Big J
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Grim weather yesterday just outside Edinburgh. Working outside but mostly under cover (thankfully). It was like mother nature suddenly woke up and thought "Crap! We've completely forgotten give Scotland a winter - we'll do it all in one day!"
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It's the hydraulic log handling that really speeds things up. Having come straight from a full manual mill previously, I can tell you that production rates are at least 5 times higher. The lack of throat is an issue, but with the monster chain mill that I now have along with the extensions, I can cut a 40 inch log straight through it's heart and pop it on the mill. Very quick way to produce a lot of timber. I've got 400 hoppus foot of big Oak to process this way. Jonathan
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Just got one second hand. It's fine, and generally cuts well, but has it's limitations. Also quite a lot of general maintenance. Other makes worth checking out are Timberking, Autotrek and Serra.
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Walnut 8/10 - lovely bit of timber Having a chap pulling a rope 10/10 - very good idea as long bars are hard work by yourself! Sound track 0/10 - awful song. Shame on you!
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So much talk of a man's goolies on one thread! Wasn't that cold really - 'cause I'm a loony and do it all the time, I don't have the gasp reaction anymore. It's like anything else - you just train for it. That said, my hat comes off to our idiot dog, who spent ages swimming back and forth across the river chasing sticks. David, I was speaking to the owners of Cluny House and they might be persuaded to allow a climb of the Wellingtonias on the basis of an inspection...
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Had to nip up to Aberfeldy in Perthshire today for a timber delivery, and seeing as it was due to be the last day of this mini summer, we thought we'd make a day of it. Went up to Cluny House Gardens to see, amongst other things, the largest sequoia in the UK (by trunk size - 11m girth, 45m height): Also saw many of these seed heads from Himalayan Lillies, that looked like something out of the Aliens movies: Back to Aberfeldy to the River Tay: And the obligatory swim (fifth so far this year): Water was a balmy 8 celcius!
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I have a spare 42 inch bar and chains that I no longer need as I've bought a 50 inch bar. I need to have a look at it but think it's a Cannon superbar. Not excessively used, and plenty of chains. PM me if you are interested. Jonathan
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Just taken delivery of about 15 tonnes of lovely large Oak butts. All 9ft long or there abouts, 30-38 inches in diameter, almost all pippy or burred. Standard method of attack is to chainmill them straight up the heart and pop them on the woodmizer, leaving boards up to about 19 inches wide from each half. Popping the whole log on the woodmizer would be daft as the amount of turning and shaving would leave a lot of crown cut boards and no waney edges. Anyway, I'll pop some photos up next week when I get stuck into some of the logs (when it cools down a bit). If anyone is interested, I can send up to 60 cubic foot down on a double pallet for about £140, at a price of £18-22 a cubic foot depending on quality, quantity and cut. Jonathan
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Classy video Rob! That's a very good price for something that will ultimately never need to be replaced. The timber alone is worth more than that, albeit I assume you are using lower grade Oak. Jonathan
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Good to hear that. As you say, fingers crossed that the new one is better. As a relative Rayburn newbie, I've been told that running cooler water through the boiler is a likely cause of corrosion and laterly failure in boilers. Does the inhibitor in the system not prevent this?
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If they are only going to be 3-4 inch branches, would a reasonable sized chop saw not be quicker and safer?
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I've got lots of it air drying at the moment - come back to me in about 18 months!
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All the very best for the procedure Bob, and for a speedy recovery. Jonathan
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Just lovely timber there Ben and may I compliment your milling - very clean finish!
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Good photos! Only place I've seen lizards in Scotland was on the way down Goat Fell on the Isle of Arran. Warm day in September and saw 19 in about 200 yards. Jonathan
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I swear that I sometimes see what I want to see - this is an ancient thread, but I still read it on this occasion as 'Rate my minge' on the new posts list! *Grabs coat and heads to specsavers...*
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Pictures tell a thousand words - here are a few boards that have gone into the kiln. Lots more like it available:
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Guarantee no one will tailgate you towing that!
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Now if you had been in the US, you would have been in serious trouble. I don't think that I have ever seen a picture or video of a tree surgeon with proper PPE on there!
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As I see it, you have two options. Firstly, you bring in a Chinook or secondly, you bravely run away! Look forward to seeing the pictures if you do do it though!
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Nice. You've got the start of some brown Oak there too.
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Any one know of a Oak timber supplier for beams, posts etc
Big J replied to David Riding's topic in General chat
There is every chance that I could supply at least some of what you need. We are working on a windblow job at the moment with some nice, long beam grade Oak. Up to 6.2m. -
Might be cheapest to send via courier. I sent boards at £11 a board before, but had to stretch the truth a little regarding the weight. I've got some photos my friend took today of stuff already milled. As soon as I get them, I'll post them. Lovely timber
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Man, that's one big ass ugly lump of beech! Still no decent sticks off this job Tom?
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That's crap! 15 months old is very new for such a serious failure. I hope that you get somewhere with the legal route. Got up on the roof last night (in the dark, with a head torch - single storey, so never fear) and swept the chimney. We were down to two inches of flue at the top. Now it's been swept, it's drawing beautifully, but the hot water has decided to stop working - no pressure at all. I suspect an air lock in the hot water system, but don't really know how to address it. I'll tackle google in the morning.
