Rob D
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That made me chuckle !
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Thanks for the endorsement Reg and no worrys Mozza I expect I'll see you at the FR Jones show this year if they're doing it again. But already booked in to the APF.
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Ho Ho! Yes where indeed...
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Hope he didn't take advantage of you... ....mind you looks like you were both enjoying yourselves. Who cares what animal rights say as long as both parties consent
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Nice one Mozza.... ..... hmmm a mill would fit that saw rather nicely
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I was out there not 3 weeks ago! The missus is from New Zealand... She said have a look on trademe Trade Me ? New Zealand online auctions and classifieds. Browse, buy and sell online on trademe.co.nz And no it's not how I used to earn myself a bit of pin money! They don't really use ebay out there but this site instead and it has jobs there. I'd ring round the tree firms and pester as well.
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That was my first reaction as well re spelling ... but fairs fair and give the lad a chance. Maybe that's why he never did his certs perhaps?! But having said that Jamie is it worth you doing some education courses as you'll prob be able to do for free if your signing on? It'll take guts to do it but it will serve you well later in life. And as has already been said get your qualifications. Because to be honest you will not find work if you're not qualified. You need to put your energy into getting the basic certs (even if just maintenance and cross cut) for a chance of any sort of job. Start off as a groundie, work hard, save and then go for the other climbing certs.
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I went straight through an asbestos roof on this row of garages... entirely my fault. I was balancing on the edge of it using the pole pruner when one second I was there the next minute gone! I laugh now but luckily there was nothing in the garage and I just landed on my arse and started laughing.... more from the shock than because I thought it was funny Had to replace the panel which the property manager arranged and it wasn't too expensive.... You live and learn
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That's excellent... But surely now you need the carriages and track
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It almost sounds like you've done this before Mark
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If it's clear to the customer that damage you cause is not going to be paid for by you and they agree then that seems fair I suppose. The trouble is that if you put you're not responsible for minor damage what constitutes minor damage? They may have a different opinion when it comes to the crunch
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If you break something in the course of a job you have to pay for it! I'm sorry but you can't say on the one hand a quote is a fixed price and there's no changing it once you've given it... .... but if you break something it's the customers problem
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no worrys,
the only thing with a saw bench is it can kick off the blade easily and difficult to use with larger planks. It's good for smaller bits of wood though
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As on a previous thread I think the re negotiating of quotes seems to be a personal one as there are some that think one way and some the other. At the end of the day you make the decision that you feel is right and stand by whatever consequences that then come as a result of that. I think how you've gone about this job is a good compromise and if the job gets done safely, nothing gets broken and the customer is happy with everything then the jobs a good 'un.
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Come on Stevie you know you can get tighter than that!
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Is a good question that! I don't know but what I've heard is that skip tooth is better for 3 foot bars + as it gives better chip clearance and faster cutting. But correct chain sharpening is crucial. I have a reel of Oregon ripping chain full skip on order which I'll be trying soon.
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Xman I'm giving my own bush a trim tonight - I'll get it on camera for you as I'll warrant your the kinda guy who'd find that pretty exciting! :001_tt2:
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Alright Josh,
You could do that. Much better though would be to buy a circular saw, screw a straight edge onto your plank and mill 2" by 2" with that. You should be a able to get a circular saw to go up to 4" but if not certainly 3.5". This will be much faster and more accurate. Let me know if this makes sense. If not I'll do some pics for you, cheers, Rob
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Yeh but he got it in his eye by accident Mark
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I think the Jonsered 920 is 87cc so although you could put a 36" bar on it at a pinch it will cut faster with the existing 30" bar you have. Uusally you just match the mill to the bar so a 30" Alaskan will work fine with a 30" bar. This mill would also just about fit a 36" bar but no larger.
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That looks a smart little chair
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You can mill with ordinary cross cut chain but it tends to be more 'juddery' and leaves and more uneven finish... but that said it still does the job. I've now got a good stock of Oregon chain in that will be cheaper than the Granberg chain I sell.
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It's a bit of a thing in itself the drying of wood and I'm still learning... Got a very basic guide on my website here alaskan mill I home of the portable chainsaw mill
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I'm not ashamed to be British but I'm not proud either. As for supporting 70 million people we're not are we? Look at the national debt!! It's all very well saying make people on the dole work for their benefits but all that happens if you do that is they sign on the sick and get even more!
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Looks a brilliant concept... Not so sure it's relevant for the 200T as it's no hassal to take a round file to it and you're much less likely to hit dirt and grit up a tree. But this would be perfect for cutting firewood and working in gritty conditions. I love seeing new and innovative things like this coming along in tree work... they may not all work but some do and go onto be the benchmark in later years. But will reserve full judgement when I try it as no doubt I will
