Jamespepperpot
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Awesome
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If its proper brown oak I've read its worth 4 times as much as normal milled oak so probably worth it!
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The fleet My favourite child! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Not particularly, when the saw is cutting through the wood I don't hold any of the weight of the saw as its held by the frame. All I do is push it
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Ahh, my arms always look like that but I see what you mean, I do actually have one of the winches that I got from Rob at the jones show this year I just haven't got round to putting it on yet. Saw him using one and made it look a lot less effortless
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I use a 660 with a 30 inch bar and have milled up some pretty interesting stuff recently - including a nice bit of burred oak. Chain sharpness is definitely key and I use one of those granberg electric sharpeners which is pretty much ideal. I use standard Oregon chain at the moment but am planning to buy a granberg chain for my 36inch bar. For me, the 660 is ideal because I use it as a large saw for the work I do, where an 880 or similar would be overkill. I currently run it on a 36 inch mill and wouldn't go any larger with the 660.
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I use a 660 and have 20, 30 and 36 inch bars and milling chains which I use on a 36 inch Alaskan. I chose a 660 because I also use it for other cross cutting and felling and its far more useful than an 880 would be - but that's just my opinion. You can cut wider logs with this set up you just need a mini mill as well so you can quarter-saw the log
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Best bit of kit I've bought! First time I used it I couldn't believe how well it was cutting. Made milling much less work Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I know a girl called Jenny Taylor...
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Probably one of the most sustainable forms of firewood considering how well it coppices. Not good for open fires though as it spits embers
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If making firewood is getting you down, watch this.
Jamespepperpot replied to Goaty's topic in Firewood forum
Love getting advice from a bloke log splitting in trainers -
Try some of the 'Towa' thermal gloves. Best gloves I've ever used for winter work
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Cheapest way would be to get someone in with an Alaskan mill as its only one piece. No point in letting Oak dry in log form for too long because it will never dry out the wood right in the middle. Depends on quality really but I think its around £35 a hoppus foot?
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Awesome grain. I want some
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Not all young people are like this...
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Large Oak tree across the road that goes past Bedgebury Pinetum. Anyone on here dealing with that?
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Ah that's not too bad, been milling some old dead standing oak today and had to sharpen every two runs. Was some hard old stuff! Definitely considering getting one of those grinder things as taking it off the mill is a bit of a pain. Do you do a battery powered one or is there an attachment for a Dremel I could use?
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Nice work Rob, did you only sharpen the chain once for that whole thing?
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Dreading the day someone will try and steal mine. Still, at least I wouldn't have to keep repairing it then...
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If you pay me £150 a day I'll do backflips and cartwheels back from the chipper
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I hadn't noticed how much that actually looks like a corpse! I didn't poke around too much though...
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Found this old thing on a site in Stanmore Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Took the centre silencer off my TD5 and it didn't really make it much louder just made it sound nicer! I wouldn't say it did much to performance though
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Vacuum pump can be checked by pumping the brakes with the engine off until they go hard, then turning the engine on and seeing if the pedal goes back to how it normally is
