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had my 6" mill blade retipped in kyogle for $80 last august. cant remember if tensioning was done. anyway, great job.

this log turns out to be 1 metre in diameter and i'll get 4 5.3 logs out of it.

after clearing enough away i was in a position to make an accurate measurement. drum roll, its 1 metre diameter, its humungous! i'll get 4 5.3m logs out of this one. and a guy up the road has one...

ah yes. by that rule of thumb, presuming its an inch in from both sides, a year would do it. i'll keep gathering info.

(if i cut 6"X2")'s

thanx for that reply, i will have a thorough check tomorrow(9th) and see if it is still growing or at least alive as i suspect it is as it grew on the edge of a creek and fell over about 3 months...

hi, i have yet to get it home to mill, but i am first in line to secure a largeish (70cm+)hoop pine that would cut into 3 logs of 5.3m each. but would it be worth my while?
i could cut it into...

new to milling- treating hoop pine ?
i gather the whole log does not develop blue stain throughout its "logness"? but only on the surface, no?

and cut boards are ok for a while? if they are...

just to clarify; yes, its a 700mm log lying on flat ground close to a highway.

my mill is capable of a 6" or 150mm cut.

so if i go ahead, does it mean i must paint the cut timber all over...

i have been offered a fairly large hoop pine for free. its a mile from my house/mill. i can easily get 3 X 5.3m logs out of it. knowing nothing of hoop pine beyond the fact it is used in furniture...

have yet to see the job but its red cedar 72cm X 80cm X3m in a very difficult area of nth NSW. owner would assist in getting up the dangerously steep road to a reasonable flat area and is naturally...

a friend nearby has what's believed to be a red apple tree, ie;syzygium ingens. its base is 50cm but within a metre and half its 40cm then tapering slowly to its 13m length.(sizes are guestimates) i...

i have finally let an add in ebay make the decision for me.yippee! i bought a lucas 6" mill with slabbeing attachment and 2m extensions and grinding head(router with cutter to remove saw marks). i...

i'm in his area and would like to get in touch with him unless someone has already met his needs.

reminds me of the white brothers, 2 canadians who sheep farmed percy island with their sister 70miles s.e. of mackay. this was at least in the 40's and 50's and they may have left in the 60's. they...

re the coffee tables, a handsome size is legs of 4"x4"; these internally screw and glue to a framework of 4"x2" on edge. the corners are perfectly mitred. the legs rise up to a height (perhaps half...

thanx for all the helpful replys, i really appreciate them. i followed the link also by "eli szoko" to "lucas mill" and absorbed the lot. all very interesting reading. there are many tasks i need to...

Swing Blade Sawmill - YouTube
Homemade swingmill sawmill 5 - YouTube

the above 2 url's illustrate 1 homemade model

the one below is another with a 10hp electric motor single phase. i presume...

here's one that appears homemade but there is another also.

Swing Blade Sawmill - YouTube

i'll check back on my history and see if i can find the link. but later, have to go out right now.

i'm new to this forum and very interested to hear if anyone has attempted/succeded in building there own portable swing saw along the lines of lucas/petersen/turbomill. i did see a crude but working...