antarty86

This is the way I thought it should work 

19 minutes ago, kinderscout said:

Hope this picture helps electric kiln.
Intake vent just above kiln fan.
Exhaust top of kiln far end.

That’s interesting, what does the “electric kiln” entail? Is that a heater or dehumidifier at bottom? And what’s the approximate cost to build something like that? I assume it’s a lot mor controllable than a solar kiln and you can use it in winter lol ? 

22 hours ago, openspaceman said:

What you say seems more logical. What do you intend to dry?

 

If it's boards you need better controls

 

If it's firewood it's too complicated and why use plywood when the whole front could be glazed?

2” slabs of oak will be my main kiln filling. I was under the impression that it’s pretty self controlling, with it cooling down at night and the fan being of, it relaxes a lot of the stresses caused by the heat of the day? 

Hi all, thinking of building a small solar kiln and have found a design that seems ideal but there’s a few things that don’t seem right? There’s no baffle, and it seems that the fan is sucking cool air from the bottom of the kiln and then exhausting from the top? Should it not suck from the top, go under the collected and (assuming there’s a baffle) exhaust from the bottom having been through the stack? 

Anyone built this kiln or have any views on it? 

http://www.highweald.org/downloads/publications/1532-solar-kiln-construction-guide-may-2015/file.html

thanks in advance 

ant 

Sounds interesting, would you mind if I had a look at your design? I’ve got mine sat on a concrete slab in my shed at the moment, but putting it on a trailer is my mission for this summer, my biggest problem is keeping the weight down so i don’t need to do a separate test lol but I’ll probably just have to bite the bullet and get it done. 

Cheers ant 

Some nice pieces there mate ?

Hi folks, it’s been a while since ive been on the forum, so hi again ? having started with the chainsaw milling a few years ago, I’ve now taken the plunge and bought a bandsaw mill (woodland mills hm130) but unfortunately my planned log supply’s may not be available to me anymore due to a change in lease holder, so I’m just putting some feelers out for logs available in my area? If anybody on here is a tree surgeon or knows of one in this area that may have a few bits available please let me know ? the mill isn’t portable (yet) but I can collect what I can fit in a hilux lol ? and obviously willing to pay reasonable money ?

cheers ant 

1 hour ago, Ratman said:

Taken from a site off google, should help ya and is pretty clear for ya you just need to be careful when combining your weights thats main thing, but this is all dependant on what age you are and what licence you hold. But the plated weight must not be exceeded in any case.

 

Towing - the legal bits

 

Whether you’re planning a caravanning holiday or moving house, you need to make sure you comply with the law on towing.

 

Restrictions differ on when your driving licence was issued.

 

Licences issued from 1 January 1997

 

If you passed your car driving test on or after 1 January 1997 you can:

 

Drive a car or van up to 3,500kg maximum authorised mass (MAM) towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM

Tow a trailer over 750kg MAM as long as the combined MAM of the trailer and towing vehicle is no more than 3,500kg

MAM is the limit on how much the vehicle can weigh when it’s loaded.

 

You have to pass the car and trailer driving test if you want to tow anything heavier - this is called a B+E test. You might need several lessons before you’re ready to take the test.

 

Licences issued before 1 January 1997

 

If you passed your car test before 1 January 1997 you’re usually allowed to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8,250kg MAM.

You’re also allowed to drive a minibus with a trailer over 750kg MAM.

 

And a little extra to add in also......

 

What does towing capacity mean?

 

Most cars have a maximum weight that they can tow safely and legally.

 

The first thing to do is make sure that what you wish to tow doesn’t exceed the trailer's own maximum authorised mass or the car's maximum towing capacity; both figures should be easy to find in the drivers manual.

 

 

There are usually two maximum towing weights that will be specified: a braked trailer weight and an unbraked one. It’s important to note that if the trailer weight is more than 750kg or over half the car’s kerb weight (this is the weight of the car without people or luggage inside and should be listed in the manual), the trailer must be fitted with brakes.

