Price of milling

[Tippin Alaybye]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Could be a good investment to buy a 24" or 36" Alaskan yourself? Would pay for itself in a day or two? 

if it not a one off Mark, i agree. do it yourself, it's more satisfying. i'm getting a bandsaw so selling my logosol M8 which is ok for anything up to 2ft diameter and will throw in my logosol timberjig which you can use for wider. no chainsaws in the deal though so you will need a decent one i suppose. not far from you in N yorkshire. 

(was the Armstrong bridge in Jesmond Dene named after you??)

Edited July 12, 2020 by Tippin Alaybye

[Mark armstrong]

Cheers for the offer tippin if a get the factory am after a might just buy it off you to stick in the yard to play with on small logs but a definitely need someone to just mill those trees for me like a says earlier my back gives me some stick every single day what a need to pop codeine like smarties for lol a really dont mind paying for someone to come mill for me for a good job dun and to save the pain in my back haha av even paid for my lass to do a load of massage courses so it saves me having to book one in every day 

[Mark armstrong]

I have a small sthil there I bought to dick about cutting Mushrooms and bits n Bob's but wouldn't be any good for milling with a dont think 

[Michael h]

HI Mark

Here's some pics of your logs. we've got a 36" alaskan which i'd love to play with again but no time to use it at the minute.

You should try Bill Pierce who is out past Hexham, i spoke to him a while back and he has a reasonable rate. 

Cant remember if he's got a bandsaw but he had a double headed 60" bar which would do the ash.

The Yew (now a little overgrown),  bottom stem is about 20" at base but splits after maybe 6ft.

Oak is 18/20"

Beech is about 30"

Ash logs are about 2ft and the big lump is just under 5ft at the crotch

 

[Mark armstrong]

Cheers mike yeh I have already gave bill your details mate hes gonna send you over insurance details etc