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Here's something to consider. Bootle's "Wood in Australia" lists Celery Pine as 1050kg/m3 green and 650kg/m3 dry. Huon is 960kg/m3 green and 520kg/m3 dry and I have never come across any that didn't...

I recently did some off-sidering for a local guy and we initially had a lot of trouble with this. He had arthritis and I couldn't tell what fingers he was trying to hold up. We finally hung a small...

If the bar on the ground of the end frame is an issue, why not do away with it? Cut 2 pieces of box section that the vertical poles fit into, weld or bash a point on them so they can be hammered into...

Ok, to find the weight, you first need to calculate the volume. To do this, measure the diameter of both ends of your log, add them together and divide by 2 to get your average diameter. eg. 0.3m...

Hi, I bought one of the 62cc Baumr-Ag saws off ebay back in 2009, and I have to say, I personally wouldn't recommend them to anyone. They are claiming in many of the ads that they are commercial...

Another site is Tasmanian Timber . If you go into the Species listings it shows pictures of the different timbers and a page for each listing a lot of info like growth habits, uses and pictures of...

It will be Acacia mearnsii. Acacia melanoxylon is the proper name for Blackwood. Acacia dealbata is commonly called Silver Wattle in Tasmania. I read somewhere that in the past, dodgy timber...

The spare side cover I was sent for free had Partner marked on the inside. Good chance genuine Partner spares might fit. If they are still made. I have seen a lot of cheap Chinese knock-offs lately,...

I did a bit of a search around on the web and found a few pics of it. Mostly seemed to be used as cupboard doors, but there were a couple showing it as a concertina door and one of it as a kitchen...

Just a silly thought, but you ARE loosening the 2 large nuts on the side that hold the side cover on before you try to tighten the chain,aren't you?

The manual actually says, "Mix a regular gasoline (leaded or unleaded, alcohol-free) and a quality-proven motor oil for air cooled 2 cycle engines"
Easy to mistake if you are new to chainsaws.
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Are you using proper bar oil? If not, maybe the longer bar coupled with the particular timber type is causing it to heat up, drying the sap/resin stuff from the timber and causing your chain to bind....

In that case, check with your local council if its possible to have a pick through their green waste area. Many councils chip and compost this waste and sell it back to the locals. Dry logs are...

I once worked in a Blackwood furniture factory and we did pretty much what was suggested here. Place a damp, not dripping, cloth on the dent and immediately lightly press the tip of the iron onto it....

Another problem with the roller setup is that if any sawdust or woodchips build up on the top of the slab, the rollers will climb over them and ruin the straightness of your cut. A square bar would...

Rattrap, I'm just down the road a bit from you, about a half hour from Deloraine, so if you want I can run down some weekend and halve your logs for you, no charge. I have a Stihl 084 saw and 30" bar...

Currently I have a Stihl 16" bar with 0.063 groove. I have a couple of near-new Windsor 63J chains, equivalent to the Stihl 26RM chain, going by the comparison chart. Its not a big deal if I have to...

BobL, you suggested using a 0.325 pico chain on my 026. My usual chainsaw dealer was unavailable so I went to 2 local dealers, one of which I had decided never to deal with again after receiving my...

Thanks for the replies. The biggest problem I face with my setup is there is no mains power. The last power pole is about 9km away from my work area and I was quoted approx $17,000 to be connected,...

Hi, I am thinking of making a saw bench so I can break my slabs down into boards without too much loss. I have a 12” narrow kerf tungsten tipped blade but I don’t know what HP motor I will need to...

Tortured Willow, or Salix tortuosa, is also known as Corkscrew Willow or Curly Willow. Only the young growth and the leaves are curly. The main trunk and larger branches are straight like a normal...

Many adult trees throw juvenile or other malformed leaves when stressed due to disease, insect attack or external damage. I am currently doing insect monitoring on the north coast of Tasmania and I...

If this is the case, wouldn't we see the guide rails on the chainsaw bars wearing a lot more on the upper side than the lower? Being fairly new to chainsaw milling, I don't know if this is the case....

Hi all.
I had a read through a Stihl dealer’s chain and bar spec book and noticed something odd. While it showed dimensions for things like cutter and tie strap length and drive link thickness,...

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Blackwood is fine for shingles. Many of the older houses in Tasmania from around the turn of the previous century used them. My sister has a house built in 1864 and it has a shingle roof and a lot of...

Something else to consider. Most of the Tas Oak on the market is plantation grown. While this is good for the environment, there can be a huge range in the quality. Timber from one area might have...

Sassafras, (Athrosperma moschatum) has a wide colour range, from the plain grey/white to a dark, brown, almost black pattern. Its believed that the darker coloured bits are caused by fungal...

My family lives about an hour out of town, with 16km of rough dirt road to travel over. After any wind there are usually wattles down across the road. I think the record is 11 to clear on one trip to...

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I found this odd tree while working and wonder if anyone has any ideas what happened to it, what the timber would look like, and what the best method would be to cut it up to get the most...

Not sure thats going to be so accurate. I would think your saw would find it a lot harder to clear the chips and dust from a 40" cut than it would from a 20". Also you would have twice the friction...

Here in Tasmania I have been quoted $480 for the 36" GB mill. I was told they could do the 36" Alaskan for about the same price. I also saw a new 36" GB on Ebay going for $499 and was told freight to...

There was also a small sawmill out near Carmilla, at Flaggy Rock. I don't have any contact details but if you can't find them in the phone book, give the servo at Carmilla a call. The owner will most...

Thanks for the welcome and helpful comments.
My main reason for deciding on a chainsaw mill over other types of mill is that the places where my logs are, are only accessible on foot. Many are in...

Hello everyone.
Although this is my first post, I have read through every post in the Small Timber Milling thread. I’m amazed at the amount and quality of the info both in the forum and held by...