tommer9
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Everything posted by tommer9
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Mmmmmm, i did wonder about that lol!
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Woo Hoo Big lumps of wood:thumbup: Very nice. You pleased with the norwood? I was going for one of those and when i rang up the supplier they said they were doing hudsons now, so i had a hudson lol
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Passing the NPTC assessment is usually the immediate goal for those undergoing training, and there is therefore a strong relationship between the two, hence the shortening in speech from 'i am starting my training which will then enable me to sit and pass an NPTC assessment on monday....' to ' i am starting my NPTC course on monday......' I reckon. Welcome to Arbtalk BTW.
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No worries- nice to have ya back mate:thumbup1: TBH the site hasnt been too wet even with rain today....I take it that you had it a bit damper then?
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Cutter one- the big lump- and it was enourmous- was originally going to make huge tabletops, but i could only get 6'6" of usable timber from it, due to extensive bark inclusion at the start of the crown and rot/ dirt issues from that. I milled the oblong block into 3 each of 2", 3" and 4". Rob- cheers mate. You are so right about beech. In larger trees the timber, even if not diseased, is invariably stunning to look at, with visible medullary rays even. Even when not figured or coloured it is a very attractive and as you say extremely hard indoor timber.
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I just spoke to the Rowan, and ha reckoned it was a gano!! Like i say it is in pretty por condition. Could that relate to those markings?
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LOL- that was the plan:thumbup1:
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Thanks David. I might quiz Tristan (rowan the bruce) about that next time i see him, as he will probably know, and will have seen it in all its glory lol
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I liove your threads Sean!!! Thanks for those pics mate!
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It took me about half an hour on that site josh a there was hard standing, in a filed a bit longer, as you have to set it up twice, then put a log on, and set it up again when the log has settlet the legs into the ground, and you have to keep checking it if on soft ground with big logs. There is no weight limit as such, but 35" diameter is about the max, and i can milll up to 17' long, but can buy 7' bolt on bed extensions. I was told today that I was more accurate than a 'mizer too, which was nice. Cant rate the machine highly enough. Robert, that was a contract job, so on site. I very very rarely mill beech that i get in the yard or take down myself, as it is VERY hard to deal with- EVERYTHING likes eating it as it dries, and most people see it as a very 'boring timber', so is hard to get rid of, and it has a healthy blunting effect on tools compared to most woods.
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I thought flames too. Unfortubately the colour on the pics seems a bit faded:confused1:. The boards are 34" wide!! David there was the remains of a small bracket very low amongst the buttress roots, about 6" above the ground, and signs of where the other bracket had been at a similar height, although the bracket was now detached and rolling about on the floor. The top of the bracket was a bit like this one...
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A few from a beech that i milled over the last few days. Not sure what the fungi was, Rowan the bruce felled the tree. There was a large bracket in poor state kicking around that reminded me of a rigidoporous bracket? It was in a pretty poor state mind you...
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And some CODIT pics- who says beech is boring timber:001_rolleyes:
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A fairly random set of pics from where i have been for a few days..... First is a pic of some wet stuff milled last fiday- Beech, secondly some offcuts and the corner of the sawmill, 3 is si my Groundy doing his thang with bits that werent worth milling. Four is a big lump only just fitting on my 3' bandsaw!!! and finally a digger carrying a big lump- it amused me!
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or not enough lol:laugh1: No worries mate:thumbup1:
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I see 'excessive use of the photoshop' charges being brought:lol:
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Great shots mistahben...
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Aaah thats better... I have had an unexpected day off today, which i spent sorting out the pictures in the computer and some old phones.....found loads that i hd forgotten about, including this ilex...
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Beautiful Bart.
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Thank you sir:thumbup1:
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Wish I'd taken Health - Income Protection
tommer9 replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
IO looked into HPI a few years ago, but with so much knackered with my body already (elbows, wrsits, missing discs, spinobifida.......)it wasnt worth the money. Extend the overdraft and drive on Jon. Hope it sorts itself out soon. Mind over matter and all that. -
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Lol- not in the slightest Matt. Just a sneaky little joke with ady:biggrin:
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Spotted, but i have to admit that i didnt pause to think about it- there was far less planning than that in it- fluke that i noticed TBH!!!!!
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I know that mate lol:biggrin:
