Granberg Portable Chainsaw Edging Sawmill, G555B-24 Inch Alaskan (Mini Mill) Premium Timber Log Cutting Attachment Machine - Wood Cutter Tool Accessories Guide - Manual Milling Wedge Tools - Rail bars

This is a great jig for beams and a first cut for a large mill. It doesn't take a large saw to run and is easy to set up for your first cut. I like the larger mill for dimensional lumber but this is my go to for edging after using the larger mill. You can use this for all the milling but it takes more time to reset it for each cut. I usually take all of the slabs, sandwich them together, then set my edge mill up to finish up the slabs. I run a 372 XP Husky on it but a smaller saw would do just fine. I also use a ripping chain on a 20 inch bar.

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I’m a complete chainsaw newbie, so I bought a Stihl MS661 chainsaw with a 32” bar, a Granberg G555B, a G778-36, a Granberg ripping chain, chainsaw chaps, a respirator, and a face shield. For the G555B rails, I purchased some extra v-rails and a 16-foot 2x6 (grade 2). I flattened the 2x6 with hand tools, snapped a final chalk line to align the v-rails, then screwed them in. The actual G555B was pretty easy to put together itself. Long story short, I spent most of a weekend moving heavy logs around with a 48” Log Rite Cant Hook. Some of the logs were 2 feet in diameter and they were exhausting to move. At the end of the weekend, I got the new chainsaw working, mounted the board with the v-rail board to a lot, and cut a 16 foot-long slice off of the log. It was pretty quick! I love this thing.

Not a bad little tool, only one small complaint. The screw used to secure the guard that covers the handle keeps vibrating loose no matter how tightly it's screwed down. A bolt and nut would probably fix the problem. I was concerned about using a tool that balances a chainsaw precariously on end, but once it was together it's actually pretty stable. Once you get a groove going, it doesn't take long to set up the cut and I probably spent more time fooling with keeping the saw started than setting up the cuts. Currently I haven't used it to saw planks just square up the sides and then rip into planks on the table saw. Everything I've tried is stuff I could pick up and stuff in the trunk of a mustang, typically about 8" diameter and about 3-4' long. That appears to be able the low end of what it's made to do. I used an Echo 440 saw to do the cuts. It's not bad for the limited amount of stuff I'm doing, if you're doing bigger material you'll probably want something with more oomph. Wear a helmet, if not for safety, to keep the shower of sawdust out of your hair.

After all these years of trying to freehand mill or hand hew a beam, this tool feels like cheating. Super easy setup considering the outcome you get with it. The only thing i think Granberg could improve upon is using a one piece 'v' rail instead of 2ft sections. Trying to get 12ft of separate sections lined up perfectly even with a straight edge and screw them in place is still open to error. Go big or go home so I tryed it out on this 10ft+ elm log. Damn near perfectly square in the end, but surfacing will take care of it anyway.

This Granberg mini mill model g555b is a great tool for making boards out of logs. The first cut is most important as it dictates the straightness of your remaining cuts. The tip I would provide for the first cut is to nail or screw ( I used screws ) a short 2 X 4 to either end of the log, with the middle of this short 2 X 4 at the height of the top most round part of the log. Make sure this short 2 X 4 is level by placing a level on it. Once these short 2 X 4s are attached to either end of the log, then lay the 2 X 6 that the rails are attached to, onto the log and over these short 2 X 4s at either end. Align this 2 X 6 to the width you want the first cut to be. Screw or nail down the 2 X 6 and you are now ready to cut. Once this first cut is made, the subsequent cuts are very easy. This tool was fantastic for making straight and long cuts. Be sure to keep the chainsaw sharp and obtain a ripping chain versus a normal safety chain saw chain. I have used this tool on white pine and oak logs and am very satisfied with the results.

use some patience with this item and you will get the desired effects, don't think you are gonna saw lumber, but works well to cut flats on logs, I cut down the rakers on a regular chain and it seems to work well, need to keep chain sharp to avoid "wondering". otherwise buy a chisel chain to do your work, again the money was well spent

Constantly used. Excellent product.

Easy to assemble and use. Saves so much time when cut flat comparing to cutting freehand. Recommend to anyone wanting to take their skill set to another level. Thank you!

Product works great. Takes a small amount of time to set up properly but the results are definitely worth while.

The track flexes when your make your cut Need more securing screws or better yet a bigger track . I like the idea of it just needs an upgrade.