Beam Machine

[Stan Thigpen]

Has anyone had any experience with this device? http://www.mill-your-own-lumber.com/

Any recommendations? Thanks. Stan :confused:

[Jamie Buxton]

That's an example of something generally called an Alaskan Mill. Google around with that name, and you'll find lots of info. Alaskan mills are lightweight and can be carried a long way into the bush. However, they are much slower than bigger trailer-mounted mills -- Wood-Mizer and the like. If you have truck access to your trees, you might well do better locating somebody with a bigger mill to tackle them.

[Tom LaRussa]

Has anyone had any experience with this device? http://www.mill-your-own-lumber.com/

Any recommendations? Thanks. Stan :confused:
Stan,

I have one, but have not used it yet. Just might get to this weekend though, so I'll let you know.

[Bob Smalser]

If you want lumber, get an Alaskan mill and a big saw instead of a bar size and power that'll mill your local logs. Baileys-online.com. Also get a handle for the bar end and recuit a helper from StrappingYouth.com.

http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL12/1104763/3223936/39615107.jpg

I have one for music wood too deep to take the big sawmill to.....with a 36" bar, Stihl 046 and ripping chains.

The beam cutter...there are several makes...work fine, too, but for squaring up small stuff, not milling whole logs.

An entire cabin with it like in the ad? You'd be deaf and crippled when done. Brutal, loud work I wouldn't want to do more than one day a week

[Terry Quiram]

My friend uses one to help him cut nice straight bowl blanks.

Terry

[Scott Banbury]

We use one for quartering large oaks before we put them on our Woodmizer but I wouldn't want to make lumber with one. An Alaskan or a Logosol would be much easier.

[Christopher Pine]

LAst month the woodworkers guild here had a field trip that was about this very subject. Was so neat they had two different chainsaw mill and bandsaw mill. The smaller chainsaw mill interested me very much. The larger one was neat but honestly most of what I use is at the most 10 to 12 inch wide boards. THe smaller mill you can see uses small chainsaw and a rack mechanism to cut boards really slick!

http://www.coloradowoodworkersguild.org/images/TCWoods/TCWoods.asp

Chris

[Paul Downes]

I just got an Alaskan mill clone from a friend of mine but am currently saw anemic. I've been thinking of getting a Husky 385xp or 395xp but will have to earn the $$ from extra curricular jobs in order to justify the purchase to the LOML. Sure is a bummer haveing logs pile up without the saw power to make boards. Guess I better get out there and make some firewood. :)