Squaredy
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Well I buy 2.5m logs for milling. But I think most sawmills would want longer.
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I can't speak for other mills but I pay £70 per ton for most woods (hard or soft) and £100 or more for Oak and 2.5m is perfect for me. I am very small though and only need a lorry load or three every now and then. And as has been said most sawmills will want longer logs - 3.7m for softwood and as long as possible for hardwood possibly 5m.
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I would say keep the noise to between 9 and 6 Weekdays then really no-one can complain. I am sure the complainant would have a different attitude if work was being done for them. The council will not be worried unless the noise is from a business being run from home or anti social hours.
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Awesome that is fantastic. I am sure it will do really well. Well done Saul.
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I've always hated plastic grass for so many reasons. The thought that it can be damaged and result in thousands of pounds worth of repairs being necessary is just another reason: it is a product that is a shame it was ever invented. Why is it suddenly so popular anyway? I wonder if there is a firm somewhere inventing plastic trees, so that gardens need never be ruined by dropped leaves, or trees growing too large?
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Lots of interesting points here. Water on its own is sometimes not enough. Hardwoods are fine usually it is the softwoods like Larch and Pine that can have really sticky resin when we use the screen wash. The Lenox protool lube looks interesting I will look into that. And I hadn't even thought of legionaires. I am forever warning people to flush through our hose before they use the pressure washer due to legionaires risk - never thought of the blade lubricant water! Thanks for the info so far.
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For a number of years I have used a little screenwash in with the water in my Norwood bandmill to lubricate the blade. It seems to work well, but I got thinking about the safety angle. The guy who does most of my milling is in his twenties and could potentially work for me for many years into the future. Despite the breathing apparatus I supply it is inevitable he will breath some in over time, and screenwash does contain several harmful chemicals. We could just stick to water of course but does anyone else have any suggestions that are effective but known to be safe in the long term? I am aware that diesel is a good lubricant but I am even less happy about using diesel for the same safety reasons. Any suggestions other than just plain water?
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I am in need of one or two lorry loads of Poplar sawlogs. Must be nice and clean and straight and able to be delivered by full size timber lorry. Min diameter about 15 inches. I am near Newport South Wales so within striking distance of this please. I am not fussy on which Poplar as long as they are pretty clean and not full of rot! Any offers please PM me.
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Can't argue with any of that. And you haven't even mentioned the decades of bodging that blights our houses even more. My 1920's house is stifling upstairs at the moment because plastic windows were fitted in the late nineties with very few openers for instance. It also has many damp issues made worse by the government sponsored cavity wall insulation fitted in 1999. At least these issues can be fixed, eventually and at a cost of many thousands. So to add to your ire about housebuilders I would add much frustration about cowboy builders, window companies etc.
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I made a mistake with my first Bandmill. It is a Norwood HD36 I bought new in 2015. Regretted it from day one.
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Yes that is hefty I agree. As the OP said if a couple could come over at the same time it might be more reasonable. I think the high cost is due to the fact it comes as one fully assembled. Having had to assemble my Norwood from a box of bits I would def pay $2500 to avoid doing this again....!
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Mmmmm that is impressive. I will need to replace my Norwood at some point and that does look a lot of saw for your money. To be able to cut up to 32 inches wide is impressive for a saw of that price. And I do agree with you, parts should not be a problem. In fact I often find it quicker and cheaper to order parts from the USA even when they are available here in the UK. I needed a new carb for my Lucas Mill a couple of years back and I tried to get it about a week before Christmas. The local guys said things like...."Ooooohhh you won't get it until the second week of the new year." So I found a dealer in USA who I spoke to over the phone; he had the exact correct spec OE Kohler carb on the shelf, and it went in the post the same day. It flew to Heathrow Christmas day and even with customs clearance it was in my hands late December.
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First log milled earlier in the week with my Peterson. To begin with the blade was diving but we adjusted it and got it cutting straight. This batch was done without sharpening the chain and now I think a sharpen is needed. So far so good.
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Sadly I think it is too late for the ones felled four years ago as none of those species are durable. Even the Red Oak will be starting to rot. There may be some pretty spalting here and there, but also many soft bits. There would be some good stuff probably, but whether you would ever get enough timber to cover the milling cost is doubtful. The freshly felled Oak will be fine of course. They would give you a number of rustic beams or low grade planking. This might be a better bet for your garden table, although there would be rather a lot of sapwood.
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Oak has gone up a lot recently and seems to be around £5.50 per hoppus foot for the cheapest grade. And that is going to be knotty and wasteful. You might be better off trying to find Sweet Chestnut - much cheaper and cleaner, just check for ring shake. Or use Oak for the posts only and Larch or Douglas Fir for the rest.
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Yeah that is pretty much what I was thinking. Not sure whether to mount the winch or have it loose for flexibility. And as you say a ground anchor will be necessary for bigger logs.
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Oh wow that is a price. No the one we use is Axminster £200 or so.
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That is pretty much it. Wonder if my Dachsunds would be able to do it.....? They have a very low centre of gravity....
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Well it is a good idea and I have mulled over this, but it would be an expensive job to do this properly. To be honest I think I would struggle to find someone willing to do it. The professional guys would not want to get involved with old kit, and cowboys would probably make a mess of it.
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I have for years been wanting to get a fast tow trailer for transporting logs locally, as I am offered lots of good logs that are uneconomical to pay someone else to collect. They very rarely come up second hand and I think at £13,000 or so new this is just too much for a piece of kit I would use maybe a couple of times a month. I therefore will probably stick to a dropside Ifor Williams trailer and a winch. Has anyone got a great winch they would like to suggest for the purpose? Also methods and tips would be handy. Bear in mind this will be for good size logs, not firewood so each log will weigh half a ton or sometimes over a ton. I have for four years or so used my Transit with a crane, but this is starting to develop problems and is expensive to keep on the road, and I no longer need it for anything else so it is going. Suggestions appreciated.
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We use the Axminster Power Cap for milling, but I can't get your link to work so I don't know if this is the same as the one you are referring to. Can you put a photo on?
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Here is a pic showing the Alder cupboard doors. Worktop is Beech.
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It looks like the love-child of a Range Rover and a Skoda Yeti. I think the gap in the market that someone needs to exploit is for a rugged practical well designed vehicle that is a bit more back to basics. There are already countless luxury off road vehicles including Range Rover, Evoque, Disco, plus offerings from virtually every other manufacturer that exists now. No one is offering a simple rugged well built vehicle. The major purchasers of these vehicles as far as I am aware are utility companies and military. Do they really want all that style and comfort? A good chassis and power train, coupled with a practical versatile body and reasonable comfort inside. Focus on durability and reliability and repairability and it would sell to the world. But then again are Land Rover actually capable of manufacturing a reliable vehicle?
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Resistance to Dutch Elm Disease has recently been discussed in another thread. It seems Ulmus Lutuce is a very good choice. Have a look at this wiki article: Ulmus 'Nanguen' = Lutece - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Are you having the old elms milled? It is usually very beautiful timber.
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Ah good tip re identification. I think the Scottish Elms are just a bit behind the ones further south. Many are felled each year as they succumb to the disease. A few years back I received an invitation to bid for Elm saw logs being sold by Edinburgh Council, and it was 130 trees - and that was just a single season's worth of felling I believe. So I would say enjoy them while you can
