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Thanks for that link, it's very interesting! I've read it once but only scanned it - I've saved the page so I can go back to it when I get more time.

Hi guys. Following on from my post a few weeks back about a sawbench, I've now managed to source one and hope to pick it up at the weekend. This of course brings on the next question... I've got myself a flat table saw. Reason for this is that I would really like in the future to be able to plank up any decent logs that I get to make stuff with around the garden and in the house. That brings me to my first potential problem - which blade do I need or should I have both? Correct me if I'm wrong but I understand that to cross cut the teeth should be pretty much in line with the centre hole of the blade and ground on an angle to produce an edge on one side of the tiop and side of the tooth. With a ripping blade though it needs to be more flat topped and faced so it hits the wood square on and also needs more of an angle so the blade hooks the fibres of the wood? Is there such a thing as a blade that does both? The way I see it a blade with too much hook will snatch when cross cutting and I really don't want that! How will a cross cutting blade do at ripping though? Will it work or not cut properly?

I already tried that route. No picture of the van blocking the limit sign means that I don't have any supporting evidence so there's not a hope of legally contesting it. If it wasn't so far away I'd have got a mate to park his tranny in the way and take a picture of that but it would cost more in diesel to get us there and back than the course is going to be! I'll just put it down to bad luck. It's the first ticket I've ever had in 13 years and there are no points if I take the course. I'm sure pretty much every ticket issued gets a half arsed response to try to explain it so I fully understand the position of the police. A mate of mine is actually in traffic for that force, I wonder if it was him that booked me?!

Well it looks like the camera van that I went past the other week picked me up. 50mph in a 40 zone... Got to do a speed awareness course! Me in my sheltered life wisdom thought I would get off of it with a letter I sent in. I was miles from home in an area I'd never been in, got lost on some back roads and ended up joining a large rural road from a trading estate. I clearly remember thinking as I pulled out that the t*** in a van parked up on his phone was blocking my view of pulling out and it turns out he was - of the little limit sign! I pulled out and gave it some right foot up to 50... I didn't know of a limit but by looking at the road it was either going to be a national or a 50 so I held back a bit. Next sign I came to had a camera van next to it - it was 40 so I backed off but it was too late. I went back to the junction but the tit on the phone had gone and there was the sign. With no evidence I'm stuck. I'm not the sort to make excuses but in this case I'm feeling really hard done by! I've had three close mates killed in car accidents so speeding is something I really tend to avoid. Now I've got to sit and listen to someone tell me all about the dangers of speeding (like I don't know) and pay £80 for it too. I'm well miffed!

Cheers Morten, I'll do that. Anything's worth a try so I'll let you know how it goes. I'll do it in the morning when I get up as that's when it's at it's worst.

I've been searching pretty hard for some kit I need to buy. There are so many adverts on the internet it can take days to get through them so that's been something to keep me busy. I'm an active person though, I struggle to put my mind to things for too long which is why I do a physical job. I'm bright enough, I just prefer to be doing stuff rather than thinking about it! I really wish I could knuckle down and study things without getting fed up with it!

That's not so bad then. Nearly there. I don't mind a bit of lazy time. Trouble is when it's not through choice it's not the same!

I've got some pills from the doctor that reduce the effects but it's still far from stable. I've had it last anything from 24 hours to over a week. At least it's not really long term I guess. The hardest part is that I'm mentally fine, physically fine, just pretty much as if I'm very drunk. Being a manual worker that writes off everything. If I had an office job I would be fine as long as someone could get me there. I'm having to draw my sickpay from my sawbench and splitter fund which is what's bugging me the most! Sorry to hear you're in the same boat Rob. How long do you recon before you can get back to work?

That's fine. I'm as honest as it gets but if they screw me, well two can play at that game!

