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Next pay cheque i'll be calling you. Didn't know gloves had got sensible.

Thank god he did a shallow angled gob cut. The idea of the top hitting the ground first makes me cringe.........butt reaction is frequently one thing forgotten all to often......Oooooch

I was intrigued by the custom handles. As a tool fetish it has potential for some special application I'm sure. But seriously Simon, the performance art part is something I know you have developed...Really good to have seen the videos of you working......Going to post one of my attempts at something soon!!!! If i can figure out youtube uploads.

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Tidy ...!!!!

Thank you all very much. Your comments are very kind. I am so very pleased you like it. The title "cutting straight" was to highlight the way in which I carefully plan the major cuts so as to have only a little finishing work. If you pause the video you can see the marking out process and the blue chalk lines I use for the "Human Mill" effect. And my favorite bit is the 3ft hand saw I used on the ends. A wonderfully satisfying tool to use and efficient in use as it cuts so accurately, again I have negligble finishing to do. It was made to go by a pond for Reigate and Banstead Countryside Service. Click the video to go to Youtube for the full story. Thanks again everyone, nice to feel I am doing something right.

All sounds good Jump-it. A very warm welcome to you. The little Stihls are fantastic things, I hope you have a chance to make some thoings to share with us soon.

Thats good to hear John. But why is it difficult to get the parts......Do you know of a supply?

Such beautiful and well thought out tools they make....I just love my broad axe "Hands off, it's mine"......I would recomend them to anyone, knowing they will never regret the investment. Enjoy my friend!

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It's shot from the best side but even I was quite pleased. You guessed it....A lot of practice and a lot of sawing is the answer. Give it a try.....Big funky wooden balls are great! And I don't need equipment to get them into shows..."Light touch paper and Rollllllll" Watch the kids don't roll them onto each other down the garden as they are very heavy, poseing a potential crush hazard! Thanks for the compliment

Very Interesting point. This must be link to why Ash Hornbeam and others burn green. I heared a rumour somewhere it was something to do with PH levels. Maybe it is also linked with sap movement and seasonal felling. Any ideas? Someone has time to google maybe? Would be interesting for understanding the timber properties for wood other than burning too.

Sounds good to me. I don't know the official line of thought for todays H&S. I personally believe that mending chain is a practical option if you have the correct equipment. Though it does seem to be difficult to get the component parts Perhaps as the spinners are not cheep people tend to rely on the dealer who understandably makes little profit fixing chains. Like I said, the weakest link in the chain is just that..... If a second join weakens a chain more than just one, it would only be because the second was badly made and therefore weaker than the first? Opps chicken and egg english there. Good for you Arborist for raising the point.

YES!!! Tommy your a saint mate!!!!! I'll forward the details asap. Good grief the sweat and tears it took to make the first one was an adventure beyond the normal. I guess I should have come here first to get the best advice. Oh well at least I have a jig made for grinding the backs of the teeth accurately, an old clamp on the bar, sharpener/grinder, modified. Still takes time though. Yes a hand made 6" dime tip for my pride and joy, Over priced, under powered, Makita lithium Saw......Very limited use so far and only has a very tiny small niche application... I will update about it when I have more experience. The reason I wanted "Full House" was to compensate for the very sssssslllllloooooowwwww chain speed. Yes Arborist, You could draw that conclusion. I think as the hand made joins are not quality assured there could be the potential of them being weaker than a precisely machine made one. I have to point out that I justified this "Hand Assembly" only because the chain will be run at 5m/sec and not on a petrol saw. It is a special application and I have assessed the risk, and will operate it under strict limited conditions..... Now I know pre assembled Full House chain exists I will go that route. Having said all that, after doing numerous rivets now, I can honestly say on visual inspection they look nearly as good as factory ones. Fixing chains is an art with a good spinner. With practice it could fall within the scope of any safety assessment. A chain is as strong as the weakest link Fix a potentially failing chain, don't run it utill it fails.

