Rough Hewn
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You won’t find one. Will have to be cut to order. Do you know how thick that would need to be so it didn’t tear itself apart? And how heavy?????? I hope you’ve taken a massive non-refundable deposit? And given your client a 12-18 month lead time? [emoji106]
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Sorry@wonky has got first dibs on my 880. But if he turns it down... ???[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Wait til January mate. When Santa’s been delivering 881’s. Should be a few on the market soon. Personally, you’d be nuts to get anything other than an 881. And you know it! ???[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Looking for someone to plank Oak in Warwickshire
Rough Hewn replied to Treerover's topic in Milling Forum
Cut it as low as possible. Shallow angle front cut if possible. Usually 2.5m or 3.2m Depending on end use. About £4-500+ a day for a chainsaw mill or bandsaw. [emoji106] -
Good luck [emoji106]
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About the same price as a second hand 880 [emoji6][emoji106]
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You know there’s been an 880 copy available for years? It’s even made by stihl. It’s called the ms780. Google it. Same weight,displacement etc but less power. [emoji106]
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I think we both know the outcome of that pole.???[emoji106] But to be fair, it’s just a question of material and engineering tolerances. Got a mate who plays with chainsaws and their engines. He’s been tinkering for quite a few years. He uses Chinese,Korean and Italian engines to practise porting etc. When his stihl 660 engine popped he went all out on modding it up. Now it cuts about 5% faster than a stock 661. So it can be done, but it’s a lot more work,effort,stress etc. But all the rest is OEM, so it’s a safer saw. [emoji106]
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Me I’m in the first camp. Stihl,Husqvarna,Echo,Sachs,Mac ,Partner etc. [emoji106]
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You’re right. Let’s conduct one. Who uses a fully functioning chainsaw vs who uses fake dangerous cheap crap?
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But this is a professional arborist site, Not a hobby woodworker site. No one on here uses fake dangerous saws. The job is already dangerous enough. [emoji106]
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Go French. Pollard at 4-5m. Or that other French thing of heavy pollarding then trim regrowth into a small cloud or similar shape. (They do a lot of cubes in France,can’t stand the sight). Keep the tree, massive reduction in foliage and roots etc. Also it’ll keep your local tree surgeon busy for a day or two every year. [emoji106]
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It’s a Japanese company, owned by stihl, Based in China. [emoji106]
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If anyone else had written that I’d dispute it. But Steve, is whitebeam usually harder than hornbeam? I’ve cut quite a few whitebeam and as a sorbus it’s usually rotten and crap. [emoji106]
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What about ash? Pretty tough stuff. Not horn beam hard though. [emoji106]
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Yeah, it happens. That’s why I don’t over pay for burrs. [emoji106]
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What for? [emoji106]
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Farmertec are copies. Bad ones. With no CE or BS safety stamps. It’s that old classic... Budget parachute... etc. Stihl don’t make a blue two stroke oil. Only red or green.
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Yep. I’m a saw snob.!!!!!! I want a saw with functioning safety features!!! I’d rather spend an extra few hundred quid and know I’ve bought a machine with legal recompense. Just not stupid or desperate enough to want a fake saw. I mean... What could go wrong?????? [emoji106]
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Tree scalpel, I like that name?[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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And if you swap every part for a stihl one you’d have a decent saw! ??????
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No it’s not... What do you find complicated about it? [emoji106]
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If you work in any environmentally sensitive areas you’ll need bio oil. I don’t bother with anything else these days. About £80 for 20 litres. [emoji106]
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No. It’s not a burr I’d bother with. Too small and the burring is not curly. At 3’ it would be worth it. [emoji106]
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?????? Are you having a laugh? The B1001 is a £10k (starting price) Highly professional 34” bandsaw made in Sweden. 1 or 2 logs a week????????? Try 1 or 2 decent logs an hour. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
