I see dangerous minds think alike 134V..lol
I started out with a broken down Dewalt, took the head out and let it do it's thing "freehand". If you start "late" and finish "early" on the timber, the leftovers can be cleaned up with a hand plane.



Once I got my bandmill to where it could accept a large timber, I turned the 12.5" Dewalt into a pretty capable machine. Sure it won't take 1/4" of material per pass, but for cleaning up sticks it was perfect. Most of the timbers on my frame were done on the mill. My plan is to make a proper cradle for it, with a hitch type connection. This would allow for the rest of the mill to remain on the carriage.

http://youtu.be/_-i7nNasEjc

there's a thin line between hobby and mental illness