Thanks for that J I will send the PM with it condensed clearly. For now and anyone interested here is a picture of the one I made

Can you help with my desire for All Teeth chain as set out in my previous posts here.. Chain that already exists or the parts ie cutters, drivelinks, presets...to make my own. And if possible in the new stihl carving profile with the short pre ground tooth for clearance? ???????

Moonscape _ Oak _ 1m One of a group of spheres of different forms. Exhibited in Brighton Festival 2009 "Parallels of material and form, living Earth and moon, Planets and stars...... Our fragile existence on the edge of a far flung Galaxy, gravitates our mind to the wonder of the cosmos and the origins of life."

Is It like this? Left Cutter_DriveLink_Right Cutter_Drivelink_ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v I was told that's full house by an online dealer but then when I phoned to order he changed his mind. He said that there are two types Full House Cutter_Drive_Tiestrap_Drive_Cutter ^ v = v ^ v = v ^ v Skip Tooth Cutter_Drive_Tiestrap_Drive_Tiestrap_Drive_ Cutter ^ v = v = v = ^ v = v = v = ^ So what to think? I was glad I checked and had to buy double the lenght, disassemble it and join it all together with presets. Have I been mis-informed? Chain I need is 42 drivelinks. For a homemade 6" bar. Dont waste time on this Tommy but please help clarifying the Names would be of great help. Yucky day, hope you are inside. Cheers Tommy

It might be wise if everyone stops advertising their burning transgressions here as it could have repercussions. The goggle web spiders catalogue your every word, all officials will have to do is search for certain key words. We all have our stories to tell and acts we are not so proud of..... With all due respect to everyone.... ______Illegal Burning of any controlled waste is a serious offense_______ Punishable by large fines and even prison. And it is crime against the environment that we the tree professionals are here to protect. Please......Read the law.......Times have changed Look Here...I think this covers most of what has been spoken off here Environment Agency - Paragraph 30 exemption Please read this before any further generalisation is forwarded Best regards to all

I have been asked how I got a chainsaw emoticon to work on the forum. So here is the trick.... 1) Up load a small animated gif to a share site like Photobucket 2) Copy and paste the tag that the share site provides into your message. 3) If you want it regularly you can create a shortcut button in IE that puts the code on your clipboard for instant pasting. In Vista download a tiny application called Clip.exe from here... Spark's Pensieve - Clip.exe - A Command Line tool for the Windows Clipboard Put it somewhere out the way and create a shortcut to it. In the properties of the short cut there is a box called "Target" In here will be the address of the Clip.exe application. Like...C:/somewhere/clip.exe Add to this the command "put" without the quotes and add the tag for your Icon....Looks like this C:\somewhere/clip.exe put "Your IMG Tag" ....with the quotes and usual square IMG brackets Close properties and place this shortcut in the favorites bar folder of you home folders or drag it there actually in IE. Then when you want the icon press the button and it will load it into the clipboard for you to paste wherever you like. Thats it! Have Fun

Thank you Tommy! I hope others will find this too. Yes that will be the way to go for now but I am still keen to get the cutters and drive links seperate. I am developing something special and really don't want to have to grind each rivet again...OMG Actually it's just because I need chain with all teeth and no tie straps. Has anyone ever seen this, I did find a rumour on the web somewhere that it exists? Maybe Japan or something... Anyone?> Haven't been on here in ages, so a nice suprise to find you. Have a great day mate!

No disrespect but you understand that that is just one element of a complicated composite material. It is also not within your ability to control the level of oxidation (ie complete combustion) in an open fire. That is why incineration plants cost Millions of £sss to build and operate and are in constant public battles even then. And one none green wood piece , regardless, turns your bonfire into an illegal incineration site for profit, and releases heavy metals like copper from preservatives into the environment in ultra small particles and even vapor, forever that site is contaminated. Think about it. Regardless of the public misconception waste management is a very tightly controlled and expensive operation. Land fill is now a carefully cataloged process in which nothing is allowed to escape into the landscape. They are lined and sealed. Potentially they will become the mines of the future when other resources run out. All treated timber is officially controled toxic waste and is treated by the athorities with that specific legislation. Like I say no disrespect but if you resaerch this and gain a better understanding of the sensitive issues involved you may change your mind....