Can I saw lumber for siding for my home?

[treeboone]

I had a Logosol and advise you not to try it.
A Logosol is adequate if you want to make heavy timbers such as 4x4, 4x6, 8x8 and such. You will wear yourself out
trying to cut large quantities of timber.
The logosol will cut thin stock also, but you will be heart broken at the waste. Cutting tapered material could be done, but you may have to be creative. The logosol works best on a level surface, it my not be a good choice for rough terrain. Chainsaw mills demand expert maintainence and operation, and you must have a large saw.
There are some band mills out now that can cut alot faster, and with less waste, you would do well to investigate them. The logosol will cost about 3000 bucks, about the same as an entry level band mill (look at a Norwood, Baker has a new entry bandmill at about 1500 bucks)
Woodmizer can put you in touch with a custom mobile sawyer, and you might be able to get someone to cut for you on shares. Lumbermaking is fun, but chainsaw mills are a full time job.

 

[Slamfire]

I''m kinda impressed by the wood bug mill. It uses a guide for the end of the bar, thus cutting down on the bar bending. Here's a site for research.

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another site

 

[dmartin88]

Interested in your experience with the Logosol. Have looked at these with the idea to use them to make 4/4 or 8/4 stock out of a lot of red oak I have available. Only would be used for hobby type projects so not looking to go in to production or anything. Would you recommend the Logosol for that type of application. I would be able to set up the mill and bring the logs to is (using my tractor as you might suspect) and probably wouldn't work much larger than a 10 foot log?

 

[treeboone]

The Logosol works, better than an alaskan mill or any of the other small mills. For the money it cost to get into this, I was really sorry I didn't go a bit deeper for a band mill. If you want to make 4/4, you will throw away every 4th board to sawdust. That may not sound like much, but by the end of the day when you figure all the effort you have put out, it really puts a hurt on ya. This system is great if you are young, dumb and got more time than brains. You need to be REALLY good at chainsaw maint. and enjoy rolling logs by hand. It is amazing how much sawdust accumilates. The weak points are the log clamps and the log raising system. That is rather like saying it is a great car but it needs a better engine and transmission. Once again, I must say, I wish I had gone with a band mill.