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19th May 2014, 10:06 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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QUIET ON THE MILLING FRONT
Looks like it is a bit quiet on the milling ,no doubt due to the weather ,I managed a couple of days before the next front comes in ,due tomorrow.So I`ll post some pics of a difficulty I think I have solved and may be of use to other formites.Maybe someone has already come up with a similar or better solution .
My dilemma was that most of my milling is Sheoak and 90% of the logs are an irregular shape to say the least,having only a Westford slabbing mill with Stihl MS660 ,it was a bugger trying to put a rail on the log to get the first cut,especially if you want to cut with the grain and only have a couple of inches of surface to deal with.
So the first project deals with logs up to a meter or so and uses only a chainsaw and relies on a good eye and a sharp blade [I use skip chain] but this idea could be good for people who cant afford a mill setup and is portable. The materials are an old sash clamp a steel plate and a large block of pine wood.I find this fast and effective .
The second project is for logs up to 2.5 meters , and is simply a swinging rail that can sit on the smallest surface area and then use the Westford mill to make the first cut. Of course the major problem is still getting a 2.5 meter log onto the cutting area ,thank **** for the old tractor.
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20th May 2014, 02:08 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Sorry about the pics, I did rotate them before I posted and they`re all the right way in my picture file ,so who knows?
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20th May 2014, 01:18 PM #3
Good to see you posting again.
Simple sash clamp idea for those of us cutting on our own. You also used to have that spikey claw thingy didn't you?
I loved the idea of the swing mechanism for you mill
So how was the break? I've been back in Melb for 2 weeks already, getting prepared for the coming winter, in lieu of the tropical warmth that was plannedNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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20th May 2014, 10:58 PM #4
Wow
That is stunning looking Sheoak, if the colour of the sawdust is anything to go by. More piccys please Dusteater.
Next Monday, I hope to be milling a very large Carob, a Brazillian and a Japanese Pepper tree, photos to come
Everyone should be milling now, nice and cool
Willy
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22nd May 2014, 12:26 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Doing a bit of a cleanup around the yard yesterday and decided to take a slice off a stump that has been there for a while,and to my surprise this is what I found ,I don`t usually mill this wood .Can anyone guess what it is? Hint...it`s local.
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22nd May 2014, 04:51 PM #7Senior Member
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Jarrah that is starting to spalt. Cheers WC
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22nd May 2014, 05:19 PM #8
Holly Leaf Banksia??
its only short one end!!
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22nd May 2014, 08:11 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Not Banksia,and not Jarrah ,this is the first time I`ve seen white spalting, usually Jarrah has black spalt,the white looks rather distinctive with the dark wood .Now there`s not that many dark hardwoods here in the south west.It has no commercial use but can be a useful timber.
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22nd May 2014, 08:41 PM #10
Hmmmmmm
At first I thought Banksia, but that got rejected. Based on your clue, I am guessing Red Tingle or Karri?
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22nd May 2014, 09:00 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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22nd May 2014, 10:21 PM #12
Have no idea of timber but I am researching as I type. The white spots look more like dry rot (punky timber) rather than spalting, but similar in as much as timber breaking down, although effects timber integrity and needs stabilising.
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22nd May 2014, 11:07 PM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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G`day Neil ,the white spots are as stable as the surrounding wood which surprised me also, but the stump was in the middle of a large stand of our Christmas trees and being a mistletoe might have some effect on the tree,only a guess. another hint it is not a Eucalyptus
Cheers Agonis
You must be looking forward to getting back home by now
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22nd May 2014, 11:07 PM #14
woody pear, have to be a paddock tree though??
its only short one end!!
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