Rob D

I think that's brilliant - and the steps really finish it - nicely done indeed - may stick some of the pics in my next newsletter if that's ok?

Huge multi national type companies always are like that ie no morals... It's easy to look at the negatives with ebay - there are a fair few BUT balance that with the positives. Many have been able to start and run an e commerce business because of ebay - when otherwise they may not have able to It is an easy way to shop and compare prices of products in detail It makes reaching international customers much easier than it would otherwise be Search system is superb - works smoothly and easily - there is no bettering it Feedback system is good and on the whole works well - sellers want to keep good feedback and it is a good incentive to work hard to make sure the customer is happy... also very easy to see selling history. Now people will argue they had someone with 99.99% feedback and they were unhelpful, rude etc etc - it's not a perfect system but it is a good system People gripe about selling things and getting stitched up by the buyer - welcome to the world of online selling! - it happens whether you sell by ebay or from an e commerce shop - not nice but to a certain extent goes with the territory of selling online So yes there are negatives - but it's not all negative. I was never able to find a market for my wood until I got it properly organised on ebay. It's a very powerful platform when people only need to breath the word 'Alaskan mill' near Google and the old Alaskan website pops up - yet they feel more comfortable buying a mill off ebay for £15-00 more (to cover the fees). There some areas they need to improve and I know where you're coming from but I find eBay a better the devil you know type of affair...

Ha ha! Ref the lady she could be making a come back soon - in fact may do some sort of poll or similar and then it will be down to the vote it being a democracy an all Had my first on MS660 with one of the new 42" GB lo pro bars - new oregon 91R chain - revs stayed up but cutting was slow. Gave smooth results but I'm going to tweak the rakers down and see what that does.

So the debate for Aspen continues.... All good though. Which reminds me Eddie - I'm ready for that next pallet (and only have a few cans left) - can we firm up the order and organise delivery for next week please.

The winch is unbelievable though Jon - it means no more aching wrists and elbows - it has totally re vitalised my milling to the point if I could not use it - I would not use a chainsaw mill!

Thanks for posting and fast recovery... Threads like this are good IMO as they help to guard against complacency and taking short cuts.... I don't think there's any reason/need for people to take the moral high ground.

Yep wouldn't mind seeing that - have another go at posting the pics..

Thanks for posting Mark - remember that 'like butter' feeling as that is what milling should always be like... Nothing like your first few planks

It's a tricky one really - the 660 is cheaper and a far more useable all round saw than the 880 - but the 880 is the one you want for milling... it does just power through the wood.

Ha ha! I thought that was what it was - it's prunus something - I think has purple leaves? Wood is very hard with very bright red spalting...

Ok - from the other perspective here - did you call the people selling the part to see if they would send it Royal Mail? Because a website is a complicated animal - it is very tricky to work into a website weight / size / postcode. If you're selling very different sized items it is complex indeed - and so an accurate system will be expensive - this cost will be passed on.... ... so many websites especially if selling mainly larger items will just have a large fixed charge for exotic postcodes... but am sure they would (or should) be happy to send by Royal Mail if you asked them by phone or e-mail.

Nicely done - very simple design.

Yep that's a big un! Please yes get some pics up and how you found it.

Great - loving the chunky uprights!

I thin would be worth trying a .404 chain on that at some stage - pretty easy to get the sprockets/rims and I think you would get a faster cut/better stay sharp/better chip carrying capacity/less teeth to sharpen....

I think you're right in that I'm not sure that your saws will run a 72" bar needed to mill 5ft.... you really need a 660 and 440 type combo min IMO.

It would.... but a double ended set up is not for novice milling - too big a jump. I would cut your teeth on a single mill to start with. Rob

Sorry not yet - but will have them in around 4 months time

Like you thinking Alec - great way of producing witness marks and would be easy to then drill the countersinks. Ok so what's the best way of getting the strips made up?

Hmmm... good points there Alec - so maybe good quality SS brackets would be the way to go down....

Yep these would work I think although the only thing is not sure if they are wide enough...

Nice colour, no shake (seems anyway) although wide sapwood band let's things down a little..... A big thing is the access - are you taking it to the cabinet makers or are they collecting? If they are collecting and access difficult - £150-00 If they are collecting and access ideal - £200-00 If you are having to take to them - £280-00 It's not worth a fortune - but it is def worth the above - or that's what I'd be looking to buy it for.

That's correct - but this was only on the 550 and 560 as due to lack of a bar plate/cover the oil could seep through... but it was only a little.... I now have all bars for Husky in dedicated mounts so this is no longer an issue

Thanks for posting - just to be clear are you looking to be paid for the tree? Or just happy to have it go to some good use? ie. free to collector/miller.