Today's milling

[topchippyles]

Just now, AJStrees said:

Makes sense. I see what you mean. 

Unlike most i have the ability to machine wide boards and a nice chunky thick slab looks the business 

[AJStrees]

9 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

If the universe is kind enough...
(If I can sell enough wood)
I’m hoping to buy a small tractor in the future,
For moving thicker slabs.
There’s actually a market for 4,6,8” thick slabs.
But they are Extremely heavy!!!
Otherwise it’s 55mm until then.

I have a tractor so that is not a problem. I think I need a bigger saw. Its a bit of a struggle doing these size of logs with the 365.

 

So: 

if the universe is kind enough....

(if I can sell or swap wood for money)

I'm hoping to buy a bigger saw in the future

for cutting bigger slabs faster.

 

[AJStrees]

2 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Unlike most i have the ability to machine wide boards and a nice chunky thick slab looks the business 

I do like a nice chunky slab. 

[Macpherson]

2 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

A 45mm slab looks thin believe it or not on a wide board 

Yep, I often take 1 slab out at 3" if it's a really nice log just to give me a wee bit extra to play with....but as said, it's shifting it.

 

But as I don't do anywhere near the amount of milling as you guys and it's also not my living but it's just nice to have a variety of sizes seasoning as I never know what I might want to use it for next.

 

Milled some V nice looking Cypress of some sort recently, took it at 10 1/2 feet long and 30" at the butt...at 3"..by feck it was wet n heavy.

 

Ye may have noticed I'm not adopting this new fangled metric shite😁

[topchippyles]

1 minute ago, Macpherson said:

Yep, I often take 1 slab out at 3" if it's a really nice log just to give me a wee bit extra to play with....but as said, it's shifting it.

 

But as I don't do anywhere near the amount of milling as you guys and it's also not my living but it's just nice to have a variety of sizes seasoning as I never know what I might want to use it for next.

 

Milled some V nice looking Cypress of some sort recently, took it at 10 1/2 feet long and 30" at the butt...at 3"..by feck it was wet n heavy.

 

Ye may have noticed I'm not adopting this new fangled metric shite😁

Old school measurements it is then 🤙

[Macpherson]

1 minute ago, topchippyles said:

Old school measurements it is then 🤙

Are you calling me old then...🖕

 

Yeah, worked with imperial all my life, to me it's normal...in another life I used to restore classic bikes, so everything in thou's or tenths...so there you go, that's how you decimalise an inch 🙃

 

Anyway my Alaskan which has just snapped one of it's alloy brace castings is in inches...It's funny to me that these mills are now supplied with a 13mm spanner which is slightly slack on their 1/2" nuts, cheers.

[topchippyles]

2 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

Are you calling me old then...🖕

 

Yeah, worked with imperial all my life, to me it's normal...in another life I used to restore classic bikes, so everything in thou's or tenths...so there you go, that's how you decimalise an inch 🙃

 

Anyway my Alaskan which has just snapped one of it's alloy brace castings is in inches...It's funny to me that these mills are now supplied with a 13mm spanner which is slightly slack on their 1/2" nuts, cheers.

Are you calling me old then.  YUP SUPPOSE I AM 

[arboriculturist]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

If the universe is kind enough...
(If I can sell enough wood)
I’m hoping to buy a small tractor in the future,
For moving thicker slabs.
There’s actually a market for 4,6,8” thick slabs.
But they are Extremely heavy!!!
Otherwise it’s 55mm until then.

Ahh - so what is the use for 4,6,8" slabs?

 

You and I may well be dead before those 8" slabs are air dried ! 😆

[Rough Hewn]

Ahh - so what is the use for 4,6,8" slabs?
 
You and I may well be dead before those 8" slabs are air dried ! [emoji38]

You’d be surprised.
8” thick oak slab, 4 years to air dry or 6 months in a kiln.
And yes yiu charge a premium.
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[Rough Hewn]

Table tops, work benches, kitchens, desks etc.
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