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Rob D

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  1. I liked the way he had the big saw tucked on his harness... Wonder how he did that? Something on the handle of the saw mebbe...
  2. Started filling the kettle with milk the other day.... but only did it the once not 6 times!
  3. Good vid
  4. It's really stressful when things like this happen. What a god forsaken so and so the neighbor is. Glad you got paid.
  5. I disgree - stand your ground and charge your price. When you give in like this the customer then thinks you must have been overcharging in the first place and this then gives you a bad reputation.
  6. Potted up some plants that were going to be thrown out and gave them to the old boy who works round the yard here. Ok they'll prob die as it was pretty hot but the thought was there!
  7. I will split and sell any wood. The only real tricky stuff I have found to split is big monterey pine. Very sappy, heavy, knotty and awkward...
  8. You'd love that Justin. Nipping next door to get your bikini line sorted for the beech eh! Strangely where I am there's a garden machinery shop and next door a beauty place.... seems the 2 have a symbiotic relationship or summat!
  9. Good stuff and as above like the way you've down the back
  10. Yes it does. Just let me know first and I can put up a special order, Regards, Rob
  11. The Lucas mill has a dedicated slabber that has very few teeth and I've heard works well. Lord knows I'm no techie but I think skip chain works better with the older style saws that had higher torque and less revs. Perhaps the lower speed gives more time for the tooth to bite... but I'm just guessing here.
  12. My advice is to try each..... But in theory if you're not worried about the finish then the skip should be faster.... I have Oregon full skip but not really used it enough to fully comment. Those older saws should work better with it and be faster.
  13. Nice to see it'll be milled
  14. Sorry but he sounds like he's a total waste of space. Personally I'd go and pick them up myself but this may not be possible. Give him a call and ask what the ruddy hell's going on!!
  15. That's not very reassuring.... I wonder how many others out there may be struggling but wouldn't know that it was 'dodgy steel'.
  16. Someone sent me this link today. Good little well shot vid on the alaskan, slabbing brackets and mini mill. He gives a good explanation and it's still unsure why he needs a gun handy to do so but maybe there's some pesky no good varmints around and so you can't be too careful [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmLcm9mtqPw&feature=related]YouTube - ‪Alaskan Chainsaw Mill Off-grid Homestead Project‬‏[/ame]
  17. That's nasty.... glad he's ok but what was it that actually broke that caused the re direct pulley to fire into him?
  18. Good stuff! Hope you get some good use from it!
  19. Depends on what you're after but with a moisture meter you get what you pay for. For quality the Delmhorst ones are good but I have yet to find a good meter under £100.... not saying they're not out there just I haven't found one.
  20. Didn't get round to unpacking kiln Friday but when I do I'll send pics. This is a walnut I milled last week.... not amazing colour but no shake at all in it. 48" alaskan with 50" bar.
  21. Good on you mum! I've found this the best way to sharpen.... gets everything the same angle and same length and it's fast once you've got the hang of it.
  22. Looks good as long as no potential customers see it!
  23. I had this on my old laptop and it drove me crazy. But found a programme in the end Synaptics Pointing Device Driver Software Informer: Latest version download, news and info about this Synaptics program. Improves your laptops mouse pad functionalities and allows you to customize it. I think it was here (couple of years ago) where you can turn the dam thing off!
  24. Quickest way to kill yourself or give yourself a life changing injury I reckon!
  25. I don't think elderly customers will be up to date on all the high tech stuff. I have a card machine but it is very expensive to run. There is also a 2.5% surcharge on top for credit cards. Also there's more charges from the banks end when they do some processing.... Cheques will be around for a long time yet I reckon.

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