Can you spray Creosote with a knapsack spryer?

[carlos]

i tried with a sprayer and found the creosote to thick to spray out properly.

[scbk]

2 hours ago, carlos said:

i tried with a sprayer and found the creosote to thick to spray out properly.

I've have some creosote from one brand that was very thick and gloopy, and stank like melted plastic.

Another brand was very runny, and seemed to evaporate on contact with the wood.

 

I don't know which does a better job of preserving, but always felt the runny stuff was good for doing framework type timbers/bottoms of posts before they went in, and the gloopy stuff was better for painting cladding.

 

 

 

8 hours ago, Woodworks said:

We have got an old one that might be persuaded to work again but may try the roller option. There will be lots of timbers the same section so setting them out beside each other and going over with a roller shouldn't be tricky. 

If you can, paint it after you're built it, to save having to handle creosoted timber.

[Macpherson]

This is the real creosote that I use, it's actually cheaper than the shite from B&Q etc

 

TRADITIONAL CREOSOTE 20 ltr – Creosote Sales

WWW.CREOSOTESALES.CO.UK

 

Not sure that I'd want to spray it though, I dip posts and paint or roller boards, once done they'll last a very long time👍

[Hodge]

We tried doing a fence like that many years ago and it melted the pipes on the sprayer😂😂

[Woodworks]

4 hours ago, Macpherson said:

This is the real creosote that I use, it's actually cheaper than the shite from B&Q etc

 

TRADITIONAL CREOSOTE 20 ltr – Creosote Sales

WWW.CREOSOTESALES.CO.UK

 

Not sure that I'd want to spray it though, I dip posts and paint or roller boards, once done they'll last a very long time👍

We have the real thing just not that brand. Yes, we dip posts and have barrel half full and lower large posts in with the loader and leave for few days.

 

I would have had to buy new parts for our knapsack sprayer and doubt they would have been cheap. 

 

Looks like roller is the safest bet. Thanks all

[arboriculturist]

On 13/02/2022 at 14:26, Woodworks said:

The mill is just up and running. First project is to build a cover for it which is what I am looking to treat with Creosote. 

 

The mill itself is OK but quality control is not the best as you might expect from a relatively cheap mill from China. Had a problem but with a slight mod is now all sorted. Could of kicked off and waited months for a new fairly major part for the mill but it now works perfectly with far less hassle than changing bits. The quality of cut is fantastic, the engine runs sweet and the head seems very stable. Rise and fall is slightly stiff at present but I think will ease with use. Rather that than have it slopping about on the guides. The bed is heavy but its surprising the load a big log put son things. It comes with loads of legs and I have set it on some RSJs so its now very well supported

Ah that's good to hear you are up and running. Even though you had a few issues you still get hell of a lot for your money.

I have a Panther Mill and Panther intersect and with the 1st cut system that came to around 2.5K without any saws of course and very slow even with lo-pro chain.

Would love a Logosol but can't justify right now.