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Squaredy

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  1. Not really Newport, nearer to Usk really.
  2. Thank you that would be great. It is a White PR 30" thicknesser.
  3. Hi Topchippyles, thanks for your input. Yes I would certainly like the contact details for the guys near Llangorse. I know the two Steves at Ross, if it is Greenfields machinery - not sure they are up to the job of stripping down and rebuilding however.
  4. Thank you for that, they are not too far away. I will certainly consider them.
  5. Ah yes I have heard of them and TWS are not that far. Thank you for the suggestion.
  6. Yes it is 3 phase, and I also do not have three phase, but I run this off a genny. Thanks for the suggestion re Axminster, but I think they are more on the light side rather than industrial.
  7. I have a large old thicknesser that I use quite a lot in my workshop and it is becoming noisy and it looks like it needs new gears and maybe bearings. A new one is going to be around £15,000 which is out of the question and second hand is a bit unlikely as they do come up occasionally but they may well also need rebuilding. I have spoken to DaltonsWadkin who can overhaul it for me, but I wondered if anyone had any other firm they could recommend for overhauling this type of woodworking machinery. I don't think it is anything complicated that needs doing, but I think I would rather hand the machine over to a firm who have knowledge of woodworking machines, not just a general engineering firm. There are plenty of machines available with a width of up to 2 feet, but this machine will plane 30 inches (750mm) and I do often use this width. Suggestions very welcome.
  8. I am no arborist but I can advise you on this one. You will need an expert qualified arborist to do a proper survey and probably a surveyor or even engineer to assess the foundations and likely impact. You could even ask the insurance company who they think can assess the likely impact - after all they have a strong interest in avoiding damage to the property. You will not get a conclusive answer on this or any other internet forum.
  9. Thanks for the input so far. I am trying to get better pictures, which I will post of course.
  10. I agree it isn't typical Cedar shape, but this could be explained by the fact it was clearly grown in a wood. And if you zoom in on the foliage it does look more Cedar like than Spruce. I will ask for better photos showing foliage. As the trees are now felled it should be simple to get some good close-up pics of the leaves and cones.
  11. Can anyone help identify these two Cedars? The one near the building I did think may be Atlantic Cedar, but the other one has a form I am really not familiar with. I am guessing it normally grows a bit more bush like and has been drawn up by the forest hence the odd shape. I know the further tree in the first photo is a Yew it is just the other two I am trying to get a more positive ID on. Any help gratefully received.
  12. Any idea which Cedar these are? If you have a look there are a number of pics showing the foliage. Anybody narrow it down a bit? Maybe they are not a Cedar at all but one of the other exotic conifers?
  13. £130 for cubic metre kiln dried dense hardwoood and £100 for the better softwoods. Collection only no delivery.
  14. Accoya is indeed one of the best options. You should be able to purchase it for around the same price as Oak. So not cheap, but most of the cost of bespoke wooden windows is the labour so if you have the ability to do the joinery yourself this should work out pretty economical. Otherwise if you really want to save cash good clean Larch or Douglas Fir - but you may have to buy it unseasoned and dry it yourself, as very few people dry these timbers in the UK. Your other problem with UK grown timber is finding stock that is really clean - you don't want to be battling knots at every step. Also not as stable as Accoya.
  15. It would be a huge effort and could possibly yield some interesting stock. But mainly I would expect short grain, rot, worm damage, bark inclusions, bad shake. etc. You would probably be milling for firewood. Trees like that should be left for their habitat and aesthetic value - no good as timber.
  16. Maybe post a photo of the actual tree. If it is anything like the two you pictured it will not be much good for milling.
  17. I agree with most of what Big J has advised you. I would just add that you should do the deal once the logs are down and you can look at each end. And look out for hollow knots, which often lead to rot below the knot, which can travel some way down the log.
  18. I believe 112 is indeed an alternative emergency contact number in the UK. Back in the 90s I remember it being a huge problem for the emergency switchboards that they got thousands of accidental calls every day - in the days before screens automatically locked themselves - many were to 112 and the rest 999. And the worst thing is that the operator could not just hang up, in case it was someone incapacitated in some way. They had to listen for a good while in case someone managed to communicate that there is a real emergency.
  19. In much the same way as 999 will. Or have I missed something?
  20. Would it be worth investing in a nice mobile sawmill? I am sure you have already thought of that!
  21. What it probably tells you is the seller has no idea what he is selling.
  22. Waney edge cladding like children's clothes is classed as an essential everyday item. Square edge cladding on the other hand is considered a luxury good. Or maybe more likely Aaron is simply not VAT registered.
  23. Yeah I think it is Cypress or W R Cedar. Has its uses but I doubt anyone will offer to remove it free. Value around £25 per ton max.
  24. Well personally I mill Ash to the following thicknesses in mm 19 25 32 38 50 63 75 and 100. But I have spent many years finding customers and outlets. I suggest if you do not know who the customers will be maybe 32 and 50 or 55 mm are very useful thicknesses.
  25. I guessed the diameter was the thick end so I made it about 118 hft. 4 tons.

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