gobbypunk
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Hi sorry not had time to strip the saw down yet and it will now have to wait until after the Bath and West Show
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Yep you can just leave the mill on the bar and do both sides no fuss and the grind stones are quite cheep
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Hi I would get the granberg one it sits on the bar has a stop so all cutters are the same ,it runs on a 12v battery so you can just run it from your truck , see Chainsaw Bars they will sort you out
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Hi do you want it gone in one one lot or will you split it up
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Wow that’s just so cool ,amazing woodworking skills ,would love to have the time to have a go at making something like that
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Oh I have 25ltrs of a aceitone it came with a job lot of paint, cool will try that,
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Hi guys, so I have a new 880 I sort of ran it in then its been used 10 times or so, today milling some field maple I noticed chain oil leaking from the tension screw is it just pumping a lot of oil and as its a hot day the oil is thin so leaking or do you think I have a problem, not taken it apart yet just thought I would ask Thanks Mark
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Hi guys, so after milling some of the monkey puzzle my bar and mill are covered in very sticky sap, white spirit wouldn't touch it soap and water wouldn't touch it I don't want to just scrape it and put horrible scratches on everything so any ideas Thanks in advance Mark
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Hi k bloody right there I have had enough accidents , Hi Steve what would the orientation be with the grain would it give me a longer face , like the picture you posted if you get what I mean
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Hi how much for a 8x5 square of it please Thanks Mark
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Cool , but I think the middle should have some colour in it maybe a round bit of wood dyed yellow or something, I could see people buying them .
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Hi I have been using it an d so far so good I haven’t yet given anything a good whomp with it yeth jit works ace with chisels, Hi Steve what one of those woods you mentioned would you choose for a mallet head Cheers Mark
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Hi K, naw as the head is the wrong way round I will just use it till it breaks then make a new head that’s the right way round , and then put some bands round it if I need to it would look cool with bands round it though ,brass may look cool with the green heart , I would like an old Lignum bowling ball to make a mallet head out of ,or some iornwood Cheers Mark
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Oh right it’s got a crack in it anyway so when it cracks I will put it right Thanks Guys
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There is the photo sorry will get it right one day
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Been practicing my turning an spalted Ash handle with a greenheart head now to try and get a photo
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Hi guys I am looking for 5/6 oak planks 7ft long and 4x2 ish and obviously as cheap as can anyone help Thanks Mark
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Or if you can get it use greenheart it polished up really nicely and they use it for pier pilings so is ace in and around water a carpenter I know made a spiral staircase out of it that descended to a swimming pool it was stunning
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You could always resin coat it and then no worries you could use what you like
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Looking good it’s going to be ace when done , liking the gantry crane I could do with one of those in my yard
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Wow you will be able to swim in that cool as , have a look at crystal clear water a friend of mine looks after a big pond and he treated it with it when he first started and now it’s nice and clean to swim in ,not saying yours isn’t but just thought I would share the knowledge, good luck looks ace wish I had the land to do something like that
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Hi Jon that’s what it looks like I will end up doing we do have a big wood burner in the workshop so it will not go to waist, but it’s quite rare so thought somebody might want it especially for Free
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Yes but have you ever seen gangs of bright red worms , worming their way across your yard , I know it’s bloody stupid but it’s been bugging me for yrs How do the little buggers get there
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But how do they get under logs sat on concrete
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Oh no don’t make it into 2 inch big chunky coffee table just cut off enough for 2 legs hidden casters so you can move it , big mortise and tenon joints it would be ace
