From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vbfd32$t6gk$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   As I am sure you are aware, but "chainsaw mill" is a thing.  How do they   
   manage securing the blade on those?   
   Bob La Londe   
      
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   The chainsaw bar is held between clamps at both ends. These clamps are   
   square hollow steel tubing joined by bolts at the ends, with short strips of   
   steel welded to the inner sides in the center to space out the tubes clear   
   of the chain. Tapped holes in the centers of the clamps can be used to screw   
   the bar more securely in place if it's drilled to match. That is what I want   
   to do, to eliminate the bottom clamp so the bar can cut a wider slab part   
   way down the curve of the log.   
      
   The chainsaw guide I have clamps the blade perpendicular to a 2x6 that the   
   guide slides on. It works well on logs that are only a little too wide but   
   doesn't allow the bar to reach through the slab on thicker ones, because the   
   saw body is above the 2x6 and the clamp that holds the bar.   
      
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