A little bit of milling

[John Hughes]

Great photos Peter.

I had a good day, hit no metal and the blades I retipped myself cut reasonably well although I did lose a few tips.

I know the turkey oak is not the most desirable timber and is not durable but it had to be worth milling. I have 30 cubic foot on my trailer and probably another 20 still to collect.

Not sure what it will be used for, I will store it until a suitable job comes in.

 

There was a fair bit of rot in the cherry, but did get some nice wood. This when dry will probably be used as the worktop to frestanding kitchen dresser units.

 

John

[Peter]

Cool, I certainly enjoyed it, and it gave the mill a good workout. If you get a chance to take some photos of any finished work with the timber I could put together a tree to furniture montage!

[John Hughes]

Sure will, mind you it may take a couple of years till I get round to using it.

Just finnished a bench for someone using oak I've had in the barn since 1987:001_rolleyes::001_rolleyes:

[Stephen Blair]

great pics guys, i like the buses:thumbup:

[Mark Bolam]

Lovely grain on the Turkey Oak, whatever its structural qualities (and I had my misgivings before Tom chipped in!).

 

Anything has to be more positive than simply burning timber like that.

 

What's the set up time for the Lucas mill?

[Stephen Blair]

the lucas mill comes in a can Mark, like a springy snake, set up time is about 3 seconds but putting it away takes a bit longer:thumbup:

[tommer9]

 

Anything has to be more positive than simply burning timber like that.

 

 

I have miled turkey oak....and someone bought it....

[Peter]

I missed the setup, but I would say a bit longer than an alaskan!

[Mark Bolam]

Are you getting 'Lucas Mill' mixed up with 'Viagra' again, Stevie?

 

Oh dear. I will give you some more English lessons next time I am in Northumberland. I can shout as far as Jedburgh.

[John Hughes]

Here is a picture of the mill loaded on my truck. It takes about 30 minutes to set up around a log.

I got to Peter's at 9.00am, he then got the logs off the pile with his crane and I set up around the oak, probably started milling just before 10.00. Finished milling about 2.00 and left site about 2.30. I had to change the blade twice which takes a bit of time.