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<p>Hi, if you can process all four together then it will work out cost-effective to move them to a big band mill (assuming you can easily get them roadside to be picked up). If you can't get them roadside or they need doing as two pairs then it may well work out better to get them milled on site. An Alaskan is effectively limitless on length whereas a Lucas slabber has a maximum length - it depends on how that fits and what price you are quoted as to which would work out best. Do you just want them all slabbed or is there a more complex cutting list, and what thickness are you wanting? This will determine how much cutting and hence how long it is likely to take. Rgds, Alec</p>

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<p>I haven't got your phone number.</p>

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<p>Not sure where things are with the oak - haven't managed to sort transport and I'm presuming that not having heard from me you will have made other arrangements, but if not then I will keep looking for transport as I have a couple of leads for people who may be able to do it at short notice.</p>

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<p>If it still applies then dimensions would be handy - the lift weight on it will be considerable!</p>

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<p>Cheers</p>

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<p>Alec</p>

<p>Hi Kev, yes my Allen Scythe has a Mk25c engine and I run it on straight Aspen 2T. It is still running really well, comes out each year a couple of times, starts straight away on the old fuel (except when it demagnetizes over winter!), mows a patch of about a third of an acre several feet high and never misses a beat. Aspen certainly hasn't given me any problems. Cheers, Alec</p>

<p>Not sure if you picked up my PM? Wouldn't be charging anything.</p>

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<p>Alec</p>

<p>Cheers John, spoke to Mum, who is quite happy to take more. I think the message was stop if you reach the back door, but you'll probably see her next time you're there and she can confirm. Haven't seen what you've dropped off yet, but it sounds like there are a few millable bits. With the smaller stuff for firewood, feel free to keep dropping them off if it helps you, but otherwise don't worry about more as Mum is beginning to wonder about access to the washing line and I won't be down for a couple of weeks yet.</p>

<p>Hi Graham, Swanley really isn't too far off at all - Mum lives in Hartley.</p>

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<p>What thickness is your oak at the moment and what thickness do you want it taken down to? That determines how long it would take, and hence how much it would cost. Also, are you looking to use it exactly as it comes off the planer or to give it a light sanding afterwards? If you aren't going to sand it at all then I will put freshly sharpened blades on to make sure there are no slight lines left visible on the surface.</p>

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<p>I should be able to find a piece of oak to make a mantlepiece of the size you're looking for. Are you looking for it to be very plain, 'rustic' etc? I tend to mill at 1" increments, so planed size (assuming you are looking for planed faces) would be slightly under thickness unless I use a 3" starting piece. I do have a really clean piece planed up at 38mm thickness but that may be a bit thin? The size you are after would be about £15 planed, £10 unplaned.</p>

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<p>Cheers</p>

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<p>Alec</p>

<p>Hi John, we can take all the chip, and the logs would be handy too.</p>

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<p>What is it, and how big? Wondering if there's anything worth milling?</p>

<p>Yes thanks, found them waiting for me when I got home, and they're still small enough to fit in the house! Let me know how much all-in.</p>

Hi Jim, yes - I sent a reply.

Alec