‘Necessity being the mother of all invention’
You only need to watch 30 seconds of this to get the idea of it.
I found myself in the position of needing to mill a LOT of wood, at the time i couldn’t afford the $8500 needed for a ‘lucas’ mill so i designed and made my own. The saw is running like a dog with a crook engine and a blunt chain, i shot this video the day i retired the mill and it’s up here just to show the concept and maybe inspire a few of you.