Portable Chainsaw mill 24 Inches Planking Milling Bar Size 14 Inches to 24 Inches

Great product, heard about this on "Homestead Rescue." It is a great option to have to use for cutting tree's. However it was easy to put together, it is harder to figure out how to use it. Probably more of a personal problem. It is a great design. It is also a great value for the dollar. Good item!

This planking tool works good.When using a heavy saw, one has to be careful to keep the guide on top and parallel to the rail. It can tend to drift in the direction of the saw's power head.The price is good for the quality. It is mode of custom aluminum rails and other good quality parts.Two holes are required to be drilled through the bar, to mount the clamp parts.I really like the adjustments.On my particular product, one of the bolts had a thread problem and had to be replaced, not a problem.

Purchased the 48 inch model, running a Husqvarna 390XP with a 24" and a 36" bar. The sawmill works well but keep in mind that it is a chainsaw so the boards will require much more planing than a bandsaw mill. Additional (optional) costs to use this thing were building a rail system ($35), all of the equipment to make my own ripping chains ($150), Additional handle for easier operation ($20). I would rate it higher if there was parts support for it.Out of the box...assembly wasn't hard but the only directions were the pictures so there were a few times I had to take it back apart, took about an hour total. Use caution on the bar sprocket end when clamping it, I fried a sprocket by not having the clamp centered on the sprocket rivets (you can replace the tip on most Husky bars fairly easily). Inspect the fasteners frequently for tightness, I had one vibrate loose and sawed part way through a clamp bolt.The 48 inch model with my large saw makes the whole setup heavy (#50lbs) and bulky. It would be rough if you have a bad back. The weight also makes it easy to cut crookedly if you aren't careful. With my setup it cut a large (30" diameter) red oak fairly easily once I learned to let the saw do the work, took about 5 minutes or less to cut a 2x20x8 foot long plank. It is not good for smaller logs due to the bulk, will probably get a smaller model for those.In summary....it will be a good buy for milling an occasional tree from the back yard but I'll probably buy a bandsaw mill when I start clearing my 10 acres of cedar. Of course for remote locations it is more than adequate.

The product arrived on time and was well packaged. The instructions were a little hanky but if you don’t rush easy enough to get through. I am going to have to get a bigger saw however because the one I currently have is 18 inches and once I have it mounted I only have a little over 11 inches of clearance for cutting, so keep that in mind if you’re planning on buying this. You will lose several inches of cutting length once this is attached to your saw.It seems easy to set up and went together well enough. I haven’t used it yet but plan to soon. Maybe I’ll update my review once I do. Seems like a good product for the price.Okay now that I’ve used it a couple times I will say that it works well. Only issue that I am seeing for now is where it mounts at the end of the bar tends to move a little and will get into your chain if you aren’t careful. One thing is I was probably pushing a little too much while using. A quick tip, if you can put one end of your log up on something, get your saw started and just let gravity and the saw get through the cut it goes much easier.

Ugly = 1st time using V clamp for U-bolt on one side split/cracked in half with very little force applied to nuts. Currently trying to figure out how to get this one piece replaced by seller without having to return the whole item.Bad = The steel square tubing that is the support for the bar clamps as well as the thickness adjustment indents easily when applying the necessary, clamping force to overcome movement due to the vibrations of the chainsaw/cutting. The smallest nuts and Phillips head bolts provide good clamping force on the end to end round pole alignment support however the nuts strip easily with the provided 8 mm wrench and I would’ve preferred something other than Phillips head as well.Good = almost all of the hardware seems to be much better quality than a previous chainsaw mill that I’ve used and all seems to be straight and aligns well. I like that there is plenty of room to get a socket onto coupling nuts when adjusting thickness of cut as another mill I’ve used did not have the same room. I also like the black handle stays put and does not slip off as well as has a hole on top for storing a tool. I also like to see that it seems the bar clamps provide straight alignment, and I also like the option of being able to drill the bar and bolt the clamp to the bar.

Finally got to use this after a year or so. It definitely took some trial and error. But it holds solid, nothing slipped or flexed. Did exactly what it's supposed to. I would suggest keeping some extra bolts with you for the part that clamps to the bar, and make sure everything is tight. Would definitely recommend this to anyone that wants to try.

Works great