We set out on Sunday to saw up some hemlock. Started with a big bole - probably 26-28"DBH (I had to shave some parts to get the guides on the mill to go all the way down through). Once we got it squared up to a 16x18 cant, I had the "great" idea to turn it 90deg to cut two 1xs off the top so we would have a 16x16 cant (then rip down the middle, flip the two pieces, and make a bunch of 1x8s.
WELL
When we turned the 16x18 cant, it hit hard enough that it broke the weld on one of the jacks. The guy we bought the mill from had made his own jacks that use a top nut welded to a 1/2" threaded rod, that extends or retracts the t-jack. Nice design, but it depends on a relatively thin washer to hold. Well the welds on the washer broke free. So then we picked the cant up off with the tractor, set it aside, and my friend got his generator and welder out. Couple hours later, all fixed up. But lost our time to keep sawing.
Hopefully we can get back to it and finish up the sawing. Big logs are great to produce a bunch of lumber. But boy they are HEAVY.
That's my tale of woe.
Anyone else been sawing?
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