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Could be a ringbarking axe Drive it in and...
Could be a ringbarking axe
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Nice axes here great to see:2tsup:
Nice axes here great to see:2tsup:
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Hello nice to see that I'm not alone in taking an...
Hello nice to see that I'm not alone in taking an interest in old axes (or forest razor) as me old man would say. I have spent many an hour listening to his stories of falling big timber down on the...
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18th July 2015, 09:44 PM
Thread: Well that was the easy part.
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Nice job John, wish my:2tsup: logger is as...
Nice job John, wish my:2tsup: logger is as industrious
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Imagine if you didn't get that storm you would be...
Imagine if you didn't get that storm you would be walking past the horse shed wondering( as most sawmillers do) what sort of boards you might get out of the tree standing beside it :2tsup:
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24th January 2015, 07:06 PM
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Any small mill worth their salt should be able to...
Any small mill worth their salt should be able to cut them for you. All that is needed is a sample board to match them to. It is abit more mucking around than normal but that just makes life...
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8th September 2014, 07:42 PM
Thread: Lucas mill woes
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I've found these days its getting harder to find...
I've found these days its getting harder to find a sawdoctor that actually puts em on an anvil and doesn't just roll tension. What a waste of time that is.
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27th July 2014, 06:04 PM
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I would bid on it, but how could I deprive...
I would bid on it, but how could I deprive somebody else of something obviously so priceless :U
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Yeah ok can still get them but wouldn't expect to...
Yeah ok can still get them but wouldn't expect to see them on the shelf at the local chainsaw shop as .404 takes a lot power away from a 660. I did run it on mine a while back with a 20" bar as I...
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High nifty I don't think stihl or oregon...
High nifty
I don't think stihl or oregon make a standard .404 nose bar in 25" to suit a 660. They do make them for the 880 but thats a different mount. Sounds like someone "frankensteined"... -
7th June 2014, 07:18 PM
Thread: Restored an old hand-cranked grinder?
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Wow, that looks great good one:2tsup:
Wow, that looks great good one:2tsup:
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5th May 2014, 07:11 PM
Thread: Blade issue
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Don't know anything about lucas mills so I'll ask...
Don't know anything about lucas mills so I'll ask a silly question, these "locking nuts" are they proper nylon locknuts or just normal nuts. If they are nylon locknuts I've found that after a few "...
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26th April 2014, 06:22 PM
Thread: What came first? The tools or the skill?
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I guess another question would be whats your...
I guess another question would be whats your background?. I remember hanging around my fathers shed as a kid playing with his planers, chisels etc (and I have the scars to prove it) which maybe gave...
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24th April 2014, 09:03 PM
Thread: The Tiny House
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I've seen some of your machines, very nice. If...
I've seen some of your machines, very nice. If they were mine (can only dream) I too would use them as much as possible
As I work in a sawmill I gotta say that rope feed bench intrigues me:U -
22nd April 2014, 08:34 PM
Thread: Restored an old hand-cranked grinder?
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Yeah put it back together with a new key and see...
Yeah put it back together with a new key and see how it looks. A "woodruff" key has a rounded bottom(think semi-circle) or if its just a flat groove use a normal square key of the correct dimension
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20th April 2014, 08:21 PM
Thread: The Tiny House
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So, A traditional style home built with...
So,
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18th April 2014, 11:16 PM
Thread: Restored an old hand-cranked grinder?
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Looks like the keyway (the slot in the shaft ) is...
Looks like the keyway (the slot in the shaft ) is worn out which has allowed the key to wear permitting the gear to loosen on the shaft. If that has occured it might be difficult to get the gear...
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31st March 2014, 05:54 PM
Thread: ANY INFORMATION
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Those tin snips look a lot like what you would...
Those tin snips look a lot like what you would call "gut pinchers":D
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22nd March 2014, 10:49 PM
Thread: Boxed heart
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I think a lot of people don't realise that a...
I think a lot of people don't realise that a sawmill is approachable to buy from
most folks don't buy meat from a butcher or bread from a bakerthey go to the supermmarket
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6th March 2014, 06:42 PM
Thread: Ebay Sticky, our friend or the devil!?!?
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I think its definately the devil because it...
I think its definately the devil because it always shows stuff that is too far away or too expensive for me:~
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5th March 2014, 09:52 PM
Thread: Log Tension by Timboz
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Agree 100% the small bloke gets pushed out and...
Agree 100% the small bloke gets pushed out and the consumer has to cop what comes out of the back of one of those big automatic monsters. My old man always said cut a good stick and you will sell...
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5th March 2014, 08:21 PM
Thread: Log Tension by Timboz
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John, I think your right you do have to draw the...
John, I think your right you do have to draw the somewhere as to what goes through the mill and what gets left in the bush
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16th February 2014, 08:45 PM
Thread: A wadkin PK for Me
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Yep, I've given the old don't let anything hit...
Yep, I've given the old don't let anything hit the back of the saw or this happens speech a few times myself
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15th February 2014, 04:18 PM
Thread: A wadkin PK for Me
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Can understand how you couldn't just walk away...
Can understand how you couldn't just walk away from it
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10th February 2014, 06:56 PM
Thread: Can They Be Trusted
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Those are the sawmills thats give us all a bad...
