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Mind keep us informed with your court date and how you get on there. [emoji16]

It’s a generic set that’s got a Hyundai sticker on it, or the other generics are Hyundai and have their sticker on it. Regardless, it’s handled two years of me abusing it when I was happy to just two a seasons graft out of it.

I have this set and have thrown all the abuse I can at it and it just keeps on going.

Thanks for the reply. I’m almost tempted to make a few demo logs to see how they fair. [emoji38]

For that kind of dish you recon you could afford to get your screen fixed. [emoji16]

Ah cool! Getting the 12” Planer would certainly finish off my Makita Timber Framing Set. [emoji16] The 5402NA is certainly gonna come in handy for building my Cabin as my Mitre Saw only cuts 4” thick. I used it to get these demo logs squared up. Worked a treat.

I imagine you could take 3 passes with Hardwood, but a single pass is time consuming enough as it is when you have 4 sides to plane. Id hate to think how long it would take to Mill enough for a Cabin going down that road. And you'd have to be constantly resetting the depths. A Single Pass and all the Depths are pre-set really. I'll see how the Larch logs handle being milled and moulded green, Ive also a couple of 4.7m Green Spruce Logs moulded to see how they settle . It certainly seems to be what Logosol recommend doing and I know of two cabins built on the Estate behind me with the 5" and 6" D Profile Logs and they where milled/moulded green. They have been there 20 years now and seem fine. I might mill the logs at 155mm, as opposed to 150mm and let them sit for a season or two to partially dry out and then mould. The longer I leave them to dry the less shrinkage issues I'll have as well. Out of interest why would moulding green oak be an issue for logs like this? Im just thinking along the lines of Timber framing and that they are predominantly build from green oak.

Never knew you had that Dave. That looks like a new machine as well. How much did that set you back?

Have you considered Makita’s 12” Hand Planer? Think you need to look to Japan or the US to find a used one, and they’re not cheap. I’m sorely tempted to get one anyway. 🤣 But the LM410 would manage it no bother. I planed 3 x 6” Beams at the same time. Managed it no bother and obviously saves a lot of time.

Logosol says it fits the vast majority of Bandsaw Mills. The track width is it accepts is either on their websites or in the user manual, which is also available on-line. Wider tracked Mills would need the LM410 XL, which is just a wider chassis.

He was wrong about being able to Mould Hardwood with the machine as well. Nothing new there though, a man needs to know his limitations. 🤐😉

Just had a reply from Logosol Saul, Larch is the hardest wood they recommend Moulding with the LM410, even then the feed rate is reduced.It’s designed for Pine and Spruce. He said hardwood will just break the cutters. Hardwood is fine for the planing knives though as you’re just taking 1-2mm off per pass. It’s not an industrial machine by any stretch of the imagination, at best it’s one level up from Hobby use.

Have you used one before Les?

Id have to ask Logosol. The blades are taking upto 25mm cuts so Id be surprised if it would handle hardwood, if it does I guess it will seriously reduce the life of the blades. 8" x 8", but also 6" x 6" or 6" x 8", Im thinking of going 6" x 8".

Are you quoting Southpark here?

Sounds worse than a timeshare.

I’ve advertised on FB market place and had enquiries all day, no biters yet and one guy called me a con-man for the quote I gave him. 🤣Once I’ve got my cabin built I’ll use it for better advertising There seems to be very few places selling Logs for Log Cabins. The only place I could find on-line sell 3” “logs” for £19 a meter. So asking £20 a meter for mine does not sound that bad to me. A lot of manual handling though.

Perhaps, its getting into all the angles that makes me wary of giving that a go. Think Id rather just wait til Im heading off-shore then they be delivered when Im home again. Really cant see me hitting metal, then Bandsaw will pick that up first, but better junking a £30 band than a knife from a set that cost £1200

Not really sure? I did ask Logosol and they where a little vague in their response but I think a few hundred meters then I need to send them away for a sharpen.

Yes, the moulder creates the D, or rounded profile. You start with a pre-milled 6” square log. All 4 sides get either molded or planed. Swapping out the knives is time consuming and a little fiddly. But you can install the tongue and grove knives at the same time. after the first pass you can then roll the log 180 degrees then do a second pass. I think I’d mould a batch and then swap the knives out for the D profile then mould them all again. A lot of double or even triple handling. The planing knives stay in all the time.

Yeh, the quality control just now leaves a lot to be desired. I know they are flat out busy over in Sweden just now and they have paused the manufacture of certain lines to meet the demand for Mills etc. Ive been watching Youtube video after youtube video on building a cabin with these D-.Logs. As you say a lot of 8-12" lagging screws and a good roof goes a long way. The guy I rent the Avant off of has the same log cabin logs for his house. A Turf roof was chosen to help weigh down the logs.

If I retire at 62 my Norwegian pension is £30k a year. £50k at 67. I’ll most likely still be messing around with these toys then. 😁

Yes, quite snug. The drawings of the knives give no actual spacing or indication if its for a 6" or 8" log, the knives do both. Was a bit of trial and error to get that right. Ive intentionally left them snug in some green Larch to see how drying affects the fit. Just PM me for a quote.

So I took delivery of my LM410 the other day. Got my mates Avant in to get it mounted on the Sawmill rails and had my first play yesterday. First thing I planed up was a 600mm wide Beech Slab I’m gonna use as a workbench in my nee workshop. Worked “ok” but very grabby. Managed to plane both sides but was constantly holding the machine back. Very happy with the finish. Next I tried the Log Cabin Log Moulding Knives, which is the real reason I bought the machine. Was even more grabby than before and what should have taken one pass took three and left a terrible feathery finish. Something was obviously wrong. So having a look on Logosols website it looked like the motor and cutter assy where installed back-to-front from the factory. They also forgot to wire in the emergency stop. This morning I did a pass pushing the Moulder the wrong way and it cut perfect. So next on the agenda was rotating the assy 180 degrees. Much easier with the Avant. [emoji16] So now I’ve got three “demo” moulder logs. Over all very happy with the machine but Logosol could really do with some better drawings for spacing out the moulding knives. I’ve got my own measurements now though.

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