Well after reading over the forum for a couple of days now I spotted this section which I've never noticed before. That then prompted me to have a moan! I've been off work this week with Labarynthitis... At least I think that's how you spell it? I seem to get it quite a lot for some reason and for those of you who don't know it's an inner ear thing that makes you lose your balance. Sat still I'm fine but turn my head and I instantly feel like I've downed half a bottle of vodka! That pretty much counts out working, driving or doing anything useful! This is the third day I've been sat here now and the feeling of "oh well, I can sit around for a bit" has turned into "I really need to do something!" I guess I could try to tidy the workshop but if I fall on something it's going to hurt. I'm really not the sort of person who takes to sitting around doing nothing - I'd go and sit where I do the deer management and watch to see what's about if I could safely get there but I can't! I think without this place I'd be going mad by now. EDIT... On top of that I get quite bad motion sickness on boats or in busses. Every time my head starts to spin I feel really sick. It's thoroughly rubbish!

A couple of tips I was given as a trainee school leaver to help me with the Tirfor may help you.... When shifting the T handle to release the cable try standing the winch on the opposite end and remove the main handle. You can then use your body weight to push down and release the T handle and the lever will shift as needed without the main handle weighing it down. To clamp the cable just give it a light stamp with your heel - you'll not hurt it as long as you do it respectfully. Cable wise I too recommend a shorter one and a poly rope. Then you don't need such a large tyre to store it. Generally they're brutes to use but with practise you'll get the knack and find it gets much easier. Stick with it - you can shift light stuff with a big winch but you can't shift heavy stuff with a small one!

Funny you should have this issue. My 450 has just started doing the same thing! The last machine I had which did this turned out to be a combination of things. A carb gasket was one, and the fuel pipe had a tiny hole which cased it to get air in the system. Does the primer bubble run dry? Mine did and that's what gave it away apparently? Hopefully it's a simple fix. They're good machines.

I agree 100% with that. Old stuff was made so well compared to new stuff. Can you imagine one of the modern pressed steel things still working after half a century out in the rain? Not likely I'd say! It would most likely fall to bits when touched! I'm off on holiday on Monday so maybe not getting this one was a good thing. When I get back I'll have a better picture of my post holiday finances and I'll be around to sort delivery etc. I've already sussed a guard design if I do get one of those bare blade jobs - I recon it'll work out nicely in the end. Part of me wants to get one powered by one of those old Lister single cylinder diesel engines. My grandad worked for Listers his whole life so there's a chance he may have played a part in making them which would be pretty cool.

When I win my millions I'm going to park mine on my Buggatti Veyron!

I'd probably be happy to pay that for a sliding table type, it sounds about right. The one I was watching was a fixed table, no guards basic as it gets and probably adapted from belt drive. I was really hoping it would go for under £200 as I've seen a lot that have. A friend of a friend runs a large scale agricultural sales place. I've asked him to keep a lookout and let me know if anything comes up. Do you think £370 was realistic for a fixed table though? It wouldn't be the first time I've had to spend more than I expected to get what I need.

Well the old bench saw I was watching just sold for £370! Add £100 of palletline charges to that and it just wasn't worth it so it looks like I'll have to keep searching. If anyone on here knows where I could get one for a more sensible price please let me know!

Hmm... A screw splitter gets more and more appealing with every reply!

I've just been on youtube to watch a few videos about these things and found this... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZbbJyJSHR4&feature=endscreen&NR=1]Cutting logs on a sawbench, Devon, England...- YouTube[/ame] I'll just note that down as how not to do it! He's just asking to slip and cut most of the top of his body in half! Made me shiver watching it!

You can pick them up for maybe £200, sometimes less. Quite cheap really when you consider what they can do. I was looking at one up your way yesterday but can't find it now, typical really!

