![]() ![]() ![]() I will attach a handle to the 50 tooth sprocket to turn the 20 tooth which will turn the 36 tooth below it. Thought about using a small sprocket but used a piece of polypropylene that a friend that owns a machine shop gave me. This is the side I will be loading the logs on and turning them when I'm millingĪdded a flat piece of metal with a groove cut in it to the center of the frame so I can tighten the chain to prevent it from sagging Not really liking how it's turning out and starting to think of the first changesīolted the chainsaw on for the first time and decided the frame is not wide enough for what I want to doįrame is now 38 inchs wide, moved the hardware that lifts the saw to the inside and added the sprockets and chainsĭecided to mount the height control on the end away from the saw head, I will also mount a remote throttle control on this side. Thinking once again that the frame is almost finished Making the first cut on the inch and a half tubing that will be used for the frameĪdding the 2X4 tubing that the wheels bolt to A portable bandsaw or circular mill might saw through a log about a zillion times faster than a chainsaw mill, but I bet you can't mill quality lumber any better than I can.Ĭlick here for higher quality, full size image I will put the quality of the lumber cut on a good homebuilt chainsaw mill up against any bandsaw or circular mill, commercial or homebuilt. I have milled and helped others mill using some of the big name commercial band sawmills and circular mills and I have also milled on some home built chainsaw mills. Other than that you are not going to change my mind about the bandsaw or circular being any better. Now if you just can't stand the thought of someone using a chainsaw mill and you want to give me a portable bandsaw or circular mill, Great! I would love to have it and use it. I'm the one who will be using it and I built it to suit my needs. All have their advantages and disadvantages, but I guess it comes down to this for me. On a side note, there is a big debate among people that own sawmills about which is better, a chainsaw mill, bandsaw mill or a circular mill. Truth be told, I bet we have less than 40 hours in the build time. I only worked on it a half day here and a couple of hours there every week or two. I can't describe what a great feeling it was to cut the first log on it.ĭon't let the 3 month build time discourage you if you are thinking of building a mill. Now that it's finished I have to say it was worth all the time and trouble to get the mill built the way I wanted. It took me over 18 months of looking at other people's mills, planning, daydreaming and gathering the parts and then 3 months for me and my friend to build it, because I kept making changes and adding what I thought of as improvements. It's powered by a modified 066 Stihl chainsaw with a 32 inch bar. ![]() This page shows the step by step photos of a portable chainsaw sawmill that my friend Chuck and I built and my reasons for the changes we made. Reprinted with permission from TJ Brown of TJ's Woodshop. ![]()
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