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21st July 2011, 08:12 PM
Thread: Anarchists cutting back on tools
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48? tools
Think I just might keep on collecting 'em. It'll be hard but that's what I'm good at.
Had a local blacksmith make me up a very nice canthook the other day.
Works too.:D
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9th July 2011, 12:30 AM
Thread: Corymbia torelliana - 'Cadaghi'
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Well ifn you do get onto any Cadaghi keep it,...
Well ifn you do get onto any Cadaghi keep it, very pretty grain, good colour and can have a bit of wave in it. I've milled a few as they were planted around Awfulville some years back as a "bait" to...
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9th July 2011, 12:11 AM
Thread: Horizontal Log Bandmill
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bandsaw pic
Hey, great pic, a set of wheels, axle and it'd be just like my mizer. Might have to put up with steel tyres tho.:oo: Excellent tyre wear I believe.
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12th September 2010, 03:08 PM
Thread: large walnut tree for sale
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Sorry mate, my contacts down there were no...
Sorry mate, my contacts down there were no help/otherwise busy.
Love to do it but wrong place & time right now.
rots of ruck,
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8th September 2010, 12:58 AM
Thread: Bandsaw millers
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Hi Nifty, used to be Pinus elliottii way back in...
Hi Nifty, used to be Pinus elliottii way back in the old days but the shiny-bums have more than likely separated it from all the other pines, redrawn the needles cones and branches, recatalogued and...
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17th August 2010, 01:59 AM
Thread: What is this
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Shouldn't be too hard to rig a motor to that -...
Shouldn't be too hard to rig a motor to that - you could put them all on a thickish piece of marine ply and make the motor adjustable, ie the distance from the pulleys for good belt-tensioning -...
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14th August 2010, 02:52 PM
Thread: Curly Forest Red Gum
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Yep. Telltale signs of something goin on inside,...
Yep. Telltale signs of something goin on inside,
Go for it.
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14th August 2010, 02:38 PM
Thread: large walnut tree for sale
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walnut info
Sorry to owner of the tree, have too much to deal with at present
and Melb contacts weren't interested in helping out.
Would have loved to mill it tho.
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13th August 2010, 11:08 PM
Thread: Giday folks
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You never stop buying clamps mate. Or making...
You never stop buying clamps mate. Or making them. Chisels definitely, and spend your evenings learning to sharpen them. Lots of evenings.
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13th August 2010, 10:39 PM
Thread: Curly Forest Red Gum
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Now those are pretty!:2tsup: Could you see it...
Now those are pretty!:2tsup:
Could you see it on the outside of the log?
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12th August 2010, 08:16 PM
Thread: curly brushbox
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Well I guess, at 63 this year, I'd rate as an...
Well I guess, at 63 this year, I'd rate as an oldtimer too but I still love dancing Swing flatout. Thats "jitterbug" to the older folks among us....And on teak [Crow's Ash] too. You're right about...
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11th August 2010, 11:42 PM
Thread: curly brushbox
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Well he'd be just a retailer, hence the markup. ...
Well he'd be just a retailer, hence the markup. Or selling some for a mate.
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11th August 2010, 09:12 PM
Thread: curly brushbox
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Yes I was quite pleased with it, sanded down to...
Yes I was quite pleased with it, sanded down to 60, then a runover with 120 on the belt and hit it with some turps for the pic.
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11th August 2010, 08:57 PM
Thread: Fast Growing Tree Species
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Not addressed directly to me I know but the...
Not addressed directly to me I know but the Sydney Rose gum I mill around here can be very pretty, sometimes prone to stress [none of it plantation], very light and for the weight quite strong. I've...
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11th August 2010, 07:31 PM
Thread: curly brushbox
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Yes my old Stanley 127 hates me now. A 12"x1"...
Yes my old Stanley 127 hates me now. A 12"x1" board!
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11th August 2010, 07:28 PM
Thread: curly brushbox
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Old bit of camphor I had hanging round - got...
Old bit of camphor I had hanging round - got enough for another set if you want to call by. Not too exy. Had good colour that log.
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11th August 2010, 12:51 PM
Thread: curly brushbox
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curly brushbox
Hey Travis and Ed,
check out this brushbox board, 12" x 1" [approx], some are over 2.4 long.144340
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10th August 2010, 06:17 PM
Thread: one for the guys in QLD
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Our paths may cross as I'm moving to the Sunshine...
