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This article is on three pages. The first page discussed the practical options and limitations when considering using an electric chainsaw for small-scale milling, and described how the Oregon CS 1500 electric chainsaw was fitted to a small Royston 24" Portable Chainsaw ("Alaskan") Mill.
The second page described how a jig was designed and built to support the Royston Mill, with the Oregon CS 1500 electric chainsaw, as well as safely supporting and securely holding the wood being milled. Note that this jig although designed for the Oregon CS1500 electric chainsaw, would be equally usable with a small petrol driven chainsaw and "Alaskan Mill" combination.
This third page describes how the jig was assembled & operated.
On this page we look at:
Assembling the Jig
Operating the Jig
The assembly of the chainsaw mill jig is described in two ways. The first video sequence shows the assembly in diagrammatic form by means of a series of animated sketches.
The second video sequence shows the actual assembly in a sequence of clips.
thmb.gif "[Sketch animation showing assembly of the chainsaw mill jig - click for larger view]")
thmb.gif "[Video clip animation showing assembly of the chainsaw mill jig - click for larger view]")