Rob D
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Hi there, If you're just starting up doing chainsaw work then buying a stock chainsaw new is fine. Just take the chain that comes with it as standard. I'm not so familiar with Husqvarna chains but you will find there are different chains out there that work in slightly different ways. You can have full chiesel chain, micro chiesel, semi chisel and chipper (although this mainly for .404 larger chainsaws). And then to further complicate matters you can have differenciations within these groups. And to complicate matters even more the manufactuers like to add their own name to similar type chain! For the smaller to mid range saws you can get bars that will run narrower chains. You can also change the drive sprocket to get different gearing. It's a whole subject in itself but in summary I'd say what you've ordered is fine to get you going.
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Does make you feel sad this sort of thing... same as the lesser known story of the Kauri in New Zealand that live for thousands of years... only 2% left of the forests that were there in 1800. They say the good old days but it seems it was in the good old days when a lot of the damage was done.
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Aha - cheers!
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Fair enough. I don't have much experience buying wood perhaps in bulk like this by the ton is the best way of doing it.
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Nice Job Steve - simple and easy to use. Just did a search and it has my name up there. The google map is blank though i.e. it has a tag showing me but the rest of the map other than the scale in the.... .... ah the scale is seems to be set to default 5ft/10m. Now I zoom out it shows the normal google map. It may be an idea to set this scale to 1mile/2km or people may think the map isn't working.
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I wasn't including yourself in the above Ian! A have a few regulars who are great to deal with - it's just a shame they seem to be in the minority. I realise that woodturning takes a long time and there is not a lot of money in it but in my experience they tend to alienate suppliers with the way they go about buying wood. I've spent a lot of time collecting interesting bits and pieces, gluing the ends and drying them only to find no one seems to want to pay you for doing this..... Anyway enough said (from me that is!)
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But that's the point robbo - why offer beer money for it? Why not offer a fair price?! Build a relationship with the tree surgeon/wood seller and then they will look out for the bits worth turning. You've sort of contradicted yourself basically saying advertise with a price to haggle with but not a stupid price... well how does the fellow know what a stupid price is?! Or if he asks for offers you're saying don't get upset if you offer him beer money. I've had around 80 to 100 woodturners to my yard. Of them 4 still come and buy off me regularly. Of the rest the less said the better... :001_rolleyes:
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I have been planking for 5 years and I used to spend a long time saving interesting bits of wood in the mistaken belief it'll be good for woodturning, would make more money than firewood and is a nicer thing to do.... .... it never was! Unfortunetly the facts are that on the whole wood turners are retired older people who do it as a bit of a hobby. They want dry ready to turn blanks all cut to shape in small quantities. They do not pay very much more than firewood prices.... I went to a woodturners meeting with 50 members there, was sellign lumps of yew, labernum, small burrs for £2 a lump. I came away with £40-00 and half the truck was still full.
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Not many places to surf in Dorset but Devons good if a little crowded... you can't beat the north coast of Cornwall though but i don't know about surfing this time of year... a mite chilly for my liking
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I reckon your spot on price wise Mark. Do you follow up your quotes with a letter on headed paper with copies of insurance and certs? Detailing the work to be done etc. Still quoting the same price but at least they have it neatly in writing so if they think about having the work done further down the line they have alll your details to hand. I was always a little jealous of a firm near here called Wessex Tree Surgeons who quoted between x2 and x3 times my prices. I saw a couple of the quotes they did on this beautiful embossed paper with all their terms and conditions on the back... I never got round to doing this when full time tree working but it did look good....
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Any other losers like me?CS31 not going too well ):
Rob D replied to odd_bird's topic in General chat
I had experience using hedge trimmers and similar only before doing all my tickets. Of four of us on the course 2 were already in the business and then there was me and another fellow (a pro cricketer!). I failed my small fell first time. Just keep trying, don't feel sorry for yourself and also if you're really struggling keeping the saw level (I was!) then ask if you could do a couple of extra days practice. Don't worry about what others say! -
I'm still trying to look into more ways of selling your timber but look on treet|Hand Crafted Furniture at the forum - maverick is looking for large planks 40" wide but will pay up to £30-00 a cubic foot for the right planks.
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Cracking stuff! Well done for building and posting.
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Put some pics up and some details. Sounds like a corking tree!!
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Hi Jon! Don't worry you can reduce your arbtalk time down a little bit after a year or two! That first few weeks is like having a new girlfriend and you're on it for a couple of hours every night....
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Excellent - I've blasted off a couple of these and it's worth the effort but you do get covered in muck while you do it!
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Really well spotted... not got kids but it must be really hard to decide what could be serious and what's not and what to do about it.
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When you change everything over make sure there are no tiny bits of metal left floating around as these can get picked up and you end up back where you started! Blow and suck it all 110% clean!
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Can you give a few more details i.e. where is your mate based? does he want this timber for outdoor or indoor tables? Is it just the table tops he wants or timber for the bases? Can it be mixed timber? Does he want the tops in single pieces if so how big are the dimensions? Dry or green? I have loads of timber that would do the trick but would be a mixture of species. Also you could list this on my new wood forum here treet|Wood wanted | Wood Forum
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Alright Josh! I'd go for genuine parts. It's a bit of a ball ache changing a pot and piston and takes a bit of time. The piston rings should come with the piston. Also sometimes you may need to change the crankshaft bearing if there's play in it.
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Just buy lots of files - they're cheap enough! I've experimented with diamond files and grinding stones and although they do give a good edge they still wear and they're slow.
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You do get what you pay for with moisture meters. These ones are fine for firewood but not for milled timber.
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Both Oregon and Stihl do chains that are specifically designed to reduce kickback (the depth guages and rakers are different).
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I got 3 of these wedges from Clarkes Ochsenkopf Aluminium Twisted Wedges | Clark Forest : Forestry Tools They are one of the best things I have come across in recent years and will split huge dirty great knotty rings like you wouldn't believe! Bore cut a few slots here and there into the ring and away you go with a sledge hammer. Then the chunjs can be loaded onto the splitter.
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You have a lot of competition and yet you've still sold out before Christmas. I'd put your macra carpa up to £75-00 a cube.
