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julian64 said:
You started off so well. Big pile in the garden decent axe, then you go mess everything up by feeding scraps into a log burner stove.
Where is the open fire worthy of the wood? Not those dolls house fireplaces you have in that house
Rip them out and put a proper fire in the house man!
I live in London, so sadly, open fires not allowed!! Where is the open fire worthy of the wood? Not those dolls house fireplaces you have in that house
Rip them out and put a proper fire in the house man!
Chris Type R said:
dickymint said:
On your link to the chain - click on "model fit guide" it does list several Makita cordless saws. Makita use different model numbers in the USA for the same in the UK so highly likely it will fit.
I'd give https://www.radmoretucker.co.uk/ a ring . They're very helpful and would sort you out.
Cool - thanks I'd give https://www.radmoretucker.co.uk/ a ring . They're very helpful and would sort you out.
MK1RS Bruce said:
Hi Snowandrocks
which forrest are you buying your firewood from? I am looking to buy some from the clashandarroch
The stack I bought ended up being over beside Tillyfourie. Quite close as the crow flies but a bit of a pain driving all the way round the hill. I can pm you the contact if you like? which forrest are you buying your firewood from? I am looking to buy some from the clashandarroch
Has anyone else who sharpens their own chains on a machine found this before? I've got a woodwork machinery background, so not green, but chainsaws are relatively new to me. I've sharpened a few chains now and they've all had an even number of teeth so when you start and go all the way round using the ratchet style setting and holder you do a full circle and end up at the same tooth you started with.
I did one last week and it had odd teeth which I found strange as they're all from the same saw.
I started off sharpening and when i'd gone full circle I ended up on a different tooth than i'd started with!
The local tree fellers went quiet for some months either side of Christmas, but things seem to have picked up just lately, i've picked up a few tons of various types of Pine, some Sycamore and Silver Birch as well as something unidentifiable. It's a pale wood with slightly greeny coloured smooth bark and splits cleanly.
The Sycamore is a bit like Ash in that it's quite a dry wood, some of it explodes apart on the hydraulic splitter so you have to be careful.
It's getting to be a bit like the Sorcerers apprentice now with logs coming in, i've got to go pick up more this aft and have been warned to bring van and trailer.
The little old Makita must have some miles on it now, but is still 100% reliable.
I did one last week and it had odd teeth which I found strange as they're all from the same saw.
I started off sharpening and when i'd gone full circle I ended up on a different tooth than i'd started with!
The local tree fellers went quiet for some months either side of Christmas, but things seem to have picked up just lately, i've picked up a few tons of various types of Pine, some Sycamore and Silver Birch as well as something unidentifiable. It's a pale wood with slightly greeny coloured smooth bark and splits cleanly.
The Sycamore is a bit like Ash in that it's quite a dry wood, some of it explodes apart on the hydraulic splitter so you have to be careful.
It's getting to be a bit like the Sorcerers apprentice now with logs coming in, i've got to go pick up more this aft and have been warned to bring van and trailer.
The little old Makita must have some miles on it now, but is still 100% reliable.
Evoluzione said:
Has anyone else who sharpens their own chains on a machine found this before? I've got a woodwork machinery background, so not green, but chainsaws are relatively new to me. I've sharpened a few chains now and they've all had an even number of teeth so when you start and go all the way round using the ratchet style setting and holder you do a full circle and end up at the same tooth you started with.
I did one last week and it had odd teeth which I found strange as they're all from the same saw.
I started off sharpening and when i'd gone full circle I ended up on a different tooth than i'd started with!
The local tree fellers went quiet for some months either side of Christmas, but things seem to have picked up just lately, i've picked up a few tons of various types of Pine, some Sycamore and Silver Birch as well as something unidentifiable. It's a pale wood with slightly greeny coloured smooth bark and splits cleanly.
The Sycamore is a bit like Ash in that it's quite a dry wood, some of it explodes apart on the hydraulic splitter so you have to be careful.
It's getting to be a bit like the Sorcerers apprentice now with logs coming in, i've got to go pick up more this aft and have been warned to bring van and trailer.
The little old Makita must have some miles on it now, but is still 100% reliable.
Odd teeth? Do you mean two teeth next to each other that cut on the same side? If so, this is fairly normal on some sizes - for example, my 046 with a 25” bar and 3/8 chain has this.I did one last week and it had odd teeth which I found strange as they're all from the same saw.
I started off sharpening and when i'd gone full circle I ended up on a different tooth than i'd started with!
The local tree fellers went quiet for some months either side of Christmas, but things seem to have picked up just lately, i've picked up a few tons of various types of Pine, some Sycamore and Silver Birch as well as something unidentifiable. It's a pale wood with slightly greeny coloured smooth bark and splits cleanly.
The Sycamore is a bit like Ash in that it's quite a dry wood, some of it explodes apart on the hydraulic splitter so you have to be careful.
It's getting to be a bit like the Sorcerers apprentice now with logs coming in, i've got to go pick up more this aft and have been warned to bring van and trailer.
The little old Makita must have some miles on it now, but is still 100% reliable.
rxe said:
Odd teeth? Do you mean two teeth next to each other that cut on the same side? If so, this is fairly normal on some sizes - for example, my 046 with a 25” bar and 3/8 chain has this.
Probably, I just thought it odd that chain had it and the others don't, but they're all on the same saw.I have been offered a share of this if I help the owner to split it. There is absolutely masses of it, not all pictured here. There are additionally ash trees on the ground not yet ringed up. All being felled because of ash dieback.
What is the best way to transport a large load of this about 30 miles? Access is good. A trailer on my car is not going to make any sort of dent in the volumes we are talking. Best to hire a man to transport it, or is there something I can hire?
What is the best way to transport a large load of this about 30 miles? Access is good. A trailer on my car is not going to make any sort of dent in the volumes we are talking. Best to hire a man to transport it, or is there something I can hire?
Biglips said:
I have been offered a share of this if I help the owner to split it. There is absolutely masses of it, not all pictured here. There are additionally ash trees on the ground not yet ringed up. All being felled because of ash dieback.
What is the best way to transport a large load of this about 30 miles? Access is good. A trailer on my car is not going to make any sort of dent in the volumes we are talking. Best to hire a man to transport it, or is there something I can hire?
All I can offer is: You lucky bWhat is the best way to transport a large load of this about 30 miles? Access is good. A trailer on my car is not going to make any sort of dent in the volumes we are talking. Best to hire a man to transport it, or is there something I can hire?
d!In my village just the sound of a chainsaw starting brings out the raging mob fighting over each other for any spoils!
As an alternative to the 3.5T tipping truck, do you have access something reasonably substantial with a towbar? I've hired an Ifor Williams tipping trailer in the past for ~60 quid that can carry a couple of tonne without issue.
A 3.5T transit or sprinter will only be able to carry a tonne at most and will probably cost you a fair bit more.
A 3.5T transit or sprinter will only be able to carry a tonne at most and will probably cost you a fair bit more.
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