Thread: new mobile miller kyogle nsw

Hi Eli,
good on you for having a go. The answer is yes but, like anything, you need to comply with the relevant rules relating to the production and sale of the timber. There are quite a number of mistakes you can make that will get you into hot water.
You should have a private property vegetation plan in place for the property that you are taking the timber from. (Unless you are taking it from your own property for your own use)
In NSW sawmills are licenced. (not sure if this applies to lucas mills but I think it does).
You need to comply with the rules for the production and grading of timber. (You need to become qualified in grading timber if selling it for structural use. Doing this course will also teach you the rules regarding how much sap is allowed on certain borer susceptible species and tolerances for sizing, allowable defects, stress and durability grades etc). This is not so important for cutting cabinet timbers like camphor but still handy to know.
The other rules are those that relate to all businesses - the compliance with the various consumer laws, OH&S, RTA etc

Sounds like a tough ask but your having a go and that's what it's all about. When it comes down to it all you have to do is find a buyer.

regards
Steve

I have copeted the grading corse haveing done 5 year in timber mills.I ges thats a plus.A also trying to get contract work.Any advice on this and dose $200 doller a round cude sound like a fare price.

Originally Posted by eli szoko

Have just started a busines and heve pulled sum bug spoty lops out of the bush to be milled into the most sailable sizes useing my 825 lucas.Does anyone have any advece and can i legaly sell this timber.

Eli, you can legally sell Spotty, in one of two ways;
1. no sapwood is on any of the timber you go to sell
2. sapwood can be on it, but it has to be treated prior to selling

If you are wanting it for your own use, you can have as much sapwood on it as you feel you are happy with, but if down the track you go to sell a stick, it needs to comply with the above.

A grading course will help you understand a lot and also help make you a better miller. Spotty is typically used for fence rails 4.8m long and either 100x38 or 75x38 'coz the longs are so straight and Long normally, but can be used very well for many other applications. I just cut a heap out at Yengarie for step treads, stringers, handrail and 125x38 fence rails 3.0m long. Finished off a job the other week using spotty to cut 125x50, 4.9m rafters for a chaps deck roof out at Tinana - he had bearers, joists, decking, rafters, pole plates, verandah beams and battens all cut from spotty.

Let us know how you go.

thanks sigidi i have done that corse.Thanks for all those sisez.