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AJStrees
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Battery stuff is pretty pricey. The idea that it only costs a couple of quid per charge and the rest doesn't make too much sense in the end. If a decent battery is £300 how much fuel can you get for that and how many times will you need to charge the battery to get the job done... Don't get me wrong, I have battery saws, but trying to use them to get jobs done isn't very productive in the longer term IMHO. If you can buy a 550xp for 600 and a less efficient battery saw for £900 with the batteries and chargers, seems like the petrol saw is a better option. additionally batteries do not always last forever and battery chargers can also be pricey when they fail. Additionally where do the dead batteries end up when they don't charge anymore..... I suppose the more diplomatic view is that everything has it's place. 👍
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Phew that’s a relief 😅 didn’t want to start a mass debate this late in the year. 👍
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Tried an eBay special 4” grinder to fit makita batteries. Can’t say it stayed on the bench long. Spindle hole too small for usual discs and the guard doesn’t fit right. Went back to my old makita grinder pretty quick. I realise this is the tools worthy of a mention thread. Sorry. 🐥
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Tidy though 👍
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Thought I would do a bit of Christmas bank holiday milling. Not a lot else going on. Finished off two more sections. One big section left to go of the Black Poplar.
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free water up the Highlands. If you find the right spring. 👍
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Makita Coffee machine (cordless jobby). Fleeces for work. 👍
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Had the Lumag HC15 Pro wee chipper out this morning. Got through some oak nicely.
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Yes the bar is a fair cost. Ok. No worries, if I come into some money after Christmas, I might have a rethink. 👍
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if you were going to sell, what would you want for it? I have the 64" bar and chain already. Don't know if I need another 64" bar to be fair. I can PM you if you prefer.
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I use the ladder on every pass. Find it’s quicker and easier. Keeps the mill on the same set up and just cut away. No Need to keep fiddling with dimensions. 👍
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Hard to tell what they are but seems like it could be redwings in those numbers.
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Didn’t have a lot of time, but got through another good sized bit of pop. I know, I know, Panther Mill is on the wish list to get. 👍🤣
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Brilliant shots. You get a better selection of birds up there by the looks. 👍 what are you using to shoot?
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Cold this morning before the rain set in.
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Little dunnock
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Bit more milling yesterday. Some chunky rot pockets on the bit.
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Giving us -7 over here tonight. At -4 just now. Shiver me timbers 🥶👍
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-5 this morning. Suns out 👍
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Yeah mate. I shouldn’t have bothered. 🤣 👍 the next sections are big! Could take me a while. It’s pretty fibrous to cut through. Haven’t found the ideal ripping chain for fibrous would yet.
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If you don’t screw the ladder down there will be a lot more vibration I would say. Also don’t know if the ladder would stay where you want it. 👍
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Yes keeps it all straight, etc... I prefer doing it that way personally. Have tried without and find the mill has more friction on the wood surface than the metal on metal. So have done it like that for the last 3 years to a good result. Yes some small holes in the wood, but that's of no consequence really as they close up somewhat and there are all sorts of imperfections in timber anyway. 👍
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Yep. Much easier with the ladder on each cut I find. Especially when coming off at the end.
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More black poplar. 2 more larger sections to go.
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Yep same -6 here with a breeze. Time to buy an alpaca wool onesie I think 😂
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