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#1
Sawmills and Milling / Re: The Opening Face
Last post by Magicman - Today at 01:10:59 PMWell I had to search IRT to find out whether I had done a bad thing!! 
Yes, on rare occasions I may have to make an adjustment and maybe make side lumber or a different width from one cant, etc.
I am happy with Lemonade.
Yes, on rare occasions I may have to make an adjustment and maybe make side lumber or a different width from one cant, etc.
I am happy with Lemonade.
#2
Sawmills and Milling / Re: 1989 LT40 hydraulic help n...
Last post by Ben Cut-wright - Today at 12:56:43 PMThe lever springs for the other valves require the entire valve be removed. If those valves haven't been removed you may find the line nut below the valves frozen-stuck tight. I've had to cut/bust these nuts and replace them when they would not turn. Might be wise to have those on hand if yours are frozen or rounded off.
The spring in the electrical contact section requires the valve be removed. So when replacing either the lever spring or the contact springs the valve will need to be removed.
Parts manual calls out a different valve for the toe boards as you said. Some revisions used "three way" valves and some used "four way".
If you intend to remove all the valves to replace springs it might be wise to have at least one complete electrical kit on hand just in case there was damage to that component. You might check the capacitors while you are in there.
The spring in the electrical contact section requires the valve be removed. So when replacing either the lever spring or the contact springs the valve will need to be removed.
Parts manual calls out a different valve for the toe boards as you said. Some revisions used "three way" valves and some used "four way".
If you intend to remove all the valves to replace springs it might be wise to have at least one complete electrical kit on hand just in case there was damage to that component. You might check the capacitors while you are in there.
#3
Timber Framing/Log construction / Re: Headers and Trimmers for s...
Last post by Jpd - Today at 12:40:46 PMOld greenhorn,
I believe you are overreacting and misreading me. Rude? Offensive? I came here for help and insight. For me to offer any help on anything other than color choice and where to plant the bushes would be inappropriate. 600 views and nobody else offered any help. Are you going to chase all of them down and bitch at them for not contributing to MY post?
Exactly how did I offend Jim et al for responding to my previous posts? I am nothing but grateful for the help I have received, it has helped me progress in an area that I have not tread in before. I certainly hope that nobody has been offended by my asking for help.
Your perceived obligation to come at me for pleading for help comes off to me as rude and offensive. Internet commentary can be foggy, but you have made it clear to me that you, old greenhorn, are why I will not contribute here and share what I know, however relevant or insightful.
I think you could have come at me differently, and maybe I would decide to stay and contribute. But instead you have accused me of being things that I am not.
As I cannot find any way to delete my account, will one of the adult moderators be kind enough to do it for me. I'm sorry this has devolved this way.
I have learned quite a lot from this forum, there are a lot of very helpful members. If anyone else has taken offense at my response here, I humbly apologize. But I ask you, put yourself in my shoes. I have been a member for about six months, and this is the largest thing I have ever designed, by an order of magnitude. I was hoping to benefit from becoming part of this small community, but it is clear now that I am not needed here.
I believe you are overreacting and misreading me. Rude? Offensive? I came here for help and insight. For me to offer any help on anything other than color choice and where to plant the bushes would be inappropriate. 600 views and nobody else offered any help. Are you going to chase all of them down and bitch at them for not contributing to MY post?
Exactly how did I offend Jim et al for responding to my previous posts? I am nothing but grateful for the help I have received, it has helped me progress in an area that I have not tread in before. I certainly hope that nobody has been offended by my asking for help.
Your perceived obligation to come at me for pleading for help comes off to me as rude and offensive. Internet commentary can be foggy, but you have made it clear to me that you, old greenhorn, are why I will not contribute here and share what I know, however relevant or insightful.
I think you could have come at me differently, and maybe I would decide to stay and contribute. But instead you have accused me of being things that I am not.
As I cannot find any way to delete my account, will one of the adult moderators be kind enough to do it for me. I'm sorry this has devolved this way.
I have learned quite a lot from this forum, there are a lot of very helpful members. If anyone else has taken offense at my response here, I humbly apologize. But I ask you, put yourself in my shoes. I have been a member for about six months, and this is the largest thing I have ever designed, by an order of magnitude. I was hoping to benefit from becoming part of this small community, but it is clear now that I am not needed here.
#4
General Board / Re: Aurora
Last post by barbender - Today at 12:29:04 PM This is from my wife's phone. This is NOT what it looked like in person.
#5
General Board / Re: Aurora
Last post by barbender - Today at 12:26:16 PM I went and looked at them last night around 11 pm from the shores of a large local lake. They were muted, not as dramatic as I was expecting from all of the forecasts.
I guarantee most of the dramatic pictures you will see are due to cell phone cameras going into automatic night mode. In person they wee underwhelming compared to displays I've seen in the past, but when we took pictures with our phones they were stunning. I told my son, "take another picture so I can see how awesome they are!"😁
What was different was all of the areas they were visible from. It's a fairly common occurrence for the Aurora to be visible from northern MN, but not northern Texas!
I guarantee most of the dramatic pictures you will see are due to cell phone cameras going into automatic night mode. In person they wee underwhelming compared to displays I've seen in the past, but when we took pictures with our phones they were stunning. I told my son, "take another picture so I can see how awesome they are!"😁
What was different was all of the areas they were visible from. It's a fairly common occurrence for the Aurora to be visible from northern MN, but not northern Texas!
#6
General Board / Re: Aurora
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 12:14:56 PMWe saw similar to Ljohbsaw.
#7
General Board / Re: Faux Cordwood Wall
Last post by Resonator - Today at 12:06:01 PMMust of missed it, I will make sure to check it out in August! 
#8
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Which Computer Setworks to...
Last post by wiam - Today at 10:51:59 AMSo far happy with the Mikron. My mill is electric so my raise lower is 120 volts. I have 12 volt coil relays to switch the 120 volt power. The Mikron needs a 12 volt power source.
#9
Timber Framing/Log construction / Re: Headers and Trimmers for s...
Last post by Don P - Today at 10:51:31 AMYour call.
For myself there is no malice intended, it sounded like a situation I didn't want to get into the middle of. IMO you are further down the design path than internet chatter. That is my call ;
Engineering is mostly complete, a few small changes to beam sizes but I was pretty close in my first go-around. The engineer won't do my design, he is just checking for engineering strength etc.
For myself there is no malice intended, it sounded like a situation I didn't want to get into the middle of. IMO you are further down the design path than internet chatter. That is my call
;Engineering is mostly complete, a few small changes to beam sizes but I was pretty close in my first go-around. The engineer won't do my design, he is just checking for engineering strength etc.
#10
General Board / Re: Aurora
Last post by newoodguy78 - Today at 10:21:49 AMQuote from: Old Greenhorn on Today at 09:34:11 AMSolid cloud cover here last night. What time are you folks seeing this show the best? What time does it start for you? I know my ham friends are having fun with the Aurural propagation on the VHF bands, because it's rare, but the HF bands I suspect are in the dumps for the same reason.OG I saw them last night a bit after 11 in southwestern Mass. Not sure if it got more brilliant or not. Hadn't heard anything about them and thought I was seeing things at first , of course there wasn't anybody around to confirm what was going on. Was kind of a reddish color here.
Just curious when y'all are seeing it best?
Type of thing that just makes you stand there and feel humbled.
