gobbypunk
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Ihave been looking for a big old farm trailer to build a living wagon on think Mad Max,Steampunk on the outside and high end on the inside
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hi I they may have changed the rules but a semi permanant structure dont need planning ,so why not get a big old farm trailer and go tint house you have a nice flat space to park it on
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hi ,yep somebody will defo buy that box off you when you are done with it ,I was thinking of using that twin wall ploycarb sheets for the walls on mine as I have a load of white ones and a big pile of celotex its just time,I have an Arrowsmith junior kiln unit
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Cool thanks guys I think I will give it a go nothing ventured nothing gained
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So I just received a hyper skip chain by mistake but before I send it back I want to find out a bit more about them and why people would use them as I would have thought they would not do a very good job but never having used one then I thought I would ask does anybody know how they came to be who thought I know let’s cut most of the cutters off my chain.As usual looking forward to what you all got to say about it ,Wrighting this while on the bloody phone to hmrc chasing my £660 self employed grant, I know bloody pisstake Th
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Hi yepfor milling it’s got to be the biggest saw possible I have an 880 ,and it’s got to be a Sugi bar and I just use a 404 milling chain and it’s always been a good set up ! I don’t do that much chainsaw milling since I broke my ankle and managed to get a bandmill ,but I guess I will always keep it as they are a bloody good bit of kit
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Hi mate were you on telly then !but yacht varnish ! I hate varnish,I think a good quality oil is much better ,you will defo have some nice big boards when you Mill that oak,yep biggest table we have made so far and it’s in the barn I have been restoring on the small Est I look after glad you liked it . Thanks mate take care stay safe
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Hi Timon ,hows things ,nice bench is it all your work did you Mill the boards and what does the brass plaque say
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When I first started with my Alaskan I had a load of trouble with chain tension so much so I almost cut through one of the bolts so Rob D suggested I change my hard nosed bar for a sprocket nosed bar and as soon as I did the issues went away and I just had to use the old hard nosed bar and straight away tension issues but only when milling if I am cross cutting with the 4ft hard nosed bar no issues.Hi Josh do you fix that frame to the log every cut ?
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Hi thanks guys and as for the wobble a couple of wedges and job done ,we are well chuffed,biggest table we have made looking forward to making a bigger one Cheers Mark
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Funny thing well not that bloody funny ,it was spot on in my workshop no wobble ,sturdy and all we did was dismantle it take it to its location and when we rebuilt it there is a wobble ,going there today to sort it out did my head right in why would it move on a short van journey
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Hi the top is about 3 inch thick
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Hi mate yep well chuffed with it it only takes two to lift it but I have a table on wheels that’s just right for moving big slabs like that ,a bit surprised that only you have commented on it though .glad you like it Thanks Mark
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Sequoia table top with Western red pedestals 3-8mtrs llong and 1-3 wide hope you all like it
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I will have another go with the winch soon ! I have some monkey puzzle that’s too big for the woodlands ,one pain though is when my workshop got burgled they took my 880with a nice Sugi 4 ft milling bar and now the only 4ft bar I have is the hard nosed bar that came with my first 880 and for some reason solid nosed bars are crap for milling the chain tension is all over the place you can almost watch the chain getting slacker as you go through the cut ,and as I don’t do that much Alaskan milling do I get a better one ,no shows ,or demos this year at all by the looks of it so struggling a bit .
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Sorry for the photos being upside down don’t know how that happened, I took the winch off as I felt that I wasn’t getting the right feel for how the saw was cutting if you know what I mean,with a winch it’s just full throttle all the way ! I don’t know that’s just what I think others may differ
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Hi all hopefully here are some photos of the Oak that I have just miilled
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Hi ,well at least I am not alone , and the matey that I was doing the milling for is a posh banker so he was well chuffed and his oppo was getting paid just to chat and help with moving the slabs that were bloody heavy even at two and a half inch ,back this morning and wondering how much the boards have cracked as all he did was put some crinkly tin over them I will post some photos later let’s hope today goes better
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So On Friday did my first payed alaskan milling job since my accident what a palaver the saw fell off the bar ,put it back on the chain comes off ,bloody puts it back on the wrong way round and on top of all that it was some of the hardest Oak I have ever milled I ache all over today welcome back to chainsaw milling ,but the boards are ace I think I have some photos on my mobile if so I will post them when I get a mo , I am back there tomorrow morning to finish the log probably only 2/3 boards to mill cheers Mark
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Hi I found a arbotec turbo plane is good for hollowing out bowls if I get time tomorrow I will post a picture of the bowl I made with one out of some pear wood
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Hi I have hollowed out some treasure chests from elm logs using the tip of the saw ,taking out the chainsaw marks takes ages
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No idea what timber that is but Nice work how did you hollow them out was it on a lathe
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Yeah pleased with it a bit of a faf cutting to the shape of the beam ,those beams are 16/18 inch Elm full of woodworm holes but you can’t hammer a 6inch nail into them with a lump hammer goes in about an inch or so and just bends rock hard in the middle
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If anybody wants any of those big gas bottles I have a mate who has loads he wants rid of just give me a shout, Ace little inventions
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Hi width is 24inch not sure of depth but at least 12/14inch
