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Cutting my First Boards

Started by DWyatt, October 02, 2018, 07:59:18 AM

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DWyatt

This past weekend was my birthday and I decided that this was going to be the weekend I fired the mill up finally and cut some logs. When I first bought the mill ('99 Woodmizer LT40HDG25), I thought I was buying a "ready-to-run" unit. However, I'm not sure that a routine alignment had been done on the machine in a very long time. And the rats nest of jury-rigged wiring in the controls box was a whole nother issue. The last couple months has been a mess with trying to move into/finish the new house and attempting to cram in some time working on the mill. It has been the standard, work for an hour then throw a couple $100 to Woodmizer then work some more and repeat ::) rather discouraging.

But this weekend made it so much better! Although I found a couple more things that need addressed, she finally made some saw dust! 8) 8)Oh and I finished up my Birthday with swinging some sticks and having a few too many silver bullets! 8) :)



 




 


PA_Walnut

Congrats! Glad you are up and running.

Next up: take down that tree at the course (in the background of your swing photo) and turn it into boards.
A big tree like that on the gold course, surely is a hassle for players and keepers alike!   ;D :D
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Southside

Congratulations on a job well done. Funny, when you said "swinging some sticks" I pictured you tossing slabs into a pile in a creative manner...then I saw the picture.  ;D
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SawyerTed

There's a great satisfaction in putting a machine back in order!  Congratulations on getting it running as it should again!

Looking forward to seeing your lumber and projects!
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DWyatt

Quote from: PA_Walnut on October 02, 2018, 08:03:05 AM
Congrats! Glad you are up and running.

Next up: take down that tree at the course (in the background of your swing photo) and turn it into boards.
A big tree like that on the gold course, surely is a hassle for players and keepers alike!   ;D :D
The course we played is nick-named "ricochet acres" and I'm 90% sure they have golf ball magnets in every tree :D

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