Based on the old Alaskan Mill design this mill is for those on a budget and looking to start their chainsaw milling career. Or maybe you’d like a back up mill to take the tops off logs. It will handle chainsaws with bars from 16″[40cm] to 74″[187cm]. This is a new version – in effect you can keep it as a 36″[92cm] mill for ease of use – but all the gear is in there to increase the mill up to 72″[180cm]. This way you have a mill that you can adjust to take all sorts of length bars without having to get a new mill or order more stuff. 16″[40cm] bar will give a 8″[20cm] cutting width 18″[45cm] bar will give a 10″[25cm] cutting width 20″[50cm] bar will give a 12″[30cm] cutting width 24″[61cm] bar will give a 16″[40cm] cutting width 28″[71cm] bar will give a 20″[50cm] cutting width 30″[76cm] bar will give a 22″[55cm] cutting width 36″[91cm] bar will give a 28″[71cm] cutting width 42″[107cm] bar will give a 34″[86cm] cutting width 48″[122cm] bar will give a 40″[102cm] cutting width 54″[137cm] bar will give a 44″[112cm] cutting width 64″[163cm] bar will give a 56″[142cm] cutting width 74″[188cm] bar will give a 66″[168cm] cutting width What size chainsaw do I need? The bigger the better! You can mill with a longer bar on a smaller chainsaw by switching to a Lo Pro set up. Set ups are varied and you will need to do some research to see how to get the most out of your saw. Click here to read our chainsaw milling faqs.
