http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/ Milling your own wood Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:29:09 GMT TJ http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14348 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14348 I'm looking for a couple of hardwood trees within 100 miles of Fort Smith to mill on my portable chainsaw mill just for the fun of it. I would like to find a Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:44:04 GMT hepps_29646 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14347 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14347 Over twenty years ago I saw a demonstration of a bandmill that ran along a wide track made from a massive channel iron. It had no guide wheels on the blade Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:38:58 GMT MicheleP http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14346 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14346 Thanks Jim - I hope we do locate someone local who can use it. Michele Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:41:40 GMT mrecmgr@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14345 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14345 Wished I lived back in Salem or Eugene : ) Walnut is very desirable from a woodworking point-of-view. You should get a bunch of hits from our bretheren near Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:20:10 GMT Stuart http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14344 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14344 Yes I did have a rep talk to me we where look at the hp. On the new saw and how little they r now the festival is a good place to get ur name out last yr I Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:59:45 GMT TJ Brown http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14343 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14343 Bill The only problem I can see is that I am suppose to go to Alaska the second week of June.  I can move that trip a little if we find out early enough what Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:39 GMT williamc http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14342 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14342 I am going to agree and disagree with both TJ and Harley. They both probably have more hours on the end of a chain saw than the many of the rest of us all put Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:22:18 GMT williamc http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14341 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14341 I never thought about it as a place to promote your work. But people come from all over. And I bellieve many companies have representives there. I know STHIL Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:29 GMT TJ Brown http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14340 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14340 Harley You have a point there on different people and different opinions, thanks for sharing the useful info over the years. TJB    ... From: harley scott Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:21:53 GMT harley scott http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14339 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14339 never telling anyone that I know more or less, just being informative as to help share my experiences with the group. remember you can get 10 accountants or 10 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:08:56 GMT TJ Brown http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14338 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14338 Bill That sounds great and I would enjoy it!!!  You know I have sawdust in my blood and like to meet other people that do. Just let me know what you need from Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:53:20 GMT TJ http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14337 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14337 Hey Harley I'm not in this group to get in a pissing contest with you or anyone else. Most messages from you and other members here contain a lot of very Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:30:20 GMT Mike Werner http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14336 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14336 You can put any chain on a saw you want and it will over-rev. Maybe try to cut full throttle in a cut! B.T.W, most big saws have governor plugs in them. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:50 GMT harley scott http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14335 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14335 most of all chainsaw folk have the tendency to always over-rev and try to cut huge logs without thought of 3 or 5 skip toothed chains, re-read my previous Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:47:05 GMT TJ Brown http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14334 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/milling/message/14334 We had a couple of sawhands on the logging crews that tried used engine oil to save money, they ended up replacing a lot more roller tips on their bars than