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  1. billpierce
    thanks, shame about the cracking back rest, but it has been cut for 2 years and air dried so hopefully won't get any worse. i can't help feel like spltting/green wood is a bit of an unspoken issue amongst us carvers? i have carved some stuff from oak in the round and watched it open up like a flower! redwood and larch seem to do it less though eh?
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    yeah i was thinking that! been translating from german websites and from what i read they are on par if not better than oregon.
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    carved oak bench what i made for some friends getting married. sorry about sidey ways images, couldn't figure out how to turn them
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    anyone tried these Sägenspezi bars? reet cheap and thats with a chain too! but i expect you get what you pay for. but they are nearly half the price of decent ones!
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    no idea about leaded fuel, never been around it
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    that'll be fairly big then?
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    saw this and thought someone would want it. i do and don't at the same time! Stihl Lightning Contra £320! think its not the 138cc one though what are they like for parts?
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    mind you i reckon my dcs5000 cuts better on .325!
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    lime is like carving wax, nice and creamy! but yes crap out doors!
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    fine with me and i am not trade!
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    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yGgfunS45fE/VZ6A5IpYApI/AAAAAAAAA9c/PL_cedgEeII/s512/20150709_092929.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ISTn_nUmtU4/VZ6CqseG2hI/AAAAAAAAA94/KPR1hTccYF4/s640/20150709_092904.jpg
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    i have a 22cc makita saw too. can't fault it, lighter than the 150 and it'll run a 1/4 picco chain lik ethe 150 too. strop is round the handle though, not he strop attachment - don;t trust it!
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    Is this cankers or this syringae thingy? No fruiting bodies that I can see and tree appears in good leaf but alot of cracks, with what appears to be dead wood. Suspect it needs removing as very close to a garage. Neighbouring tree has started to crack also. What is this? Will it comprise the tree's structure? Thanks Photos coming in a minute just struggling with phone
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    shane did you sort this? my ms361 is doing exactly what your describing!
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    yeah very good!
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    right sounds like give it a miss. snapping! FFS!
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    need some spare spikes for rescue etc found these ARBTECHNISCH ones on ebay. they are £80 delivered. too good to be true? anyone used them? normally climb off buckingham ones but been thinking i should carry a spare set with all my rescue kit etc.
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    website in the making! hope enjoy the new saw!
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    its the only possible outcome after fitting a new chain!
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    i too use a 9'' makita grinder with 9'' discs. works great for out door furniture etc but obviously hard to get a dead flat planed surface you can get 24 grit discs which eats the chainsaw marks out reet quick.
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    Dead oak

    billpierce replied to Ollie's topic in Milling Forum

    [ame= ] [/ame] love it!
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    bet you had to sharpen the chain a few times! nice project
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    also worth noting that while the MSA200 looks like it has a carving bar on it its infact a sprocket nose bar running 1/4 which (through experience) will not tolerate being carved with. personally i would get a carving bar, sprocket etc for your 180 and get 50-60cc saw (i made do with a 357xp 18''/15'' bar and an ms170 14'' carving bar for years). if your determined to buy second hand saw give me a pm as i'm in northumberland and should probably downsize saw collection. have fun!
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    try to find out what the factory settings are for the saw? usually 1 turn out on L and H and the idle you should be able to tell what a decent tick over speed is without chain creep. my dcs 4301 has a spark arrestor also which glows red. i think this is normal and probably intentional as some sort of emission reduction (might be wrong? but mine has always done this and runs fine and has done for hours of work.) check you plug colour after a bit. good luck

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