Rhob the Log
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Could've just said 'yes, you are being thick'
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Came to change the band on the Norwood lumbermate today. Took down the new Logosol branded bands and removed the blade cover...it's the wrong way round. Teeth are pointing the wrong direction. Can you flip 'em over or do the flywheels run the other direction on Logosol machines???
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Interesting use of the ladder on that norwood. There are many types of mill about but finding a distributor in this country can be hard. Norwood's canadian, Logosol are Swedish. Let us know if you can find this kit new and best of luck finding a mill - sounds a good project.
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Weight? Dunno, haven't been to the gym in...11 years? No idea what I can benchpress now. Guess they're around 25Kg or so. Had a pic with my penknife for scale - 10cm diameter. You're right, they're windbraces. Leftover from the barn build. Seem mighty stiff to me. Turns out I won't need the length anymore...probably...still waiting on a cutting list. Cheers for that on folded sections though - might have a chat with the local steel fabricators see if they can point me in a lightweight direction. No use building a frame at this stage for me, much easier to get the best starting face if you can rotate the log easily when chainmilling. Have seen a few redneck frames (on youtube), nothing as good as the flip n' rip Rob D's been touting though.
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Hmmm, I was led to believe they were lighter... At 6m60 they'd do the job. Idea was to tractor them on the forks though may as well just fork the wood back and put it through the bandsaw
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I'm going to try a new rail method, maybe tomorrow. Will post pics if it works. It's using 6m metal roof supports; fairly light, round and straight as an arrow with brackets on the ends...I say light, we'll see.
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Treebloke/Bob had 8 or so. May have gone already though... See his thread. He's up near Brum http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/55927-decent-lengths-available-during-april.html
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Capel Manor celebrates trees and the countryside
Rhob the Log replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Forest and Arb are Winchester Garden Machinery. Fingers crossed for more toys though... See you there! -
I liked Big J's calculation more than Alec's (sorry Alec ) 1/4 girth squared x length [all in inches] -------------------------------------- 1728 Interestingly, when voluming (yes, I know that's not a word...) your sawn boards, take the length x width x depth (again, all in inches) and divide by 1728 and you have your cubic feet... hope that's a help!
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Larch waney-edge cladding with Small Log Mill
Rhob the Log replied to Rhob the Log's topic in Panther Mill UK
Sorry RD, waiting on more Larch at the moment and lots of dressing of old, weatherbeaten boards before it looks anywhere approaching envious. Give me a few weeks! There is a taster pic up in the 'pics and vids of milling' thread if you can't wait... -
Here's a bit of Larch I've done. Excellent wood. Just felled another monster for my first paid milling - making more panelling like the bottom left picture for someone else's log store - 5m x 2m (hence the 20m toppled tree...) Will advise a better job than mine as I'll be looking at a 2" gap once the bark rots off. Nice airflow as it stands though.
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Nice - a decent aged butt or two! I really like the coffee coloured bands next to the white rings on Chestnut. Did you find there was a lot of compression in the timber or did it behave? I'd guess at that weight it would. Been milling small logs of it recently and it misbehaves a lot. Hope it dries down nicely. What will it be used for?
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Find a manual for the fuse board and check if the alarm's linked to anything essential. If not, remove the fuse...careful, may be 2 or 3 fuse boxes. Good luck!
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1 or 2 days milling needed Essex
Rhob the Log replied to Charles Hey Arborist's topic in Panther Mill UK
Nice job guys, thanks for the pics! Particularly like the Bull in the end of that Oak... -
Oak log prices anyone?
Rhob the Log replied to Stoke Wood Project's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
For 13" diameter sawlog? £50? Yes please,sir, queue right up. A trailer load of 8.5 foot lengths will cost you £60 - 70...maybe not of Oak though... -
Bought a Habegger winch a while back (swiss-made Tirfor type). £30 on ebay then £120 for a new rope. Best to do your research on the winch you're buying as you can get cable cheaper, but not to the right diameter for specific machines. Agree though, Tirfor or Habegger - excellent winches. Other alternative that's used round here a lot is the lugall - £295, pulls 700Kg or 1400Kg double purchase. Really portable, easy to setup, with ~6-8m cable. Ideal for what you're doing I reckon.
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Either that, or build yourself a raised sled with a fence (upright 90deg angle that you can clamp your wood to). Had a lovely day today making sleepers on a Lumbermate mill, taking angles from the sled. Simple really, with the right tools (though the wood's fairly hefty to roll).
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Made up the posts today and man does that wood move! There was so much compression in the timber, the outside couldn't wait to get off! Used smaller diameters ~ 10" and made them down into 6 x 6" cants. Dimensioned from there. Because of the compression, there's a fair amount of bend in some of the lengths but what can you do? This also caused some to change thickness. Not sure why... Anyway, small amount of sticking and will end-seal tomorrow. Some pics! Will let you see it up when we've pointed etc.
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I make this when the going's slow.... I tell a lie, when this is slow I do tree work...
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Second the old Pagoda tree. A more gnarled and wending tree you will not see. Think tree, but sideways There's a nice Robinia banded in iron too. Plenty to see and do - there's usually some exhibitions of botanical drawings and art around the periphery of the gardens. Have fun!
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Standing dead wood tends to be whole lot drier than fresh felled. However, if it's near a fire like I think it may suffer a bit...
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I'm cheap labour, mate It's for us that work in these woods and you can't put a price on local.
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Yep, size listings please on the Yew, Walnut and Cherry + which Cedar (Atlas, Lebanon or WRC - would love some Lebanon)?
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Right, got a few tons to saw through. Going to make 40 chestnut sleepers and 28+ 3x3"s. Will let you know how they go as they age - movement etc as we're putting up a fence round the chestnut re-growth. Also got some 20"+ butts that are a few years seasoned. Difficult to mill but I'll run the alaskan through one to see what can be made of it. Hopefully it'll be the best, most long-lasting sturdy timber out there! Also got a few, young Robinia scattered about...
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Mini mills run on a rail that is affixed to a long length of straight timber - most people use 6 x 2" I hear. You screw your long, straight board onto the first cut and run a saw vertically down the log. Hence, straight 90 deg. I'm looking for a 70cc+ saw to do this with as 'the fridge' (Stihl 088) is a little over-engineered I think...
