muttley9050
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Hi guys, Decided i better do my 30and 31 before i buy my woodland, but after much searching im unable to find anything within 130 miles. Any ideas on where i can do it without all the traveling, or a recommendation of a place that offers cheap accomadation too thx. james
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An old chap told me to chuck the trap in a pond overnight to erradicate smell on it. Guess This would work, I wouldnt keep my birds behind anything but chainlink, 6ft high with a 1ft chicken wire protrusion at top. See loads of fox prints in the snow round the run, but they never get in. Touching wood right now!
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Hi simon, welcome to arbtalk. Have included a picture of a design of bench(not mine) that i have made similar inthe past. Easy to make from planked wood and no fancy joinery. If you can make me a bench like picture 2, ill give you good money for it, James
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Copford sawmill, i will pm you a cutting list for 1 door and frame if you would like to quote. probably tomorrow. Thx James
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Spec means i need lumber between 1 inch and 1.5 inch thick. supplier is chiltern green timber co. A guy called steve who has an oak and larch woodland and a lucas mill. Nice chap. suprised hes not on here, might mention it to him.
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Thanks for the reply Blaise, Unfortunately i found a regular supply of seasoned larch from a larch woodland about 15miles from me(wendover). Having said that your butt looks quite nice and you should decide on a use for it, its great for any outside project like benches, fences, garden buildings etc, so decide on a use for it and have some fun. Imo its a very underrated wood with a beautiful hue and grain, which should be used more regularly. Thanks again and happy milling. James
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Went to one a few years ago, saw a good condition stihl saw(about 35cc from memory). Asked the guy what he wanted for it, and he said he bought it off his brother to do some limbs in garden but he couldnt get it running and thought hed messed up mix and seized it. I opened fuel tank and saw it was full of chain oil and vice versa. Paid him£5 for it. Took it home and cleaned tanks and carb etc, new fuel and it fired right up. Give it to me dad to replace his old beast. Lovely. Sometimes you do get lucky.
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Bloke i live with did this once, I got up on roof and pushed it down with another brush. Personally i wouldnt be in the burn it out club but each to there own. Hope u get it out ok. good luck
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Thinking of getting taptalk , so was wondering if there was news on the release of the branded one. Thanks James
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:thumbup:Good job matey, For someone who said you were working it out as you went, you have done very well. Top marks.
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Thanks for the info guys, pm sent to Ian.
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morning, im thinking of buying the lm pro sawmill from logosol, just wondering if anyones had experience dealing with this company in the past andwhat the feedback is. Thanks James
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I wouldnt use yew for chopping boards. not worth the risk.
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Completely agree, go for it, gloss paint or pva on the ends. paraffin wax is the traditional material used i believe, but a right faff. Cherry is a beautiful wood but have always found it to be very sussceptable to warping and moving. Bought one piece from a farmer milled into 8x8,he told me it was 6 years old, Thought id resaw into one 8x4 and two 8x2s, let if finish drying and make a table. Made first cut in middle and watched the two bits bend like bananas in front of my eyes. I cut them in half and still have them stacked. Will get round to the table one day. Happy milling. james
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Sounds to me like blocked main jet, running on pilot jet until you give it some revs. My advice would be, remove and open carb, use a paint brush and petrol to clean everything. Locate the main jet. Probably brass and it will unscrew. Remove carefully and use some thin copper wire to poke any gunk out of jet. Flush through with petrol and a short blow like a straw. Rebuild carb and replace. Then test.... Hope this helps
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Heres the link. The guys a bit more safety conscious than me, but good at what he does. I set my table saw at 42degrees for the cuts and it works well.Then i buy good quality wet and dry in rolls and stick it in strips to some plate glass i use 6 grades upto 600grit and those blades come out super sharp. I now keep my blades sharper than when i had to send off. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBKp9_hWLo]Planer knife honing jig - YouTube[/ame] Cheers James
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Hi Alec, Ive got a dw733 too, and your right there great, brought mine factory reconditioned and it was a bargain. made a simple jig so i can sharpen my blades my self, as i was never happy with the quality of sharpening at my local shop, and the amount of material they removed. Jig is easy to make and i get my blades super sharp now. Only send them off for grinding if i take a big lump out of them. Not sure how the jig would work on 24" blades but i guess if your wet and dry was long enough its possible. Let me now if your interested and ill send you a video link. Clive, do you choose to cut your boards out on a bandsaw or router with template. Thanks James
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Rat Control (or rather elimination)
muttley9050 replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
As stated above, come down hard with all possible means and alternate between different poisons. -
Oh" yeah, timber will need to be 1"-1 1/2" Thanks
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Hey all. Im after enough seasoned larch to make 3 yurt doors and door frames. Customer wants them done out of larch coz hes heard it should be cheap and is good in the weather. Tried to explain that its only cheap if its locally available but hey ho. If no larch please let me know of alternatives you have in stock. Havent worked out cutting list yet but will post as soon as i do. Guess its about 5ft3. thanks James
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fyi all these apps are available on android too and will run fine on the cheaper handsets
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iphones are too expensive and imo not worth the money, lots of restrictions from apple, fixed batteries etc. I would go for an open source operating system like android. For what you want i would recommend something like the samsung galaxy ace, available at less than 1/4 the price of an iphone and more than capable of running basic office tasks.
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What are peoples thoughts on lime, worth milling or firewood?
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Thanks guys, so its looking like the resounding advice is probably get bandsaw mill,so a couple more questions if thats ok. If i were to buy a mizer what would be the smallest size i should consider(would be looking at secondhand so may not have many options, secondly when working in the field is a mill on ground tracks at all practical, or should they all be trailer mounted without question. Another reason i like the peterson is that ican store it in the dry easier than i would be able to a trailer mounted mill. thx
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Imo dewalt ppe is all pretty bad, had boots, wellies, steelie trainers, gloves, jackets and all have been below standard. Run alot of there tools which i really like but ppe never again. Old gaffer used to hand out the boots and stuff but i wouldnt buy any of it.
