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  1. trigger_andy
    Either of them smokers?
  2. trigger_andy
    Ive a good extractor for the workshop and a dual bagger 3ph unit for when I start log molding for my Cabin.
  3. trigger_andy
    I'm paying £45 a ton for stems like that just now. I was tempted to mill them as Im sure they'd have some stunning colours but I just clogged them for firewood. They look freshly felled and had the same colours as your logs. If thats the case then I doubt they are spalted.
  4. trigger_andy
    There's a lot of truth in this. Not an easy pill for many to take though.
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    100%! We've not even felt the tip of the shafting we'll see this coming winter and beyond. Folk think saving is the answer the coming hard times, my in-laws for example. Its near on impossible to get them to understand that all their savings are being eroded at 10% a year just now. But they cant see it like that as they still have the same money in the bank. I keep telling them to convert their savings into Gold but they'll not have it.
  6. trigger_andy
    I guess thats a fair comment. Interestingly our 9-10% inflation is the same as the USA. Clearly not Brexit driven.
  7. trigger_andy
    Could do with some hyper inflation to make my mortgage virtually worthless and easy to pay off.
  8. trigger_andy
    Perhaps he separated the logs? Doubt it though. The reality is the mix will be an improved burn for the householder but they wont see it that way and would just prefer hardwood.
  9. trigger_andy
    And how many of her respiratory patients where in with sawdust related illnesses? I understand its a far more serious issue for Chippies working in an enclosed environment and dealing with the fine particulates sanding and planing generates but just dont see bandsaw sawdust being that much of an issue outside in the fresh air. I guess we can come back to this in 30 years time and see.
  10. trigger_andy
    Exactly. Who knew if you complained slightly the workers just say donnt bother to pay me. I'll have to keep that one in mind.
  11. trigger_andy
    Wa with you til you mentioned Brexit as a cause for inflation. 🙄
  12. trigger_andy
    No one is suggesting just going in and helping yourself though. As there is a lot of wind blown up our way prices are relatively low. I had 30t of Beech delivered for the cost of transportation as they just needed rid and their own yard was already full. It’s why I’m getting almost sawlog quality beech for £45 a ton.
  13. trigger_andy
    Im getting Hardwood Beech firewood logs at £45 a ton just now. All Windblown. Not sure how many 1m3 bags that lose fills but I think its not far off of 3.
  14. trigger_andy
    I assume you’re talking Alaskan Milling and not Bandsaw Milling? If Alaskan Milling I’m sure some will pipe up with “buy Aspen”. It’s certainly an option but it’s eye wateringly expensive. Perhaps it’s a price worth paying for your health though? I’m not away to make the change though. I know it’s not great inhaling sawdust, some species are worse than others. Alaskan Milling should not really be producing saw dust or more accurately saw chips that fine. If you are then it’s time to sharpen the chain. Band Milling certainly produces fine sawdust though. But in all honesty I don’t wear a mask when milling with either the Alaskan or the Logosol and don’t intend to start either. 🤣
  15. trigger_andy
    You location might help?
  16. trigger_andy
    Thats what I said..... Its been mentioned in two previous posts. 🙄
  17. trigger_andy
    Fence wire will be the most likely candidate. Or nails for a bird box etc.
  18. trigger_andy
    Simple answer is those selling logs generally don’t have the space to store logs for 1-3 years. It’s as simple as that. Get them in a dryer and they’re done in a week. The pictures of your house shows a place brimming with firewood. That’s just for you. Now a company trying to run a business selling firewood, can you imagine the space needed to make that business viable air drying? Kiln drying does not need to mean it’s dried with hydrocarbons, this has now been mentioned in two previous posts. Kiln drying with waste produced by the process of making firewood is the way forward.
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    Then why bother with the thread? 🙄
  20. trigger_andy
    I agree in principle but if you making the selling of logs your business model then you can hardly dedicate the huge amount of space needed to season logs for 2 years. You would need to kiln dry them to keep up with demand and also reduce the space required for storage. A local outfit uses the waste product from log processing to run his drying kiln. So in my opinion neither impatient , greedy nor wasteful. Im considering buying an insulated container to kiln dry logs along the same principles. Get 8-10 IBC's in there at a time. Burn all the Sawdust produced from my Milling and clogging up the logs as a way to heat the container and potentially Solar to run the Fans.
  21. trigger_andy
    Get a cheap moisture meter regardless. How dry your logs will be will be determined by numerous factors including: How dry they are kept. Airflow. How small they have been split. You might get lucky and have them under 20%mc if you have a little stove and have cut the logs to 9"-10" in length and 3-4" chunks. I still think 2 years seasoning on such dense hardwood is best though.
  22. trigger_andy
    Interesting how you consider people with darker skin savages.
  23. trigger_andy
    I think you'll maybe be pushing the limits with a 42" Lo Pro but others might have more first hand knowledge. Am I right in thinking the 572 and Stihl 660 have around the same HP. I dont think I would wanna run a 42" bar on a 660 and thats a 90cc Saw.
  24. trigger_andy
    Stunning and beautiful work.
  25. trigger_andy
    A 36" Chilaskan would do the job and your wee saw should manage with a Low Pro bar.

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