You're kidding right?! I've been looking for some time and haven't seen a sliding table type for anywhere near my limited budget. I have got a lathe and a welder though so after reading the above perhaps a second table mounted on rollers may appear on the old one I'm looking at! Not quite related I know but it still proves that things don't always go according to plan! On a side note has anyone tried those Polish screw splitters advertised on ebay? I can't afford a Hycrack and as I'll only be turning over maybe fifteeen tons per year the mutts nuts top of the range Hycrack may not be needed.

My only concern with it all is that I've never used one. That makes me an amateur and amateurs unknowingly do silly things! It's the same with a chainsaw - I've worked in a number of gardens where the homeowner has bought a B&Q chainsaw and is happily grinding away at their trees, nose first into log piles etc. I find myself almost running to them to give them pointers before they get a hard kickback and chop off some vital part of their anatomy! I'm thinking that when I get this I need to check the blade is sharp and true and if not replace it and then I'm going to start on some good dry square timbers like 4x2 to get the hang of it. Looking at it I assume that feeding the wood square to the blade and pushing it straight through so it doesn't bind is pretty vital... Anything else I should know? A PTO pump is already on my consideration list. Would that be a better way to go than one of those screw type PTO splitters? I've been looking at them a lot and they look quite smart. More importantly they are simple so perhaps better for occasional use (no pipes and seals to maintain)?

Thanks Marko. The tractor PTO does spin the right way... Got that checked out before I bought it! I think what you're saying sums up my thoughts so that's a good start. I was thinking that a blunt blade would be dodgy the same as it is on a chainsaw and also questioned why leaning over a chainsaw is seen as a better option than a table saw as that's not exactly foolproof! The saw I am looking at does have a basic guard over the blade which would stop you from falling on it if you were somehow knocked out and also the thin metal bit behind the blade to stop things from touching the back and flipping over. If I buy it I'll be giving it a good going over before use and I most likely will buy a new TCT blade for it.

Hey guys. I think I may heve been around this subject at some point but cannot find the post or the advice given in it so perhaps I didn't post here? I've just bought the compact tractor that I've always wanted - a little Kubota with a mid mount deck. It's got a 3 point and pto so now I'm looking to get a table saw to fit it. I've moved out of the commercial timber work and the tractor was bought to mow rather than run tools. But at home I still get through a lot of wood and process it all myself. I can't spend too much so I'm looking at one of the old vintage saws. I know that for work their lack of guards etc would render them unusable but for home use it's down to me right? What I don't know is just how dangerous these tools are? The way I'm seeing it they shouldn't be any more dangerous than leaning over a chainsaw which lets face it can take you apart in fractions of a second if you mess up? These things were used for years and yes there were accidents, but no more than with chainsaws. Are they really as bad as some people make them out to be? On your advice I'm thinking of fabricating some basic guards myself if need be. I've got access to plenty of modern machines so finding a pattern/design for this sort of thing should be easy enough. I guess what I'm asking is whether all the "oh my god you can't do that" opinions that I have come across from perhaps half the people I've asked are based on current H&S guidelines or practical experience? Edit... I guess I'm looking to the older folk on here who would have used these things back when they were seen as great tools not deathtraps! If they were that bad there wouldn't be a retired farmer to be found anywhere yet there are plenty that still have all their digits!

I just tried to follow a link from google to the site and was warned of a virus/malware and not to continue. I'm not sure if there's anything in it but figured a heads up wouldn't be a bad thing! Here's the result so it can be found if needed... 700mm TCT saw blade - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists arbtalk.co.uk › ... › Tree Care Forum › Firewood forum This site may harm your computer. 10 posts - 5 authors - 28 May Any good/recommended brand(s) at a sensible prices, ( rather than excellent at an extortionate price ) I would like a spare for my firewood saw. I've not been here for a while. How's business for you guys?

How come it's going? Costing too much to run or just not right for the work you're doing at the moment? That U1600 belonging to the OP is lovely. My dream truck I'd say, but I'm more likely to end up with a U900 if I can ever get the money together to buy one! I sure wouldn't sell a Unimog to replace it with a Transit!