Homemade electric chainsaw mill pushing the limits!

that's a great idea and beautifully done!!

really awesome job!!!

Fantastic idea! Thanks for posting this!

great idea . how about some dimensional plans of the set up?

Wow, how cool. Makes me want to build one now. You went minimum and got max results. Brilliant.

Wow imagine what furniture you can build when the wood has dried. Once again a great video.

great idea.  I have a friend who sells firewood. He gets logs and cuts and splits them. Many times he gets tiger maple, ambrosia maple, spalted maple and cherry, but he doesn't even know it. If I had one of these, I could cut some of that fire wood to make nice wood items or sell it. Thanks.

thanks for sharing..........that blade looks like it getting pinched towards the end, a wedge tucked behind the saw might help with that one ...thanks again phil

How long do you have to let the wood slabs air dry before they can be used to build something?

Great job Szilard, works a treat. One piece of advise - get a bigger bucket....

I recently took some elm logs to a small local sawmill to be cut into boards. The sawyer used the commercial version of what you have so cleverly built. I was thinking of buying one until I checked the price. They cost around $5,000 but that includes a top of the range Stihl chainsaw. I would really like to make one similar to yours. Could you possibly supply a copy of your plan.
Many thanks,
Alan.

Are you making furniture or selling they slabs?

Good days work :) (Cleaning up the sawdust that is)

Brilliantly innovative anyway!

What kind of electrical saw and chain are you using?

Good set up 👍🏻
Wonder how long that titan chain saw will last 😬

Amazing and creative way to mill logs. I need to rethink some of the wood I have been using for firewood.

well done I believe that necessity the mother of invention good idea and thanks for sharing

Love the simplicity of design and ease of use. Do you use ripping chain on the saw or just a standard saw chain?

I am wondering if use it for a full eight hour day, can you find a better sawdust removal method. Maybe a shop vac or other dust collection method near the output on the saw head. To me it seems it would be a lot of to wear both goggles and a mask to keep all that dust out of your face. But then if it's just for a few hours a week, it might be endurable.
Good luck and thanks for the good ideas of the electric chain saw on a rail.

That is what I need for my little shop

Nice work indeed. What is the power of your electric saw?

I been milling with the Alaskan chainsaw mill & sears 2hp E-saw ,after ten logs my bar started to bend & was getting one side thicker then the other.....like your set up, should go for 8 to 10 feet would be sweet

I really like the feed mechanism! Looks like it is holding up really well.

If you plan to do this a lot, you should get or make a ripping chain. While it would cut slower, it gives a smoother cut. Our Feller said when he uses one for making table tops, it cuts down on the sanding he has to do. On those chains, instead of a 30 or 35° top plate angle (angle from perpendicular to the side of the bar, that you use when sharpening with your file), it's at a 10° angle (looking at a chain box for WoodlandPro chain, from Bailey's). Nice work, though if you wheel your setup outside you'd have a lot less mess and noise in your shop.

uau!! what a nice proyect you have done!! Congrats from the other side of the world !! Just thinking, a) if done vertically, you may drastically reduce the swinging blade as shown when it starts cutting (but seems that the swinging is reduced at the end of the log) and b) if you give the bench a little inclination (3 to 5 degrees), the sawdust will fall with the vibration into some ducts you may attach to the bench. just loud thinking.... bravo!!!

I have two doubts How long have the woods dried out? Why paint the tops of the woods?

Fascinating! I was surprised someone had come up with nearly the exact same design as I had been working on. I was happy to see it. I will be making a larger version of this which an be broken down for storage. It will u se an 18" electric saw (I have neighbors) and it will be for milling logs about 10-20' in length. I will be making it out of steel, and use angle iron and v-wheels for the track.

Go to WoodPriX webpage if you'd like to build it yourself.

I love your Sawmill design it looks so simple but yet so complex at the same time I really love seeing all the different pieces of wood you cut you got some beautiful pieces there. Any plans on building a gas chainsaw Mill outside in the future? or are you happy with the the work that the electric chainsaw does? I think it does pretty good I'm actually very surprised at the speed it cuts but anyways very very good job!!! and thank you very much for sharing hope you have a great day! God bless!

Szia Szilárd !

Tök jó a "géped" . Ügyes vagy!
Lehetne ezt gyalulásra is használni? Én nemrég kezdtem szabadidőmben famegmunkálással foglalkozni időeltöltésnek és kíváncsi vagyok, hogy mit gondolsz róla? Nemrég vettem egy metabo gyalut, amit még nem használtam, vadi új. és arra gondoltam, hogy valami ilyesmi módszerrel gyalulnék, zárójelben, egyébként, így találtam a videódra rá, ahogyan angolul rákerestem, szóval a gyalumat eladnám és vennék egy új ilyen 40cm -es elektromos makita fűrészt mondjuk. az úgy 40 ezer és még szélesebb is, mint a metabo, az csak 33cm szélesen gyalul és maradna még egy csomó pénzem is. Igaz annak valami másfél mm csak a lánca, vagy ilyesmit írtak és az nem tudom, hogy elég erős -e ~~
Mit a véleményed? A másik kérdésem, hogy néha látom amcsi videokon is, hogy valaki ilyesmi maszkot használ, mint te. Ezek, mivel jobbak a sima párszázforintos festékboltban kapható pormaszkoknál, mert én olyat használok. Ennyire káros a fűrészpor? Illetve ha én is szeretnék ilyen maszkot venni, akkor hol rendelhetek és mire figyeljek oda a maszk kiválasztásakor?

Üdv. Norbi

Dude! I need plans!
I'll pay!

Cannot see any difference than a regular chainsaw--- so why do you not appear to use a bar oil for the chain, and do you have a rip type chain?

Pure genius and perseverance equals a thing of beauty. Nice build.

What brand of saw and where can i buy one?

With a sharp blade that wood will cut like butter.

How long did your chainsaw last doing this

Nice Setup. What brand of saw is it and any issues with the Bar Oiler?

Get a cheap Engine Cherry Picker or Patient Lift to lift those rounds with and save your back.

Brilliant.......great build.

How did you attach the saw to the board?

Interesting to see this footage! Before the bandsaw mill... and tons of work! You've come a long way!!

Your mill is awesome!! I thought that having an unsupported chain bar would've been a problem. Obviously not!! This is a great design! Thanks for sharing it!

Please forgive me if this question has been answered before....What size saw is that and did you use a ripping chain?

instead of a handcrank maybe use a small motor so you can sit back and watch :P

Fantastically simple yet brilliant solution. Definitely going to copy this design.

Is that a 220volt saw where can i buy one?

How many watt this chainsaw please tell me .I'm from India

Awesome job mate, myself, I would prefer a small alaskan mill which also eliminates possible bar flex, anyhow I really enjoyed watching your ingenuity 👍👍

how many amps was your chainsaw?

Cool setup. Are you using a ripping chain on your saw?

Just beautiful

I like the spacers you use, you don't have to measure at all. Also what is the longest you have done?