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  1. Woodworks
    Haha that didn't last long ? Looks a beast of a chainsaw mill! 5kw off single phase is a lot so hope you have good power supply. My 3kw machines make all the lights in the house dip on start up. Guess it has some soft start system. What kerf bar have you gone for? Still not taken the plunge yet on a mill myself so would love to come and have a gander once you have it up and running. Good luck with it and have sneaky suspicion it wont be your last mill
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    Interesting. Saw it at the show but couldn't quite get my head around how it worked. Looks surprisingly quick cutting so I guess friction is a big hinderance when using an alaskan and the nylon wheels on a carriage clearly slide very nicely. When you cut right through I presume a fair few wedges are needed to to avoid the bar being pinched?
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    Sure it's just a few seconds but I dont think it use to be l like that so I guess something has changed. Only mentioned it as it might help Steve, not complaining as such.
  4. Woodworks
    Must admit I often have problems getting Arbtalk but it's normally back a few hours later. Long threads like Silky's take a long time to load
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    In a race this is what happens. They are all through in the blink of an eye and the road is open again. These day Spotives are the rage. These tend to have a large amount of participants with a huge range of abilities on long rides so towards the end of these events you have riders coming through for many hours. I am a cyclists but cycling is a victim of it's own success with these large organised events starting to pee people off which cant be good for cycling in general. I would be fed up if I was in Stubby's shoes. Dont know what the answer is though.
  6. Woodworks
    Picking up the roller table tomorrow so the poor old trailer will be off the hook from now on.
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    Yes I call anything I slice up as it's too big for the processor a ring. The stuff in the pictures goes from around 14" to 24" but nothing massive in this load. When I started this thread I had it in my mind the wood was bigger and heavier than it is. It's quite dry so manual handling it all has not been a problem.
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    Yes I allowed for that in saying the quantities. Reckoned there was another half crate in the mounds.
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    Yes probably some of nicest oversize wood I have ever had. No messing around having to get the blade all the way to the bottom of the log to make them separate. An inch or two in and they went. The guy who helps me out is a good grafter
  10. Woodworks
    9 1/2 crates as it turns out but no too bad
  11. Woodworks
    Yes I have seen splitters like that but ours is quite quick. Got a day on rings tomorrow and recon my mate will probably fill 10 crates if all goes well.
  12. Woodworks
    I have had the stove give off a puff of smoke when it's been to shut down then comes back to life with a whoosh pushing smoke into the room.
  13. Woodworks
    Pretty sure there is a joke to be had based on the thread that made him vanish ?
  14. Woodworks
    Thanks but I dont want to get any busier. Quite like the easy life and being skint haha.
  15. Woodworks
    If all goes to plan I have just acquired a 10'x5' roller table for scrap money. The rollers are on a chain and a 3 phase motor. No 3 phase here but I recon if I disconnect the motor and attach a winding handle instead so should be able to have the rings feed straight to the splitter ?
  16. Woodworks
    They do look great if you have the work for it. Bet you cant wait as they look way faster than the Posch. I cant justify that kind of outlay for our tiny outfit though.
  17. Woodworks
    That's incredible value for kit that must cost a bomb. Mind you not including transport is probably the catch for us as I am presuming they are nowhere near the SW. Did see the Growi at the APF a few years ago but not working as something had gone badly wrong with it. Cant remember how you load the rings on it but might do a bit of research
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    That would be slick. Rowans idea with the loader onto a big table of these would be magic.
  19. Woodworks
    If your Rotatech chains are anything like the ones I have had you wont be wanting to touch the depth gauges/rakers for a while as they come out the bag set very aggressively. As said a fraction here or there we make diddly squat difference.
  20. Woodworks
    Thanks chaps Cant justify a Fuelwood Splitter. Dont do enough wood but would love one. Billeting them first. It's possible but I suspect slow. Also putting split wood through the processor the wood tends not to fall well in the splitting chamber requiring correction. I think you are right Rowan. I have a piece of flat steel sheet on the trailer which aids sliding the rings around. No concrete in my yard I am afraid nor a backstop but it's a good idea. Yes I do operate the saw from the side. It's only an Ifor and I take the sides off. As I said earlier I have been over thinking this. Made a start yesterday and rings aren't as heavy as I thought so stacking the rings manually prior to splitting is easier than expected but pleased several of you think rings on a trailer is the way to go.
  21. Woodworks
    You advocate sub 16% logs but dont suggest sealed log stores. Do you not agree that ambient humidity will make their moisture content go higher?
  22. Woodworks
    Thats lovely but would she not prefer it in pink?
  23. Woodworks
    Great pictures as always Paul That from seed to sawmill is superb. Amazed it didn't win
  24. Woodworks
    I am well aware that I am fortunate but would like that trend to continue and think this requires a sea change in the way we live. Comparing man made destruction to a meteorite just seems bizarre to me. One we can do something about the other is out of our hands. It is depressing and I am depressed about it. Most people seem to take your view ie live today and fook tomorrow, pretty shitty for those we hand things too though dont you think?
  25. Woodworks
    Nice idea but pretty slow as is. As you say that Japa system added to it might be good. Maybe we are doing OK already. Last time I had a major session on rings I spent the best part of a day bringing the wood up from the field and ringing then the next day I did some of them on the processor and my mate did some on the splitter. Think we did 18 crates in the day. Good/bad I dont know but would always like to improve things.

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