trigger_andy
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It’s insured by the sender. It’s not your problem til you sign for it.
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Perhaps thats the kind of sexist stereotypes females can do without these days? Well done Sammy. Looking forward to seeing how things pan out for you. Im sure you'll impress the lads.
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I started out Milling with a 48" Chillaskan and my 088. Sold it as I was not using it at all but now Im getting more and more requests to mill bigger logs than my B751 can handle and the logs I'll be getting in soon will be getting a load of Oak and hopefully Elm in that my Bandsaw cant handle either. So I'll get the 60" Panther and it should pay for itself very quickly.
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I have a bandsaw, some will say a hobby version but unless you have over £12,000 to play with you’re not gonna get a bandsaw that cuts wide enough to make decently wide live edge slabs. That’s why I’m getting another saw and a 60” mill.
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Fair doo's.
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Thats clearly nonsense. But Its nonsense Id personally like to see. Imagine how many meat eaters there would be if they had to raise and gut their own beasts and foul? I happily do both, as many do here. I have the land (just) to support all my own meat production if it came to it. Id love a great reset. Its a pipe dream though. But if its real can it come soon Im getting a bot long in the tooth.
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Ok £500
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I think the only person here who would be surprised is @Mark J
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Can you swing a 881 around like you can with a 661?
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So a no brainer surely?
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I know. Whats a 661 new though?
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My mate sold his this summer, 3 years old, beat to death and made 3/4 of the price he paid. Sold within a day. When I say beat to death it had the chassis plated up, all plexi-glass smashed in door missing etc. He bought a new 700 series. Nice toy.
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My endeavors have been for naught?
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You're a clever man. Diversifying away from the hands-on side of the arb industry to having the foresight to see a market for the on-line side of it was a stroke of genius. Bet you never envisioned the likes of myself coming along though.
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It must be a very difficult market to break into. Kids today are just to spoilt, my included. When I was a kid I made do with toilet roll tubes as my cousin would not share his tin soldiers. ( I get reminded almost yearly) There is so much enticing plastic junk out there that makes noises, moves and makes music. I buy it for me 2 and 1 year old. Pepa Pig mostly. But I do make them some toys too, the biggest projects where the rocking horse and the outdoor painting easel. But unless we deprive them of the flashing lights and be-bop music making plastic Chinese junk I find they will always be drawn to that. But it is nice seeing them playing on the Rocking Horse, even for a short while and knowing it can be passed down to my kids is encouraging.
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And when the kids get older you can remove the wheels and give it to your missus as an anniversary present.
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Very nice Dave! Imagine the possibilities when we get that 20t of Oak in
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Cant you just hire a couple of keen Polaks on the cheap for the day?
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suits you sir!
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Ah ok. I really liked my 088, puled through the logs great. A fellow member here now has it and he is impressed with its performance. So may I'll not see such a bigger of an improvement after all. Ive got a classic car up for sale, if that sells I'll have the funds to get more heavily into milling on my own plot and having a range of slabs drying and for sale. Make it more of a proper business than just the hobby it is for me. Im also getting inundated with milling requests for Alaskan and Bandsaw work.
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Dont let Rough hear you say that!
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Im looking at getting an 881 and a 60" Panther Mill in the first quarter of 2021. I used an 088 before and thought it was really good for milling but Rough said the new 881 is a good step up from the 880 then the step up from an 088 must be quite impressive.
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I understand what you're saying. But if milk is consistently sold at cost or just below cost without pouring any away on a good day then the profit has to come from somewhere else surely?
