“After I got this mill all set up cutting slabs of wood made it much easier and quicker than using the Alaskan mill. When I get more wood in I will probably get the bigger mill”
“Overall, I'm pleased with the sawmill itself. I purchased the 10 ft track from Norwood as well. First cuts were great after setup. I've equipped the mill with my ported Husqvarna 385xp (20" bar) and a full compliment ripping chain. I'm able to complete a 12" cut in spruce in under 30 seconds with stopping to insert wedges into the cut.
I gave 4/5 for a few reasons:
First, I found the directions difficult to follow at times. I worked through it, but some of the pieces located in smaller bags were difficult to locate and be sure I had the correct piece I needed for a particular step.
Second, I had the mill and bunks secured to two 2x6x4' as indicated in the setup instructions and placed on level ground. I noticed that the saw carriage experienced some fairly significant vibration during the cut in a 12" spruce when the saw head was raised high up the post. I'm not sure if this is just from the power of my saw, but I had to ease my feed rate and reduce throttle to minimize it. I've since milled some logs as a base to secure the track, and that has helped some. I also added two more 2x6x4' at the front and rear of the track, and these are secured to my log base.
Thirdly, with the 10ft Norwood track and the stops at the end, you can just barely cut an 8ft log. If there is a bit of movement of the log during the cut, sometimes the carriage doesn't have enough travel to finish the cut which can be frustrating.
Overall, I'm happy with the mill, and purchased an additional 5 ft track extension and cross bunk to expand my cutting capacity.”
“Other than a couple of missing parts, that were handled quickly, I really enjoy this chainsaw mill. I am thinking of buying additional track to mill longer logs.”
