From: Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Portable saw mill
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:22:30 -0700
At 10/3/2007, you wrote:
Right. The chainsaw mills are modest in price and output. I will
almost certainly get one of those.
It seems to me that the chainsaw mills are best at making beams while a
bandsaw mill is best at boards. The chainsaw kerf is so much more than
even a circular saw. This wide kerf not only requires more blade
sharpening but it also takes more power. The low price though more than
makes up the difference. In a limited stand, only selecting for posts and
beams would make it even more economical.