Dilz
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Thanks! 'Tjär och asfaltsborttagare' is what we call that round these Scandinavian parts
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Thanks! Excuse the ignorance - but what is rtf cleaner? Is it just a multipurpose cleaner?
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So my "Shandong Honest Machine Company" saw mill I accidentally bought at auction (Same as Kellfri electric saw mill) is almost ready for its first logs. Just waiting on some decent ripper blades to replace the one it came with which I can tell is made out of old baked bean cans. The instructions are a bit lacking and more so my knowledge. It has a water tank with a drip meant for cooling the blade. My question is - Is this supposed to drip water onto the blade before or after the cut - makes more sense for it to be cooling after the cut but just want to check. It says just use water but should I consider using anything else? Also - when the mill is not in use between the days / weeks in-between milling days should I slacken off the blade tension a little?
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will only be running one machine at a time - so just a single 8kw motor - any more info than that id have to look up.
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That's not really an option. My patch is about 25m away from the main building. There's 3 outlets on the outer wall.
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PCE 9436422 CEE Adapter 32A-16A WWW.THOMANN.DE CEE Adapter 32A - 16A Mobile plastic distributor, type St. Anton-2f IP44 with bracket, 1x CEE connector 32 A 5p 400V... Using one of these seems a legit way to go about it. Would it make sense to pull this in to the 32A outlet and then run a 16A cable to the machine or would a 32a cable be best to run from the outlet? Going to need about 30 - 35m of cable I reckon.
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I would hazard a guess that yes they do. Im going to check with the owner and get access to the main building and check what fuse box he has running on the outlet.
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Recently started hiring a bit of land. Have access to electricity via a 32A 3 phase outlet. Got a mill and a splitter that have 16A sockets. Is it fine to just use a simple adapter to go from the 32A to the 16A sized connector or does the 16A adapter need its own fuse / circuit breaker?
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i recommended hornbeam at the original consultation - they went with beech - the trees were ordered and delivered n Thursday - digging started on Friday. last site visit i did was 6 weeks ago and water level didn't appear to be an issue
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Already got planned with the client about installing an automated irrigation system once they get mains water connected (told then to wait but they want it all and now 🤔)- the biggest concern when i meet them in the summer was drought and the fact they live abroad so we discussed installing a watering computer with moisture sensors for the hedge and trees
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Can you enlighten a bit more on this. This isn't my usual game to be honest
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that's a sound idea - just need to work out the extra costs and present it to the client
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the. issue i think with a soak away is that the water table is so high on the property just now it's just going to be a sump but at the high end of the property there isn't water filling the planting trench or tree pits. Current thinking after a bit of a nap is plant up the top end with beech and give the client the choice of buying hornbeam vs getting some big toys in to sort the drainage properly vs giving it a go with the beech that's already been bought but knowledgeable of the high risk of morality rates being high. If they go with hornbeam i either plant the remaining beech elsewhere on their property or try and sell it or decide if i want any beech hedge on my property...at least with them being in containers rather than bare root i have a good time window to get a solution.
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was toying with that idea but I'm no expert on such matters... at the furthest - lowest end of the trench i started digging a pit at the end of the day and will have a look tomorrow but tbh the whole property is going to need some serious drainage sorting as the water table is so high over a large area. Its the first time locally is been an issue - usually locally your lucky to have 6" of topsoil before getting nothing but rocks and sand
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and yes the client wants basically near instant hedge effect - so its 175cm high plants in 7.5ltr pots - they plan to camp on the plot next summer to get a feel for the site but want a bit of privacy 🤔
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yeah its tricky really - in hindsight bare root would have been a better option but when buying treasurer plants i usually recommend container just to give more time for planting and it is what it is i guess as the plants are delivered. I think a big issue is the water table has risen as the trees have been removed as i never saw standing water until today and I've been on the site several times since January but it has been exceptionally wet late summer / earthy autumn. The trench sides are smeared by the bucket as the trench was dug side on (long story) but the site isn't actually heavily compacted. Inspection pits were dug but earlier in the year and when i noted clay that's when i recommended the hornbeam.. we also usually have more of an issue with drought in the area.. the most water in the trench is at the lowest part of the property / area - no ditches nearby to lay a pipe
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client ordered beech - got 300 of them ready to go in
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Old forest site cleared 18 months ago and sold as plots. i got the job grinding the stumps on one lot. Client insisted on planting trees and hedging before even looking into building a house. I advised them strongly against this. They wanted hedging and mentioned beech and i recommended hornbeam but it was more expensive so they said go with beech and have it planted by the end of 23. Started digging a trench for the hedge (double row 175 - 200 high plants. Have now recommended a moat instead of a hedge. Any thoughts? Thinking lots of organic matter and get the trees in and hope for the best
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Positives such as gangs lobbing hand grenades about and people sticking broken glass and bits of metal in bits of cake and leaving then laying around for dogs to eat..... does have some nice parks with nice trees and day light execution /revenge shootings
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Know this is and and old thread but how have people got on with the tent set up? Was starting to research solar kilns and stumbled across the logosol drier kit I actually live in Sweden and thinking about starting to dry my milled timber ready for furniture making which will increase its value - also might be handy for drying out small sacks of firewood - e.g 250ltr - 40ltr sacks It's not a full time job with milling and logs but a side hustle of the arb business.
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Just had a check over my laski / predator 360 noticed the belts had been slipping last usage so checked the tension and they were a bit slack - nothing major -thought id adjust it and then noticed the 2 adjustment rods at the back have sheared. - its the first time I've gone anywhere near them personally. Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen or can think why it has.
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That was kind of my thinking but have come across other opinions on the subject whilst researching...the stuff I've milled already is currently inside the garage on pallets. Ive got a fair amount lined up to mill after hiring space at a yard for storing logs and chip rather than the garden....that I will probably stack outside and just strap a bit of plastic roofing or a tarp over.
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Milling to me is a hobby that's starting to get out of hand ..is it necessary to kiln dry slabs and cookies / ovals after they have been air dried for a while before use? Is it possible / right to sell just air dried stuff?
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Has anyone run an auger on a smaller loader - i.e like my Sherpa agri 100? Can't see find any videos where it's not a larger machine running it.
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Just wondering if logs should be stored a particular way for milling. I've got some oak in my yard and wanting to mill it but was planning on waiting until its some what cooler / autumn. I checked on the logs today and a couple of the longer ones have some major cracks in them The shorter stuff hasn't split att all really - They are currently in a pile that probably gets too much sun - so figure it might be an idea to try and get some shade over them - or its it just a case of leave them be for now and mill them when its not so hot outside?
