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#1
Sawmills and Milling / Re: 1989 LT40 hydraulic help n...
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 11:40:44 AMThe simplest place to start when one hydraulic function stops is the micro switch on the valve. The switches get out of adjustment sometimes.
It takes longer to open the hydraulic box than adjust the switch.
It takes longer to open the hydraulic box than adjust the switch.
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General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 11:31:49 AMPlucking live chickens would have its public relations drawbacks...
Factory processing dispatches the would be chicken fingers prior to plucking.
Factory processing dispatches the would be chicken fingers prior to plucking.
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General Board / Re: What are Osage good size (...
Last post by 47sawdust - Today at 11:24:42 AMSouthside,
Growing up in Southern Illinois we had quite a bit of Osage Orange.
Grapefruit size "hedge balls" were perfect size for the delinquents to roll down a hilly back road.Hill climbing vehicles were not amused.
Growing up in Southern Illinois we had quite a bit of Osage Orange.
Grapefruit size "hedge balls" were perfect size for the delinquents to roll down a hilly back road.Hill climbing vehicles were not amused.
#4
Forestry and Logging / Re: couple pics... post what y...
Last post by mudfarmer - Today at 10:23:03 AMNW I am in a similar boat, old android that can't resize. You might be able to resize or find a workaround on the iphone? Maybe a lot of people in the same situation and contributing to slowdown here? Just not enough hours in a day to sit down and transfer pics from phone->computer, usually I am on the forum on phone in between other things, while taking a break etc. So no pics from me lately or any time soon probably
#5
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Power up down mechanism be...
Last post by maineshops - Today at 10:18:19 AMIm using a 12v window Motor on my Oscar 18 . It has a worm gearbox on it. Been using it for years. Works fine. Dan
#6
Timber Framing/Log construction / Re: Small timber bent cabin de...
Last post by coryallenstaats - Today at 10:15:32 AMBearing capacity of the piers on the soil? Good question! I'll have to look into that.
I am assuming the we'll take the piers down pretty deep unless we hit ledge first, which is very likely. In that case, we'll dowel into the rock and anchor the piers on top.
I'll check out those PowerPoints. Thank you
I am assuming the we'll take the piers down pretty deep unless we hit ledge first, which is very likely. In that case, we'll dowel into the rock and anchor the piers on top.
I'll check out those PowerPoints. Thank you
#7
Sawmills and Milling / Re: 1989 LT40 hydraulic help n...
Last post by Chiselbut - Today at 09:52:19 AMThanks. Next: hydraulic switch for the toe board. They are 35 years old. Hopefully WM still has the part.
#8
The Outdoor Board / Re: Problem: My Pond Full of M...
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 09:51:49 AMQuote from: YellowHammer on May 05, 2024, 02:11:34 PMSweating dynamite is caused by the energetic migrating out of the stabilizer, rising to the surface as crystallized or liquid beads of very impact sensitive energetic.Robert,
Blasting caps are bad news, and have long since been eliminated except in emergency situations. Typically, all initiators these days are either some form of EBW "Exploding Bridge Wire" or otherwise verified 1 amp, 1 watt safe. Just basic radio frequency could set off blasting caps, especially when an untrained operator would be setting up for a shot and untwist the two wires eliminating the safety short, essentially making a perfect set of "rabbit ears" antenna.
The armed services learned long ago that poorly designed or unstable energetics is counter productive because a tremendous amount are fired during training, and we got to keep our guys safe.
You might be interested to know that in the 32 years I was a Level 3 explosives handler, we never got hazard pay, simply because we were so well trained to design, build and use energetics that is was a routine and daily operation, so wasn't considered hazardous if done by the book, and since we wrote the book, we shouldn't have any issues.
I found this out the hard way when I was in the USMC and ran the Ammo point at the Logistics base in Albany Ga. HQ sent me a notice to store several types of explosives for use by a dog handler. He'd leave his "articles" in with the explosives to get the smell on him then go play hide a seek with Phideaux. I had only stored small arms ammo and some CS grenades so first had to develop and get approval for storage of small amounts of incompatible explosives. I did that and one of the items was commercial dynamite from a local hardware store. Since the owner's BIL worked on the base he just had him drop it off at the counter in my warehouse which scared my old manager there. We resolved that but since the dog handler was many months out and neither I or my ammo tech knew anything about dynamite I sagely told her to leave it alone. Wrong answer!
