Rob D
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Alright John. Keep your eye on ebay as well as sometimes saws come up.... The older saws are Stihl 070,075,076,084,088,090 and also slightly smaller 050,051 will have plenty torque. Not sure about big old huskys but also Dolmar 166 is a big un. cc size can be found here Bill's Saw Shop - Stihl chain saw specifications But of course you take your chances secondhand.....
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It's £48-00 + vat and £4-00 per pack of 3 grinding stones. Just go here Chainsawbars ? bars, chains and chainsaw accessories and register and I'll set the discount. They do give as good an edge as a round file and as good a shape without bluing the tooth. But like everything the more you use it the better the results.
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Thanks - I read that but it doesn't say anything about burning it. I know all smoke goes up the chimney but these days being what they are just wondering how toxic if at all the smoke is.
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So fine to sell as firewood you think? I'm going to be milling a lot of it but I reckon there'll be a fair bit of firewood as well. It burns almost like coal
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I've recently got hold of some greenheart from some old pier pilings. What I've found so far is, it stinks, it's almost as heavy as steel!, it's blunting to a chainsaw, the Peterson mill does well with it, it burns like coal. I've looked over the internet and I can readily find info on it's strength, weight etc but is it a 'safe' wood to sell to people to burn or to burn myself? The splinters can go septic easily and the wood seems to be classed as toxic..... One interesting fact is "75-80 pounds per cubic foot, and about 64 pounds per cubic foot (1030 kg/m3) when air-dry"
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The 12 volt grinders I find great but not everyone gets on with them.... I have done a couple more vids here [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT5shPjj-i8&list=UU9K0KfLNH84tuWi2VjlSlCg&index=5&feature=plcp]Chainsawbars presents Granberg 12volt precision ginder - G1012XT - YouTube[/ame] this is the precision one. It's fiddly to start with but great for big bars still in the mill as you can sharpen accurately from one side. Or this free hand version [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K11rAKksX98&feature=BFa&list=UU9K0KfLNH84tuWi2VjlSlCg&lf=plcp]Chainsawbars presents Granberg 12volt ginder - Grind and Joint G721 - YouTube[/ame] is the fastest way you can sharpen a chain on the bar but doesn't have the same accuracy.
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Excellent fun!
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Autotrek would be the way to go but you'd still have to break the log down to lift it onto the bed and it's assuming that you can get it next to the log..... These fellows have a 66" double ended MS880 mill set up - may be worth asking them Fox Earth
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It's for Stihl chain - did you go to the site - all the prices are there? Custom chain loops Also I don't re check every thread I post on so if you need to ask something please send a PM. Thanks.
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Sounds ideal for you John! I've been doing yoga on and off for 5 years now.... In a stage of 'not doing it' at the moment... feel too tired to get out to the classes in the evening I'd say it's one of the most beneficial things you can do in your life but watch out as there are a lot of very bad teachers out there... when they start lighting candles and chanting I tend to get a bit spooked! The benefits are good for body and mind but it's having the motivation to practice regularly as results are not instant.
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Rapid Super chain causing kickback in bore cut? Advice needed!
Rob D replied to Big T's topic in General chat
It would definitely be easier with semi chiesel... You can bore cut with full chisel but there's more likely to be kickback and if it happens more severe.... Did you check the depth gauges? Too low depth gauges could also be the problem. -
There is a bulk chain selector to buy chain in reels here Bulk chain in reels You get 4% off this as an arbtalker so 100ft roll will be £396.48 + the vat = £475-78. But delivery will be £25-00 + vat so add on £30-00 to this. If you bought 2 reels I'd do free delivery though.....
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One problem is that sending out of the UK you can use royal mail up to 1kg. As soon as you go over this it gets expensive. The courier I use I can send up to 20kg on a next day service bit it costs me min £25-00+vat. But I can send stuff all over Europe no problem. What do you need and I can send to Denmark (I thought I'd sent a PM ref this as feel I'm seriously hi jacking the thread )
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Looks so good you want to watch no one moves in to live in it!
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You may have to block the piston to do this.... Vid on how to do it here but you really need a piston stop. Some people use rope but be careful as it is possible to damage the piston rings. About halfway down the page - how to change an inboard sprocket/rim Sprocket care
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That's a good idea - never thought to freeze made up sandwiches... they don't go soggy when they defrost?
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Good solid bench - perfect place for it to
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Must admit despite all the milling never suffered from it but I'm religious count wearing ear defenders.....
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As above the temptation on the ground is especially with smaller bits of wood is to hold the wood with one hand and cut with the other! After all how many of us steady the odd bit with our foot while we're cutting? So rather than make a complicated rule it's just 'don't use on the ground'.
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I have a Peterson and both machines are great for dimensional timber.
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Hope it gets back to full strength soon!
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Very kind of you.... drinks in the post! Chains direct is a great website and my prices on my new site are slightly higher than theirs. But there is a discount structure which makes that price difference only £1 to £2 a chain. But I do offer a far greater choice of bars, chains and sharpening equipment as well as one of the only ways of ordering custom chain loops? (May be wrong). Custom chain loops In 6 weeks I hope to have all the Husky stuff up there and that... ....boring myself now!
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Same here - I'm so used to selling out before Christmas it feels strange to still have dry wood.... but it's trickling out and I'd be surprised if there's a much left come May.
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Have to whole heartedly agree with the above... wood does not dry out in a few days... and this time of year it will hardly dry at all... if the meter is telling you otherwise it's inaccurate. In the summer if you split it, had it somewhere very very well ventilated with a strong hot breeze blowing through then you can dry in a couple of months.... but that is as fast as you'd do it. Wood dries very little in the round even if from a dead tree. Under 8" will dry in the round slowly but above that diameter it will be wet in the middle. After splitting a couple of days later it will feel dry - but won't be.
