mel b3 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Hiya guys. I'm steadily working my way through my huge collection of things that I don't use. 52cc chainsaw , with a 24 inch bar . It's in very good condition, and I think It's about two years old . it's only had about four tanks of fuel through it( and one of those was to run it in) . I bought it to mill oak logs , but it soon became clear that its not really up to milling oak , but it was more than adequate when milling pine . In all honesty , I only used a standard chain , so would probably be much better with a milling chain. It comes with an alaskan sawmill, that I've used once with the saw . The mill has been outside , so it's got bits of rust on the exposed metal parts , but all works as it should . It also comes with a plug spanner , chain file etc. It's collection only , so if anyone is interested, you're more than welcome to come and test it all out. I'll also make sure that the chain is freshly sharpened. £140.00 ovno. Price drop £130.00 ovno. Edited March 14, 2022 by mel b3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I see you're making room in your shed for the first Ukrainian family then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I made one of those mills and cut a lot of timber when I was thing our poplars. Built a couple of cabins in the wood using the slab timber. You just need a chain for cutting with the grain to make a nice job. I used a newly sharpened standard chain and it still worked ok, If you have access to reasonably straight timber they work ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I see you're making room in your shed for the first Ukrainian family then? I have a huge collection of stuff that I don't use , and I'm slowly thinning the collection out . One of my next projects will be a petrol driven , portable , bandsaw. 5 minutes ago, Walker570 said: I made one of those mills and cut a lot of timber when I was thing our poplars. Built a couple of cabins in the wood using the slab timber. You just need a chain for cutting with the grain to make a nice job. I used a newly sharpened standard chain and it still worked ok, If you have access to reasonably straight timber they work ok. I tried it on pine , and even with the standard chain , it was great , but when I tried it on oak , it soon became clear that I needed a completely different tool . If I had plenty of pine to slab then I'd keep it , but I have a few hundred tons of oak that needs milling , so one of my next projects will be a petrol driven bandsaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, mel b3 said: I have a huge collection of stuff that I don't use , and I'm slowly thinning the collection out . One of my next projects will be a petrol driven , portable , bandsaw. Mel I think most of us have far too much "stuff" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 38 minutes ago, mel b3 said: I have a huge collection of stuff that I don't use , and I'm slowly thinning the collection out . One of my next projects will be a petrol driven , portable , bandsaw. I tried it on pine , and even with the standard chain , it was great , but when I tried it on oak , it soon became clear that I needed a completely different tool . If I had plenty of pine to slab then I'd keep it , but I have a few hundred tons of oak that needs milling , so one of my next projects will be a petrol driven bandsaw. for heaven’s sake 🙄 It’s only oak A sharp piece of string with a few knots in it have it planked up in no time 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Mel I think most of us have far too much "stuff" It's definitely a bloke thing . I've taken it to expert level 😁. 17 minutes ago, Old farrier said: for heaven’s sake 🙄 It’s only oak A sharp piece of string with a few knots in it have it planked up in no time 😂😂 Funnily enough , I mistakenly thought that their can't really be that much difference between pine and oak . I soon got skooled 😁. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Price drop . £130.00 ovno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 7 hours ago, mel b3 said: I have a huge collection of stuff that I don't use , and I'm slowly thinning the collection out . One of my next projects will be a petrol driven , portable , bandsaw. I tried it on pine , and even with the standard chain , it was great , but when I tried it on oak , it soon became clear that I needed a completely different tool . If I had plenty of pine to slab then I'd keep it , but I have a few hundred tons of oak that needs milling , so one of my next projects will be a petrol driven bandsaw. Yes, as I say for hard timber you need a proper chain and well sharp. chain saws where not designed for going down the grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Yes, as I say for hard timber you need a proper chain and well sharp. chain saws where not designed for going down the grain. To be honest nev , I plank a bit of stuff , but I do it freehand . The only problem is that it's never easy being accurate , especially over longer lengths . Hopefully I'll get to build a bandsaw one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Final price drop . £120.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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