Six months later when the handler and pooch arrived and he checked his training aids he discovered the dynamite resting in a pile of dry crystals where it had weeped out and dried. Per protocol I called EOD at Ft. Benning. Since they are Army and I was USMC they put me on hold and never came back on the line nor would they answer follow-up calls so I called the USAF in Warner Robbins who immediately dispatched 2 long blue AF pickups and we "Carefully" transported the explosive to the base landfill and burned it.
FWIW our ammo bunker was 110' from the base brig and 205' from the base childcare facility. Yes, I know - who co-locates brigs and childcare facilities but USMC kids are brought up to be tough.
#9
General Board / Re: Post office troubles.
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 09:33:11 AM Our postal service is fair. Not great but fair. Our main PO in Charleston apparently has been converted to a regional office and much of the work and apparently several of the jobs going to Philadelphia. I can't tell yet if that will make a difference.
We have always been dinosaurs and paid by checks in the mail (except when the wife would lose one and I'd find it too late or they would send me an e-mail then I'd pay them over the phone). With the price increase in stamps I am considering doing phone payments.
In Norway I was the office manager and had the only bank account for the company and the petty cash so I paid everything from the utility bills to local purchases to employee parking tickets and ski resort reservations. They paid me for their personal expenses like tickets and reservations and I paid them on line. The auditors hated me but it made more sense for an expensive ex-pat employee to bring me his parking ticket or ski resort invoice, give me the money, I'd pay and give him a receipt. Otherwise he had to take an ho9ur off work to go to the bank in the company vehicle. The accounts were clearly separated by reimbursable by the client (Business) and non-reimbursable (Private/personal) and were never mixed. Auditors do not look at things like normal people. They also wanted 2 party signatures on all checks but Norway did not use checks and that blew their pea sized brains.
We have always been dinosaurs and paid by checks in the mail (except when the wife would lose one and I'd find it too late or they would send me an e-mail then I'd pay them over the phone). With the price increase in stamps I am considering doing phone payments.
In Norway I was the office manager and had the only bank account for the company and the petty cash so I paid everything from the utility bills to local purchases to employee parking tickets and ski resort reservations. They paid me for their personal expenses like tickets and reservations and I paid them on line. The auditors hated me but it made more sense for an expensive ex-pat employee to bring me his parking ticket or ski resort invoice, give me the money, I'd pay and give him a receipt. Otherwise he had to take an ho9ur off work to go to the bank in the company vehicle. The accounts were clearly separated by reimbursable by the client (Business) and non-reimbursable (Private/personal) and were never mixed. Auditors do not look at things like normal people. They also wanted 2 party signatures on all checks but Norway did not use checks and that blew their pea sized brains.
#10
Forestry and Logging / Re: couple pics... post what y...
Last post by nativewolf - Today at 09:27:39 AM I am not sure how to keep my iphone from taking such high quality pics? Not sure it can. So we have a lot of pixels and that means lots of data...so I find I have to get them to my desktop and ...frankly I am so busy this gets time consuming and harder. Hope all you guys are well.
We have started getting request and pricing upgrades for our sustainably sourced logs. A big first. EHP you should ask about this from your mill buyers and veneer buyers. I think your entire county should be qualified per the new EU rules. It's going to constrict exports from the USA for sure once the rules are finalized and implemented. Lots of folks like Danzer fighting because they import a bunch of african hardwood veneers and can't commit to the rules if enforced.
We have started getting request and pricing upgrades for our sustainably sourced logs. A big first. EHP you should ask about this from your mill buyers and veneer buyers. I think your entire county should be qualified per the new EU rules. It's going to constrict exports from the USA for sure once the rules are finalized and implemented. Lots of folks like Danzer fighting because they import a bunch of african hardwood veneers and can't commit to the rules if enforced.
