Ghettoblaster
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I think the bloke on that has ADHD!
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Just got a set of the 1000KG ones off ebay a few days ago for £88. Not used them that much but seem to be a nice bit of kit, the instructions even made sense!! I would get some, great for the money!
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Steve, it is a bit of a mission, but if it is only for the occasional log and finances are tight then why not consider making one? Most of the stuff can be found at any decent scrappy for a few quid and then either weld it up or get a mate with a welder to help. There is a bloke on youtube who even made a passable bandsaw from WOOD! Have a look.
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PM sent!
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Put me down for one please Steve !
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Get a bit of wire and poke it down a couple of holes, if you hear a squelch then there are worms at home! Not sure about oak but most of the worm holes in some Beech I milled recently had someone home!
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Get it down and i will have it!
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Just what kind of maddnes is this! Only in Australia!
Ghettoblaster replied to Ghettoblaster's topic in Milling Forum
It's all a bit scrap heap challenge! -
Just what kind of maddnes is this! Only in Australia!
Ghettoblaster replied to Ghettoblaster's topic in Milling Forum
Yeah that sawmill is a touch! Loving the reversible feed rollers, smart! -
Ok, this has to be one of the craziest, most mental woodcutting device I have ever seen! I want to meet the guy that built the first one! The same guy has a friend with a handheld one in another video, I wonder what ticket you need to operate that! Skip to 12.16 in the video and prepare yourself! Enjoy!
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Basically what woodworks said...... resilient bars, rockwool, heavy rubber matting etc. If you are worried about dust get some heavy cotton cloth to cover the batts rather than mesh. Just to ask how is your man cave constructed? This will have a bearing on how to approach the problem. There are many different ways to skin this cat!! Btw. I run a music rehearsal space with residential accommodation above it and we run practices past midnight more or less every day, they didn't even know we had opened until I told them 2 months later!! Seriously though, please go into some details of your man cave and a potential budget ( can sound proof virtually any space to any degree but can cost a small fortune!) and I will do my best to suggest a solution. Windows and doors are a good place to start!
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I hear that Steve, I'm fine with 4 from each, but it's the big jump I have to take from the mother bowl to the first core. And also the time it saves me hogging out unnecessary waste that I then need to dispose of.
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Cheers Steve! They come up now and then, saw one on ebay a few weeks ago, very cheep starting price, and now there is another one up there, not so cheep that one!! Well worth keeping an eye on if you can get one for the right price there is no turning back! I think I'm going to have to talk to my metal fabricating friend abut making an XL set of blades for the McNaughton center savers, biggest core I can do with the large blade is 20"! Huge I know but going from a 27" mother bowl down to 20" for the next bowl spoils the nested set. Bloody good tools though those center savers! I can highly recommend them, fast learning curve but quite simple once you get the hang of it. Think it will be a while before I'm getting 6 or 7 bowls out of one blank like Mike Mahoney!
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Oh no! They are all sideways!!
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I have been getting to grips with my coring set now all my damaged body parts have healed and I have some timber of a suitable size. Anyhow, thought you may want to see some pics, wood is slightly spalted beech.
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Try to avoid the oil-free ones, I have had several die on me. I found cheapo oil filled ones go on for ever! Seems logical to me! I got a good one for £100 with 2 hose outlets (very handy!) from ukhomeshopping (don't laugh! they have an amazing spares service and customer service!) The brand was Wolf Power. I have bought 2 of these in the last 5 years, 1 for my workshop, 1 for the lads on the building site. Both have taken some stick in that time and are still going strong. Only thing to watch is the air filter is a bit exposed and can get damaged. Hope this helps.
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Grinding down depth gauges on a new ripping chain?
Ghettoblaster replied to Ghettoblaster's topic in Panther Mill UK
Thanks Rob, that's what I have done in the past, not touching to start with then reducing to the height of a gauge tool every few sharpens. I use the precision grinder so gauge one raker with a file and repeat the rest on the grinder. I find that some logs cut better than others and wondered if the rakers needed to be dropped a shade to speed up the cut on slow logs. Also thought I may have been missing out on some extra cutting efficiency with a little tweak! Haha -
Hi there, I've heard that this grinding down the depth gauges is a good idea and that it will improve my milling productivity. The only question is how much to grind down a new .404 ripping chain? Will be milling a spalted beech if that makes any difference? Cheers, Will.
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<p>Hi Will. I'm also called Will! haha. Anyhow I saw your post about big wood in Kent. I am in London and my girlfriend lives in kent so I end up there quite a lot. I also turn and like you I am always on the lookout for nice trees. Sometimes these trees are too large for me to take all the wood in one go, and the wood I want is a bit larger than what you said you were after, so I was thinking It might be beneficial for us to split such trees if you were interested. Likewise if you get offered a tree too large for you to deal with, not sure what gear you have btw., I would be happy to help you cut it up, I have a large Alaskan mill, and share the wood.</p>
<p>Anyhow please let me know if any of this sounds interesting.</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Will</p>
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Lucky escape Treequip! Not what you want to wake up to!! Tea lights are so dodgy, seen a more than one TV with a big melted hole in the top. Knew somebody that nearly burnt down a small block of flats putting a tea light on the telly with no holder. No laughing matter! This also applies to candle sticks and candelabras made from wood, glass or sometimes metal holders are also available for these.
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Just a word of caution, tea light holders made from wood have been known to catch fire (not common but it happens). A good solution to this risk is to use a glass tea light holder as a liner and insulator between the wood and tea light. They can be found cheap in Tesco, Range and pound stores. In addition I personally think this is essential if the items are to be sold to the general public. Some nice holders on this thread guys!
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Have a look at tuffsaws .co.uk very good blades and very helpful people. A call to them will have you sorted sharpish!
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Makita or Metabo, or Festool if you got the coin! Can't go far wrong with these!
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Any pictures? Cheers.
