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    Default Marri bar top milling

    About 10 months ago milled some 4.2 x 1.4/1.5 m flame marri slabs from a huge redgum that was struck by lightening for a mate.

    Here is some more milled from the same huge redgum. Just a 3m section.

    Just having fun using the dolmar 144, not my biggest saw. I just enjoy using it when the pressure is off milling for myself and friends rather than customers,

    Original cut, admire my lovely bald spot. I need to make a better rail for curved logs, got abit of vibration at the end of this pass.

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    Start of the 2nd, bald spot now concealed under a cap.

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    Mates never tell ya when your in hanging out of your trousers. Curse those chainsaw chaps..

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    Aren't I a messy fella...

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    Stacked temporarily for the moment. Still need to seal ends. Mean pile of sawsdust too. 5 bar tops, top 2 for in the garden around bbq (when dry obviously).

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    I milled a curved one with my 076 back in 2009.
    Not as curved as yours but it was still a fun one to to mill.
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    It's not a bad bald spot - smaller then mine anyway. I'm somewhat jealous of Bob... if I wore headgear like his I'd be in for a wicked dose of sunburn.

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    John G - It's big enough to hurt my vanity

    Bobl - ment to tell you on that other site. You can get caltex timber sealer in 20l drums.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iron.and.Bark View Post
    John G - It's big enough to hurt my vanity

    Bobl - ment to tell you on that other site. You can get caltex timber sealer in 20l drums.
    That's good to know. Where from?

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    G'day Bob.
    OK, now you have the logs cut, how do you go about getting it planed and / or sanded ready for finishing ?

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    Bobl - I can order straight from my local caltex. Maybe that's a country town thing though

    As for planing, router sled and a carbetec planing bit. These are a year plus off though.

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    Re sanding : if sanding a large number of slabs for feature walls etc a floor sander over side by side slabs on a flat concrete floor is very effective and cheaper than thicknessers and drum sanders etc

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    Anyway onwards and upwards. Another small piece.

    Out with the logosol

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    Not bad for a chainsaw finish

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    All for today.

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