Those are the sawmills thats give us all a bad name. Right up there with mills that don't pay for logs or downgrade them just because they think they can get away with it.
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5th February 2014, 06:08 PM
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:C I'm too far away again, I could've added to my...
:C I'm too far away again, I could've added to my never completed collection
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4th February 2014, 10:19 PM
Thread: Woe is us!!!
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That sure is a run of bad luck, but it is always...
That sure is a run of bad luck, but it is always good to get done with the bad stuff early in the year
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2nd February 2014, 09:06 PM
Thread: traditional framing
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Something else to consider when building with...
Something else to consider when building with green hardwood, you need to build in stages so as to let the timber settle. Otherwise you end up with a rather wonky and unsquare house. Nothing looks...
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27th January 2014, 06:13 PM
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Sticky: Jeffwood panel saw? SAW Bench in Windsor, NSW |...
Jeffwood panel saw?
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22nd January 2014, 10:51 PM
Thread: How much for milling timber
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Above all else Rick, ease into it, enjoy yourself...
Above all else Rick, ease into it, enjoy yourself and have fun with the new toy:U
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20th January 2014, 10:06 PM
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A lot sure has changed in the last eighty or...
A lot sure has changed in the last eighty or ninety years. Good show :2tsup:
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16th January 2014, 07:36 PM
Thread: My New, Old 24" Woodfast Scroll Saw
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In regards to 50 grade oil I used to buy it from...
In regards to 50 grade oil I used to buy it from Shell, it was called" straight 50" .usedta use it in an old truck to combat excessive oil comsumption but thats another story.
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17th December 2013, 07:41 PM
Thread: Unknown 12" Jointer
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Looks better now that its out of the long grass...
Looks better now that its out of the long grass it should come a real treat, still no luck with the id?
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1st December 2013, 08:54 PM
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Hardenfast that will be a...
Hardenfast
that will be a nice shedfull of woodworking gear:2tsup:, are you planning on stopping once you have one of every brand?:U
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15th November 2013, 07:16 PM
Thread: Who needs a Lucas...
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Wouldn't like to dock anything with it, not with...
Wouldn't like to dock anything with it, not with the rip saw thats in it :D
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13th November 2013, 07:38 PM
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Matty These machines look very robust for...
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12th November 2013, 08:38 PM
Thread: Unknown 12" Jointer
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Nice find:2tsup: you do realise if you clean this...
Nice find:2tsup: you do realise if you clean this one up too much it will make your other gear look less than perfect. :roll::U
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29th October 2013, 06:17 PM
Thread: A visit to an NZ Patternshop
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Very nice:2tsup: bet that place isn't on the...
Very nice:2tsup: bet that place isn't on the usual 'tourist maps'
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11th October 2013, 09:43 PM
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Sticky: For all you barker fans out there. The combo...
For all you barker fans out there. The combo machine is listed on its own for 5 and a half so what do they want for the bandsaw?
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4th October 2013, 08:15 PM
Thread: old foursider
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That sounds like fun Matty, a real challenge....
That sounds like fun Matty, a real challenge. The best I can hope for is matching splayed weatherboard in the sawmill:U, and i wish my work wasn't as constant as it is
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2nd October 2013, 08:39 PM
Thread: old foursider
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Matty, that planer is going inside...
Matty,
that planer is going inside shortly , I have a bad habit of buying stuff and THEN thinking:doh:? I refer to it as my collector/hoarder gene. as for a scrappy getting any of my... -
26th September 2013, 08:19 PM
Thread: old foursider
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Hey matty thanks for the offer of help, I may...
Hey matty thanks for the offer of help, I may just take you up on that at some stage. At the moment we were planning on using just the side heads and because Its not a fun "home"
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24th September 2013, 08:19 PM
Thread: old foursider
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Hey fellas thanks for the thoughts I only ask...
Hey fellas thanks for the thoughts I only ask about changing to round heads as I tend to think that tooling for the squares would be as rare as hens teeth. I am actually looking forward to getting...
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23rd September 2013, 09:28 PM
Thread: old foursider
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old foursider
I finally talked my boss into buying a four header (always handy round a sawmill)and this is what he came up with
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15th September 2013, 10:36 PM
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I live an hour away and had no idea :doh:wow
I live an hour away and had no idea :doh:wow
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14th September 2013, 10:31 PM
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well that clears that up:2tsup: thanks colin62
well that clears that up:2tsup: thanks colin62
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13th September 2013, 11:20 PM
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At a guess dowidat being a german brand they...
At a guess dowidat being a german brand they would be the older of them .I have some of both and cannot fault them either,also they have a connection to gedore somewhere along the way as well:)
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13th September 2013, 07:32 PM
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camo in my opinion you can't go wrong...
camo
in my opinion you can't go wrong with the old siddons/sidchrome spanners. some of the others you might look out for are dowidat,stahl wille, britool or king dick all good quality old... -
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Sticky: just bought one of these didn't pay that much for...
just bought one of these didn't pay that much for it tho
300 Wide 3 Phase Jeffwood Thicknesser in Brisbane, QLD | eBay