Milling a tree with metal in it

[Rob D]

I've had a metal detector for the past 4 years and over that time I've found it to be invaluable. It can detect down to 8" and is pretty accurate at showing where the metal in a tree is (although it won't pinpoint depth).

 

As well as good for milling it's also handy for larger trees on fence lines as you can also ring up the wood with a smaller chance of hitting something.

 

Had a tree to mill Sat and this had some metal in it. Have found a good way to go about this as usually I would just chop into the tree with an old chain until finding the metal then messily try and prise it out.... this way you mill up to the metal from both sides.... wedge the plank off.... test then repeat.

 

This way you still get a plank, it's quick and you don't hit whatevers in there.

 

I'll be selling these soon - not sure on price yet but around the £150+vat mark....

 

 

 

 

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Edited April 8, 2012 by Rob D
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[arbwork]

Made the mistake of not using metal detector enough the other day, two days milling with woodmizer, and ruined 3 newish band saw blades, silly thing was last hit could/should have been avoided.

[silky fox]

What a great idea! ingenious...

[Big J]

Very good video Rob - you've got too much time on your hands!

 

Lovely bit of walnut and looking forward to getting the metal detector. After chatting to you the other day, I did my first day's contract milling and had to chuck quite a nice lump of elm off the mill to be firewooded as it had three clusters of three 5 inch nails in it. Talk about a band wrecker!

[arbwork]

posted this before but here again! best find with detector so far:001_smile:

[offgridchris]

rob, great video. please let me know when i can get a detector from you. love the technique. solves a rather large oak problem i have.

 

cheers

chris

[Rob D]

Very good video Rob - you've got too much time on your hands!

 

Lovely bit of walnut and looking forward to getting the metal detector. After chatting to you the other day, I did my first day's contract milling and had to chuck quite a nice lump of elm off the mill to be firewooded as it had three clusters of three 5 inch nails in it. Talk about a band wrecker!

 

 

Ha Ha! I wish - almost the opposite as soon as I have filmed I force myself to edit the video that night or it goes to the back of the hard drive to be forgotten for ever!

 

Hence the spurt of vids recently - am also loving speeding up the vids so you don't miss anything but is quicker and easier to watch.

[Rob D]

rob, great video. please let me know when i can get a detector from you. love the technique. solves a rather large oak problem i have.

 

cheers

chris

 

 

No prob Chris they will be £165-00 I'll be retailing them for but as an introductory arbtalk offer am going to do for £130-00..... will post a thread up when this happens.

 

I'll also have mine for sale prob for £80-00 - works fine but small bit of plastic missing from where the head hinges.... I need a shiny one for the vids!

[easy-lift guy]

Nice job, Rob!.

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[woody paul]

Metal detectores are no good for finding stones, hit 3 in trees last week with new chains:thumbdown: Good idear thou .