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#11
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Help with cutting stringy ...
Last post by longtime lurker - Today at 04:16:32 PMMagicman saws mostly SYP (Southern Yellow Pine) for framing. He's located in Mississippi... he'd tell you that's "the south" but yanno that doesn't even make the hemisphere. 
Under Australian structural grading rules for hardwood you cannot box heart under 175x175. There's an alternate reading of that rule that could allow a 150x150 boxed heart but it would be best approached with care because it relies on everything going right
What you've done is the traditional way of dealing with a small log with a breast bench. It's traditional because it works. What you might do is put your ripping cut 3 inches off the heart, then break it on the bench to get a 4x4 above the heart and one out of each wing but you need to have near perfect logs for that.
Keeping 100x100 straight with little eucalypt logs is always a challenge. You just have to accept the waste and price it in.
Under Australian structural grading rules for hardwood you cannot box heart under 175x175. There's an alternate reading of that rule that could allow a 150x150 boxed heart but it would be best approached with care because it relies on everything going right
What you've done is the traditional way of dealing with a small log with a breast bench. It's traditional because it works. What you might do is put your ripping cut 3 inches off the heart, then break it on the bench to get a 4x4 above the heart and one out of each wing but you need to have near perfect logs for that.
Keeping 100x100 straight with little eucalypt logs is always a challenge. You just have to accept the waste and price it in.
#12
Timber Framing/Log construction / Fastening sheathing to timber ...
Last post by wvwoodworker - Today at 03:54:01 PMI'm building a timber frame house with a living roof (soil and plants on top, with an EPDM liner over the sheathing). The architect that spec'd the roof stressed that it's crucial the fasteners don't pop up as they can punch holes in the EPDM. (This is a problem with stick framed roofs so I expect it would be even worse when framing with green timbers.) As a solution to this, she recommended either putting down 1/8" felt over the entire roof (expensive) or to cover every single nail head with a 4" glue-down EPDM disc (time consuming). My first thought was to use screws, but since I'll be screwing the sheathing into green timbers, I'm worried that the timbers will shrink and the screw heads will end up proud of the sheathing, puncturing the lining anyway. I'm using 2x sheathing so screws are 3.5" inches long, going into white oak rafters. I'm thinking as long as I sink the screws a bit below the surface of the sheathing I should be OK, but this is my first timber frame so I'm not sure about that assessment. I'd appreciate any advice other members might have.
#13
General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by mudfarmer - Today at 03:35:02 PMHey that's cool! Glad you are working so hard to help your clients out and keep them on the right side of the flood of info out there.
The 'rest period' may be related to callus tissue formation? Coincidentally have been doing a deep dive on that topic for unrelated but still Acer related reasons lately-- basically the plant produces a bunch of undifferentiated cells that could become bark, roots, buds, whatever when it is wounded https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callus_(cell_biology) https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/tree-wounds-and-healing/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/callus
The end cuts of the logs are sealed with wax too, right? This part of the Purdue page may relate callus formation to waiting (rest period) before sealing " painting a wound with any kind of material that interferes or impedes oxygen will slow or even prevent wound closure by poor callus formation. "
Don't forget to leave cut seed potatoes out for the wound to "dry" (form callus tissue!) before planting to prevent rot
The 'rest period' may be related to callus tissue formation? Coincidentally have been doing a deep dive on that topic for unrelated but still Acer related reasons lately-- basically the plant produces a bunch of undifferentiated cells that could become bark, roots, buds, whatever when it is wounded https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callus_(cell_biology) https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/tree-wounds-and-healing/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/callus
The end cuts of the logs are sealed with wax too, right? This part of the Purdue page may relate callus formation to waiting (rest period) before sealing " painting a wound with any kind of material that interferes or impedes oxygen will slow or even prevent wound closure by poor callus formation. "
Don't forget to leave cut seed potatoes out for the wound to "dry" (form callus tissue!) before planting to prevent rot
#14
Sawmills and Milling / Re: How to get a Suffolk sette...
Last post by barbender - 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😊
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.
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.
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General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by YellowHammer - Today at 02:02:30 PMWe have Sasquatches and UFO's everywhere here in North Alabama, according to Discovery Channel. If you look up the scientifically accurate and irrefutable BFRO (Big Foot Research Organization) on the inter web, you will see that there is Class 3 sighting only a few hundred yards from our farm, many years ago. I keep finding matted hair and bones in my bream pond, so all I can figure is they lean down to drink and Wham! my genetically engineered, ridiculously over size copper nose bream take them down like a croc taking down a Wookie.