Our paths may cross as I'm moving to the Sunshine Coast this year some time.
Also coming up your way eventually on a trip around the block with my Woodmizer LT40 [Hyd]. She's only got a 35 hp Cat... -
10th August 2010, 12:56 AM
Thread: one for the guys in QLD
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"full hydraulic bandsaw"...?? now you're talkin'...
"full hydraulic bandsaw"...?? now you're talkin' Bob! I sense a man of taste here...:U:U
What breed is it pray tell?
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8th August 2010, 10:32 PM
Thread: one for the guys in QLD
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Gee thanks mate - :U:U Actually saw one working...
Gee thanks mate - :U:U
Actually saw one working at the Bris-vegas wood show a few years ago and liked it...they go at 100 gazelles per hour [at least] and rough-cut pretty well.
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8th August 2010, 10:04 PM
Thread: one for the guys in QLD
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Wot? 11k and you have to push it???? :U r
Wot? 11k and you have to push it????
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7th August 2010, 02:27 PM
Thread: Fast Growing Tree Species
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Yep, sounds like blackbean symptoms to a certain...
Yep, sounds like blackbean symptoms to a certain extent - mate of mine cant go near it anymore as he ran a big Sydney furniture factory some years ago - it was very popular then. Nosebleeds were a...
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6th August 2010, 09:44 AM
Thread: Fast Growing Tree Species
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Hi Rifleman, Hmmm..."very hard" doesn't usually...
Hi Rifleman,
Hmmm..."very hard" doesn't usually tie in with 'fast growing' but who knows, in the tropics anything can happen....and if it grows like a weed why prohibit it's export? Might be their... -
4th August 2010, 10:22 PM
Thread: Fast Growing Tree Species
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Yes the sawdust from Mylanta spp. can be mixed...
Yes the sawdust from Mylanta spp. can be mixed into a paste with milk and drunk to pacify upset stomachs and indigestion.
On a more serious note:
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30th July 2010, 01:43 PM
Thread: large walnut tree for sale
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General trunk dimensions would be nice if you...
General trunk dimensions would be nice if you could....[unless it's gone that is]
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28th July 2010, 05:57 PM
Thread: Camphor Laurel to McKay
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N.S.W.Swap Tom, got a few boards ready, bound up with tape...
Tom, got a few boards ready, bound up with tape and cardboard, couldn't fight my way thru the Greyhound's imported telephone girl b/s, no depot locally so went thru PO.
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11th July 2010, 12:20 PM
Thread: A few red cedar logs
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Still here
no worries mate - the weather hasn't been helpful either, Just milling some old dry cedar fragments from when I had the Granberg jig, been in the pigsty for 20 years...[without pigs of course]:U
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6th July 2010, 10:00 PM
Thread: Camphor Laurel to McKay
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N.S.W.Swap Sorry Tom, a bit slack of me but busy as a...
Sorry Tom, a bit slack of me but busy as a one-armed paper-hanger with the crabs up here.
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4th July 2010, 08:41 PM
Thread: A few red cedar logs
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No wuckers Joel, I'm just at the top of the hill...
No wuckers Joel, I'm just at the top of the hill from Teven so bringing them here could be easy.
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4th July 2010, 07:27 PM
Thread: Camphor Laurel to McKay
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N.S.W.Swap ta
Thanks guys for the bus info - I send avos down to Sydney now and then that way but never thought of it for timber...[DOH!!] :doh::doh:
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4th July 2010, 07:19 PM
Thread: A few red cedar logs
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local
Hi Joel, cant get more local I reckon.
Did some the other day for Randall who mentioned he spoke to you about me and the 'Miser.
Can save you plenty of sawdust. Thin kerf, 2mm.
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16th May 2010, 11:20 PM
Thread: KARA saw mills
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Hey Carl, it was good to meet you at the...
Hey Carl, it was good to meet you at the wood-show. I'd like to see your kara bench in action - I'll call you in advance if I'm up that way at all.
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16th May 2010, 11:10 PM
Thread: KARA saw mills
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Hmmm..nice big blade and looks fairly low...
Hmmm..nice big blade and looks fairly low maintenance...if you want all the goodies like log-lifters etc you gotta eventually pay the dues - TABS, as my old neighbour had carved on the barge-board of...
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16th May 2010, 10:41 PM
Thread: att vic millers, need wood
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wood type?
