Rob D
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Nice vid Tom
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Nice les - may build myself one!
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How far do you deliver firewood free of charge???
Rob D replied to firewoodman's topic in Firewood forum
Up to 5 miles free delivery. Up to 10 miles free delivery but you have to buy 2 cube min. Over this then 2 cube min +£20. More than 20 miles I won't do - too much time lost and I can only carry max 2 cube at a time. -
Sounds a nice butt what's the access like to it i.e. could you get a hiab to lift it out in a couple of sections?
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The pic there is of a brand new cutter so in theory that's what you want to aim for. On the file you have it says 3/16" so it may be the file holder does make a difference i.e. the 3/16" file holder could be holding the file to high. You could always have a go taking the guide off and using just the file in the handle. This helps to get more hook in the tooth. If all cutters are not the same length = longer cutters hit the wood harder = chain cuts ok to start with but then seems to dull very quickly. So you need a method of measuring the cutters as after 3 or 4 sharpens they start to become unequal. A similar thing happens if depth guages are incorrectly set. You need a depth guage measure .025" to ensure the right amount of wood is fed up into the working corner of the tooth.
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£60-£90 a cube? I'd love to but I did have a lot of spaulted beech here for ages that was a struggle to shift at £30 a cube. Beech in any form other than burr doesn't seem that popular for some reason.... not round here anyway Dunno why as it's a cracking timber.
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Nicely done on the pics The thing is with filing chain is not so much how you do it and with what tools.... it's more what you're aiming to achieve. The Stihl ripping chain for instance you're looking for a 10 degree top plate angle (which is easy to see) and also a side plate angle of 75 degrees. Make sure the tooth has been filed all the way into the top working corner - it's this corner that does most of the work (with the side plate) in severing the wood fibers. Side plate angles always used to confuse me so the best way to think of side plate angles is the 'hook' in the tooth. I've outlined the hook here in red. This is 36RMX stihl 3/8 ripping chain. Too much hook and you get a beak - aggressive cutting chain that dulls rapidly. Too little and you have a laid back tooth which hardly cuts at all. The hook or side plate angle is controlled by file size and technique.
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I did like this bit on the page. I think I'll put a load of testimonials on my website from 'A very happy customer' and 'Another very happy customer'....'The happiest that ever lived!'
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"This is a job for special branch.... ....no no no that would stump them" Boom boom! I think I waste too much time on arbtalk Andy but have got to ask - how did you end up on this forum?
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Thanks for posting Rob although after looking at those pics may need some physio on my neck ho ho! That does look like a dry log and it looks hard. The grit will not have helped ref chain sharpness but a great example of how you can mill a larger log with a combo of alaskan and mini mill.
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No one is doubting you or the arborists. There has been a mix up at some stage, prob the place where you got it planed and what you have back is oak.
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Ditto the above. I'm sure there still are travellers who live within the law and do contribute to society in their own way(my guess the minority). But if that's the case then they have nothing to fear or become aggrieved about.
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Use a 100ft thin starter cord with mine and works a treat
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Pretty poor show
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Yep! Standard rim is 7 'teeth' but you can put on a 7-8 rim that'll give more chain speed but less torque.
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I I don't agree with the above. I find the arbtalk forum to be very fair in the way it is moderated and run. Nobody gets special favours. If you have any examples of the above then have you brought these examples to the moderators attention? If you're going to make points like this you need some form of evidence and examples to back it up.
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Hi there,
Yes I have them they are £65-00 + vat and postage (£7+vat).
Are they so you can use a double ended bar with one powerhead? The vibration you get through them is pretty big so I don't tend to advise having someone hanging on the end of one directly,
Regards, Rob
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Cracking What was the tape measure for - guessing it was to ensure the crane not overloaded....
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Honestly it's oak! Willing to bet on it as well if you've some odds Coffee table would be good and easy to make!
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I'd be asking around £30-00 a cube if someone was going to have a few planks andy... but that's just me!
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How about just advertising in the paper with free delivery? Sell for 50p cheaper than the shops are selling it for. It seems with the amount you're selling you could go straight to the public = better prices, payment on delivery. Of course it'll use fuel and time... but a good way of getting out and about and I still think you'd make more cash this way. The trouble as has been said with larger chains of stores is they will want very low prices and can take up to 2 months to pay you. When you're producing 3 to 4 thousand nets a season that's the time to get into the stores.
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Undo your chin strap? I have never met anyone who changes their helmet to drag and chip brash... I doubt they exist.
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Anyone got an 088 pullcord cover and a 36 or bigger bar?
Rob D replied to mikecotterill's topic in Chainsaws
I have a second hand pull cord for the 880 if that's the same? A 36" Cannon bar with 3/8" nose sprocket - well used but still life in it. A 50" GB bar with a few solid days use but there is a hairline crack through one of the oiler holes.... doesn't look as if it would affect performance but it's there. £120-00 for all 3 including vat and postage. PM me if you're interested -
Ah.... ok I see what you mean. In that case I have no idea! But looking at how the large manufacturers operate whatever reasons they give will likely as not have nothing to do with the real reasons..
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You've answered your own question here - because the exchange rate was 3:1! If you had a look at the comparison now the exchange rate is 2:1 the costs of a saw will be almost the same.
