Rob D

Nice Jon, Be really interesting to see how your wood comes out.... some lovely stuff and perhaps more importantly some valuable stuff!!

That's a good size tree. Good work!

Nice work as usual tom. You can't beat beech for the flame spaulting effect... it's funny that people don't see beech as a good usable timber for indoors as it goes rock hard with a tight grain.

For private customers I always finish the job, ask if everything is completed to satisfaction and then if they're not already writing a cheque politely ask if I could take payment. The very odd case if a person asks to pay in a week I equally politely say yes and request a pre dated cheque. If they're not in on completion invoice left saying 'please ensure paid within 7 days - I am a small business and cash flow is always a problem'. Usually a phone call at day 8 produces a 'really sorry meant to do this the other day'. If no payment in 10 days keep calling until you reach them. Ask again were they happy with job? Well please can you then pay for it as I shouldn't need to chase, etc. etc. Only had 1 non payer in 7 years (owner of a hotel who in between me doing job got done for fraud and was put in prison... hotel then went bankrupt. The only ones I have had to really chase are the ones who try and get discounts and offer cash..... but if you call them politely on a daily basis from different phones in the end they run out of excuses and pay. But generally this end of the country had very few problems with late payers prob only 1%.....

Not sure I agree with the way you seem to be pushing that dogs head towards your groin there Josh... on a first date as well !

Looks good and will last for years!

I had one for a year and a half and had no problems with it. And the way it sucks air through means the air filter stays clear for a long time compared to other stihl saws. I'd buy another but as above if there was a choice I'd get the 660

Agree with all the above there Tom! But I only get around £20-00 per cube for green oak around here. There's a sawmill nearby who sells for £16-00 a cube. If the tree is on someones land offer them a plank or 2 in exchange. Or get them to help for the day and they have a bit more. A gesture is better than offering cash. If they stick to their guns then give them your phone number and say if they change their minds then they can call you!

Well done for searching round and finding it

Thanks for that it's nice to have someone put a figure on things.

Nice vid Steve

You'll have to put some pics up of the oaks to be sure. If you cut the end off one does it seem nice and sound inside?

Fair enough John. I understand where you're coming from and I wouldn't have got involved if it hadn't been the fellow posting was a newbie. I don't think he was trying to take the mickey but I suppose it could come across that way to someone who knows the business. I was thinking that from my point of view I'd be happy top give away sawdust from milling operations if someone wants to come in and clear it up - perhaps I'm being naive in that I produce something I could sell but from looking at other threads this is only the case if its kept clean and bagged. If it was bagged clean in ton bags (not weighing a ton but .65 cubic meter) how much is it worth a) wet/fresh b) dried to 8% to 14%? And does it matter if it is produced by chainsaws? Chainsaw milling produces huge amounts of sawdust and its something I could mention to those who buy a chainsaw mill and are nearby someone who produces pellets.

Very good! What is the minimum size digger it could be fitted to?

Come on - I'm not going to pick apart your posts and analyse it to show how you're being antagonistic... But the way you wrote and the curt tone of your posts was not particularly friendly IMO and from the way bobfothergill replied it seems he felt the same way. It takes a lot for some people to start to posting on a public forum as they are nervous about the reaction/replies they receive. Arbtalk has a good reputation for being an open and friendly forum which welcomes all comers in this industry. A bad experience early on can easily put them off.

I've got quite a bit of timber around Phil and as it's off the Peterson would be all 6" or 8" wide and 1"+ thick. But how much is the surface are you need to cover? But a lot of the stuff I have would need further drying to put it down as a floor.....

Dam not got it!

Cheers Dean I'll have a fiddle with mine later in the week (the log splitter that is!)

Didn't watch it but do they tend to just show on sky? Or is it on freeview as well?

They do seem to have to work harder on an 880 but I change the sprocket every 2 chains. The sprocket is a normal wear part on the chainsaw like the bar and chain and should be replaced regularly on all chainsaws... I started getting into replacing mine recently but a worn sprocket = damage drive links on a new chain = damage a new bar = a lot of hassal for not replacing something that costs £6 !

This is a friendly forum where people do come together and learn and help each other out... no idea why renewable John appears to be so antagonistic in his posts especially to a newbie who's only just joined this forum!? Stick at it and see what others say. I for one produce loads of sawdust from milling operations down in hampshire but it certainly isn't clean! But it would be free if you wanted to collect it....

Nice one Dean - I've just got a Thor 13t self powered. How did you get it to auto return after splitting so it gets back to the top then stops itself?

I've managed to get over this dropping off at the end. As you reach the end of the log and the front rail is just about to go over change hand position off the upright handle and push down hard on the back box section back rail. As the mill travels through the last stages of the cut it keeps level and makes sure it comes square off the log. Works a treat!

Not got any tats and in a perfect world people/customers whoever would not judge you because of them.... .... but we don't live in a perfect world. I'd keep 'em where they can be covered up. Who knows where your life could take you in the future. In this business you'll be fine but you may not want to stay in this business all your life.

Hmmmm... no I don't think delusions or anything like that Dean. I am far from a psychologist but am a qualified occupational therapist... (or used to be before this lark! ) and worked in psychiatry for four years. I don't think a psychologist or similar would help much in this context. Personally I think you are realising that there is more to life than what you used to think and your purpose could be like all of us to realise our true selves i.e. we all come from the same place really. And that this will have huge implications (but within yourself). Bit profound I suppose but why not... I feel the same way sometimes and there's a lot of other people out there that do as well. Not that that means everyone should sit around holding hands with flowers in their hair.... probably quite the opposite to that. Either way I wouldn't worry about it too much.