Rough Hewn
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Could use one of those right now. [emoji106]
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Were you on site with matey?
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Been to order some milling logs from an Arbtalker today. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Very nice mate, what will it lift?
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Nice setup [emoji106] How is the winch/crane attached to the trailer?
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Got a bit more of the elm today, only coffee table size. Borrowing a mill from a mate, so should get them milled on Wednesday. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Sounds daft but works. Slices of wet potato on the closed eyes is rather cooling. Recommended by a doctor after I got bad arc eye, and the opticians after removing bits of cement. [emoji3] As far as accidents go... The hole where I stabbed the file tang is healing well, except when trying to push trailers.[emoji51] Stay safe Gobby [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Stihl do a pair of emergency services goggle things. I'm seriously considering it. [emoji106]
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Sawdust in the eye is considerably better than cement or lime. I've tried both. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji23]
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All the above is sound advice to follow. However, if the tree is vertical and balanced... This is my coffee table, I felled the tree in August last year, Milled up within a couple of weeks. Leant against a wall for a fortnight, Before being knocked into table shape in a morning. No sanding or oiling, raw. Then left in front of a south facing window, close to a radiator. Probably September. It has warped and cracked but only slightly. (To my great surprise) [emoji848][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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dangerous yet? Question from the Czech Republic
Rough Hewn replied to Dances With Snails's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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Standard 50:1 never had a problem. Moved over to alkylate pre mixed a while back no problems. Only ever seen one engine go, and that was a suspected air leak. I rev the engine after each cut and let it tick over with a bit of revs to cool the engine and oil the chain. About 30 seconds. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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On a lighter note... [emoji3][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Some absolutely stunning grain there Steve [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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It's the soft aluminium against steel. It wears and grinds away, constant vibration doesn't help. It's totally knackered as the bolts that attach to the long bars have worn away the contact points. 3 out of 4 cast cross bars have all cracked in the same place. Material limitations. The design could be massively improved too. But to be fair that mill has seen a hell a lot of use over the last few years. [emoji106]
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My PL and EL is about £1000 a year. Can have up to 5 bods on site. With arborisk. As pertaining to the OP, The difference between "main contractor", bonafide sub contractor and true subby is very grey. Personally I would phone hmrc and have a chat, Then send them a letter in writing to confirm the details of the phone calls results. [emoji106]
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Phone a local tree surgeon [emoji106]
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I can vouch for Johns 560(SP). It's a beast. I've posted video before of it against a 461. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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70 psi is a dead engine.
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Milled the elm log today, Wasn't expecting anything special as the first photo shows light heartwood. So this was a nice surprise. Then my mill broke. It's the third piece to go in a month. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Cut lots of 1"square stickers for stacking. One at each end and one every 18-24" Find a really level area, put a few clean pallets down first, then get a spirit level to make perfectly flat. Best kept out of the sun and rain with a few ply boards.(or in a barn). Don't sharpen a chainsaw or anything else iron/steel anywhere near your slabs unless you like blue flecking. Paint the end grain with pva. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Looking good [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Whatever you do, don't buy a cheap plastic grinder. No accuracy whatsoever. [emoji106]
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Got a phone call at 7.30am yesterday from a local tree surgeon saying he's got a couple of elm logs. So picked up the main stem today. Should get done this week before I have to collect the rest of it. [emoji106]
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Beech and horse chestnut. [emoji106]
