Rob D
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I think what he's saying is if you e.g. have some logs to deliver and a quote to do in the same area do both in the same trip and try to work efficiently. There's no getting away from repetition with some jobs though....
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Despite being repeatedly told that people will bite my hand off for yew I am still two handed! It's a cruel myth like the one about walnut roots! If the main stem had been planked or left as a long piece then that would have perhaps been sellable..... but you'll get an easier and better return splitting and selling it (next year) for logs.
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What's it like working out there and how have you found it fitting in? Enjoying it?
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Nice looks like you did a good job getting all the cuts to meet up
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If you'rreusing that much fuel then you could order a pallet load of 250l (around this amount) and it's free delivery so you wouldn't have to pay carriage. And if there is no one in Cornwall you could set yourself up as a dealer and (albeit the margins are small) make a little money back to pay for the increase in fuel cost. If storage is the issue Aspen were doing these discounted containers at £108-00 + vat
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Got down fine... ....but are you wearing jeans throughout the vid?
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A good tip with a large diameter trunk that has been reduced to a bear lump is to bore out the middle of the hinge. This means you can leave the hinge thicker but still get the trunk to go over which is tricky on large trees with no sail area left. A pic would be good ..... but not got one! Maybe someone else has.
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It would be helpful if you put some pics up. There are representatives from Stein on this forum who I'm sure will be happy to comment.
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Take the time out to go to a shop and try harnesses - one mans meat is anothers ball crushing murder!
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Superb! One of the best I've seen purely for where it is on the tree
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the first part of our extension milled with an alaskan
Rob D replied to offgridchris's topic in Panther Mill UK
That's fantastic... and all with the alaskan as well -
Sounds like you need to take a break for a few weeks...
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That'll come in handy!
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I have a Peterson winch production model. It does take a thicker kerf than a bandsaw mill. You can cut up to 8" with mine (although you can get a model that cuts up to 10"). For making beams it is very fast and very accurate in the right hands. It can also cut up to 5 foot diameter logs. But you can't mill wide boards. You can double cut boards out the middle using a double cut method but this is a PITA. So you're limited with a swing mill in terms of width of cut but it is rapid. I tend to use it in conjunction with an Alaskan mill.
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If the saw is cutting crooked when using on it's own then this needs to be sorted first. Can be to a worn guide bar or the chain not sharpened correctly or a combo of both. If the chain is pulling one way it creates huge pressure on the bar on one side, this causes the bar to wear rapidly on that side = pulls more in that direction and causes the problem to worsen. I've had a mill cutting fine (or so I thought) at the beginning of the log only to get near the end and have it jammed tight where the bar is pulling down in the cut. Solution really is to get a new guide bar, new chain and new drive sprocket. Of course this is expensive but so's your time....
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Looks good that Justin. I've been working late doing final amends for new website which should be launched in October - has been 18 months in the concept/building... Had a very busy summer - the last big push of getting noticed with wood and furniture. One of the things I've finally learnt is you can't do it all. Prioritise and focus is the key.... It's too easy to blip from one job to another when you're tired. Work out the priorities and do them, everything else can wait until they become the priorities.
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I've been using lambert brothers and found them pretty good Southampton's road distribution, logistics, transportation and warehousing specialists - Lambert Brothers Haulage and I've had some double pallets of timber from Scotland using palletline (I think this is what big J used). Got to me fine.
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Only ever knocked down a small one a few years ago so no idea......
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I use a uv cure clear resin. But any polyester resin will work fine.
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I've worn the daily disposables for the last 18 years. I find they actually protect my eyes from dust etc. Can't recommend them enough really - but not sure if the dailys work with astigmatism...
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I expect they see others doing it and so think eucalyptus must therefore be a sought after timber..... you'll get me typing in eucalyptus now when I go on ebay!!
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'Dadio throws a big top'. A reply to unjust criticisms
Rob D replied to Pete Bannister's topic in Rigging and roping
Scots pine - that made me chuckle an awful lot! -
And Eucalyptus is great for woodturning apparently!
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I've stopped importing them now as I sold the Delmhorst ones more of less for what I paid for them.... I think on the whole you get what you pay for in a moisture meter.
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Is there an idiots guide to servicing a chainsaw?
Rob D replied to hardtop110's topic in Firewood forum
Boring reply but same as above - do your CS30 you'll be taught basic maintenance.
