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Your wish...
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Barn extension time?
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Bit of character in this Oak. The rain kept the sawdust from flying around but the hail was a bit noisy on my lid.
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Are you after anything specific subject wise?
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Would it be worth skimming 5 or 10mm off the top to see if there is a bit more colour below? Alternatively, could you bleach the other end to match the faded end?
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I reckon your right about the delay before milling. If the free water is gone before you mill then it doesn't hang around at the interface between sticker and board and get the mould going. From my experience of Sycamore it sheds the free water very quickly after felling.
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We are Colwill and Co (www.colwillandco.co.uk) Based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and serving Bucks, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and London. Chainsaw milling (up to 66"). Timber stocks (air and kiln dried) and custom furniture service also available. We are also a Social Enterprise, 50% of profits go to tree planting and reforestation. Contact via the website please.
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Maybe just list town and county, whether fixed / mobile and whether a chainsaw or bandsaw/circular saw miller. I would have thought most people would look for nearest first and then whether you have the right sort of kit. It's not as if there are thousands of us. Definitely a good idea though.
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Cheapest you can get mixed with water 4:1
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I bought a BS for the design and construction of high level beds. The first thing it says is 'This BS must be read in conjunction with BSXXXXX describing the testing of high level beds' so the one I bought is useless unless I buy another. I decided I had probably found myself in a circle of hell by mistake and to stick to low level beds. It doesn't exactly encourage a knowledge based economy or entrepeneurial spirit.
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A bit more character than usual in this Beech (10' x 30" at the centre) My Poor Man's first cut system.
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Diluted PVA is the usual. I also use roofing paint if I can get it cheaply.
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The landlord of my workshop used to run a business making lamp stands and bases and was very fond of Horse Chestnut as it used to be more resistant to splitting when cut this way (and because it was cheap being bugger all use for much else). Could be worth a try.
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Carves nicely. Have a google of Grinling Gibbons. The French use it for furniture rather more than we do.
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I got one of these. https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/review/cheap-tablets/windows-10-laptop-android-tablet-with-stylus-keyboard-under-200-bargain-3647220/ It lives in the workshop has android and windows, has shared file access from MS Office and Dropbox and is less than £200 with a keyboard so if it gets broken it is not a disaster. Internet access is via a personal hotspot from my phone so no need for a separate data contract. It's a bit slow but for less than £200 I can live with that.
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I use a bituminous roof paint. Black gloopy muck. Because I got it very cheap from a bloke in the pub. Very effective though.
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Straight away ideally.
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Stack on edge or vertically until the free water has dried to prevent sticker marks later. Then normal stacking to air or kiln dry. I would seal the ends irrespective of weather. In my experience it can be really prone to insect attack so borax or debark it as well. Can be absolutely lovely wood but it isn't very durable. Not sure how long it will last as garden furniture.
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rather than adding load resistors which negates a lot of the point of having LEDs you can fit a flasher relay that is designed to recognise LED's. It's a simple plug in mod. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDX-4-Pin-Flasher-Relay-for-LED-WIPAC-lamps-THE-ONE-THAT-ACTUALLY-WORKS-Defender/390728903528
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I've not had the pleasure but do like the timber. Why is it horrible to mill?
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Great work and a proper way for a tree like that to end up.
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They are hugely unreliable. Very easy to bugger the original circuit as well as the one your attaching. A proper soldered or mechanical joint is much better.
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Care to share which bits you have found? I have struggled to find stuff that is not badged as cnc only.
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Scandalous that a waggy dog can close the boot. It could become Tailgate.
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661 is fine for milling. A lo-pro set up is great and an 880 is better for big stuff but to say the 661 is not up to it is plain wrong. As Rough Hewn, I use the 661 for up to 30" and very happy with it.
