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Title: Up at the Mill again, part 2
Post by: NORCALLOGGER on August 18, 2013, 09:31:10 PM

A few seemed to take a look at the last video so maybe this one will be found interesting as well.

This was filmed on the same day as the first video but we now see the 60 inch butt cut of the Ponderosa Pine being milled. A real challenge as this mill wasn't really designed to handle logs of this size, but the job gets done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57eCpaJuX4&feature=youtu.be

Enjoy
Rick

Title: Re: Up at the Mill again, part 2
Post by: Ray Dunakin on August 18, 2013, 11:53:29 PM

Nice video, as usual! Really interesting to see how they sharpen the big blades.

That log pond looks more like a hog wallow!

Title: Re: Up at the Mill again, part 2
Post by: NORCALLOGGER on August 19, 2013, 07:52:52 AM

Yes it does Ray,
The pond is spring fed and it is August in the Northern California Mountains.
All winter and spring the pond is running over the dams spillway.
Rick

Title: Re: Up at the Mill again, part 2
Post by: 5thwheel on August 19, 2013, 08:50:48 AM

Thank you Rick,

This brings back my memories of working in saw mills when it wasn't all automated. Lots of grunt work.

Bill

Title: Re: Up at the Mill again, part 2
Post by: TRAINS1941 on August 19, 2013, 02:26:51 PM

Thanks Rick. An excellent video.

Jerry

Title: Re: Up at the Mill again, part 2
Post by: danpickard on August 19, 2013, 11:16:55 PM

Couple of great videos Rick. Nice to see that while using aging techniques they also maintain aging OH&S guidelines :)
Certainly a video such as this is the simplest way to gain better appreciation of how to rip down a large log, and put machinery location into a better perspective.

Cheers,
Dan

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