Chainsaw Post Pointer

[crazyal]

Sorry for being a little off topic but the talk about these older saws got me thinking of my neighbor's antique shake machine. It was run via a leather belt off of a tractor or other power source. It has no guards to speak of. It has a 4' or larger saw blade, a mechanical ratchet to increment the cedar log out before slicing off a shake. On the side of the blade are 4 planers. There are two stations that you take a freshly cut shake and hand feed it to square the edge. For how old it is it's fun to watch all the mechanical knowledge that went into this thing. It even has different patterns that can be inserted into it so make thicker or different taper shakes. As scary as it is it's a work of art to watch operate.

 

[Luremaker]

I needed to repoint a few posts and found the chainsaw did a surprisingly good job, if slightly uneven.

This set me thinking - has anyone made a framework / jig for this type of operation?

J

The fence installers around here seem to cut their points by hand using nothing more than a chainsaw.

 

[niemeyjt]

are you talking about just slashing the top off at an angle so that the tops shed water....

or actually talking about the look you get from putting the post in a gigantic pencil sharpener... were there is a bevel all the way around with a point in the middle.

Sorry for the delay in replying - been away a while.

In answer to above, the latter - like a pencil sharpened to drive it into the ground.

I was thinking of something that 1) ensures saw cuts in middle of post, 2) cuts at a consistent angle 3) rotates post accurately through 90 degrees and 4) hold post so it does not slip.

J

 

[PILOON]

Pencil sharpener on steroids?

 

[big e]

Speed Racer had those two blades on the front of the Mach 5... bet that would work.

 

[Dave5264]

Sorry for the delay in replying - been away a while.

In answer to above, the latter - like a pencil sharpened to drive it into the ground.

I was thinking of something that 1) ensures saw cuts in middle of post, 2) cuts at a consistent angle 3) rotates post accurately through 90 degrees and 4) hold post so it does not slip.

J

Ive done over 300 of them in the past year as I put in all new horse paddocks. Free hand with a chain saw, 4 cuts per post, works fine when you just pointing them to make 'em go in easier with the post pounder, doesnt need to be pretty, is buried 4' down.

may not be what your after if your looking to have your points facing up (not sure why your want that though, ashethics? watershed?)

 

[studor]

Here is a tool to speed it up -- and do other post work as well


Log Wizard Online

 

[Chilly807]

Ive done over 300 of them in the past year as I put in all new horse paddocks. Free hand with a chain saw, 4 cuts per post, works fine when you just pointing them to make 'em go in easier with the post pounder, doesnt need to be pretty, is buried 4' down.

may not be what your after if your looking to have your points facing up (not sure why your want that though, ashethics? watershed?)

Pretty much what we do, it IS a fence post, after all...