Alaskan saw mill

That one looks decent. I've used one before that didn't hold the end of the bar, just up by the powerhead, and it was impossible to get a straight cut. It got the job done, but I've honestly done just as well without a guide. You're best chance for success is to only use a brand new chain, and even then, its slow and can be challenging to get a good cut. I'm building a bandsaw mill because I don't have the patience for chainsaw cutting parallel to the grain.
 
I have seen one run, and have run a woodmizer band mill. The Alaskan is slow and a lot of waste with the 3/8 or so kerf. I might use it to rough cut a single mantle or something, but that's about it.

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I think the Alaskan Bush People on Discovery Channel were using that to build Browntown, looked pretty cool. I thought it was something they made up though, now I know they're just a bunch of internet posers who probably found it on amazon.com.
 
anvilrubi said:
Brown town geez bet Alaska hates that those people happen to represent them.
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They are not real Alaskans! I spent a couple years working in Alaska and nothing like the people I met there. These dumb asses are an embarrassment to the Alaskans that I'm friends with.
 
Yea I kinda figured that, have a friend that's a stealhead/ salmon guide up there loves it. I will go their before I die. Hopefully
 
You ought use a skip tooth ripping chain, less angle on the cutters.. but you better have a powerhouse of a saw if you don't want to work hard.. although rip chains are not recommended for hand held use fwiw. Husky and still don't have enough power to pull a rip chain.. unless you go to like 100+ cc... Get a sp125 or super 250 and run with it. (10-15hp he he)
 
obullfish said:
They are not real Alaskans! I spent a couple years working in Alaska and nothing like the people I met there. These dumb asses are an embarrassment to the Alaskans that I'm friends with.
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That bear dude is a total dumbass.:shaking:
 
Find some random fire wood. Stand on end. Sharpen experiment buy new bar chain what ever. Saw minimum one cut down through wood with grain. Guide optional. Repeating not needed.
Go purchase cheep band mill and don't look back.
You'll get twice as much done. Less swearing. Your buddies might even help with the option to saw some random projects for themselves. And you have a significantly higher resale value.
 
Option C.....find somebody with a woodmizer. Pay them to do the cutting. Last I heard was 12-14 cents per bf. You'll be money ahead and use time for more productive things.

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kaiser715 said:
Option C.....find somebody with a woodmizer. Pay them to do the cutting. Last I heard was 12-14 cents per bf. You'll be money ahead and use time for more productive things.

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That was my first thought, but I can't find anyone close by. I have several 8"x8"x8' cedar beams leftover from building our house. I would like to cut them up and use them on my shed/storage building. Plus I am always interested in owning a new tool. I would probably have fun using it and use it again in the future.
 
drkelly said:
Plus I am always interested in owning a new tool.
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I have this same disease. Doesn't even matter what makes sense, i just want one.
 
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A friend and coworker just invested in this one in the last year. He and his dad are having a ball run in all sorts of lumber.

Really decent price and with very little fab they have cured the slightly under built carriage. These types of saws make very little waste and extremely thin boards and lots of 1 by or similar is gravy. Slabs are almost non existent.
 
kaiser715 said:
Option C.....find somebody with a woodmizer. Pay them to do the cutting. Last I heard was 12-14 cents per bf. You'll be money ahead and use time for more productive things.

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There's a guy in raleigh that will travel at least an hour.

Quoted me $75/hour and probably two hours to turn a 30" log into as many 2" slabs as possible.
 
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