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24th December 2014, 10:58 PM #1Senior Member
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Small milling is fun too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWuTw49fXd8
Sometimes, big timber is just not what the customer ordered. Had a few chunks of Southern Red Oak{Quercus falcata} that has some fairly nice spalting and a lot of mineral staining...
So I improvised a 'jig' for the WoodMizer LT10. What better time to try out the 'chest harness' for the GoPro(it's weird, and will take some getting used to). I figure it has to be safer then trying to hand hold the small camera while milling!
I'll definitely be posting more milling video in the future now that I have a way to do it! Enjoy, comments always welcome!
Scott (high tech stuff be here) B
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25th December 2014, 06:40 AM #2
Thanks for the video, that give a different angle from the milling. can you get away with milling in your back yard, I wish I could the next doors are wingers and would have the council on me again.
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25th December 2014, 08:04 AM #3Intermediate Member
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I will run my lucasmill later this week in the backyard for a few hrs. The petrol engine runs very quietly and not much blade noise generated either. Suburban setting so I talk to the closer neighbors first to find a suitable time, usually thru middle of the day.
I run the mill on a large tarpaulin so I can tidy the sawdust and leave minimal evidence of the alleged activity.
Reckon I'm lucky to have good neighbors. I also have a bandsaw mill but it is way too noisy and too bulky to pack away. It sits here waiting till i find a suitable site out of town to set it up.
merry Xmas
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25th December 2014, 12:05 PM #4Skwair2rownd
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Interesting Video Scott.
I like the look of the timber you cut, It would make for nice boxes.
I take it that is your house backyard?
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26th December 2014, 10:54 AM #5Senior Member
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Yes, this is my backyard....as I'm set up as a 'hobby sawyer', I don't run into troubles that a business probably would. I certainly don't run the mill all the time, just when I need some logs trimmed or a few chunks for someone.
The LT-10 may have the upgraded engine, but even still a 10HP B&S is actually quieter then a riding mower(the mower I has an 18HP Kohler). So I can run it during daylight hours without any problems(the actual hours I can make 'noise' is from 6am to 9pm-but I'm not milling in the dark).
I did have one visit from Code Enforcement, but when I knew the Code better then they did....well the visit was very short. Tails tucked, Code left.....
Scott (laws work both ways, if your smart) B
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