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Hey thanks for the info gents, I get the logs in a week or so and will slice them into whatever I can , they range in diameter from 300-450 mm which I thought was pretty big for avocado so will keep...

Hi ,
just wanted to know if anyone has had experience in milling avocado trees, info I can find is a bit hit and miss, I have access to some short lengths ( around 1m ) and don’t want to see any...

Hi , I only just found this thread but just wanted to know if you are still looking for slabs for your hand rails? As I have some fully seasoned slabs that may suit. You can get me on 0450884281....

And another couple of pics of the book matched boards.

Well we started cutting the bunya and i thought i would share a couple of pics,it sure is nice to cut some soft wood for a change.:U Have cut some 450x75x4m and some 250x35x4m so far.And at this...

Hi All,
this timber came from the brisbane area and i was told by the tree lopper that it was cadagi another thought it was some kind of box,any ideas ? here are a couple of pics of the bark,wood...

sorry mate it has taken a long time to get hold of this load so i cant really part with any of these logs but i will have a lot of sawn timber and slabs for sale soon:D .if i can get the other load...

finally got a load of bunya in this week just wanted to know if sealing the ends will slow the blue stain till i get a chance to cut it ? or should i dock the end off the logs and then seal it ? will...

Here is a pic of one of the smaller logs.

Hi all,
just thought i would show some pics of the camphor we cut recently.The bigger slabs go from 1.2m to 1.5 wide as you can see the colours are fantastic
Regards,
Rude.

I have a bunya pine log arriving in the morning that is about 1.2-3 and will be slabbing it next week it was also covered in branches,i am just milling this as a trial to see if i will get the other...

hey carl you forgot to mention another very important thing close to our hearts,the bloody GREENS will also close all the good close fishing grounds,no milling, no fishing what's a man to do:no:

I have a metal detector which is a radioshack brand, it will pick up metal 12 inches deep in even the hardest timbers, it has saved my ass on many occasions and hundreds in retipping fees:U.i cant...

could always buy a peterson an do 8m:U

oh dear,
i hear wedding bells:U

What is the contest in aid of and what will it acheive? (apart from giving bo a well overdue run). why must it be a p%^^%$* contest and not just simply a demonstration?:no:
Rude

Hang on a minute carl did you just mention SAFETY?:D

It's about time we saw some some good pics on here:D.I think this is a great idea and have been looking at something similar.The angle is also fine and would not change the angle of your cut unless...

Oh you lucas lovers go on with some crap at times:D

ah sigidi,

you biased lucas lover:U, you have not even used a peterson to compare but the lucas still won, how does that work? now get back out there and cut me those step treads, oh thats right...

Hey sigidi,

the different sizes are a good thing because you can just pick the biggest ones for eating ( might need your grading ticket for this:U).What sort of fish are you going to grow ? i'm...

Yes Allan,

The secret is out,I bought the peterson wpf with track extentions (up to 8m) 27hp 10'' with electric raise and lower and also got the slabber.I also enjoyed the chat but it would have...

That is a very good idea rosewood, think i'll keep that one up my sleeve aswell.Very cheap and quick way to get the job done.Thanks
Regards,
Rude.

A saw doctor will balance the blade for you in no time and to stop the hose blocking up i just use a little dish washing liquid in the water bottle to stop the scum building up inside.
Regards,...

Hi all,

just thought i would post some pics of a recent job i did for a customer who had a large hollow bluegum.After setting up we decided to get a couple of slabs off the top in pic 2 which are...

Hi all,

these are the bloodwood that have just been dropped off,some are worse than the others.Would you class them as having bad gum veins? i am hopeing to start on them in the next few days as...

Hey sigidi,

what are the grading tolerences? and how far out were they? i thought people were asked to cut 6'' by 2'' and if so thats not 150x50 as you know,hopefully carl can clarify if it was...

sigidi,
thanks for the reply,any idea how the posts are holding up after 10 months?

Hey carl, if it was up to me you could have it,but now the blokes neighbour has already taken it for fire wood,sorry mate.

Well gents,
the trees are down but cant be moved at this stage because of the rain.The biggest of the trees had a large pipe and was full of termites :C,the other trees had visible gum veins when...

Thanks for the info,i was just a bit unsure and did not want to wast time or money but i will give it a go because there are a few more trees to come down now so i will end up with about 15-20 cube...

These are the only pics i have at this stage,the single tree is 900mm diam and the other trees next to the ute are 500mm to 700mm.

Hi All,

i have the opportunity to get some bloodwood,not sure if it's pink or red at this stage but i would like to know if it is worth milling ?. I have gone back over all the posts i can find...

Hey Sigidi,

i ended up getting four of them(two pair) and after looking at the invoice they charge 50bucks each but luckily they only charged for two.I agree that 50bucks is a bit steep,25$ is...

Yeah that would work bob,good luck finding the brass.Yes sigidi,they do look like peterson ez dogs and your right,there not cheap,but i can say that for ease of setup and the safety aspect they have...

G'day Carl,

Thought i'd post a pic of the dogs i use for small logs,there also made from aluminium so are a lot softer than steel if you happen to cut too low:doh:.I just sat this small round on...

well after cutting today i can confirm that the "Apple Gum" is in fact swamp mahogany , took a few pics only on my phone that i will post soon aswell as a "QLD" blue gum that we cut to length today...

Thanks carl, the description matched what the customer told me,also says it wont burn well and the termites love it.Also says they break off at the top all the time.

I am milling for a customer tomorrow and he says that he has apple gum.i was wondering if anybody could tell me anything about it and/or its uses or common name? any help on this would be great.a

Thanks to all for your response, now looks like i may have to cart logs in smaller sizes off the property to do the milling as i can only get access after 3pm.I will be starting this on tuesday so i...

There are quite a few logs at 6m long x 600mm but the main log is 6m long and 1.4m in diamiter so i will have to bring in a bobcat or crane truck so i can make the most out of this log.I was actually...

Thanks gents,well Bobl the splitting sounds right, after viewing the logs for the first time today i was surprised at the amount of splitting there was after only being felled two weeks ago.The...

Hi all, i would like to know if anybody has any tips for slabbing and cutting large lemon scented gum also any info on drying would be greatly appreciated.Thank you.

I have access to spotted gum,silky oak,iron bark,blue gum and a few others,i have a mill and slabber can cut to order.Please post if i can help