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Having not posted in ages and not milled anything in anger in even longer, I thought this might be of interest... Recent efforts from the 'Beerkan' mill & its little brother my upgraded mini mill. I got a job to mill beams for a porch build from a tree in the clients garden. Huge 4' Oak, must have been 200 years+. I didn't fell the tree, just hired to do the milling. Briefly, I used the 'Beerkan' mill to cut the slabs, about 40" wide, then the mini mill to cut the beams. Worked really well, surface finish was generally excellent (sorry RobD, I haven't tried the hyper skip yet, as my normal milling chain was working well). The 1st and 2nd slab cut (40"+) seemed really fast, 2.3m in about 5mins about 0.45m/min (Granberg milling chain) which seemed really good, for such a wide cut. 3rd slab cut was painfully slow, 1/3 of the speed, chain still seemed sharp, also this was the centre of the tree. I resharpened but this only made a slight improvement on the 4th slab. Slabs 5 and 6 I swapped the chain to a chipper, was slightly better, not as fast as the slab 1 and 2. Couldn't put my finger on the cause of the difference - engine RPM was a bit low 6.5k - 7k in the cut, but this was fairly consistent throughout. However it was cutting well enough, and the finish was good. Mini mill - this continues to amaze me how quick it cuts. It did all the beams, didn't have to resharpen once! Also see more pics and time lapse video here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Phoenix-Turner-466495826726895/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1914463385263458

One for the left handed turner - as one myself being able to turn over the bed with the headstock on the right has been quite enjoyable - albeit here for just a simple bit of chucking. (-could have done this outboard, where I turn mostly, but didn't want to change the jaws over...)

Thanks, yes I run it from a Teco inverter - awesome bit of kit. Castors are 1/4 or 1/2 tonne capacity, so should be a problem for big stuff. Yes made a new spindle, there should be some pics of that in the FB album. I dislike standard threaded spindle noses, as you can only turn one direction, which I find very restrictive. The chucks are direct mounted, so are solidly connected to the spindle and can not unscrew. Colour is anthracite - partners favorite, brownie points earned :-) Cheers

thanks.

One of the first things finished on it.

- yeah the wheels are castors with a ratchet jack foot in the centre - to make it easy to move about as my workshop space in limited, they work very nicely. Outboard; I should be able to turn a cylinder diameter 700mm x 700mm long, big enough. ?

I haven't posted any woodcraft in over a year as I've been building a new workshop - and a lathe at the same time... Few pics and link below for anyone interested. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Phoenix-Turner-466495826726895/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1660691810640618

Thanks. Floor is holding up well, visiting people often comment on it. My floor too ended up a bit gappy, but I anticipated this, as I'd only been able to air dry outside, hence I knew the M/C would be a little high. I compensated for this by chamfering all the edges making any gaps less apparent. It's no piece of master carpentry but it still looks good.

Hello, can anyone near Worcester plane + thickness me some Oak boards, about 10 off, L~2.5m x W~300mm x t~25mm. (I originally posted this in the craft section, but hope for some leads here as I need to find a solution soon) Thanks, Tom

Thanks for the replies, I don't have space to get a planer (much as I'd like to). What I need is some one to plane them for me, it's only a few boards... (FYI, the guy that normally planes boards for me just has a thicknesser which does the job very well)

Hello, can anyone near Worcester plane + thickness me some Oak boards, about 10 off, L~2.5m x W~300mm x t~25mm. The chap that normally does it is away for a few weeks, and I need them done within that time. Rough price and tome scale, any help greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tom

Not posted in a while but I always enjoy seeing other's work, so here are some recent creations of mine- More detail here: (New pieces toward album end.) https://www.facebook.com/466495826726895/photos/?tab=album&album_id=467938433249301 https://www.facebook.com/466495826726895/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1124596694250135

Sorry didn't see this until today. Bit I used was a Dewalt 92mm diameter self feed cutter - with extension bar, bought via amazon. -read through the wine bottle rack thread - all discussed there.

Thanks, -it's all turned, apart from the square ends of course. -overhang's not too bad and it's quite symmetrical so no balance problems.

Some great plum... -more here: