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gobbypunk

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  1. Hi guys why am I getting these grooves every 6inches or so do I need a new band
  2. How big was that Cedar it looks massive
  3. Good luck finding Wadkin manuals on line it took 2 of us ages to find one for my thicknesser and dont bother with the people who bought Wadkin they are quite unhelpfull ,I will ask my mate where he found the manual for mine
  4. Ha Yandles are so expensive some nice timber but small bits mainly I would only go to Yandles if I had no other choice
  5. Yeah I milled some spalted ash came from a log pile at a local wood show saved it grom the giant chipper ,made kitchen shelfs out of it I think I may have a small bit left somewhere ,some ash I have ringed up for fire wood then kicked myself when I saw the grain inside so totaly worth a go
  6. Hi the guys at Transwave totaly know what they are talking about and better still they said if I ever want to sell my converter they would have it stright back off me and part ex on a rotary converter if I wanted thats cool in my book
  7. Hi give Stephen Cull (Blade master ) a call he worked for Woodmizer for yrs and yrs and still runs one
  8. Hi I can put you guys in touch with a matey hesr in dorset who has larch and d fir saw logs for sale I dont know the price but can give you his phone number I think he is a T##T but thats me let me know if you want the phone number
  9. Hi mate I looked into 3 phase options for ages talked to people who make the phase converters and I think at 13k you would need a rotory converter and it would be expensive I can give you Pete at Transwave Converters if you want he is a font of knowledge and would probably have a good idea
  10. I have my chainsaw tickets and nobody has ever asked to look at them even when I got my 880 and that could do some damage in the wrong hands but as I dont have a climbing ticket I cant buy a top handle saw ,now thats mad
  11. Yep if its Ash and fresh cut the pinkyness will fade away with time
  12. Hi mate they are Cool As
  13. Hi Mutley how did you get the wire through the middle of that long stick
  14. Hi I will have a look on the tin for the name of the Spanish stuff on Monday
  15. Hi yep also takes me back yrs and yrs made canoes as kids ply and fibreglass
  16. Hi I always use Teak Oil as I find it soaks in better than danish oil or theres Osmo but thats expensive ,at the mo I have this Spanish 2 stage stuff first coat is an anti fungicide and then a top coat it works really well comes from Wood Finishes in Yeovil ,but my go to finish is always Teak Oil
  17. Ha I did it again hear is the photo
  18. First day back milling, had a bit of an issue with the mill vibrating but sused that out some of the feet had come loose I might swap the nuts for nylock, used the torque wrench set to the same as the old mill and that sorted the tension so a good day, half a butt of monkey puzzle to go and then its Walnut then Mullberry what a cool start to the year. Happy New Year everyone
  19. I used to have a Norton Commando interstate mk3 850 I loved that bike wish I never sold it but hopefully I will have my chop ready for this summer z550 hardtail old skool bobber
  20. Well said Big J
  21. Yep I also like it loads of work went into making that.
  22. Hi guys no there are no fairs ,shows anywhere near us havent been for months and months
  23. Hi we used to do lots of shows, fairs etc and now there aint any its killing us, our order book is empty, need a website a s a p
  24. I have seen nice big slab tables made from it but on an tv program from the US dont know if it would be a diffrent type ,if it was me I would be tempted to mill a few 4/6 inch slabs strap them up and see what happens even if it cracks badly it could be used for resin tables

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