I think I'm going to stock some Giant Snakeheads in the pond, also. With their ability to walk on land and eat people, (I saw a show on YouTube, so it must be true) I'm pretty confident I can wipe any Sasquatches that my beam don't get.
I think I'm going to stock some Giant Snakeheads in the pond, also. With their ability to walk on land and eat people, (I saw a show on YouTube, so it must be true) I'm pretty confident I can wipe any Sasquatches that my beam don't get.
#16
Sawmills and Milling / Re: How to get a Suffolk sette...
Last post by LeeB - Today at 01:57:20 PMQuote from: barbender on April 13, 2024, 01:28:24 PMI get it set it is very, very consistent so long as the tooth heights are the same.
What height do you set your teeth at?
#17
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??
Last post by jpassardi - Today at 01:43:45 PM36" cherry is a honker, the only thing I touch that big is EWP
#18
General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by Bert - Today at 01:34:11 PMI mean no disrespect!
#19
General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by Old Greenhorn - Today at 01:22:24 PMWell my Dad taught me from youth to 'collect' smart people, do them favors when you can, and stay in touch. Someday you may need their help or advice. He was of course, spot on and I have been doing that all my life by habit.
I was not ready to let this thing go, so this morning I did some more searching and had a hard time finding any truly documented research, especially from Cornell (who should know better). They do have a habit of saying "research shows" but they don't cite the research, which is maddening. I take that to mean "I tried it once and it didn't work" and call that Research. I am finding this happens most in items authored by my former contact at Cornell, confirming what I had thought was sloppy work. I also find that the Cornell materials contradict themselves in various places. Their credibility is getting fairly low with me. The reason I get so riled up about this is because people believe what they read and Cornell is known as an impeccable source of information. Why would people not believe what they read from Cornell? A case in point, I found a flaw in one of their published documents and asked where the data came from. They eventually got back to me and told me the data did not exist and it was strictly informal anecdotal information taken out of context. I explained the negative impact of this mis-information and asked them to fix it and they said they would. 2 years later, they still have not.
However, there is a mushroom growers supply called Field & Forest that does a remarkable job about sharing information to it's clients and does research and gives the numbers and cites other's research. I am leaning on them for accurate information to pass on. I found several more articles related to the resting period length of time and passed those onto Zahra this morning. She dropped me a quick reply to let me know that some of that was new to her and she would review it. She also said she was going to contact my former Cornell contact for some clarification on these conflicts. I wished her luck with that. I am pretty much done with him and anything he produces. But she knows him too and might have better success. Who knows?
Anything for a laugh.
I was not ready to let this thing go, so this morning I did some more searching and had a hard time finding any truly documented research, especially from Cornell (who should know better). They do have a habit of saying "research shows" but they don't cite the research, which is maddening. I take that to mean "I tried it once and it didn't work" and call that Research. I am finding this happens most in items authored by my former contact at Cornell, confirming what I had thought was sloppy work. I also find that the Cornell materials contradict themselves in various places. Their credibility is getting fairly low with me. The reason I get so riled up about this is because people believe what they read and Cornell is known as an impeccable source of information. Why would people not believe what they read from Cornell? A case in point, I found a flaw in one of their published documents and asked where the data came from. They eventually got back to me and told me the data did not exist and it was strictly informal anecdotal information taken out of context. I explained the negative impact of this mis-information and asked them to fix it and they said they would. 2 years later, they still have not.
However, there is a mushroom growers supply called Field & Forest that does a remarkable job about sharing information to it's clients and does research and gives the numbers and cites other's research. I am leaning on them for accurate information to pass on. I found several more articles related to the resting period length of time and passed those onto Zahra this morning. She dropped me a quick reply to let me know that some of that was new to her and she would review it. She also said she was going to contact my former Cornell contact for some clarification on these conflicts. I wished her luck with that.
I am pretty much done with him and anything he produces. But she knows him too and might have better success. Who knows?Anything for a laugh.
#20
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Woodland Mills HM126 Woodl...
Last post by woodland84 - Today at 01:00:12 PMHi. I have a Woodland Mill 130MAX on factory trailer with the extension, so 6 jacks. Once the trailer is assembled it is very solid. I've sawed logs over 1000lbs without an issue.
