Mike Dempsey
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I was actually described as a hobo by my 12 year old daughters pals last week. I actually dress to keep warm when I am milling logs or in the workshop. Don't really care what other people think, got well beyond caring about that a long time ago!
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The spring I need to see clearly in place is part no 26 on the parts diagram. Thanks
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Can anyone who owns one of these or similar take a couple of photos of the right hand side of the saw with the clutch cover removed. Unfortunately when taking the saw apart I didn't see exactly how the disengaging lever spring fits exactly as if was on my blind side whilst removing the brake mechanism. I have looked at the ipl but it isn't too clear. More experience with huskies and stihl but I think its worth pursuing with this saw. Many thanks to everyone who has replied so far.
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You are being ripped off. Get the ends waxed and dry it yourself. You could contact local woodturning clubs and offer it for sale yourself when it is dry. Make a lot more money. Would be a good idea also to ask them what their preferred sizes are and cut to those sizes in future if you want to do more milling. You could perhaps undercut him by 10 - 20% to help sales and this will help underwrite your own woodturning costs.
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Unfortunately there are people out there with more money than sense and would possibly part with that kind of money for a "lump of polished wood" Stretching the description slightly to call it a chair though. Possibly might be a stool, but I suppose if you call it a chair you can con them out of more money. Handy as well if we have power cuts this winter. Just chuck it on the log fire. Probably the most expensive firewood in the world!
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You can probably pick up tips by watching Swamp Loggers on Discovery:thumbup:
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One of them is bendy, the other one just snaps:thumbup:
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Tesco going down what do you all think thanks
Mike Dempsey replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
She (Lady Porter) sold off hundreds of council houses in Westminster where she was the council leader. Private developers moved in and built hundreds of private houses. She did this in order to gain more Tory voters. It took about 15 years of enquiries/court action before she was convicted and she had fled to Israel before the conviction. Don't think she served any time and I think she was fined about £12 million or so. Bit hazy now as it was quite a few years ago and I am recalling from memory. -
Isnt that criminal damage if they don't own the tree. The tree surgeon should never have touched it.
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We have the same problem in Fife! Tens of millions of pounds have been spent clearing up the bings and holes in the ground. When my mum moved up from Devon to Fife in the early sixties she said Fife looked like the moon. Mike
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Just had another look at the saw. The bar has extreme wear on one side. Looks like he forgot to put oil in it and then used if for a while or the oil pump was blocked and he continued using it. The saw would have been overheating with the extra friction and work it had to do. Is it possible to cook the coil in such a scenario. just looking for possible causes as the saw hasn't done too much work?
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The saw has started once but died within a couple of seconds. Checked the spark plug and it is nice and clean and there is a good spark to the body of the saw. I will give the switch to the technician in the business next door on Monday. Checked out the coil price on Miles tool site and it is £80 quid. Cheaper to buy the switch so I hope it is the switch needing replaced. Cant take it apart as it is riveted together and only has one lead on it. Cleaned the contact but no joy yet. Have to wait till Monday now. Thanks for your advice so far guys Mike
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Just been given a hardly used above saw by a customer when I delivered some logs. Told me the coil pack needs replaced. Can anyone tell me how to check for this and where is the best dealer to get one from. Mike
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My biggest machine is my panel saw which has a 5kw 3 phase motor and I run a 3/4 kw dust extractor and a few lights at the same time . Probably max at any one time of 6kw
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Have to agree with Skyhuck on the ropiness factor. If that had been my first cut any subsequent cuts would have been for firewood! Whilst not every board has to be pristine for furniture there are too many inclusions for my liking and the middle of the facing cut log looks like it could be very soft. It will warp and split like hell as it dries. I don't have plenty of free space for boards like that and they normally end up in the stove. Maybe I am spoilt for choice with plenty of free top quality logs! Most of my work is very high end cabinet work for whisky companies and I am very fussy about my timber. That's why I got into milling my own logs in the first place about 15 years ago Mike
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I would love to have that in my workshop. I really really hate paying for leccy from the robbing bastard power companies. Heat the workshop with a stove but unfortunately need leccy for the machines. If there is any way round that I'm up for it. Do you have a ball park figure in mind and can you claim subsidy fits etc? Mike
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My old an was in the RAF from 1947 - 1952 before he got invalided out. Remember him telling me a story once. The old way of starting the aircraft manually was to stand and spin the propeller hard and kind of swing your leg out of the way so it didn't hit you. One day a new guy did it and the engine fired. He forgot to swing his leg fast enough and the propeller caught him and sliced a large part off one of his buttocks!
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My mate bought an ex demonstrator one from Autoservices in Perth a few years ago and he bought an army trailer from a dealer near Dumfries for when we go milling logs. It gets a good mpg and acceleration is very impressive compared to his landy 110. he got the back seats taken out so he could chuck his firewood in it an a big warn winch on the front. He has just fitted a bloody big roof rack to it so he could stick his 088 with his 60'' bar on the top. Looks very impressive.
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Nice one Ian, hope you got permission to copy the logo
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Thinking of selling - what is my landy worth? Opinions please
Mike Dempsey replied to jrose's topic in General chat
3 twixes and a snickers, might be able to add in a Topic if I can find it! -
<p>Hi Allister</p>
<p>If you send me your email address I can send you a sample photo of a weeding invite.</p>
<p>cheers</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Mike</p>
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I made some stuff in college with that whilst doing my HND in Furniture design and construction. The work included cutting a set of dovetails by hand and it was horrendous stuff to work with . Crumbled like an oxo cube if you went near it. I think most of my course chucked their pieces in the skip when they had been marked. I haven't touched it since and don't intend to do so. Even if I had a client who insisted upon me using it, I would refuse the commission!
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The difficulty of selling a car mid month and dating the sale at the end of the month to give the new owner a full month would be if they committed any driving offences the tickets and or police would be coming after you as still being the vehicle owner and obviously the driver who committed the offences. Best to sell it at the end of the month or keep the car till the start of the month and sell it then.
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Milling Douglous Fir is there a market?
Mike Dempsey replied to Jontreasure's topic in Milling Forum
I have milled up a few doug fir logs. I made a 32mm thick fence for my garden last year with 125mm square fence posts. Its 2.4m high and wont blow down like my neighbours all do unless a hurricane comes directly through my garden! I am in the process of building another kiln to dry my hardwoods and I am using df for the frame. My firewood shack outside is also made from df. Sure beats buying wood from Jewsons or any other timber yard. Its a pretty versatile wood and much better than scots pine or any spruce.
