gobbypunk
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Thanks mate , I have just ordered some nylon bushes for the uprights on the saw carriage as it’s quite wobbly only £30 so I think a service and new bushes,bearings,blade then it’s just a learning curve. Thanks Mark
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Hi I will take some pics of what I am getting and see if they are similar to what you are getting.but will not be until Saturday Thanks Mark
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Hi guys what sort of cut are you getting from your woodland mills , I have just bought a hm130 and the cut is quite rough I can get a smoother cut with my Alaskan is it set up wrong ,could some of you please post some pics of some boards you have milled so I can compare with what I am getting. Many Thanks. Mark
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Hi I run 404 on my Alaskan always have and a nice Sugi bar been milling like that for 5/6yrs now ,good luck and have fun ,too F###ing hot for milling at the mo at a show yesterday and Saturday bloody melting in my Kevlar !hats off to the tree monkeys this weather
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Hi Lazarus ,what kind of results are you getting how long can you get 1/2mtrs or less
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Hi I think we should get in touch with the minister for trade and say hey we want the same tools available hear ,I remember it was the same with crash helmets, the Simpson Starwars was tested to drag racing standards in the US and at the time were stricter than the road safety standards hear but they were banned now they are everywhere even that bloody guy the Stig has one .
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Hi Roy’s yep I used a microwave transformer,but I am on the lookout for a transformer from oil burning central heating as I have been told they are safer the neon transformers there are 2 types and only the one type is any good but can’t remember what one sorry. Cheers Mark
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So like quite a lot of you I expect I watch Building Alaska and shows like it ,on a few of them I see them using power tools that are just not available in this country I just seen a chainsaw attachment for a circular saw for cross cutting big beams ,why is it that we can’t buy things like that hear .
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Hi yep defo worth milling ,do you want it all as I am always up for some pear wood . Cheers Mark
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Hi yep just a quick box I knocked up it’s going to have rope handles quite chuffed with it ,we are at a wood fair this weekend so hopefully it will sell but as with most things I make putting a price on it is difficult ant thoughts on what’s it worth Cheers Mark
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Coast Redwood takes the burn really well
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Hi guys, a table top from the monkey puzzle I milled with my Alaskan a few months back hope you like it Cheers Mark
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Hi the first thing I would do is remove the bark there is an ugly wood boaring beetle that loves oak bark and sapwood ,and the general rule of thumb is an inch a year plus a year so 3 yrs for a 2 inch board but depending on what you want to make a shorter drying time may work
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Hi Mr Slabber ,no the joinery can be a simple as you want or are able to do !you could just use coach bolts and screws ,you can get black coach screws from eBay and make a feature of them easy peasy
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Yep sticky as and heavy but amazing boards , I have a load of monkey puzzle that I got a few months back can’t wait to Mill the rest of it ,the sections with the branches are worth it but the rest will probably be quite plain,there should be some photos of some shelves I did for my daughter in the woodcraft forum, so I would say get it and mill it .
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So guys now I have my band Mill where is the best place to buy the bands and do they vary in teeth per inch if so is there a guide of some sort or is it best just to use like an all purpose band .its going to be a learning curve but hopefully well worth it Thanks Mark
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Hi guys always have a head full of interesting projects it’s getting time to round to them all
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Hi guys right I had not done anything no adjusting I was cutting some yew the first cut and it started ok then got a bit tight but I think the log may have knocked into the guide rollers and just knocked the band off but then on opening the doors ai think the tracking may also have been out so watched the vid on blade changing and tracking the band was a used one as the mill is a used one I have another band so I will set it all up and have another go but will have to wait until Monday now . Thanks everyone
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Hi mate not sure it was going ok then got a little tight and next thing it’s like in the photo I think the log may have gotten tight on the frame ,another thing though how tight should the mill head be on the uprights mine is quite loose so you can rattle it about is this right. Thanks Mark
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Hi guys have a look at what I've managed to do on my first day with the mill I broke it
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So now I have my new (to me) woodland mill I am thinking table tops so have any of you milled end grain so interested of laying the log down stand it up and cut rings ,is this something that can be done will it hurt the mill ,I have seen only one vid of this being done and that was on a truly massive mill in the US somewhere. Thanks Mark
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Hi Khriss I was going to make one ,my mate that has a space in our yard removed the hook from his felling bar ,ace I think I have a pick axe handle job done and now we have looked bloody everywhere and cant find the thing so I think I am going to get the Sthil yard hook . Thanks guys for your views as always much appreciated Thanks Mark
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Hi Guys ,so I now need to buy a can’t hook as I have managed with my felling bar up to now I need a cant hook I have looked around and eBay seems to have loads but was wondering where you all get yours from as having just bought myself a woodland mill I am now skint for a while so looking for a good deal ,Thanks Mark
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Hi Woodworks, no worries sorry it so long I have been so busy ,what do you need the Pear wood for I am curious.
