I'd love to get into milling but a bigger saw & equipment is out of my price range right now. However I have a more specific interest right now and wondering if something cheap like the beam machine and my MS290 would be able to do it. I'd like to cut a mantle piece, something big and square like 8x8. I could try and get a log sized so that basically I would just have to slab it, and whats left would be the beam. I dont have the hearth dimensions handy but somewhere around 6-8' long I think. Would this be easy enough for my 290? If its a matter of overworking it and heating it up, can it just be run in short sessions? I'll be in no rush. If it will work my next question is about the chain. I know for normal milling I'd need a different chain, but for basically a one time deal where I dont care about the finish would my RMC3 chain work (or I am thinking about getting a RSC also)? I am thinking I might try to hand hew it for looks after its sawed. If this will all work, I guess the only thing left to decide is what type of wood to use.