Rough Hewn
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Looks very tidy mate. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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I started making plywood Alaskan mills years ago, then bought my first "proper chillaskan". Over the last few years I've destroyed half a dozen. Milled untold boards and slabs. The panther mill is a game changer for me. It's so much more rugged and stable, even when compared to original granberg's. The GB bar is pretty rigid for 56" of about 4-5mm steel. And I'll be honest it cuts cleaner than anything I've used before. Nearly flawless. I think the granberg chain helped. And that might be the most beautiful slab I've ever cut. [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106] Still have to assemble the 80" panther mill before Monday, as we have a 5' sycamore crotch to cut. And we just had these pippy oak and rippled beech delivered by a certain Arbtalker. [emoji106] Been a crazy week. [emoji12][emoji23][emoji3]☹️[emoji849][emoji57][emoji12][emoji13][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Been one absolutely crazy week.[emoji51] Monday crippling back pain, day in office.[emoji300]️ Tuesday food poisoning. Day mainly in office.[emoji300]️ Wednesday had wood turned down by clients.☹️ Thursday finished building and installing the Logosol [emoji3] Today built the 60" panther mill with 56" GB bar. Went for a granberg ripping chain to match and got a stihl ripping chain to compare. Got an old elm log to try it all out on.[emoji12][emoji57] [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Stihl Photo Competition - Win a Model Stihl MS500i
Rough Hewn replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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I visited my folks in France a couple of years ago with my saws to do a bit a garden tree work. The local firewood guy popped by. He saw my gear and looked very unsettled. He asked if I was going to be selling firewood. I explained: I don't have a hectare of yard space to store wood, Or a forest to cut from. Or a large tractor and timber trailer, Big wood processor, barns to store it in, Contacts with hundreds of local clients, Or even a vehicle to deliver 3m3 at a time. But you do. He looked rather happy when he left. [emoji12][emoji106]
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That's a crunched saw [emoji12][emoji106]
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Fascinating stuff Rob, Bloody scary. Nice one for the heads up. Never even considered this, smart meter is going. [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]
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The cheap plastic ones aren't worth buying. They have too much play/movement to accurately grind. There are various manufacturers of decent grinders. Oregon,stihl,husky etc It's worth spending a few hundred pounds for a reliable machine. A sharp,regular toothed, correct depth gauged chain means everything in milling. Got any photos of what you're cutting? [emoji106]
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Also had two new mills arrive today....[emoji848] Didn't even have time to look or photo.☹️ But tomorrow.... [emoji12][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Seriously impressed at how quick it knocks out dimensional timber. Will be doing quite a bit of testing with different hardwoods and softwoods. [emoji3][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Finally finished the logosol F2+ [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3] Only had an hour or so to test cut, but it's so quick and easy. My apologies as I can't video edit. [emoji106]
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That bloody good going mate, Must have been long days. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Recently had to take on a full time guy. Went through about 6 guys to find a keeper. Loads of guys have tickets but no or little experience, I advertised on here for groundie £100+ a day Climber £150+ a day. Not one call. Driving license is a must too. Picking up and dropping staff off kills your hours. A friend who ran a department of lawyers explained it like this: Mainly the people you employ know the job and how to get on with it. When they aren't performing it's usually because of something in their personal lives. She was more like a shrink/confident, than a manager. Spending time to understand what's going on in their lives may help,as well as you explaining how long hours you already do. No easy answers. Good luck [emoji106]
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Yes. It's gotta be better than eBay. [emoji12][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Done [emoji106]
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Yes, I'm just slow [emoji106]
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The Logosol F2+ is nearly assembled. Just need to level the pad and do some test cutting. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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If you have the time and space, seasoning the whole trunk would be great. I sell all my timber green. Ive got very little space for stock. Cutting 2"-3" slabs are more stable. We are cutting 1.5" off these cherry as it's been down a few years. [emoji106]
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A few bits of Cherry and Elm. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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That's a great video Kav. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