And maybe a plain colour...unless you want a camphor laurel cat? ....tortoiseshell anyone?:oo:
Sure we can help but get a bit specific pulease.:doh:
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9th May 2010, 01:52 PM
Thread: want to hire a lucas mill / operator
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Hey Salty72, you mean with a woodmizer? r
Hey Salty72,
you mean with a woodmizer?
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9th May 2010, 11:26 AM
Thread: want to hire a lucas mill / operator
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recognition!
No wuckers Sig, feel like I've got some support now that I've 'met' Nifty over in the west:) Half converted Travis too when I was down there.
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8th May 2010, 06:59 PM
Thread: want to hire a lucas mill / operator
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fuel exaggeration...
Hi Nifty, say g'day to Brian for me eh?
Maybe a little more than 10 litres:B, depends what I'm cutting I guess. and it's the 3 cylinder, 'bout 2 litres I think.[34hp too] Duncan over in Vic has the... -
30th April 2010, 10:09 PM
Thread: 500 plus club
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Oh so you're a miller now eh??:U Bout time! ...
Oh so you're a miller now eh??:U
Bout time!
Onya mate...the way you can stir the pot I'm amazed too!
Reckon ya deserve a good polish......:oo::U
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28th April 2010, 10:26 PM
Thread: What to do with 2 chopped Gum Trees?
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Yeah true, maybe 50mm tabletops, rails and...
Yeah true, maybe 50mm tabletops, rails and legs....
Gotta admit longer lengths are nice though.
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28th April 2010, 10:17 PM
Thread: commercial solar kiln
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Thanks for that Carl. r
Thanks for that Carl.
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28th April 2010, 09:53 PM
Thread: commercial solar kiln
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Really? What, you mean the blue stain? I was...
Really?
What, you mean the blue stain?
I was talking about keeping hardwood from too much cracking.
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28th April 2010, 09:51 PM
Thread: What to do with 2 chopped Gum Trees?
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Easy with a woodmizer...and not much sawdust...
Easy with a woodmizer...and not much sawdust either...:U
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28th April 2010, 09:24 PM
Thread: commercial solar kiln
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Dunno about the pool solution but I do know a few...
Dunno about the pool solution but I do know a few millers who run sprinklers over the logs until they are ready to cut - seen it quite a bit. Soaker hoses etc.
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25th April 2010, 11:44 PM
Thread: Creosote treated King Billy Pine
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Haven't planed it mate but I'd think not. And as...
Haven't planed it mate but I'd think not. And as long as you dont drink it you'll be fine I reckon; we used to coat all our house-posts with it, drill diagonal holes down into the post to fill with...
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25th April 2010, 11:24 PM
Thread: commercial solar kiln
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Cudgy I'm in the N-Rivers too and a mob up...
Cudgy I'm in the N-Rivers too and a mob up Mur'bah way will kiln-dry for round $150/cube [I've heard] Ring around. Prob similar in the blue mountains. You can also google for solar kiln designs. I...
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25th April 2010, 10:55 PM
Thread: Creosote treated King Billy Pine
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Hi John, Some time ago I milled some wharf pier...
Hi John,
Some time ago I milled some wharf pier timbers, about 30 logs, 16 inches diam approx which had been pressure-treated with creosote. They were one of the euc spp, maybe blackbutt? - very... -
24th April 2010, 10:18 AM
Thread: Rotating bendy logs
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Yes I can see it now::U:U:U [Use frantic...
Yes I can see it now::U:U:U
[Use frantic sports announcer's voice].... " 9.7, a 9.8, he's in front now, no he just breaking even with the Russian competitor according to our figures here at the... -
23rd April 2010, 12:53 AM
Thread: What to do with 2 chopped Gum Trees?
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changing txt Well Lemon-scented is a lovely...
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Well Lemon-scented is a lovely timber Ray - usually a wide darker band down the middle [with the ones I've milled anyway] I'm too far away to help out there, and your neighbours might... -
23rd April 2010, 12:35 AM
Thread: Rotating bendy logs
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Yeah I reckon you probably would have mate - it's...
Yeah I reckon you probably would have mate - it's only cedar after all, no bark I could see but it looks pretty pink so would be still wet.
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Hi Imagery, I'm in Northern NSW behind Ballina...
Hi Imagery,
I'm in Northern NSW behind Ballina and do Arbourtech stuff with all sorts of scrapheap/woodheap timber - give me some rough dimensions and I'll see what I can do. It doesn't look too...