Rob D

Let us know how that mill works out - I picked up one of these types as a trade in that I was going to do with my old 50" GB bar with a ripping chain for around £200+vat - it looks fine. I just need to drill the bar as this is what is needed for it. Will be putting it on ebay but will post a link on here when done.

I think you'll like it - in fact they are starting to move so quickly we're out at the moment but some more should be here beginning next week. It's the sort of thing that looks a fiddle to start with - but as long as you set up and you're not in a rush it's very easy to get good results. The best thing is it gets the teeth the same length and now with the larger stones you can also get accurate depth gauges - quickly. The major benefit of this is you can use chains all the way down to the witness mark and they still cut perfectly. In fact the chain is much lighter, chip clearance better so they actually cut faster at the end although you need to increase the depth gauge setting to keep the angle the wood is fed into the top plate the same. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEdu4u6dnGA&list=UU9K0KfLNH84tuWi2VjlSlCg&index=1]Granberg precision grinder and accurate depth guage raker setting for chainsaw chain - YouTube[/ame]

Hopefully this is why Eddie has taken over as a front man for Aspen and can start chasing the retailers and/or figuring out a better way for having it more widely available.

Nice to see you posting on here Eddie and just a quick reminder about the pallet of Aspen 2t/bar oil for me next week. You will have fun on this forum and have your work cut out but there are lots of people in favour of using Aspen as well as lots against and it will no doubt be an ongoing debate... I'm not convinced myself that Aspen is greener for the environment due to the extra transport, processing and disposal of empty cans but I am convinced it's better for me and my machines and it saves me a lot of hassal hence why I've used it for the last 6 years apart from in my 090 which I use normal mixed stuff.

Tricky to say but as said could be from not enough bar oil getting onto the chain... if the chain then getting very hot this could have been why it kept slackening off... but bit of a guess really... with the oiler up to max and the bar and chain off is it pulling through a steady stream of oil?

That's .375 which is the same as 3/8 So that begs the question with - why not then just write what people know - 3/8? It's to do with the way the product codes work in relation to the website - in the product description I can't have any signs like '/' or '&' etc etc so instead of having 3/8 I have had to put .375 - both mean the same thing.

Ha ha! No one will match that Jon but some pics would be good! I have a meaty 87" GB bar for an 880 and was going to set up a comp at the shows I'm doing this year to see who could hold it the longest... but then I got paranoid about people giving themselves bad backs and suing etc etc!

Yes I thought that - there is a lot of the lacquer on the rails and in the groove - but thanks for the feedback as I have not used one myself personally yet - let us know how it wears.

Big J has used this a lot - he may see the thread or maybe PM him.

I may have some in I think 4" air dried for 2 years - but to be fair to get the thickness you are after fully dry is going to be tough to find and if you can find it will be expensive... drying anything more than 3" is time consuming, expensive and can easily end with defects that then makes the timber unusable.... hence the difficulty in sourcing it! If it's a long term business making skittles I'd say buy the timber green in the thickness you want and then dry it yourself - you could buy green beech in that size for £12 a cube if you collected....

Could you stick some pics up on this thread Chris? Would increase your chances of selling I think if you could... particularly looking 'into the butt' as larger yew can often suffer from shake.

Just bumping the thread - it looks a good butt for some rustic outside furniture... can you confirm a few details - the access looks good but is it? What are the owners of the tree like in that do they just want to get it removed or do they feel they have a lot of money sitting there? Or is it just a freebie? Clear up afterwards what would be expected?

Sorry am away at mo and only just seen this. The .404 Stihl ripping chain is semi chisel and perfect for hardwood. I have tried full chisel when milling and it caused a lot more vibration in hardwood.., all factory ripping chains are semi chisel... May try another full chisel adaption on softwood when I have the chance...

They are not super heavy, solid (not laminated) and seem ok. Prob around same quality as a Powermatch bar...

I reckon there may be a bit of rot but not enough to write the tree off... we shall see Monday Big J!

The worst case is it could be hollow but I reckon there could be some lovely colour in there... I still stand by it'll be well worth milling - may be proved wrong but any chance you can post a pic looking 'up the butt' straight after it has been felled! What'll you wager Jon?

I wouldn't worry about milling the root as the hassal it is to do very tricky to get the return on the timber... with chopping boards as long as people have a waney edge somewhere they're happy!

Nice work though Si - looks a neat job - I've been making stickers in a workshop recently and it was so easy and fast... There's nowt like milling a bit o timber

Welcome to the forum Rhob and good first post!

Looks good! Yep a thicknesser is the way forward with chopping boards - a must have as people will be standing them on the table to see if they wobble! See if you have a friendly joinery place nearby... they charge me £20-00 an hour and they can get a lot done in an hour.

That's a very good tally indeed for one day!

I'd love to make myself one - next time I'll do one with hopefully more branches so it looks as each post is growing up and into the ceiling.

I think fair's fair - the thread is really about milling not about the H&S... I'm sure he's well aware of the risks of not using PPE...