Chainsaw Milling Timber Posts & Slabs at Neighbor Al's Off Grid Property
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- In today's video, I travel to Neighbor Al's to chainsaw mill a custom post & curvy slabs.
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UPDATE ON MY EAR : I ended up going to the hospital by ambulance 2 days later. Released after a couple days with Labyrinthitis of the left ear. (Inflammation). Taking steroids & hopefully it will get better in a few weeks. Not life threatening & I'm just slow & wobbly. Thank you all for your support & concern. I have all the help I need thanks to the awesome Adventure Agents & Diego. Money is not a problem. Love you all
Good to hear that 😅! I just found the channel tonight, actually it was my wife that found it. I have been watching all the videos with you Al. It is so inspiring. What a life you have had and so much Knowledge. Man, I could write two pages about all the memories and thoughts I get watching you. I'm from Brazil, currently living here with my Canadian wife. I lived in Canada for 16 years but we moved to the country side in Brazil five years ago. We (my wife makes it happen cause if it was for me I would just be hiding here) have a channel, Chale Vale das Cachu, showing our journey building and planting since we moved to Minas Gerais/BR. I'm not gonna keep it much longer now but I have subscribed and will follow from now on. You guys are the best Al, Diego and Patrick. Already went on Amazon and bought the book - The Terrible hours. What a joy you guys have given me! Wishing a fast recovery Al. God bless you. Great job Diego!!!
@@fredericocavanelaspedrosa4390 Thank you ! You inspire us
I am 23 year old guy who was born and raised in San Antonio Tx. I can do anything except express my love for the way that you live your life sir. I do not know if you are spiritual but truly I believe this is the way God intended us to live! I was born in San Antonio but raised in a small town right outside of it called Helotes. My parents were fortunate enough to have a ranch in Rocksprings Tx. My childhood was full off running up the hill on our property to the top of the spring head that fed the whole spring system on the property full of waterfalls and ponds. Even till this day it always amazed me to think so much beauty came from such a small bit of water coming out of the ground. Now I am 23 going to university full time in San Antonio and working full time as well at Discount Tire. I’m saying this because I feel as we weren’t meant to live in a city environment hustling and bustling constantly trying to get better yet never being satisfied. I believe life is supposed to be so much more simple, I plan on finishing my degree and pursuing my dream of running my own car shop. Yet I would genuinely love to one day go away to a cabin in the woods just as you have done sir it is truly beautiful!! All my love and all my peace sir my God keep you strong and young!
Diego! Get two nuts (not locking nuts) for each screw on the rail setup and put them between the log and the rails. When the setup is adjusted to height/level, just lock the nuts together by turning them opposite directions. The rail wont be able to move or unscrew itself and its easy to dismount it. Hope this helps! :)
I can't believe you only have 80k subscribers!! You will grow. People just have to see this
Is there something we can do for Al's ear? Your community would be able to raise enough money in a few days to get him to a MD for an evaluation. The loss of hearing affects many things related to balance and movement, which is critical for the older population. I got $50 on it.
Absolutely fantastic video..Al is certainly a fantastic character,,,I'm sure he is a wealth of information/knowledge..Xmas greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 🎄🌲🎄🌲
Diego i really love you effort with chainsaw milling, with such abundance of wood to mill around you, I would seriously consider a small sawmill setup like a woodmizer.
Hehehe!! Al is so funny…. Hollering for his leg 🦵 hehehehe!! I just love the friendship you guys have
Enjoy your time with AL, ever min
Miss curvy gave you some beautiful slabs. I'll be looking forward to seeing those in the future. It seems you learn something new with each cut, and with each visit to Al. Stay safe and thanks for the content.
I love your videos with Al! You guys are a great team together.
Diego , you are too much ! Such a hard worker ! You and Al are so much fun to watch ! A great friendship , to say the least! God bless you both !😊
Just love following you guys,next time you or Al are shopping,get almond oil,tell Al to warm it up,put a few drops in his ear and plug it with cotton wool,that will help loosen any wax.👍Rob following from Scotland. 👍👍
I love watching you mill you things to improve your cabin. Al and you are such good friends. It’s a blessing to have good friends.
