alaskan sawmill

[sikasako]

Yep looks ace. whats the difference with a ripping chain?
What did you finish your wood with?
i was thinking a 48" mill so it give me more options for milling bigger logs.
How often does the chain need sharpening?

Teyhan1 has already answered the question regarding the ripping chain. Once fitted to your bar, be very careful not to use your chainsaw except when fitted to the mill. The different characteristics of ripping chains means that they are susceptible to kick back, if not used in conjunction with a mill.
I finished my wood with tung oil, which gives a nice look and is food safe. Takes around 4 coats to seal and then repeat once a year to maintain protection.
The chain needs to be sharpened fairly regularly, so having spare chains can be a good idea, although it is a bit of a faff taking your saw out of the mill each time to do change them over.
Wood type dictates how often you need to sharpen your chain. If the bark is dirty, then this can dull your blade very quickly, so worth pre-cleaning as much as possible or even de-barking if desired.

 

[BRYAN]

I'd like to see you split this. View attachment 207595

You don't look big enough to do anything meaningful with that log.

 

[nick.308]

You don't look big enough to do anything meaningful with that log.

Daddy's little helper

 

[countrryboy]

As others have said u rally would be better off getting someone in with a band saw mill.
Lot of hard work be very slow going in Oak too and big start up cost

Also are u really sure the Oak are off millable standard?
We cut some oak down on a job in spring, nice looking trees but nothing special timber wise, boss was convinced they were worth a fortune, the timber buyer/haulier just laughed when he seen the timber at roadside.
Ended up as firewood

To run a 48" bar in Oak u could be getting towards the realms off 2 powerheads, 1 each end or an extra oiler at far end.
Big and ackward size of saw and bar, far bigger than my experience.
As everyone has said u have to be smack on with ur chain sharpening, not just sharp but both cutters and rakers even on both sides.
Takes a bit of doing

I've only played at it, but I already had the saws, be expensive set up costs, be well over 1k possibly 1.5k for the saw u need.
Not many big saws going about nowadays, even normal saws are like hen's teeth the now, nothing unusual to hear folk waiting 4 or 5 months for a big standard saw the now.
I was quoted an 8 week wait with no guarantee it would be in then on bog standard 50cc saw.