Woodworks

By square chain do you mean full chisel? If so there is no need for a square file on it. If it's for racing and you do need to file square I would have thought Doug at the link below should be able to help as he is involved in tuning and racing saws. Edit. Removed link as it turns out they dont sell flat files as their racing chains are sharpened with a round file

Not a problem. This is what size the customer thinks we need for the finished sizes but I think they may have got there H and Ws the wrong way around haha. As you can see it's not much but it needs to be as clean a s whistle" 16 pieces. 180mm H x 112mm W [outside edge] x 18mm timber."

Never made one but my approach would be use a very stable wood and trust resin to do the waterproofing. Instability would cause the resin to have faults and allow water ingress into the wood. Mark any chance of some pictures of those pear boards or would rather not part with them ?

Brilliant. Brightened up my morning ?

Just experienced great customer service. I have an old Stabila Laser level that I have had maybe 15 years and it saw me through our house build. It had a great gizmo that you put a prism in the end that would cast a line at 90 degrees to the level. I lent the level to a friend some time ago and only recently opened up the case to find the prism is missing. The friend has moved house so no chance of finding it. I sent off what I thought was a very optimistic email to Stabila Germany to see if they had any old stock of these parts knowing full well they have not made this item for a long time. Heard nothing for a few days then a mail from someone representing Stabila in the UK to say that Stabila Germany had found one of these in the factory and it would be sent over with the next delivery to the UK. What's my address and there is no charge for the part. Pretty chuffed with that and a big thanks to Stabila

That may be the case but I don't and by the looks of it, Tom doesn't either. In all seriousness, the aim of advertising for many things is to make you insecure about what you are doing now and then sell you a solution and this seems to be a case in point.

I have been using decent fuel and decent oil carefully mixed and never had a problem. Literally no-carb issues ever. I did buy some ethanol protector when I read about everyone getting their knickers in a twist over ethanol but it's still sitting on the shelf.

With a waxy feel, I would go for teak or iroko. Looking at the grain teak seems more likely

Not used the Hakki and more power is always nice but it comes at a cost. You would need a bigger more thirst engine and more fuel. I would pay a fair bit more than the farmi costs if I thought there was a more versatile mobile processor out there but IMO it's still the best compromise. For power, I think the Trackmet wins but it looked a cumbersome mess with it just being a normal processor chucked on a trailer. Chips spat out straight into the wheel, poor visibility and no log lifter which is essential IMO. The new Japa looked better than the Trakemet but again a processor dumped on a trailer so very high and again large cumbersome machine for its log handling capabilities. I have only used the Farmi in anger but not been tempted by the opposition so far,

It's pretty good. What it will sometimes struggle with are very dry rings. Had a job the other day and had quite a few refusals right at the start with some wood that had baked in the sun but once into the stack had no problems whatsoever even though it was gnarly hedgerow wood. Most jobs I can go and leave nothing unsplit but I will chop awkward-looking stuff down with a chainsaw to more manageable pieces if I see the need.

Yes, it's the WP36. Lots of chat on here about them so worth a search. This is ours on some softwood but in all honesty, most processors look good on wood like this it dealing with twisty awkward stuff that is the deal-breaker. I did see the new Japa at a show and it looks well built but very heavy. This is relevant when you are setting up on a less than flat site and you have to manhandle it into situ. Many of my jobs involve this kind of thing. I went for the Farmi as the log lifter is excellent and the ease of which you can use the splitter separately. So many jobs I get there are some oversize wood to chainsaw into rings and then put them through the splitter. The splitter can handle 18 rings okay

The Farmi takes some beating. I have been running one now for 5 years and I keep an eye on any new models on the market but yet to see anything as versatile for the varied work involved in contract processing.

You lost me but see I spelled a word wrong. I am running a spellcheck but it doesn't work if it's a valid word just the wrong one ? There are reasons I cut logs for a living

In total agreement with you 5 shires. I have been pulled up for pretty mild swearing some years back and completely accepted the reprimand. These days the limit to what goes is far beyond what I want to see on any forum. I realise mods are busy but I would have thought this forum pulls in enough revenue to warrant a good level of moderation. My mrs is on a farming forum and there is a zero-tolerance for swearing and it seems a better and more friendly place for it.

Being environmentally friendly is rarely a financially cheap option in the short term but then who knows the long term costs of not going down this route.

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Thanks for all the advice. They worked well and kept many of us amused at a wedding reception. I was surprised by how long they lasted. Lit them around 22.00 and they were still going come midnight.

Do you have any pictures of it? Just trying to gauge how pink it is. The only sample I have here is steamed and not sure how that affects the colour.

I will have a measure up and get back to you

Not needing much but wants to be very clear of defects. In fact the more boring and dry the better. Thanks

On a little Facebook group some guys were raving about the Clock stoves. Apparently worked superbly

It's just a bit of mold on the bark. I would not be remotely worried as long as the wood is dry

Good work Steve. What have you used for stabilising the defects on the cherry bowls above?

Very good but I raise with this

No sweet. Sounds like I need to scavenge something more suitable from a mate