Fabulous work You are trying to recover your deck materials, I really enjoy seeing Al and I do appreciate you helping him recover some of the work he needs to have done on his property! You’re a great person and you have a fabulous friendship with Al!❤❤❤❤
The Sweat Equity channel. I just love that portable mill. Seeing what that curvy log looks like inside makes me think what an amazing way someone could make a living, just searching for downed trees that have character; like burls and stuff, to make boards from and to create valuable items with. Food for thought, all you Pacific Northwesterners.
I just frigging love your setup. I love the woods
My reliable Sunday morning zen, Al, Dipstick, chainsaws & coffee.. Thank you for another great video.. You're growing! 🇺🇲
@@svgal1382 ,same goes with me, 66 years old bad case of Insomnia, look forward when he drops his weekly TH-cam video
I initially thought you were going to have breakfast with Al….. you must have been starving, great episode btw!
That level looks like a torpedo level, they are nice to have.
Love the videos with Al. Keep them going.
Just found your channel. Love Al and you. I'm an old lady but enjoy your youthful work. Thank you.
Can’t wait to see you soon.. always enjoy your vlogs..
Love the both of y’all’s work ethic. The quality of your finished projects are always good. Always enjoy watching,& getting educated in the process. Stay safe, healthy, warm,happy, productive,& blessed.💯👍🏾😀🫶🏾💜✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
I love the tie down rail system you have in your truck
Absolutely, it’s a great setup!
Loving the progress you're making! Consider putting some thread tape, like is used in plumbing, on the threads and see if that doesn't help.
How fortunate you are to have access to that fallen timber. I can only imagine how satisfying it must be to make your own beams and posts. The lumber looks great!
Resin is the name for the filler for miss curvy 😊
Could make coffee table or an island/ bench thing for kitchen or outside.
Can’t wait for the build, keep at it 👍
That looks like a machinist level
Hi Diego, nice job again. I admire a person like you, with the skills and right tools to do the necessary job, but with the spirit to follow projects. I know that you will achieve all yours goals because you follow the route with faith. Have a nice week. We hope to see you soon. Thanks.
Great Vid. go get you some nylon lock nut and place one on the bottom of the rail bolt. Maybe that will keep the bolt from vibrating up. cheers, have a good one.
Diego love videos.
On the two piece ladder brace that you are using to cut the faces of your beams, try putting nuts on the threaded bolt you're pushing into the top of the log that way you can snug the nut up against the face of the bracket and keep the bolt tight.
You should get a couple of larger diameter logs to roll your logs on that you're going to Mill that way they're off of the ground and you're not having to bend over as much.
Keep up the good work be safe.
Kris
If you got some feather and wedges and a hammer drill you could take out those rocks on Al's road.
You try a couple of nuts with the same threads.
Once you get it set tighten the nuts . I believe they call them jam nuts. Should help.
A couple of ways to fix your adjusting screws. The easiest is to just put a nut on the underside and lock the setting with it. A standard hardware item is a half machine thread and half lag thread if you want to go that way. Use your grinder's cutting wheel to cut a slot in the head to screw it in or double nut the top and drive it in with that.
This channel is a ton of fun and information. Thanks for sharing/
That is a machinest level be sure you clean it good and oil it when you put it back up that is a presidian instrument ,als got the cool stuff lol 😆😆😆😆😆
I was so happy to see 👀 the video 📹
If you want to do any more milling, I've got 6 trees I'm going to be bringing down this spring that I'll be turning into lumber for projects, I'm just 2 miles up the road from you ;) Good stuff, always love seeing you help out Al!
I have always wanted to do the milling with the 2x4 attachment, it looks like it works pretty well with the metal stud. Thanks for sharing!
Love the content, can't wait for the next one.
On your adjustable rail setup, you could could add a double nut to the bottom side of the bolts that are backing out from vibrations to keep them locked in place.
Beautiful piece of slab
Maybe try screwing some wingnuts up on the screws from the underside to use as jam nuts? Probably also I'd use the steel flat washers with the neoprene on one side.
Al go get your ear checked out we can't afford to lose you now I love you way too much to lose you and Diego has a best friend in you and your kitty still loving on you.. Diego I love that curved piece says of lumber it would make for a cool bar top actually if you but to them and to end together it would be beautiful❤❤❤❤ thinking of you guys during the holidays❤❤
See my update
Wow practice makes perfect you did a very fine job.
