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I've been using a triton TRA001 in a triton router table but it too has died with armature problems. I'm reluctant to get another triton. I do like the above table feature of changing bits though. ...

An update on where I'm up to with this dilemma-which is in fact no longer a dilemma. I bought a bar rail closer and closed up the rails as much as possible, then dressed the rails back square. New...

Just a bit of an update, following on from Sigidi's impassioned response. I'm not throwing anything out bar the chain. I've ordered a bar rail closer as I think wearing of the gauge is where the...

Mai Glad I'm not in WA as per Timless's description. I'm in Qld and we do not have the same restrictions. I agree that the best method is to mill onsite but this is not always practical from the...

THanks Bobl. Do you know what the wheeled tool might be called? I spoke with my local saw doctor who knew what I meant when I asked about closing the gap on the gauge but doesn't have the tool. ...

Thanks for all the advice so far fellas. Yep have the trolley lock on. I'm using wedges to hold up the slab as I'm cutting. Oil bottle gets turned on before starting each time, and its not blocked....

I've just put the attachment back on. I mostly have been cutting with a blade, but a mate wanted slab for a bartop. Cheers

Help. I'm having trouble with the blade of my Lucas slabber rising in the cut. The chain bar ends up bowing substantially in the middle. If I make it through the log it'll drop 20-30 mm. I'm...

thanks jmk89, have rcvd the pamphlets. There is some good info in them. As I've said before I'm new to boatbuilding so my learning curve will be steep, and any info is gratefully accepted. Another...

thanks all for your responses so far. I have about a dozen qld maple logs in the yard at the moment which I could put to good use, and access to bunya. Also have lots of Forest Red gum. Also a...

Gday all
My BIL has just purchased a timber boat (32 foot). Its made primarily of spotted gum, and it seems as though this is a popular species for building boats. I'm intrigued by this as it has...

Alan
Firstly welcome
The other place you could try for advice is the small timber milling section. Might even find a local miller who can supply you with the timber you need
I'm in the middle of...

gday Itsposs
Welcome to the area. I'm surpirised Handy Hire don't carry chippers. One of the forumites Chowcini, I think knows some of the tree loppers here in Hervey Bay. He might be worth...

I'm interested to hear the general consensus re backsawing or quarter sawing for flooring. I tend to differ from Travis's advice when sawing flooring in that I usually quarter saw. This gives a...

Thanks everyone for the responses, most appreciated. As I'm cutting I'll definately keep my eye out for any unusual bits going into the offcuts pile, its reasonably common those imperfections not...

Gday pen turners. I've no experience in turning or pen turning but do have a timber mill cutting a variety of timbers.
What contitutes a pen blank (sizes, any treatments etc). What makes a good...

DJ, I've not cut the rakers off the teeth that are left, just off the links I've cut the teeth off.
I must admit I did'nt try dropping the revs, it must be a habit I've gotten into where I just set...

thanks fella's for advice so far.
I've ground off three, left two on which gives me LR RL LR etc.
yeah BobL you can put a mid bar brace on the lucas slabber-its called a stick. Tried that...

Someone I know is dozing a farm full of lime and avocado trees. The trunks apparently are reasonably thick but are short (about 1500mm) so would be a fair bit of mucking about to mill. I haven't...

I recently made up a ripping chain to go on my lucas slabber (skip tooth Carlton chain) by grinding off three teeth, leaving two. I also took the rakers off. Its factory sharpend to 15 degrees.
At...

I'm with you Stopper. I use my tape and book all the time. Firstly whilst pi square etc may be primary school maths, primary school was a long time ago for me and I'm flat out remembering my ph...

I was thinking coachwood. Usually coachwood has a distinctive smell, although if its varnished the smell mightn't come through.

Welcome Biglog. One thing with Bunya is to make sure you mill it and sticker it out as soon as possible after it is dropped as its very prone to bluestain. As for sizes-if you don't have specific...

I am amazed at peoples complancy sometimes. I had a bloke with a crane truck delivering a load of logs for me the other week (because I don't have a crane truck myself bugger it) and he walked...

Australian Timbers, Vol 1 author Ashley Sewell, published in '97 lists Euc Maculata as being synonimus with Corymbia Citridora. I've often heard blokes call Lemon Scented Gum -'Spotted gum'. This...

In this area (at least) the MBA also can have greenish tinge to the bark, partic when the older bark is shed. The distinct feature is the tesselated (tilelike) bark at the base like a sock. I'm...

Ditto most of what Sigidi has said. If you are running too little water, hence the resin build up on the blade, leading to friction and heat build up. Heat build up may be causing blade to 'buckle'...

I've made up timber cases for them. Thin wide mill offcuts, put together so only cost me the time to put them together. Drew the outline of the blade and tacked strips in place on the flat edges. ...

Here's your cue Sigidi

So what is he going to do with it? I'm not a fan of white cedar and its fairly common around your neck of the woods so if I were he I'd be pleased its a better type of timber.

Chowcini
What was it you were wanting to do with the timber. Depending on how the logs are formed etc I'm happy to come to some arrangement re me milling and taking a proportion of the timber. I...

Moreton bay ash, also known as Carbeen-tends to split a bit when milled. Its usually a creamy brown in colour, fairly hard and finishs nicely. Sapwood rots fairly readily.

Chilloak, ive never...

A quick question for those timber graders out there. What is the process involved in grading timber and designation of each stick. The reason I ask is a bloke reckons he got some timber graded...

thx Cliff. I see what you mean, there is some strongly held feelings out there on the topic. Enough said. I'll do a bit more background research on the topic of beeswax mixtures, mostly because...

Ion, for river R gum you shouldnt need a grain filler. This may not be the technically correct way of finishing but is what I do. Ensure its sanded smooth-down to about a 400 grit (aluminium oxide...

Mapleman, do you prepare your own beeswax finish. The reason I ask is I was making breadboards for my SIL yesterday and was pondering finishs. I ended up using olive oil, but also keep bees so have...

I finish all my stuff with oils-currently using Organoil and have used for a fair while. I apply liberally with a brush, leave for a few minutes then sand (2400 wet/dry) wet. As the sanding starts...

Grain a bit like red cedar, quite light in weight, lightish brown, cuts well, smells like hot weetbix-could be cedarella odorata-also called cigar box cedar apparently because the smell made the...

I reckon you are comparing oranges and apples. Advantages of Lucas mills is their portability. You don't have transport costs of logs to a fixed site mill so for someone who has a small number of...

51 slabs in 6 hours is roughly a slab every 7.5 minutes (but also includes setting up and docking), out of av 900 by 2.5to 4 M hardwood not just a very good effort, its superhuman.

It seems as though there is a few Lucas owners in the district- I'm from Hervey Bay
I'm pretty new to the forum. I thought I knew most of the blokes with mills about the immediate area but...

I was logging on to post this same question when I saw this thread. I've just recieved a catalogue from the people I normally buy through and was astounded by the price rise-they have 27RX listed at...

The other day I saw a large blue gum being cut down near the road, rang the contractor and spoke with the site boss, who said he had no probs with me taking the log. He checked with Main Roads...

G'day. I'm chasing some advice about 'fixing' a barking bar (taking the bark off logs not taking the bark out of dogs) I picked up at a market the other day. Its forged from an old axle, about 30...