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25th August 2012, 01:13 PM
Thread: some 'Blackwood' sawn today
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Lovely looking stuff MM, what have you got...
Lovely looking stuff MM, what have you got planned for it?
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24th August 2012, 10:03 AM
Thread: Lucas Mill Attachments
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Good on you! So ........when do we get to see...
Good on you!
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21st May 2012, 04:28 PM
Thread: build your own swing saw?
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That's a very good way of putting it Al :2tsup:
That's a very good way of putting it Al :2tsup:
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17th May 2012, 05:34 PM
Thread: Lucas Mill Attachments
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Huon you make me cry and salivate simultaneously....
Huon you make me cry and salivate simultaneously. (my turn WILL come)
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21st April 2012, 10:18 AM
Thread: How to clean a CS mill.
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Nice looking BC there Bob. Always been one of my...
Nice looking BC there Bob. Always been one of my favorite dogs. I've still got one BC as well as four ACD's and I reckon it's their Intelligence/curiosity that gets them doing half the stuff they do....
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17th April 2012, 06:12 PM
Thread: run over me chainsaw
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Easy done at least you had the excuse of BACKING...
Easy done at least you had the excuse of BACKING over it, I drove FORWARDS over mine and the wheel kind of spat it out sideways about 5 m down into a gully
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15th March 2012, 10:31 AM
Thread: Log volume ready reckoner
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I found this one when I was looking for the same...
I found this one when I was looking for the same thing
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11th January 2012, 08:15 AM
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Dunnings Woodyard in Kew (Melbourne) had a couple...
Dunnings Woodyard in Kew (Melbourne) had a couple of these type machines for years looked like a 50's manufacture bloke swore by them, reconned for speed they were hard to beat. Not sure what power...
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1st January 2012, 02:54 PM
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Leichhardt Tree - Your thoughts please.
I rescued this Leichhardt Tree ( Nauclea orientalis ) during the week. It was pushed over in February 2011 and was sitting on the bank of a creek so I grabbed it before the creek floods over the next...
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23rd December 2011, 11:33 AM
Thread: The Big Log
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Looking good, got any plans for it ???
Looking good, got any plans for it ???
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22nd December 2011, 09:33 AM
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Good point, we have scrap alright!!! It is...
Good point, we have scrap alright!!!
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22nd December 2011, 09:29 AM
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Some insightful thoughts there Paul. All this...
Some insightful thoughts there Paul. All this stuff has been going around in my head hence all my questions.
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22nd December 2011, 08:45 AM
Thread: Finally got back to some milling
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Nice one Bob I hadn't seen your CS mill setup...
Nice one Bob I hadn't seen your CS mill setup before, very tidy unit, I like the handle on the saw.
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12th December 2011, 06:42 PM
Thread: Seeking Advice
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I made a tongue and groove gate across a driveway...
I made a tongue and groove gate across a driveway years ago. Fixed to a galv RHS frame it worked well never seemed to move or jam or anything, pretty heavy thing though. I'd make sure you fixing...
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12th December 2011, 06:37 PM
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Thanks everyone, the weldmesh idea which I'd seen...
Thanks everyone, the weldmesh idea which I'd seen before is obviously still a good one.
I do like the V shaped idea though very lateral thinking. Think I'd have to use galvanised though with the... -
9th December 2011, 12:47 PM
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Solution to storing timber offcuts needed
I have occasionally been accused of being a hoarder, however I prefer to think of myself as someone who wisely retains and stores things for a rainy day. :D
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5th December 2011, 03:11 PM
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Thanks everyone for the pointers. It seems pretty...
Thanks everyone for the pointers. It seems pretty much agreed that using the mill is the easy (ish) part which is pretty much what I had assumed. It's obviously producing decent quality timber that's...
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2nd December 2011, 12:58 PM
Thread: Qld Blackwoods
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Tim, I can help you with A. aulacocarpa, bit far...
Tim, I can help you with A. aulacocarpa, bit far away though.
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2nd December 2011, 08:55 AM
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Milling Learning Curve - How long do I allow?
Been doing a lot of thinking recently and a lot of reading, here, in books, in articles etc etc. All in regard as to what best to do with my windfall of timber.
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24th November 2011, 09:51 AM
Thread: A Different fence
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These area couple of pics of the wall I was...
These area couple of pics of the wall I was talking about above.
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24th November 2011, 08:06 AM
Thread: A Different fence
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Nice outcome, gives it that "organic" look which...
Nice outcome, gives it that "organic" look which I assume is what he wanted.
Saw a similar look done on a Visitor centre somewhere (thing it was Weipa or somewhere like that) using only flitches,... -
23rd November 2011, 04:04 PM
Thread: Which timber for pool decking?
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We put a deck over the coping on an above ground...
We put a deck over the coping on an above ground pool 8 years ago. Used Kwila because it was readily available and a good price. Leaching into the pool was never an issue as any tannin etc gets...
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21st November 2011, 04:38 PM
Thread: An Old Grey from the tip
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Nice bit of recycling there, amazing what gets...
Nice bit of recycling there, amazing what gets thrown away.
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14th November 2011, 09:29 AM
Thread: Milling Bloodwood
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Any chance of a closeup of the slabs, be...
Any chance of a closeup of the slabs, be interested to see the grain as I have a couple of bloodwoods here and am wondering what to do with them.
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4th November 2011, 09:06 AM
Thread: Chainsaw Milling Info
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Good article, much appreciated Jon.
Good article, much appreciated Jon.
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7th October 2011, 09:43 AM
Thread: watch out boys
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Yet another one here Carl, I did two disks in...
