Ive been bootin that idea around, too. There is a $100 version if you have your own saw but that swedish one is a lot better, with the cable pulls. Dont you live in Tigard? Maybe we could work something out...

I have a big pile of oak outside that I chunked up into 6" thick slabs by hand. It'll take several years to dry but it'll be pretty! There are other options, too. Woodmizer et al start at about $3000, and they dont waste nearly the wood that a chainsaw mill does.

: My big purchase next year (depending on the stock market) will be a portable
: saw mill. My parents live on big acreage and there is always a lot of blow
: down during the winter. Instead of cutting it up for firewood, I’d rather
: get some nice planks. Since cedar is running @ 3.20 a board ft for clear,
: it shouldn’t take long for the mill to pay for itself.

: Roger