 

The second important thing to point out is the maximum capacity will also include the weight of the trailer/caravan/horsebox itself, so you’ll need to add that into the equation when thinking about how much weight you can transport.

That’s precisely what I’ve been looking for! Thanks ratman. I don’t suppose you know the law in regards to older homemade trailers with no plates on them?  Thanks ant 

that looks excellent callum! well done mate, ill be making one myself this summer so any hints and tips are much appreciated lol hows the carriage runn ing on the track? is ir running on some angle iron?

that's a fair comment treequip, should anything ever go wrong I would likely be hung out to dry. my other option is to leave the windblown stuff for the estate to deal with and maybe just get a wagon load of logs delivered to process myself? does anybody no how much a load of hardwood logs would be? roughly? and what size loads can you get them delivered in? I have plenty of room to store them but the wagon would need a grab to unload them as I don't have a forklift or telehandler etc (yet! ha ha)

I think it only if your spaniel has an accident with the chainsaw whilst in pursuit of game

Ha ha! I wouldn't put anything past my little spanner lol

I wonder if I could get round it my stating that I have my own public liability insurance? It's thru basc for shooting etc but I'm sure it covers me for matters relating to the shoot? Which clearing windblown trees from around the pens etc would be I would think? One of the first things they asked me was will I take over the shoot as the current gamekeeper is packing it in lol so there may be some leverage, or I could maybe get the estate to pay as I would then be an employee?

Thanks billpierce, I'll look in to the cs30/31

Cheers

I've just moved to new house near lanark in Scotland, nice little detached cottage right in the middle of a private estate. It's got a nice big log burner and I've asked if I'm ok to collect and cut up the fallen trees and branches etc from around the estate for Firewood, and the agent asked if I had any qualifications, I said no but I do have an ms 880 with a 4ft bar lol so I'm no stranger to chainsaws. He replied that the estates insurance wouldn't allow me to do it all I can do is cut things on my own patch, so if I can get the wood back to the house that's fine. Problem being most of the decent windblown wood is all full trees! What would be the minimum ticket I could get so that I can cut these trees up in to managible bits or mill some of the larger ones in situ? Most would be for firewood but im hoping to mill some of the larger bits just for fun lol no felling involved.

Thanks for any help

Ant

ha ha ha! I did exactly the same thing when I bought mine, and then a few times afterwards, and ill probably do it again in the future lol but a plasma cutter is a proper boys toy lol when you say cheap? how cheap was it? I think mine was just over £400 and I can cut 8mm cleanly and up to 12mm but it needs tidying up lol and I can put the tip on the workpeace and drag.

I milled some dead standing oak in spring, it had been dead around 8 year. the moisture content was up around 50% when I checked the boards a couple of weeks later! they got down to 20% pretty quik and I brought a peace in to the living room now to see how far down I can get it but they have nearly all warped and/or cracked pretty badly.

I made the same mistake when I first made mine, and fixed it in the same way. then I just bought an Alaskan lol

Good choice mate! what happened to your 3120?

They are a cracking idea! But dare I ask? Do they fit the cheaper version of the Alaskan to?

That's really smart mate, well done, I'll bet there's a few £ there?

Atb ant

Had another play at the weekend, a ripping chain made a big difference and I bought a cheap version Alaskan off eBay.

Another one for r-tech here, I got the 180amp arc welder and also treat myself to a plasma cutter now that's a proper boys toy! Lol

If you can mill with a standard cross cutting chain, can you cross cut with a ripping chain? I believe not, but why? I value my limbs to much to just try it and find out! Lol

Cheers ant

Just have a go, what you think is scrap maybe different when you open it up I've done one log so far, and that's my experience! Lol

Atb ant

It's an old oak that's been dead for years (I wet the board before the pic) it's like cutting iron! Most of the tree was rotten but I managed a 7 1/2ft log from the bottom.