanna1557 Жыл бұрын

Maybe I wasn’t paying attention, I didn’t see what kind of chainsaw you are using… are you using the motorcycle some how?

@davehanna1557 Жыл бұрын

Ah, I see your other video…. 😅 genius! Seems to work well! Right on!

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! I tried to link the electric chainsaw/motorcycle hybrid nonsense video on this one, but sometimes they don't show up quite like I want them to. For anyone else who missed it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPTmXqehaieo6s

@00SecretAgent 4 ай бұрын

Don't have a clue where the motorcycle comes in, but I'll still need a set of written instructions, and blueprints..!

@UncleMikesCustomThings 4 ай бұрын

The motorcycle is the power source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPTmXqehaieo6s

@mikehiney4164 Жыл бұрын

How long did this actually take

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

I went and checked my raw footage and it looks like a little less than an hour and a half, most of which was me yammering on for the camera. If I didn't have to cater to my vast audience of adoring fans, I could probably have done it in 30-45 minutes, give-or-take.

@jimmyjones9257 Жыл бұрын

Make it so complicated when it’s not so. Much faster ways less complicated and accurate.

@UncleMikesCustomThings Жыл бұрын

I must confess that I'm not exactly sure how to parse that particular combination of words, but thanks for watching!

@maddawgnoll 4 ай бұрын

My first cut in through the pith. Let's me use good size screws to keep the rails on and the log on my saw horses. (My saw will pull a 700lb saw right off the horses even with dogs set to hold it) Get rid of that damn thing so the boards are less likely to cup. I also go on from there and quarter saw as much as I can. But it's been a long journey of errors to figure out a efficient system.

@UncleMikesCustomThings 4 ай бұрын

How does keeping the rails on make the boards more likely to cup?

@maddawgnoll 4 ай бұрын

@@UncleMikesCustomThings not the rails. I cut through the center, at the pith. I try to get all of it removed because that's the biggest culprit to cupping boards

@maddawgnoll 4 ай бұрын

@@UncleMikesCustomThings what I meant by keep the rails on is by cutting the pith I don't need to worry about the length of the screws I use to attach the rails. When I first started using my sawmill I kept running into problems keeping my rails mounted without shifting or sagging mid cut. I also went from using metal poles to using dimensional lumber because the amount of flex I was getting was messing things up.

@UncleMikesCustomThings 4 ай бұрын

Oh! That makes way more sense. Great tip!