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  1. Mikesmill
    Actually, I'll correct myself: it's about a big band mill and I've weighed in with my chainsaw mill love. I apologise, but I'm still buzzing from cutting a 500 year old oak on it yesterday. I love that reveal of the grain!
  2. Mikesmill
    Indeed. Although I think you're getting a bit hung up on quartering the logs when the issue I'm interested in, and I think the thread is about, is cutting double live edged slabs from oversized logs. But please correct me if I'm wrong ?
  3. Mikesmill
    That's right, the larger logs that I want quartersawn have to be cut first into quarters by hand with a big chainsaw. But as Squaredy says: "I do have a need to produce wide double edge slabs though"
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    I also did a lot of investigation on this subject, as I wanted to cut large slabs efficiently. After weighing all the options I went for a Peterson Dedicated Wide Slabber. I'd tried the clip on Slabber with my older Peterson and although it could cut huge slabs, it was slow and hard work. I took a punt on the DWS being as fast as they said and I'm not disappointed - in fact I was pleasantly surprised! The hyperskip chain goes so fast that it can cut a two foot wide slab within a couple of minutes, and yesterday I quartersawed a 3 foot wide oak quarter into 3 inch thick slabs on my own within 2 hours, something that would have taken me all day before. I cut 5 foot wide pine slabs for a customer the other week, and it got through that quite quickly considering, too.
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    Mike's Mill LTD Based in Hampshire, will travel to all surrounding counties, and nationally. Peterson DWS (6 foot diameter cuts) Peterson WPF (10 inch circular saw) Both up to 30 foot long tracks. 07435152790 www.mikesmill.co.uk/ [email protected] Instagram: mikes_mill https://www.facebook.com/mikesmillltd.co.uk/
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    I would absolutely love this! Please bear me in mind. Many thanks
  8. Mikesmill
    What dimensions of timber are you looking to harvest from what sized logs and how many logs do you need cut? I have a Peterson swingblade mill, I operate out of Hampshire and will travel if there's a week's worth of work.
  9. Mikesmill
    Yes I have a Peterson WPF with planer attachment for doing this. I work out of Hampshire but will travel if there's a weeks work in it. Here's what it does:
  10. Mikesmill
    How much is the 1300 Mebor Big J? I'm in a similar situation as you Tom, with 3-phase at the yard and a hankering for oversized slabs. I've been searching high and low for a forestor 150 but am on the verge of giving up
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    I have a Peterson mill in Hampshire, about 2 hours away. Could come up and mill it over 2 days if the access is ok for wheeling the machine in..

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