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  1. Woodworks
    Might be worth a go here. Lots of amateurs who use small quantities but a few busy pro's as well https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/market-place.html
  2. Woodworks
    It looks like an Arrow. Have they been taken over is it a copy?
  3. Woodworks
    Yep seen one in action and they look a fantastic and versatile machine but I presume they are well out of my budget but would be interested in what they do go for. Edit. Yes sadly well out of budget
  4. Woodworks
    Agreed I would learn loads but dont want to have to do 3 hour around trip because I want to do some milling! Not the most organised kind of person at the best of times so would want to use it at short notice.
  5. Woodworks
    Haha yes I thought the same having read it's weight. Mind you I recon he scratched his car as you dont finish seeing how he got it off the roof and was looking messy prior to the edit. Good to know it can handle being outside. Think I would like to see one in action first hand as my attempts using a chainsaw mill are way slower than you see in the video. Maybe very fresh wood so easy to cut?
  6. Woodworks
    Tried most of them over the years. Mainly used the flat plate type but dabbled with others. If you are working towards freehand and want an aid for you to perfect this I would try the Husqvarna roller type like this https://www.toolstoday.co.uk/husqvarna-combination-gauges?gclid=CjwKCAjwyrvaBRACEiwAcyuzRFNDFwjBn3yD40OJqL8KMTgnb7IeOycbomdRyD_FG801GZP-zbYmLRoCHq4QAvD_BwE. It is slow to use but gives you a good feel for how to do it freehand. Recently got one of the Sthil 2in1 jobys. Great thing about them is you do the rackers at the same time as the tooth. Only complaint I have with it after a few uses it seems to take the rakers down a bit too far. Fine for some saws but it made my processor too aggressive.
  7. Woodworks
    One of the appealing things about the Logosol is it being A. made of aly and B. portable so it would not need to live out in the weather and wouldn't rust if does get a bit wet from time to time. Not got barn space for a mill but how weather proof is the Woodland Mills machine? Not sure about sharing a mill Big J as I know you are coming to Devon but not exactly going to be near by.
  8. Woodworks
    Just toying with getting a small mill. Need to rebuild a wooden barn next year and wondering about milling the wood myself. Using an Alaskan today but it's a slow old game not helped by using a regular bar and chain ?. So of the smallish mills out there what are the pros and cons. I presumed the Logosol using a chainsaw bar would waste more wood but re reading old post there is not much in it as a good bar and chain leaves a good finish and is very accurate apparently but is this the case ?
  9. Woodworks
    Pallet forks by a long shot for us. Not tried a grab yet
  10. Woodworks
    Haha wish I could claim that but that was a tired dyslexic at work
  11. Woodworks
    Renwable John on here used to have so clear views on the log fired ranges. Might be worth tracking down some of his old posts as he didn't rate what he had which I think was an Essy.
  12. Woodworks
    I dont think you can control the speed other than the PTO speed. Having had a small one before you dont stand to the side of the wood you are feeding but make sure you are standing behind the end when it starts feeding in. As say you can get a helava whack if the stem kicks sideways even with the small machine I had so pretty sure the one in the video could do you a power of no good.
  13. Woodworks
    Nice one Tom. Let us know how you get on with it
  14. Woodworks
    Tricky one. Nice idea but manufacturers fudge the numbers at times. Our current stove was supposedly very efficient but the reality proved very different. We have a Saey Scope and it was the most efficient room sealed stove available at the time. In reality it has not proved clean burning so I very much doubt it has got near it's claimed efficiency. In the past we have used Woodwarm stoves which have worked far better yet supposedly less efficient.
  15. Woodworks
    Think thats my plan Matt. Yes other woods are better but got these for firewood money so worth a go I think. Might even try charring them a bit first as well
  16. Woodworks
    Yes seen this with our present basic sheds. Rot out just below ground level yet the wood below looks OK. Seen charring of the outer edge suggested as rot inhibitor but anyone tried it?
  17. Woodworks
    As I say I can give them a good treatment of Creosote first but they are not dry yet so doubt they will soak up a lot.
  18. Woodworks
    Sadly the ground is often waterlogged in winter with the water table pretty much at the surface so they will be wet a lot of the time regardless of bedding material.
  19. Woodworks
    Thanks Steve. 10 years would be great but yes they would be sunk into the ground but treated as best I can below ground level.
  20. Woodworks
    As above really. Last load of firewood had some nice long lengths of douglas that would make good poles for a small shed. Wondering if I give them a good coat of Creosote how long they my last? some are large enough to get a few plank out of as well to make perlins.
  21. Woodworks
    Our stove (Saey Scope) wares out the pin the latch engages with. Have to change it from time to time or the door does not properly seal
  22. Woodworks
    Usual cause of squeaking is the scrapers that are under the box of the ram. A quick squirt of oil sorts it fine
  23. Woodworks
    I would be pretty upset with that corrosion on a new truck! You should be fighting them all the way IMO. Mind you poor paint work seems to be the new norm for most brands. If they cant sort out a proper paint job see if you can get the cost of wax oiling out of them. Better than modern paint long term anyway.
  24. Woodworks
    I just call it as I see it haha. Done some of the modifications to the retort you suggested and it's a definite improvement ?
  25. Woodworks
    Thanks again Ernie. How do go about making an Adam retort. Am I right in thinking you buy plans? Interested in this aspect as I have a retort design but dont want to go into production but like the idea of selling plans

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