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Started by mcfcfan, June 01, 2010, 11:46:09 PM

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mcfcfan

Just recently at the Richmond show in VA there was a 52" Red Oak cut by a portable mill. :o :o
Who can guess which mill cut this huge log.
Photos will follow soon. 8) :)
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but how to dance in the rain."

sgschwend

How about more information, short logs are easier to cut then long ones.


The log was _____ feet long,

The diameter at the small end was ______ inches.

The log weight was ______ pounds.





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stonebroke


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scsmith42

"A Hudson"??????   :D


Did the log look similar to this one?  (16' long, 54" small end diameter red oak)



or perhaps this one?  (two 8' long, 52" small end diameter)




Logs like this are "Peterson WPF Territory"...

Peterson 10" WPF with 65' of track
Smith - Gallagher dedicated slabber
Tom's 3638D Baker band mill
and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

mcfcfan

Quote from: sgschwend on June 02, 2010, 01:35:39 AM
How about more information, short logs are easier to cut then long ones.


The log was _____ feet long,

The diameter at the small end was ______ inches.

The log weight was ______ pounds.






To be honest I was personally not there so I will have to ask, but I beleive the 52" was not the small end.
I now have some photos so as soon as I work out how to upload them I will.
Cheers
Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain."

stonebroke

Hudson makes a bandmill that will mill 52inches. I asked him why they stopped at 52  and his answer was that that was all the bands could take.

Stonebroke

mcfcfan

Quote from: stonebroke on June 02, 2010, 05:33:38 PM
Hudson makes a bandmill that will mill 52inches. I asked him why they stopped at 52  and his answer was that that was all the bands could take.

Stonebroke

It is a swinger which can it its giant frame version mill 92" 8)
Having trouble with the photos  :(
Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain."

scsmith42

Quote from: stonebroke on June 02, 2010, 05:33:38 PM
Hudson makes a bandmill that will mill 52inches. I asked him why they stopped at 52  and his answer was that that was all the bands could take.

Stonebroke

wow - that must be one massive saw!  Among other things, the challenges associated with big logs are handling, turning, etc.  The 16' 54 incher that I'm standing by weighs 10 tons.  That's a lot of weight to be turning and pounding up and down on a bandmill bed.

The swingers really shine on big logs because you don't have to move them once you set them in the bunks.
Peterson 10" WPF with 65' of track
Smith - Gallagher dedicated slabber
Tom's 3638D Baker band mill
and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

mcfcfan

[The swingers really shine on big logs because you don't have to move them once you set them in the bunks.
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You could assemble the mill around the log in about 10 - 15 minutes, save using bunks if it was that big.
Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain."

Magicman

Quote from: mcfcfan on June 02, 2010, 05:42:12 PM
It is a swinger which can it its giant frame version mill 92" 8)   Having trouble with the photos  :( 

Ya need ta git da 92" camera.    :o    :D
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mcfcfan

Quote from: mcfcfan on June 02, 2010, 04:53:28 PM
Quote from: sgschwend on June 02, 2010, 01:35:39 AM
How about more information, short logs are easier to cut then long ones.


The log was __10___ feet long,

The diameter at the small end was _52_____ inches.

The log weight was __8000____ pounds.


Here is the info you were after, and it was 200+ year old.
for some reason I still cannot upload the photos






To be honest I was personally not there so I will have to ask, but I beleive the 52" was not the small end.
I now have some photos so as soon as I work out how to upload them I will.
Cheers
Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain."

Ironwood

Hudson Oscar 52 will only cut 46" between centers, and the blades will barely handle that. Trust me I know, your MUCH further ahead cutting w/ a chain mill at that width, the blade deviation at that width in ALOT, and you will lose less wood in the end w/ a chain mill. It IS a very unimpressive mill.

Ironwood
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Jeff

Lee, It looks like you got the photos into your gallery, you just need to take the code that is in the box under the photo you want to use and paste it in the post to get it to appear. Like this: :)


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When I grow up I wanna be Scott Smith.  ;D ...Big Logs and Big Toys.... ;)

Magicman

The remarkable thing to me about that "bad boy" is that it was solid with very little loss around the pith.
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customsawyer

I love cutting them big ones as it can be a very productive if you have the right equipment to work with them. Great job there Peterson.
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scsmith42

Quote from: LOGDOG on June 05, 2010, 09:06:55 AM

When I grow up I wanna be Scott Smith.  ;D ...Big Logs and Big Toys.... ;)

:D

Landon, I'm not sure that "grown up" and "Scott Smith" belong in the same sentence...
Peterson 10" WPF with 65' of track
Smith - Gallagher dedicated slabber
Tom's 3638D Baker band mill
and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

LOGDOG

Ha! Funny. At least you're havin' fun though right? I've got some pictures of some oaks I found on my place, but they're on my computer at my office. I'll have to download them to the Forum tomorrow. Big 'uns. I hadn't been in this corner of my property before and stumbled on them. Thought right away, "Man, Scott would dig these brutes. Couple of them are 6' to 7' on the butts +/-.  ;D

scsmith42

6' - 7' butts??  Man, you've got me salivating!   ;D
Peterson 10" WPF with 65' of track
Smith - Gallagher dedicated slabber
Tom's 3638D Baker band mill
and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

ARKANSAWYER

 





  Some times you just need more mill.
ARKANSAWYER

LOGDOG

Here's a few for tonight. They're still growing. Wish I knew if they were solid or hollow. Any way to find out without damaging the tree? Redneck ultrasound maybe?  ;D



I'd like to make something out of the vine on this next one. (same tree)










scsmith42

Landon, I didn't know that you were a 'tree hugger'?  :D

Wow - I look at those and start thinking "road trip"....
Peterson 10" WPF with 65' of track
Smith - Gallagher dedicated slabber
Tom's 3638D Baker band mill
and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

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