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  1. MonsterMonster
    I've used 30% for air gaps assuming logs are straight and even. I got this figure from some EU manual on timber but can't recall exactly at the moment. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    If your roof is of similar construction, onduline sheet, the chances are that they would rip off before lifting the weight of the structure in high winds. I used quick set cement for my posts giving me the comfort that they will not shift. I used about 1.5 to 2 bags per post which might be cheaper than spikes. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    Bear in mind that when you stack the wood there should a 2-3" gap between faces to allow air circulation. This brings the next problem of stacking height. The shorter the cut logs the less stable the stack as it increases in height. I cut my wood to 45cm which makes stacking to 6.5'+ a breeze and is more stable. My boiler takes 50cm logs mind. If I cut for small wood burner say 10cm, stacked height will be much lower say 4'. Sent from my B5060 using Tapatalk
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    Here's the second store I built. Not good pic. Essentially I took the previous design doubled depth by creating pitched apex roof. Height is over 2m to apex. The first bay has raised floor but rest use pallets on floor. All bays separated using timber joists with split scaffold boards. Six bays in total each holding about 9 cubes stacked (about 13 cubes loose). Sent from my B5060 using Tapatalk
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    What the picture doesn't show is there is no back. Those bay separators and end panels are old picket fences. When stacked with wood the separators bowed so I unstacked and reinforced with timber joists. The roof is onduline which dictated the depth of the store. They're about 5.5' tall and is a pain to stoop under so make taller if possible. Each bay holds about 4 cubes stacked (6 cubes loose) Sent from my B5060 using Tapatalk
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    Here's the first wood store that I built. Don't underestimate the pressure exerted on the sides by the stacked wood. Also don't bother building a floor as it would need to be extremely strong just use pallets on the floor. Leave all sides exposed to allow air flow. Essentially a log store is just a raised roof. I didn't work from any plans rather the size of materials available. Sent from my B5060 using Tapatalk
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    Probably an increase for inflation ... caused by the increase in cost of wood due to an increase of a raft of new charges! Sent from my B5060 using Tapatalk
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    Assuming these are whole logs, not chopped and split as being "uncut", and that they occupy a stacked space of 1.5cubes then ... x by 0.7 (30% being air gaps), then x by 1.5 to convert to stacked split, then x by 1.66 to convert to loose tipped load makes about 2.6cubes. This is based upon a European standard where the logs are split to a certain length (33cm I think) and assumes a certain uniform diameter of precut log. BUT if your uncut logs are over/under sized, twisty and tipped for 1.5cubes then it's anyone's guess. Sent from my B5060 using Tapatalk
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    Too much or too little? Sounds about right if you are registered as an individual sized business. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    https://biomass-suppliers-list.service.gov.uk/about Sustainability section. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    It's not the 9p/tonne nor the annual membership fee, what is a bother is the changing of the goal posts, red tape and the application fees. I have to be on the BSL as a producer/trader even though I do not trade. I only buy in relatively small volumes of logs and am now being forced to increase the cost of heating my house by at least 25% to over 100%+. It's a shafting experience. BSL does not guarantee quality of fuel but rather sustainability. Talking with other BSL members they weren't too impressed with the BSL before fees came in to effect. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    If I'm right the only fuel you should have registered under BSL is the seasoned logs that you burn in your RHI boiler and the kiln dried stuff has nothing to do with BSL assuming that it was not your intention to sell BSL kiln dried. When you apply for a fuel to be authorised under BSL they ask for your expected production volume for the next 12 months. I suppose the BSL will compare your declared future production with the quarterly sales volume and if they don't tally they might ask questions or audit. It all seems utter red tape crap. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    There's been a few threads about volumes of wood regarding bags, expected cubes per tonne etc. where the general response is that we all get something different. Well here's a spin on that one with the BSL quarterly reporting based upon volume (or tonnage). Bearing in mind I do not have any scales to weigh tonnes I'll have to report based on volume. But what basis is this volume calculated; loose split load, stacked split, solid pre-split wood with no air gaps? The difference in volumes could be up to a factor of 2.5 roughly. I contacted the BSL and they don't know and it's down to me to determine it. In that case I shall calculate the pre-split stacked wood with 30% less for airgaps giving me the lowest figure possible.
  14. MonsterMonster
    I've only ever seen one engined Eagle for sale second hand. They stopped producing them due to health and safety concerns due to it being difficult to automatically brake when power is killed ... apparently. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
  15. MonsterMonster
    So that stacked 2 cube makes about 3.32 cube loose making about £57 per loose cube. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    I think you are right. Come to think of it the same could happen with the application fee. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
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    Irritating is an understatement. It makes me feel that more obstacles are deliberately being put in place to discourage end users being on the RHI scheme. If it wasn't for the outstanding cost of the installation I'd happily kick it all into touch and go back to oil. I know one person has done this already!
  18. MonsterMonster
    Assuming no VAT and and working as should I'd bite your hand off at £800 but I bought a Hycrack last year. It should sell at that price.
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    Spot on. If I bought a cube bag of wood and upon delivery found it to be 75% filled "due to settling" I'd have none of it as a customer and go elsewhere. The perception of the customer is that they are being ripped off. To be honest even if it were sold as "a bag of wood" with no mention of volume I'd still feel ripped off as it is only 75% full. Saying that I'm happy to buy a box of washing powder or cornflakes and accept the "contents may settle during transit", but then again its sold by weight and I can easily weigh my box of cornflakes unlike a bag of wood. The bottom line is if you sell by the bag make sure the bag is full at delivery. I daren't mention kiln dried wood sold by the stacked crate!
  20. MonsterMonster
    As you said "bag is approx 1 cube" that approximate being between 0.4 and less than 1.0 typically 0.7 cube.
  21. MonsterMonster
    Unless this is your eBay post here's a 2010 PTO for £800 buy-it-now ... PTO Hakki Pilke Eagle Firewood saw bench Processor Three completed listings were £1290 to £1,575. This is surprising as new I believe they start at around £1,200 +VAT so they seem to hold there price well.
  22. MonsterMonster
    Now that 2017 is here the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) is now charging (or mugging) members for its services via annual member ship fee (£25 to £295), per application fee (£120 to £450) and sales tonnage fees (rumoured 9p / tonne). Personally, I do not see any log producers staying on the BSL leaving only self suppliers and large chip/pellet manufacturers. I have no choice to stay on it as I produce\trade for just me and the application fee is a killer unless I can consistently source the same raw material from the same supplier without increasing supply distance by more than 10%. So, how is it affecting you if you've been on the BSL?
  23. MonsterMonster
    Bought this but £20 dearer now ... http://www.timberpro-uk.com/timberpro-20-62cc-petrol-chainsaw/ Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
  24. MonsterMonster
    I believe the pawls are supposed to be straight up ... according to a Husqvarna dealer. I haven't used this piece of rubbish for two years now since the mechanism broke for the third time. I've since bought a new bigger cheap £70 Chinese saw of Ebay which has been brilliant and reliable and quite frankly makes Husqvarna look embarrassing. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk
  25. MonsterMonster
    I saw Sainsburys selling bottled Birch water (as in tree sap) for £2 a bottle or £8/litre. It made me wonder if anyone has thought about passing logs through a giant industrial mangle to mechanically remove the water and then somehow the convert the drier solid mass back to something like a log to burn and sell the water to a I-Saw-You-Coming person. I suppose its a bit like wood pellets\logs. Tastes rubbish by the way. Sent from my Alba 10" using Tapatalk

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