billpierce
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Large diameter oak available kent
billpierce replied to chrisholmes19858's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
just a massive oak robot for a kids play area at a sure start centre in gateshead, they left it to us to decide what to make! was a great project! -
where abouts is that?
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Large diameter oak available kent
billpierce replied to chrisholmes19858's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
i use large diameter oak often, i want it to last for ages. often i get whole wind blown trees and cut it how i see fit. oak is essential for really fine detail carving that you can't get on sequoia or larch etc . in my experience the large diameter oak is usually in relatively short lengths by the time it has got to a yard or has some rot/other flaws in and most people can't be bothered to quarter it with a chainsaw before milling. know where your coming from jon - if there was a really decent long and wide oak milling is a good option, but have found that 2-3ft diameter oak lengths are more desirable for people to mill?
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i've been thinking of using the line "you pay peanuts and get monkeys" for my advertising for a while, not sure if people would see the funny side though.
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don't give up! well done for getting to where you have! be interesting to see what spud has to do to finish it off
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the 112 i have is a belter, so 115 should be mint also
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i like the look of the 115 from on old tech, proven saw view
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check you sprocket is ok if your drive links are knackered. how long have you had the bar? how many chains it been through? bars should take a while before they are worn out
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makita 4301 is about £270 and 5121 (50cc) anout £350 off ebay. but i can reccomend shavey more!
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dolly 420 or makita 4301 is a good and light and punches above its cc! shavey on here can sort you out with one (see other threads). not used an echo yet!
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yeah nice one, how much does a crane cost for a day? what music id that toots remix? reminds of [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KzaFxGME9o]this[/ame]
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seriously, i have had 3 ms170's 14'' is whack if you bury it, 16'' is a joke, 12" is barely exceptable, but better IMO
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i've used multi fuel stoves for years burning just wood, no bother, sometimes i have removed the grate or stuck a but of sheet steel down o nthe grate (depending on design) if just using wood. best thing to do is have a good winter experimenting with it, then you'll know a bit more about it
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aarrow make pretty good stoves i think
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best on a 12"
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do not drill near the roller!
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multifuel stoves are designed to take the heat of coal, if you stick coal in a wood only stove you'll likely warp/crack the cast. generally a grate means ok for coal i think
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horrible to think what might have happened if the wrong lever was pulled
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spot on, nice colours!
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i bought an 076 on a 20" bar, that was good in the cut
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get a photo sent of you with some large butts jon, january sorted
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i went to buy a rayburn from someone how had similar problems, when i looked the flue damp was rusted shut! i think they are still using it!
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that ramp is ridiculous. is it definatley real?
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yeah just of the military road, not far from matfen. give me a shout when you come to retake you kingdom, i'll arm some rebellious peasants in advance
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i get this occaisonally when the wind is blowing in certain directions, and have discovered that opening the front door of the house for 5 mins when lighting eliminates the downdraft until flue is warm. also worth checking the factory spec of the flue diameter reccomendation as a 6 inch ilsulated flue section is infact 5 inch inside diameter etc etc
