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#1
Alternative methods and solutions / Struggling to split Cherry Log
Last post by DrakeTruber - Today at 10:29:56 PM
Hey folks, I have black cherry that I am trying to split into a clean slab. Snapped my chalk line, went to the trouble of hammering my hatchet all along the intended split lines before hand, and then split with steel wedges. Everything seemed to be going well until the end of the split, where I found that the grain in the middle had wandered away. I tried on the opposite side of the log and the same incident happened. How can I prevent the grain wandering off like that in the middle? Thanks for your feedback
#2
General Woodworking / Tenon cutter
Last post by Larry - Today at 10:21:02 PMI have been making chairs, stools, and benches for a long time. I've always used tapered mortise and tenons for the leg joints. To make the leg tenons I've always made them on the lathe. To get a good fit it always took a few tries to get a perfect fit. I've been wanting to try the Lee Valley tenon cutter to speed production but the size I need seems to be always out of stock......so I made one today.
Similar to what is called a rounding plane for making dowels but I need it to make tapered tenons.
Most commonly a old plane iron is used for the cutter but I did not have one so I grabbed a piece of 1095 tool steel and made the cutter. When I milled the slots I made them .030 wider than the bolts to allow for adjustments.
Just like a pencil sharpener. Stupid mistake, I put the cutter on the wrong side so I have to turn the leg left to cut. They can be made to cut with the leg held in a vise but since all my legs are tapered and hard to clamp I turn the leg into the cutter.
The end result.
First try into a test mortise and with luck the fit was close. I tweaked it just a hair and got it perfect. I have lots of chairs to make and this should speed production.
Similar to what is called a rounding plane for making dowels but I need it to make tapered tenons.
Most commonly a old plane iron is used for the cutter but I did not have one so I grabbed a piece of 1095 tool steel and made the cutter. When I milled the slots I made them .030 wider than the bolts to allow for adjustments.
Just like a pencil sharpener. Stupid mistake, I put the cutter on the wrong side so I have to turn the leg left to cut. They can be made to cut with the leg held in a vise but since all my legs are tapered and hard to clamp I turn the leg into the cutter.
The end result.
First try into a test mortise and with luck the fit was close. I tweaked it just a hair and got it perfect. I have lots of chairs to make and this should speed production.
#3
Forestry and Logging / JDM Mini Trucks
Last post by mjeselskis - Today at 10:00:42 PMHas anybody used one of the Japanese mini trucks in place of a UTV? I've been checking them out and they look pretty interesting. They can't be imported from Japan until they're 25 years old, but a lot of them have pretty low mileage. Some of them are available with differential locks, four wheel drive, and a dump bed all with an enclosed cab with heat and sometimes AC. People put lift kits on them and off-road tires. The price on them is a lot less than what a UTV would cost with similar options. Maine won't let them be registered for the road at this point, but I'm primarily looking for something around the house and in the woods.
#4
General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by Larry - Today at 09:57:06 PMOklahoma has been sending us their violent storms about everyday. This evening it was a thunderstorm with torrential rain and brilliant sunshine at the same time. Hank the dog and I knew their would be a rainbow someplace so we went out to find it. We found it after about 15 minutes but it was ho-hum. The next thing was these angry looking clouds.
#5
General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by YellowHammer - Today at 09:56:15 PMNot me, I never "exaggerate" about fishing, but I do remember the time that I caught so many fish that the lake level dropped so much that I was worried I might cause a drought. So I decided that it would be good for me to let all the fish go back into the lake. When I did, the lake water level went back up so fast that I almost caused some flash floods in the nearby town.
That's when it got so bad that the chickens were seen running to hitch rides on local chicken trucks, because chickens are not real good swimmers. Don't believe me? Have you ever seen a chicken swimming in a lake? Nope.
That's when it got so bad that the chickens were seen running to hitch rides on local chicken trucks, because chickens are not real good swimmers. Don't believe me? Have you ever seen a chicken swimming in a lake? Nope.
#6
Forestry and Logging / Re: is there a best time to ha...
Last post by Andy1981 - Today at 09:42:19 PMDo you have to worry about bugs and grubs when letting hemlock logs sit for extended periods of time
#7
General Board / Re: Survivor
Last post by Magicman - Today at 09:33:54 PMWell played, another blindside and idol goes home. There should now be two hidden but will they look?
#8
Sawmills and Milling / Re: How to get a Suffolk sette...
Last post by uler3161 - Today at 09:17:31 PMQuote from: barbender on Today at 02:45:30 PMI don't remember, Lee. I've barely run my setter the last few years, as I got so busy that I was buying new blades and then just sharpening them 3 times. I don't set after every sharpening, but every third. I now have a very large backlog of 3 times sharpened blades😊I haven't really been measuring set before setting. I do after setting a few teeth. I'll try to do some pre-setting measurements.
Iirc, I have the bottom of the gullet about flush with the clamp body, so that the set is pushed into the middle of the tooth.
Uler, if you haven't already, you need to measure the set on your blades before you set them.
I ended up re-grinding the downsetting bits once again. Decided to do the math based on the tooth height (which I believe was 160 thousands according to the Suffolk documentation) as well as desired tooth set. Can't remember the angle, but it was closer to 10 degrees.
To be honest, I'm still not convinced I have it dialed in. Did two blades in a row. Both were razor sharp and cut good. First one I could see a decent amount of space between the blade and the cant when I brought the head back which isn't good. Second one had no gap which was great. Only thing I can think is it's not setting right yet. Seems odd to me since there's very little gap between upsetting and downsetting bits. But I did notice some oddities in tooth height due to the blade wanting to lift off of the height setting screws, so I need to look at that some more.
#9
General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by Old Greenhorn - Today at 08:52:15 PMQuote from: YellowHammer on Today at 07:58:19 PMI've tried the piranha, but they didn't survive the bream. ....This brings to mind what my Grandmother used to say "ALL fishermen are Liars, except me and you. But sometimes I'm not so sure about you."
#10
General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by 21incher - Today at 08:50:14 PMWhen I was in college we took a trip to Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut and I got to watch the chicken cannon fire a frozen chicken into a 747 engine cranked up on the test stand next to the concrete bunker we were watching from. It was to simulate a seagull getting sucked into the engine at takeoff. Well that chicken sure made a mess of the engine. The power of that engine mounted to the test stand was unbelievable. I asked about getting the job firing the cannon but was told there was a long line already. That is an expensive way to pluck a chicken.
Back in the 1980s we were on a motorcycle trip with 2 other couples going down I95 and we saw our first chicken truck. We were amazed some of the cages were open and kamikaze chickens were trying to fly out. We saw one hit a car grill that exploded like a feather pillow and a couple more bounce off the road. The driver never stopped and it was scary following behind on motorcycles for a couple miles just to watch. He just was laughing looking in the mirror when we drove by and I bet he opened the cages for entertainment.
Back in the 1980s we were on a motorcycle trip with 2 other couples going down I95 and we saw our first chicken truck. We were amazed some of the cages were open and kamikaze chickens were trying to fly out. We saw one hit a car grill that exploded like a feather pillow and a couple more bounce off the road. The driver never stopped and it was scary following behind on motorcycles for a couple miles just to watch. He just was laughing looking in the mirror when we drove by and I bet he opened the cages for entertainment.
