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Correct me if I'm talking cobblers- Didn't this come about because there was a regular occurence of accidents when folk were using a topper in the right hand and holding firewood in the left hand. Lots of damage to the back of left hands. This led to 2 things (?)- Introduction of chainsaw gloves with that weird bit of protection only on the back of the left hand. Followed by- Introduction of having to produce an NPTC cert to buy a top handled saw.
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Does anyone have a site toilet that is hired in and serviced by a contractor? There's no toilet in the yard and workshop I'm setting up at the moment, and so I'm wondering about costs and pitfalls. I've never hired one in for a site, so I've no idea how often they get pumped out, or what the like CPT (cost per turd) is likely to be. I've been in a compost bog yard before, but I'm not too keen on the idea of Ratty burrowing around in the compost bins Maybe it's best to buy a unit?
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Boat diesel has got strange in the last few years- now boat owners fill up from one pump, but then have to declare what percentage will be used for propulsion (duty to be paid) or for space/ water heating on board etc (no duty). Someone buzzing up and down canals constantly should be paying more for a tankful than someone who is moored up and not moving often. Odd, but there you go.
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Crane a few extra tonnes onto the roof of the 'barge'
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I think frame saws are probably coming back in, they are a very nifty way of milling multiple boards with minimal handling and space. Right across Alpine Europe a lot of small mills seem to keep using them- in German they're called Gattersaege or Vollgatters if you want a youtube journey. Logosol are doing a very nice one. If this doesn't get you excited, then your anorak isn't tight enough The old Dutch mills are pretty awesome- [ame] [/ame]
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I've cut a lot of Sw Chestnut waney edged boards for one customer, he does a lot of rustic decks. We've found that if the stems have lots of tension the boards will 'self cleave' pretty much straight away. If the boards behave themselves to start with, they tend to behave long term. Sometimes boards will bang open right up the middle while you're still sawing them. Worrying at first, then quite entertaining. One of the things we found that's useful, is to deliberately handle the boards really roughly- slam them down onto bearers and stacks as they come off the mill. If the end splits are going to travel, they show up at that point, and they can be chased out with a chainsaw. You can then treat each half as a separate board. Chestnut does sometimes spring loads and have lots of tension, but once that's been released it behaves itself and dries beautifully. If the photo loads, it should show a bit of wang in structural chestnut:
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You can add a digital control (VFD 'variable frequency drive') to pretty much any lathe. So you could get a solid old Union Graduate or similar and pimp it up with completely variable speeds. Probably much cheaper?
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I've been wondering this on the tractor front loader? On the Quicke joystick there is a 'float' position that clicks in if you push the joystick fully forward. I'm not sure if that's just dropping the boom under no pressure, or whether there is flow that could be tapped off?
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There are a lot of Fountains vans running around our neck of the woods at the moment. Haven't seen them for ages... Anyway, we all know that 'Tree Surgery, Fencing, Driveways, Tarmacing' Ltd are the biggest firm in the land
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Looks good alongside the towed unit, looks like a factory job. Well done!
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Edit- also interested in: Western Hemlock (non Phytophthora) Larch sawlogs Poplar, clean and winter felled 16in min to 30in max -
Do you put in something similar if there is dithering, the stacking site gets full and you can't get on with the extraction?
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Hi, I'm looking for an artic load of Chestnut for milling. Looking for 9 to 18 inch top ends, 8fts and 12fts. The 12fts are for cladding and structural, so prefer those cleaner and larger. The 8fts are for fencing and landscaping, they can be knottier and smaller. At a push I'll go for 10fts, but they're a bit wasteful when cut back for gateposts etc. I'm in West Sussex, what have you got felled or currently felling? Thanks, W
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Duck Dynasty!
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Hi, I'm looking for help 2 or 3 days a week. Preferably someone self employed who can invoice me, but part time PAYE may be an option. I've recently come back to running a Wood Mizer mobile mill and small woodyard. I'm looking for someone with woody experience to help with yard duties and timber handling and processing. I'll be cutting and making claddings, fencing, landscape and garden products in local timbers. A bit of competence and experience on joinery machines (or metal engineering machines) would be ideal, or a big dose of mechanical sympathy. Chainsaw and tractor or forklift experience/ tickets would be great but not essential. Please get in touch through Arbtalk, give me a ring or send an email. https://woodlouseindustries.wordpress.com/ Thanks, Will
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Ok, Wild Service edit or Rowan
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Sugar Maple of some sort- saccharum, saccharinum?
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Spalted Alder?
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Turning your rough boards into lovely smooth ones
wills-mill replied to Peat's topic in Milling Forum
That's pretty hardcore! Perhaps I should try and make a Wadkin/ Wood Mizer hybrid diesel planer Mines an RJ, a mere 2032kg of tinny lightweightness.... -
MyHerpes is hilarious, they seem to send to the collection jobs out to a motley crew of people in their own cars like some sort of Bounty Hunter film. You never know who's going to turn up to collect something.....
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Turning your rough boards into lovely smooth ones
wills-mill replied to Peat's topic in Milling Forum
Just as a really unsubtle plug- I've got a 30in Wadkin thicknesser that needs a new home. It's blimmin enormous. And really near Horsham On the single phase/ three phase issue, I think it's probably cheaper and better to get hold of sturdy three phase machines and spend out for a rotary converter (240sp to 415 tp)- rather than trying to run things on single phase motors or buying cheesy new lightweight machines. The other critter that is getting very popular is fitting a digital device called a VFD (variable frequency drive). This will convert 240 to 415v for an individual motor (fine for a lathe, table saw, some planers) and as a bonus gives external control over motor speeds which is great for pillar drills, lathes, routers. VFDs also usually have the facility for soft starting and braking, so that the machine comes up to speed gently without massive instant power drain, and also will stop within the recommended 10 seconds. Sorry Peat, that's not much help to you and your generator.... -
And yes! Larch is great, apart from the evil little hairy splinters
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I've been getting my head around a PH260 over the last year, but we've just moved and getting it set up in a new workshop. The top and bottom knives are quite clever and straightforward, I'll do a bit of a thread when the power and dust extraction are on. W
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I think you soak them before every use on the barbie. There's also someone on ebay selling a massive Oak version for use as a roasting tray. Experiments needed!
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As it's Oxshott, is it all coming off sand/heathy ground?