Yet another one here Carl, I did two disks in June last year from awkwardly lifting a firepit made out of half a 44. Not heavy just awkward I felt such a dill.
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5th October 2011, 10:10 AM
Thread: Arkansas Sweetgum
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Nice looking stuff, always good to see what's...
Nice looking stuff, always good to see what's happening in other parts of the world.
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5th October 2011, 09:24 AM
Thread: Al's tooling up!!
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Looking good Al :2tsup: A couple of thoughts...
Looking good Al :2tsup:
A couple of thoughts (just my 2 cents worth)
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4th October 2011, 01:34 PM
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Thanks for those thoughts, Lyctus don't seem to...
Thanks for those thoughts, Lyctus don't seem to bother with these logs. Indeed termites will attack the sapwood of dead trees that have been standing for 5 years yet past the sapwood it will be...
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1st October 2011, 03:20 PM
Thread: Al's tooling up!!
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Al, I'd go for fixed forks definitely. I have...
Al, I'd go for fixed forks definitely. I have free (fixed at the top forks) on the loader/backhoe and they can be fair pita especially when you get the heel of the fork dug into a bit of dirt or...
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1st October 2011, 10:50 AM
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Shed posts, advice on timber choice please.
I have a surplus of standing dead Black Wattle (Brown Salwood, Acacia aulacocarpa)
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1st October 2011, 10:16 AM
Thread: Al's tooling up!!
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I disagree strongly, the purpose it to enable...
I disagree strongly, the purpose it to enable faster cornering, thus achieving better work cycle times. It's obvious, :roll:
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29th September 2011, 08:26 AM
Thread: Al's tooling up!!
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Well done !! That'll take some of the hard work...
Well done !! That'll take some of the hard work out of the job.
Now you can think about all the attachments you could get for it
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27th September 2011, 08:18 AM
Thread: Ruby panda
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Are you talking about Cherry Penda? ...
Are you talking about Cherry Penda?
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26th September 2011, 08:43 PM
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Thanks for the pointers. (Black plastic is out) I...
Thanks for the pointers. (Black plastic is out) I have been painting the ends of the logs as we've gone and will keep doing that with any milled boards. (Had a 20l drum of white acrylic that I got...
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25th September 2011, 10:36 PM
Thread: This one was a bit of a struggle
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You mean I've been doing it all wrong by using a...
You mean I've been doing it all wrong by using a machetie to fell trees?????
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25th September 2011, 02:51 PM
Thread: This one was a bit of a struggle
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Had a measure of it, diameter at widest point is...
Had a measure of it, diameter at widest point is 1050 at narrowest its 910 the in between dia is 970. Length is 11.5m
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25th September 2011, 11:28 AM
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Thanks Paul for taking the trouble to explain...
Thanks Paul for taking the trouble to explain that much appreciated
The message to mill NOW is coming through loud and clear. Although I have to say that as part of this project we have found some... -
24th September 2011, 12:46 PM
Thread: This one was a bit of a struggle
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This one was a bit of a struggle
Innocent looking Rootball when climbed revealed a decent log.
Little bit of rot in the centre of base. We left a bit of the top as it was felt there maybe some interesting grain where branches... -
23rd September 2011, 08:42 AM
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Using the Alaskan was not one of the options I...
Using the Alaskan was not one of the options I was thinking of!!!!! It would take me weeks and months of time I don't have.
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22nd September 2011, 03:34 PM
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To mill or not to mill - that is the question
More specifically to mill now or later.
It now looks like after this weekend I'll have some 80 fallen cyclone logs recovered. Talk about a small project turning into a bigger one:oo:
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22nd September 2011, 09:47 AM
Thread: Black wattle
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Here are some logs from trees that were killed by...
Here are some logs from trees that were killed by Yasi.
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22nd September 2011, 08:24 AM
Thread: Black wattle
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Looks a lot like the stuff we have around here...
Looks a lot like the stuff we have around here which I understand to be
Brown Salwood (Aulacocarpa)
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18th September 2011, 07:53 PM
Thread: Husky 395xp or Stihl 066
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I said this would happen!!! However I don't...
I said this would happen!!!
However I don't know how the car thing got into it, but here goes, no Toyota for me. I really like my J3 Bedford and F250, for offroad seriously extreme stuff not much... -
18th September 2011, 07:03 PM
Thread: Two Odd Ones
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Two Odd Ones
Been getting some more logs ready to pull out see (Cylone Yasi Logging is small milling forum)
I'd dearly like some clues as to what these might be.
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18th September 2011, 01:34 PM
Thread: Cyclone Yasi Logging
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Update
Had the use of a small excavator with log grab yesterday, so took the opportunity to clean up access for the dozer for the big logs as well as pull out some of the smaller ones. These are the ones in...
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16th September 2011, 10:31 AM
Thread: Cyclone Yasi Logging
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Gees...... that sounds more like an incurable...
Gees...... that sounds more like an incurable habit than a bunch of machinery LOL
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15th September 2011, 04:14 PM
Thread: Husky 395xp or Stihl 066
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I have had several Huskies so when it came time...
I have had several Huskies so when it came time to buy a big'un I admit I was leaning toward 395.
However I had a play with an admittedly tired 066 (it had been used to cut 5 billion ironbark... -
15th September 2011, 08:58 AM
Thread: Cyclone Yasi Logging
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Not totally sure but I think it's an 8 B or a 10....
Not totally sure but I think it's an 8 B or a 10.
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13th September 2011, 07:56 AM
Thread: Log ID x 2 help required please.
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Apart from the "freshly cut timber" smell there...
Apart from the "freshly cut timber" smell there is no strong smell.