Milling on Sunday

[Skier76]

Nice work zap!

 

[ecocavalier02]

Does milling require a special bar and chain? (other than a long bar)? Smaller gage ?

Cutter needs to be at 10 degrees to make a smoother surface. Other than that nothing. Raker management is a little different but not much.

isnt that a special rip chain? i guess the 10 degrees would be because it cuts slower but doesn't dull as fast?

 

[Thistle]

Does milling require a special bar and chain? (other than a long bar)? Smaller gage ?

Cutter needs to be at 10 degrees to make a smoother surface. Other than that nothing. Raker management is a little different but not much.

isnt that a special rip chain? i guess the 10 degrees would be because it cuts slower but doesn't dull as fast?

Plus 10 degrees leaves a much smoother surface than standard crosscut chain,which is normally 30 or 35 degrees.When I started in late '93 Granberg didnt have a website just that 1-800 number.A local saw shop where I bought my then new saw custom made me 2 ripping chains to the same specs as Granberg,for just over 1/2 the cost - 10 degrees,semi-chisel with every other tooth removed,ala skip chain.

 

[smokinj]

Does milling require a special bar and chain? (other than a long bar)? Smaller gage ?

Cutter needs to be at 10 degrees to make a smoother surface. Other than that nothing. Raker management is a little different but not much.

isnt that a special rip chain? i guess the 10 degrees would be because it cuts slower but doesn't dull as fast?

+1 on Thistle. Nothing speical about it. Give me a grinder and about 15 min's and a 135 drive link is now a ripping chain. I would take it in smaller chunks but the idea is the same.

30 degrees to 20 then 10.

 

[thewoodlands]

Nice work zap!

Skier76, thanks. You must be itching to get the snow skis out.



zap

 

[Redbear86]

This is something i've always wanted to get into, i'd love to get into to a set up for a 24inch bar, probably just mainly use it to cut some posts for outdoor pergolas and arbors, was also wondering if it would hurt you to have a saw a little under powered since your chain would be so "tame"? Husky 455 running 24inch bar, under powered for milling, would be a little under powered imo for regular felling.