"Not too long ago I bought a $187 piece of redwood 6x6 for a light post project. $uper expensive. With the Granberg mill I could have made my own rustic light post easily with free materials and paid for the mill in one project.
This thing is great! Easy to use. Safe (as much as a chainsaw tool can be). All the nuts are adjustable with the included scrench. I appreciate simple, well designed tools. No need to move your tree from the forest floor. Just mill it in place and carry out your wood in manageable pieces.
I use this primarily for cutting slabs for rustic furniture. Now I'm looking for projects to do with it. Nice wood is super expensive- especially true dimensional lumber. Much of the cost is in trucking logs to the mill, then from the mill to your local hardware store (often hundreds of miles). This mill will pay for itself in the first couple of hours.
We need to redo our decks in a couple of years. 800 square feet of 2x6 decks and railings are well, expensive. I plan on using the granberg mill (and a planer) to make true dimensional 2x8 deck boards. Should take me a couple of days to mill the lumber and save me at least a couple of thousand dollars. Plus I'll have totally cool decks and custom milled railings.
I also purchased the rails (two 5 ft. sets & connectors). They are expensive (more than the mill itself), but making a first cut is super easy. With the granberg rails I can set up my cut in 1-2 minutes. They are also light enough to carry into the forest for your milling. I also purchased a ripping chain. Funny looking thing, but it works pretty well.
Highly recommend."