Rob D

Yes indeedy - choice of Granberg or Oregon Guide bars

What was the last book he told you about called?

I'll order it on your recomendation Marky B! You should keep this thread as a recommended book thread! I can highly recommend Joe Abercrombie - his trilogy is cracking and revolutionised the fantasy gendre!!

It's a hard one to sell.... but the red heartwood is naturally durable outside and light when dry so cladding and shingles are a good bet.... but you still have to find someone to use them....

When you say going through a bar monthly what are you using at the moment? And it's def a 3/8 pitch bar and chain? Only the spec seems to be as .325 as standard. Cannon are very good.... maybe not quite as good as they make out... oregon powermatch bars is a good pro bar at a lower price. Guide bars It shows as a .325 on the selector but I have the 3/8 bars as well...

Thanks Mike - I felt physically sick doing it

Finally got Husky stuff added to the bars, chains and sprockets selectors. There's lots of pics to add yet but the backs been broken. I expect there will be mistakes in there - the database took a month of work 8 hours a day to write and is based on Oregon's selector manual which unfortunately is not that accurate.... I'm not going to sell Husky branded bars and chains. Why? Because Husky chain IS oregon chain - the exact same stuff. Husky do make their own bars up to 24".... 24"+ and they are re branded oregon powermatch bars. The bars they do make from what I have gathered are not as good or at best as good as the oregon equivalent. www.chainsawbars.co.uk To order and get a discount sign up first then e-mail me. It's only arbtalkers and alaskan mill customers who get the discount. Also for small items put in 'FREEPOST' as a voucher code if you just want a rim or a file. This will negate postage and give 4% discount.

It's a tricky one. From my experience there's not much demand for it in big wide planks.... people on the whole don't like the colour.... or the ladies don't anyway and they're the ones that make the decisions!

A tough job for sure.... what a great vid that is - been milling some redwood myself today!

Very good - proportions are perfect

They look really good - well done for doing something for free - not sure why you would have people be negative about it

Too far for me but thanks for posting

I've done a few tests on this and found that a cubic meter of mixed species wet wood weighed 600kg. That's hanging a cubic meter bag off the forklift in line with some scales. I'd estimate oak would be closer to 650kg to 700kg for a cube..... so I'd say you get 1.5 cubic meters out of a ton of green wood. But this is from large fresh butts and not cord...

Looks good

Dry up to 12 and then it's just been constant rain... again!

Speaking to a dealer the newer ones (not sure on what reg onwards) are 7.5t downrated to 3.5t.

I've been using these for detail sanding DeWalt D28117 110V 1100W 4½" Variable Speed Mini Grinder - Power Tools, Grinders & Chasers, Angle - 4½" (115mm) But the above get hot with sustained hard sanding. And these for mass sanding (also the makita equivalent) Dewalt DWP849X 240V 1250W 6" & 9" (150 & 180mm) Premium Variable Speed Polisher - Power Tools, Sanders / Polishers, Sander / Polishers Main thing with these is that you have variable speed control - helps stop burning the wood. They're fast, cheap sanding discs, can get things to mirror smoothness.

Looks a great idea to me

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Sorry to hear this Justin - gutted.... something sickening when you get broken into. I hope they get caught.

The handheld 12 volt one is very fast but loses in accuracy... handy out working. Like everything you get better the more you use them. I don't mark the grinding stones up massively like other companies! Granberg led the way in guides for filing - their round file version oregon actually copied many years ago! I think Matt is going ahead and getting one and typically that's the last one I have of the precision variety... I'll be getting more on my next order of course prob in around the 6th August. The vids for them all are on here Chainsawbars - YouTube

If you're really undecided then I'll let you have one for a week and if you're unhappy with it you can return it.... so all you'll lose is the return postage... Just keep all the box it comes in and gubbins! Can't say fairer than that! Only thing I ask in return is that you have to update this thread with your comments on it and if possible some pics of using it.

Ha ha - they're amazing buy 10! Personally I find them excellent for longer bars and esp bars for milling as you can leave the saw in the Alaskan.... But some people don't like the fiddling - you have to get used to it but once you have you can slap it on, sharpen quickly and get back to work again.

I'm just looking into supplying Save Edge files.... But although based in the States they are imported from somewhere in Europe... Once i have a few may sponsor a round file test i.e. grind the suppliers name off and then offer a batch of 8 files, 2 of each and see who thinks which one is the best in a blind test.