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  1. tommer9
    That set up is rockin Andy!! Plantings taking shape too!
  2. tommer9
    Hey alex...which raves were you involved in?
  3. tommer9
    There are at least 3 in cornwall alone running harvesters, and we are the least wooded county in the country.
  4. tommer9
    Looks like you're on song again now Andy:thumbup1: after the idiot the first day:thumbdown:. £3k a tree!!! wow thats not to be trifled at. will the stripped one survive / recover do you think or did he totally ruin it?
  5. tommer9
    I am sure this isnt quite what you were after Stevie, but this is my proudest, and IMO only REAL achievement. (Not the dog haha) He is top of the class, about 2 years ahead in his subjects and has the most beaming school reports. Everything he turns his hand to he excels at. he is what makes me carry on in the mornings!
  6. tommer9
    No offence to any woodturners here, but......
  7. tommer9
    OMFG thats awesome. how much to make me one?
  8. tommer9
    :lol: Nice timber too....
  9. tommer9
    Wood doesnt alter in length on drying, it only moves/ shrinks across the grain. However, there is almost no movemet at all in cleft wood in this situation, as the natural stresses arent being messed with as they are when sawn, and the wood is staying wet being outdoors and in the ground.
  10. tommer9
    Gorgeous mate!!!
  11. tommer9
    Quite.
  12. tommer9

    What a shame

    tommer9 replied to _tc's topic in Milling Forum

    Ash is fantastic timber. It is what got me into milling. I have not found it splits too much at all when sawn. Applying any sort of paint or PVA to the endgrain before milling always helps reduce splitting.
  13. tommer9
    I would do thicknesses mostly suitable for the likes of table tops and desktops etc. I was always under the impression that it didnt last outdoors, but I met a chap the other day who reckons he has found it to have fairly good rot resistance. It finishes well when dry, but the grain is sort of wiggly, so you would need extremely sharp tools to work it.
  14. tommer9
    Thought i had some pics of it milled. I have done a bit of it. Its very heavy and hard as you would expect, with a very light colour to it, the character consisting not of the normal medullary ray pattern associated with oak, but more like little flecks. Some of it had dark staining from disease too, which was very attractive. There was little to no movement during drying. Well worth it IMO. edit- found them. This was a tree in exeter for a customer of Gibbon's. The golden colour fades a little, and the flecks appear browner with a creamier background in time.
  15. tommer9
    For the money you are talking about you could get a very nice custom built bike made.
  16. tommer9
    Nowt wrong with boardman bikes, its just halfords bike depts are awful, and if you have problems with the bike their after sales leave alot to be desired from what i have been told..
  17. tommer9
    PLEASE dont support those monkeys in the halfords bike department.....They may be cheap, but their so-called trained technicians are generally morons. I have seen mountain bikes with forks fitted the wrong way round comng out of that shop FFS!!!!
  18. tommer9
    Yeah but your good husky dealer should have no problem whatsoever getting stihl spares....
  19. tommer9
    True, but then that machine doesnt work....now way of telling what condition that one is in either. Probably worth a punt if one has facilities to do the work...
  20. tommer9
    I think that milling is such a harsh job for a saw that the machine is more important than the dealer in this case.
  21. tommer9
    TBH you could probably get a new hudson or lumbermate for the price of a second hand mizer....
  22. tommer9
    The bit that says 'tractor can sometimes jump of reverse'............that may well prove to be VERY expensive.....
  23. tommer9
    BOth are excellent saws, but the 088 is much more suited to the job. I have both husky and stihl machines, but wouldnt touch the 3120 for milling. Its not got the torque of the 88, wihch is what i use.
  24. tommer9
    2 labs, one gold one black, a brindle mastiff x and a patterdale x jack russel. Eric, Pepper, Milo and Ditto.
  25. tommer9
    Wot he said!!

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