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thanks peeps, quite excited got a few butts lined up to do already.

Thats the one, do you think a good purchase or not? Obviously im just wanting to check its as advertised and in good working order. thx for your advice.

Could be him i guess, thought he may have put it up a little earlier if it was him though?

Yeah sorry, pic there now.

Hi all just bought this mill on ebay. Would appreciate a little advice on what i should be checking out on these before handing over cash, obviously ill be checking the powerheads run ok . But what should i be checking on mill etc. Will be my first mill, so newbie on this really. Thx, help really appreciated. James

So wouldyou buy the cheaper peterson, could have slabber and weatherboard attatchment and £2000change, or the more expensive lucas with no extras?

Ive benen looking into buying a mill lately, i was shocked at the cost of a lucas, every forum i read says lucas are cheaper then peterson but i got prices last week and its considerably the other way. 8" Lucas no extras £13600 8" Peterson ats no extras £10311 Surprised me,coz im thinking that the peterson is maybe better, but i know others differ. James

Tree quip is correct, pre 97 cant exceed the towing weight of car, they have a max train weight of 8.2 tonnes, but only if the vehicle and trailer are rated for it, after 97 max train 3.5 tonnes max trailer 750kg. Some exceptions for caravans on domestic car for after 97

That SIP is a reasonable little saw, you'd do well to snap it up. I saw a similar 10" sip sell on ebay for £90 ish if that helps. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Cant watch on iplayer anymore, anyone know where i can see it?

Save for a big one, I'd say 14" min. A small one will annoy you, I picked up a reasonable Clarke 16" on ebay for 105. Not the best but more than adequate. Thinking bout chopping it in for a startrite though if anyone knows of one going cheapish. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Thanks, I see your point alec. I'm used to dealing with milled timber really, just trying to work out this oak for the floor/sills and see if the one oak will be enough and how to allow for sap wood, metal in tree etc. The first oak is hedgerow but we have another in woodland we also want to mill and wondering if we can mill both in a day with a Lucas. Think I'm gunna send pics to sawyer and see what he thinks, what do you think? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

After much research im still stuck, so, 1. How do i work out the hoppus of a standing oak tree? 2. Does your hoppus calculation change for different species to take into account larger bands of sapwood, or does sapwood get included in calculation? Thanks James

Good answer from woodworks. I sharpen everything freehand. Have several knives sharpened at different angles, pocket knife about 25 degrees down to detail carving about 10-12 degrees. All my planes I roll the hone and then put a micro bevel on rolled edge at about 25deg. Not strictly correct but was taught to me buy an old chippy and it works well and is quick, no need to be super accurate. If you struggle with the angle, cut an offcut to desired angle and place next to your stone and use as a visual reference. With practice you can get super edges on your tools. James Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Its a burr, and no not really worth anything, if i had it id cut the burr off and make a bowl or something from it,but i wouldnt buy it. If you had a bandsaw you could rough plank it and you may get a small nice piece but probably not too special. James

If you can get an owl in there you wont have any swallow problems, however its remarkably easier to get swallows than an owl. May take some time, but would be well worth it in the end. James

make good use of the space and put things away when finished Put things away when finished? THat is a very interesting theory.

This is all sorted now thanks to mendiplogs Jon. Many thanks Jon, your a top banana.

Thanks Flames. Think i decided to invest in some t+g cutters for me router table and do it properly. Just need to mod me table to take me bigger router. Thanks for advice, tree being felled 23rd feb and Lucas mill booked in for 15th march. Will take some pics and keep you all posted. James

Well said Clive, seems native hardwoods aint the easiest to shift these days, especially green and on the round. Must be coz they dont have a lovely red or black stamp on them. Its sad when wickes can get more for a lump of scandinavian pine that you can achieve on a lovely lump of native lumber.

After a choice bit of landscaping/plastering etc. "its up and down like a whores drawers" Others "You paid for that hammer handle so use it" On cold day "if you want to get ahead, get a hat" James

Chainsaw use is very little of what I do, I'm not qualified for that argument, but doesn't that belong in another thread When I've run that nailer for a year. I'll post a review, and let you all know my honest experience, but at 250, will pay for it self in one job. James Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Looks nice, how straight/flat is it? Hard to tell in pics.

I think thats your favourite comment!

I was disagreeing with the price not being silly, only £5 cheaper than a brand new one, also with 2 batteries. Seems silly to me. The question of copy tools or top brand is another matter, copies dont have to be any worse, although they maybe alot worse. This paticular gun i recommended has proven to be fault free for the two years my friend has owned it. Maybe it wont last as long as a paslode maybe it will. Look at the nails and gas the same company sells, the same grade nails as paslode, same grade steel, hot dipped in same substance, but at a much lower price. Maybe you believe that paslode nails are better, but i dont. Please dont get me wrong, I own a large amount of good quality tools mostly dewalt and makita, but im also open to the fact that small outfits can also make quality tools and if proven in the workplace im willing to give them a go. Companies like paslode as a market leader with little mainstream competition are free to charge what they like, and i think at a list price of about £600 its overpriced. Its not as complicated as a chainsaw and i think as i said, when i get one next month ill get the proven copy rather than a possibly mistreated secondhand unit from ebay. Oh and no i dont buy stihl copy saws, i buy husqy. James