Search:

It just gets better & better.
regards inter

Reading or writing anything thats similar to schoolyard banter may have that effect on yourself but thats not the reason I thought it was fantastic. I have well & truly progressed beyond that stage...

What a fantastic story, it takes me back to the things children would come out with in a school yard while playing with toy bulldozers, before they grow up & become intellectually sound.

regards...

At last an unbiased view



See above



You can always post a new thread & start the ball rolling then .

Texx, its a real shame that.
regards inter

In my current insurance policy it states that my equipment has to meet the relevant Australian Standard.
regards inter

I'm glad you added the farming & firewood bit, because there is not much call for anything smaller than a 044 in the HWD logging business, from that size up they are all good saws if treated &...

So technically its called .375" pitch chain, but technically it doesn't exist.
regards inter

What does .404" chain measure when tested the same way ? Are we dealing with a chain measuring conspiracy / plot to throw us off the scent of something bigger.
regards inter

I think the top diagram says it all bob.
regards inter

I made a cutting board from some dowelled up pieces of, huon I got from the mill at straun, I just used waterproof PVA on the freshly planed surfaces, dowells & clamped it up. It is washed in water 3...

Putting it into perspective of the era, we would probably be not in the race for an advanced setup, as far as OH&S it looks pretty laxed, ( didn't notice any eye or ear protection ) but thats the...

The large bandsaws using stellite tipped bands I have worked with. had to have the teeth set & it was critical for straight cutting performance.
regards inter

Bob just wondering how you came about that 0.367" figure? when 3 divided by 8 = 0.375 of an inch. Carlton other manufacturers designate it like that as well.
regards inter

When falling I cut & then snig with my dozer, so wearing safety glasses has a double use, I have nearly had a few bad eye injuries from sticks & other stuff being flicked / cataputed into my face...

When falling I wear long trousers, bowyangs, steel cap boots,(lace up boots if its steep country) hi vis shirts, safety helmet with attached earmuffs & protective eyewear. Long trousers are a must...

Fertil & Liza
regards inter

...

They were pretty hardy blokes to log that country with the machinery available to them in the day. An 090 had to be carried on the shoulder a certain way or you wouldn't make through the day, in the...

Up this way the 090 was the standard equipment for a good faller & I would hate to say how many are sitting under benches in the back sheds around the area. One fellow alone I know had 3 in his shed....

The first pic was of an Australian log.
regards inter

By the looks of the quality of construction it would be within your ability to work out the centroid & add mass if required.
regards inter

Sure it was stupid, but some of the things I have seen cycle couriers do in sydney defies belief.
regards inter

Just an observation, will the frame that carries the engine be counter weighted or be running its rollers in captivated runners to stop the engine frame tipping when the engine is beyond the axis of...

Sometimes its a bit hard to tell the size of the trees from the pics, a quick rule of thumb for saw logs is if you can put your arms around the tree at shoulder height & touch your fingers together...

It must be a full moon !!! Owwwwwwoooooolllll
I'm thinking the German forestry dept who tested those saws would not have given them a pass because of the chain brake handle breaking off alone,...

I have no idea what species are there, but I can tell you they look like small ordinary trees (bumpy, defects) from what is shown there, you might get fencing material out of if your lucky & they are...

Actually forces similar to what was shown are put on professional saws all the time, when the saw tip is pinched in a log the first thing that happens is you try to pull the saw straight back out of...

You were probably within a whisker of having your leg smashed at the ankle, you are very brave & open for posting the video considering you said it might happen. A ratchet strap around the log...

Sounds like a very fair statement
regards inter

Might have been why they got such a bad reputation as a widow maker.
I've personally have seen maybe a dozen slabbed up stumps left standing in the bush over 40 something years, minus the two I have...

There wasn't any being split while we were there, as scribbly said the furniture guy splits them & sells them for $3 each , probably to order though


There was sheds full of vintage tractors,...

And some more
regards inter

Been wanting to visit this place since it opened 34 years ago.
regards inter

You could use spotted gum & no need to laminate them as well, you can steam bend the timber to the desired curvature. Boat builders would use a length of steel pipe to boil water with spotted gum...

The species of timber you want to used will be from a non staining species.
If your looking for a hoof rasp call some of the local farriers, they would have bags of them
regards inter

Look at what is available in a veneer faced plywood, or choose your own selection of veneer & adhere it to some plywood yourself.
regards inter

A change is like a holiday.
regards inter

bunya has a tar like honey coloured resin that sticks like the proverbial, but with a beautiful pine smell.
regards inter

There were some plots of bunya amoungst the hoop, its been 20 years since I have spent any time up there so where they were is a bit fuzzy.
regards inter

just found an repco invoice for a oil filter for the lucas mill
part # ROF58A cost $14.08 (trade)
regards inter
( I quoted a part # & cost earlier which was incorrect)

I have been told that bunya & hoop limb spurs can lay in the bush for many years after the log has rotted away, really sharp & dangerous as well. Used to be a few plantings ( km2 ) of it over at...

You will only buy 1 at that price, go to repco & get one to cross over, I haven't been able to get a air filter to cross over yet somebody here might know a cheaper alternative .
regards inter

give it a belt with a hammer on a block in the middle of the board supported between two supports, if it splits its no good & would have done it any way later down the track, normally if a gum vein...

Not normally cut for structural timber, so I have never cut it, might be good for table tops though.
regards inter

Turpentine has a very high shrinkage rate, 14% from memory so it will move a lot, talcum powder may help if the squeeking is from the T&Gs.
regards inter

good evening.
regards inter

You mean to say that I'm not going to mill this log into really weathered post & rail fencing material.
regards inter

Stick around you might find it a little different nowdays.
regards inter

Bob In Australian HWD logging, the middle diameter is the average diameter of the log which is used in log volume calculations, your right with the COG being closer to the butt end of the log, but...