Dave NE

I haven't bought a new blade in years, I use a cheap diamond needle file to sharpen ours when needed, its quite an easy job to follow the original grinding angles, cheers Dave

Ha ha:thumbup:

I am trying an experiment this year and using urine to fix nitrogen into the sawdust and kitchen scraps, Dave

As long as they havent been in salt water they will be fine

Sprinkle the fatballs with chilli powder, most mammals hate the stuff but it doesnt harm the birds,

I was kind of wondering the same but more about the soil and all the bugs that live in it, for some farmers it must be heart breaking, it could have taken years to build up the soil fertility and then bang, thats it, all dead, or am i missing something, Dave

Been folowing this thread with interest and i think the lowest price was £900, from what i have seen most of the gears etc should be off the peg items but the cutting heads would have the be farmed out to a metal fabricator. The length of log is determined by the diameter of the cutting heads and ALL gears will have to be keyed or splined onto their shafts to keep them in sequince, the trailing blade looks like it does the final chop then flicks the log out of the machine, Dave NE ex clockmaker

I am not in the trade, just a happy wood burner. I watched a vid on youtube recently where a bloke has worked in the woods for most of his working life, he stated that he cuts his logs etc into 36 inch lengths, when he gets home he then cuts them into 9 inch lengths so each one yeilds 4 pieces. I have a Dunsley 5 and it can take a 12 inch log but smaller is better, i would rather have shorter lengths than have the hassle of finding long logs which have to be carted around and then re sized to fit, Dave

If you are near Whitley Bay area i might be able to save you on wear and tear on your chipper, cheers Dave NE ps + some home made wine

We have the Titan for about 2/3 years, great little saw, Dave NE

My take on this is that cordwood is used by Americans/Canadians as a unit of measurement, Dave NE

I have been making some for home use, i use an old biscuit tin on a home made rocket stove, i use Indian red wood in the tin and pallet wood to cook the tin. I am in a residential area so have to keep the smoke down but it is far better quality than shop bought, Dave NE

Bought one on Monday, German made and so easy to use, i dont know how they can knock these out at such a low price, Dave NE

At the end of the day its wood, it will keep someone warm over the coming winter, win win, Dave

Jamie Oliver has a 5 minute vid on you tube, amazing how pizza cooks so quick, Dave NE