Milling in Borneo

[Rob D]

No not me!

 

A Dr. Williamson bought some milling equipment to take over to Borneo to work with some of the indigenous people.

 

This is in the heart of Borneo for a project to help local people live independantly now that loggers have wrecked havoc in their homelands.

 

Have a look at the link and website below 'The Problem'.

 

The Problem

 

It gives more of an upfront personal look at the impact of logging in vulnerable parts of the world rather than just another "last year 2 million hectares were lost...."

 

 

The Problem

[David Humphries]

Good thread Rob, very interesting link.

 

The good Dr looks like he leads an interesting life.

 

 

 

Can you indulge my ignorance, but what is the black box on the rig?

 

 

Thanks for posting.

 

 

 

 

 

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[tommer9]

Great thread Rob. Lovely to see it done elsewhere.....

 

David, the black box holds chain oil, as with the saw running on its side with biug bars for extended periods of time the oil is lost before it reaches th cutting edge of the bar, and the sawdust is extremely fine too.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Interesting how the website shows how ladies can work after 9pm on basket weaving now that they have electric light. "normally would have been in bed at 9pm". THAT AINT PROGRESS! I've always wondered whether getting up with the light and going to bed when it got dark would heal alot of ailments.

[Rob D]

Great thread Rob. Lovely to see it done elsewhere.....

 

David, the black box holds chain oil, as with the saw running on its side with biug bars for extended periods of time the oil is lost before it reaches th cutting edge of the bar, and the sawdust is extremely fine too.

 

 

Couldn't have put it better myself Tom

[Rob D]

Interesting how the website shows how ladies can work after 9pm on basket weaving now that they have electric light. "normally would have been in bed at 9pm". THAT AINT PROGRESS! I've always wondered whether getting up with the light and going to bed when it got dark would heal alot of ailments.

 

 

I'd agree with the above - I think we'd all be a lot healthier same as if we didn't spend time watching telly and looking at computer screens. We could get up at first light and bed by dark but none of us do.

 

But having electricity gives them the choice I suppose and if they choose to stay up later weaving baskets then fair enough....

[David Humphries]

David, the black box holds chain oil, as with the saw running on its side with biug bars for extended periods of time the oil is lost before it reaches th cutting edge of the bar, and the sawdust is extremely fine too.

 

 

 

Guess i shoulda maybe worked that one out for me self, right

 

 

Cheers tom

 

 

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[tommer9]

Couldn't have put it better myself Tom

 

Other than spelling 'big' correctly...(without the 'u' in it:blushing:)

[slack ma girdle]

Whose's signature is 'wheres my chainsaw shorts and flip flops'.

Your going to need a new one now

[Ian Flatters]

Whose's signature is 'wheres my chainsaw shorts and flip flops'.

Your going to need a new one now

 

Noted and changed.:001_tt2: