Shiny steve

Thanks guys, can't imagine me using them then, it's got log loading arms/ gull hydraulics.

Yes previous owner has been very helpful, I have already asked him a ton of questions so thought I'd leave him alone for this one.

Hello people, I have just purchased a used lt 40 and have a couple of bars that came with it, that i don't know the purpose of. dose anyone recognize these?

Good day people, dose anyone know of any reasonable timber lorry's in the south east? Or any good timber supplies. I'm looking for full loads of saw logs every now and again. Ideally softwoods for cladding material, sweet chestnut and oak.

I have a well used hakki oh 27 that will be for sale in the near future, it's done a fair bit of work but still functions very well. Selling as we have just got a bigger processor.

Steve  

Anyone tried a cbn on a grindlux sharpener 

On 03/04/2022 at 22:02, Steve Bullman said:

Have you done a covid test? 😀 ironically yes and turned out positive, just had a week of gardening time, back to milling this week. 

Just debating what to do with this odd log, maybe 50mm cuts and sticker for a while. Still has the pink colour after a week or two cut. 

No real smell to it and I do have a fair old conk, looks like it's been around a while.

I'm fairly sure it's not ash I have milled quite a bit recently. 

I have wondered about oak but the grain doesn't seem rite, no medalery rays.

It's really bloody hard the blade was singing. 

Sorry chaps it's another boring what is it question. Just a random log off the pile but quite a striking colour to it, and very hard to cut, no real smell to the wood. 

i have the woodlands sharpener and setting tool, once set up the grinder is pretty good, if not a bit slow. my local saw doctor charges £10 pet blade and normally has a weeks turn around, so i have decided it's better for me to do them myself at least i have sharp blades when i want them.

do people set befor or after sharpening?

cheers chaps i have been serching for something like this for a while.

On 28/09/2020 at 14:11, lux said:

Saw logs or bar. ?

12 inch and up 

About 5t 

As the title dose anyone know of any larch available in the south east. Thanks Steve 

From my short time milling a wire brush is very handy for cleaning oak bark

One method I have heard of it to apply a finishing oil sutch as Danish or linseed liberally and often as the wood drys in order to replace the moisture being lost from the timber preventing the cells shrinking as much and limiting the splitting affect. I have only had a little play with this idea but it did seem to work to a degree.

Steve 

Hello chaps dose anyone know of any drying facilities in the south east

That's a pretty good edge for a chainsaw cut. Nice looking timber as well. 

No no no I won't make sleepers from Elm never..... 

Now floor boards maybe 

On 17/04/2020 at 21:47, Squaredy said:

Well you might find someone down your way who will buy wholesale.  You can always advertise to individuals and you could find some regular purchasers, but as Mr RoughHewn said it can be a very long term process finding those customers.  And of course even when they do come along they often will want something you do not quite have!  I currently have around 100 tons of milled timber dry and drying, and yet I have only half the selection I would like.  Good luck whatever you do and let us have some pics - Elm if often very beautiful timber.

Thanks bud, I understand selling is a hard game, just seems better than fire wood. Sleepers and basic lumbers/ cladding seems like the easiest sell. 

Some stunning looking timber there, I'm jealous 

Just a few sleepers

Once again, grate info cheers. I'm not adverse to wholesale, but would have to courier I think. I'm in Kent 

Very interesting points there mate. 

Cheers for that, just getting into this milling malarkey. I do like it but have no idea where to sell things and how to price yet, all I no is the final product is more valuable than fire wood and makes me feel happier seeing something that will have a life instead of smashed up to burn.