Mornin' Diego! 🌞🌞🌞🌞. Could you put some nuts on the leveling bolts and tighten them up after you get the mill level. Keep up the amazing videos. 👍❤️📹😃🪵🪵🪵🪵🔩🔩🔩🔩
You could put jam nuts on each of the leveling screws .
I debated saying this, but you might want to get gutters when you are done. Next time it rains, go outside and watch the rain hit the ground around your foundation. You work hard.
Diego, use a double nut on the bolt under the top rail to lock it in place. Bob in Nevada
Love your videos, hope to see more videos later on
Harbor freight sells a bench mounted electric chain saw sharpener, I use that to make a fresh profile on the teeth, it make it easier to fix chains that you hit with a nail compared to hand filing.
The wood scraps you have left over you could cut with your table saw & make cutting boards out of, them for Christmas presents or sell them.
Hey Diego, this was a great update! A really good guy to check out for epoxy tables and a free tutorial vid' is Cam at Blacktail Studios here on You Tube. Great channel and a guy with time and integrity, just like you.
Nice! Hi from Romania 🇷🇴
Those slabs would make an incredible table bookend and book matched…
Probably put nuts on bottom side to lock the adjusters from backing out
You need to get nuts and put them on the bottom of the bolt and tighten them up when you get them set
To keep the studs on the mill from backing out you could find some nuts that fit the threads and jam them them against the mill when you get the studs set where you want.
put a jam nut on the bottom, once you get the bar straight lock the not so it doesn't vibrate loose.
Get you what they call ny-lock nuts, the threads are lined with nylon material, will not back off, good for serious vibrations
You're going to need a lumber shed soon.
Wish I could smell the cut wood.
You need in get solar outdoor lights so you have that when you come in at dark. Just a thought. Keep up the good work.
Wrap the threads of those bolts in Teflon tape. Should give them some resistance.
Frame it in and add epoxy to it to make like the picture you showed!
Use counternuts on the bolts. That will keep them from moving.
Check out chainsaw milling on Surviving Ringworm
10:11 Most lumber that's self milled or privately milled is better than Home Depots lumber AL.🙂
You should get AL to get his ear cleaned!
It was an inflammation of the inner ear. No wax
On the hearing, do check for earwax, it can surprise you.
No wax - It was an inner ear problem
Cheers
Check out “Surviving Ringworm”. He had a metal shop fabricate to steel bars that don’t flex.
32:00 We used old roofing metal to cover stuff like that. Lets it breathe, and easy to attach to the lumber stack
try putting some loctite on your screws to keep them from backing out.
Hey diego, you might fix your out of square by fixing your position when you are milling the side of your beams ! You should stand on the beam or with your feet on each side of the beam, with the trigger of the chainsaw right in the middle of your body. Then, you just have to hold the trigger and, the chainsaw just verticaly, and drag it the lenght of the beam. Nice work on those beams, they are better then the HomeDepot one !
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diego can you put a nylon lock nut on the studds to lock them from moveing
try putting a nut on the other side of the rail of the bolt to lock it into place.
Try pouring a cap of hydrogen peroxide into the ear. It usually helps to open it.
It was an inner ear problem
Use 2x4's as rails on guide plates
You're not going to use green wood for beams are you?
Diego, are you going to dig down and put concrete for your posts in the house
Hi Diego , just wondering what Stihl saw is that, and size of bar, did you have to put a high output oiler in, what’s your thoughts on a 500 I, any good for that, the epoxy wood be nice, Al got a really cool place, 👍🚜
locking nuts
Lock nuts
you should get a small handheld metal detector to find those nails
7:55 cant you use a lock nut? On the bottom side?
Epoxy is what you need, to fillin in the bad bits.😊
Small amount of sterile warm olive oil (not cold pressed) for Al's ear.
Soak the milled lumber in motor oil, or (Greta disapproves) used motoroil. Wooden posts that has been treatd this way last longer. A barrel with the right amount in the bottom, and let the posts soak for an unspecified amount of time.
Just put nut on the bottom of the frame this will stop the screws un winding
Like the landscape, and the tranquility is this Norhwest US ?
add some locking nuts to the screws that will lock them in place
Did you get a new truck?
Diego? I may have missed it, did you ever determine if that damage to the frame was water, or bugs?
To stop the bolts from coming lose thread a nut up tight against the rail as a lock. That should fix it.
can you use some nuts on the back side to lock the bolts in then they would not turn
Lock nuts would do the job for the railing
TFS