Author Topic: Whatcha Sawin' 2021 ?? (Read 115375 times)

firefighter ontheside · « **Reply #520 on:** March 31, 2021, 12:47:39 PM »

Lol. I think I'll probably just stick to wood and leave the steel work to pros, unless it just involves drilling and bolting. I can do that, its more like woodworking.

I went out today to do a little routine maintenance on the mill this morning. When I went to adjust one of the bolts and jam nuts for the blade guide I discovered it was gone. Guy at WM told me that particular one wasn't terribly important, but I feel like it wasn't good it was missing. Gotta make a stop at the hardware store to see if I can find one instead of ordering from WM.

Bindian · « **Reply #521 on:** March 31, 2021, 01:23:16 PM »

Quote from: firefighter ontheside on March 31, 2021, 12:47:39 PM

Lol. I think I'll probably just stick to wood and leave the steel work to pros, unless it just involves drilling and bolting. I can do that, its more like woodworking.

I went out today to do a little routine maintenance on the mill this morning. When I went to adjust one of the bolts and jam nuts for the blade guide I discovered it was gone. Guy at WM told me that particular one wasn't terribly important, but I feel like it wasn't good it was missing. Gotta make a stop at the hardware store to see if I can find one instead of ordering from WM.

The problem is, I like melting metal as much as making sawdust. I got more diverse projects that Carter's has little liver pills.
Check and tighten everything. Did you pick up a new vibration? Didn't you just change engines?
hugs, Brandi

firefighter ontheside · « **Reply #522 on:** March 31, 2021, 03:35:02 PM »

Yes, new engine a couple months ago. I just finished going thru everything. Re-aligned the blade guides. Checked all the other bolts and jam nuts. I backed the blade roller guides off and reset them to make sure they were both pushing down on the blade correctly.

doc henderson · « **Reply #523 on:** March 31, 2021, 08:30:23 PM »

I have 2 diopter reading lenses in my Jackson auto dark helmet.

LeeB · « **Reply #524 on:** March 31, 2021, 10:33:57 PM »

Quote from: doc henderson on March 31, 2021, 08:30:23 PM

I have 2 diopter reading lenses in my Jackson auto dark helmet.

Did you order it that way or it an add on? I need the same.

doc henderson · « **Reply #525 on:** March 31, 2021, 10:47:34 PM »

Airgas carries them and they clip on the back/interior of the auto dark module. made just for it.

Magicman · « **Reply #526 on:** April 01, 2021, 07:21:57 AM »

I have a 1.50 in mine.

Funny thing was Marty came over to do some welding and thought that he was going blind.

Magicman · « **Reply #527 on:** April 01, 2021, 09:28:07 PM »

I sawed SYP and Tulip Poplar for a many times repeat customer today. Small job with only 8 logs.

The Red Oak closer to the camera will be firewood.

1083bf of SYP framing lumber and Poplar 1X4's & 1X10's. Just s neat little 5 hour job.

I have a 76 mile one day job and then a 2 day local job that I hope to be able to knock out next week; both are sawing SYP framing lumber.

caveman · « **Reply #528 on:** April 02, 2021, 05:44:18 PM »

Good work MM.
Today was a day to catch up on a little sawing. Last week I volunteered at a livestock show so no paying work was done.
This morning a guy came by to pick up some 4x4s and 1x6’s that I sawed yesterday after work. This morning John came over and we unloaded the kiln, stacked some Pecan slabs on our racks and hauled the rest to the local hardwood store. When I got home from the hardwood store there were two customers waiting. Sold and surfaced a slab and a few small cedar slabs. Just finished sawing a small cypress order. I spent more time fishing an appropriate sized log out of the pond than I did sawing it. Tomorrow I’ll probably get to sawing pine 2x4’s (they are now worth sawing and selling).

I cut this log in half and sawed 12 1x8’s and put
The bigger half back in the pond for another day.

Walnut Beast · « **Reply #529 on:** April 04, 2021, 07:24:22 PM »

These walnut trees have been dead and off the ground for probably 20 years and still look solid. Cut a branch off and it’s rock solid

doc henderson · « **Reply #530 on:** April 04, 2021, 09:08:57 PM »

we got a little walnut, and Dr. Hagley @Cardiodoc got to spend time with his daughter. she turned out to be a good helper and enjoyed hangin with us. weird kid!

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #531 on:** April 04, 2021, 11:03:17 PM »

Quote from: doc henderson on April 04, 2021, 09:08:57 PM

we got a little walnut, and Dr. Hagley @Cardiodoc got to spend time with his daughter. she turned out to be a good helper and enjoyed hangin with us. weird kid!

She's a smart kid too, the only one with a brain bucket.

Man, that's a nice chunk of walnut there with a lot of possibilities.

redbeard · « **Reply #532 on:** April 05, 2021, 01:59:50 PM »

madrone slab 2-1/2" x 28" x 10' they had some nice spalt could be some dead spalt due too tree was failing. Reason the customer took it down.

The

The stump was a long process cleaning and preparing it for milling
Lots of rocks.
Was going too slice it into cookies but I saw a really interesting table that took shape.

Bruno of NH · « **Reply #533 on:** April 06, 2021, 03:30:20 PM »

New brushes in hydraulic pump today and cleaned up my extra battery hookup to the hydraulic pump.
Heavy wire with crimped ends. Then shrink wrapped.
Battery box with quick connect charging leads.
Sawed blanks for oxen yokes and 1/2" x 12 x12 pine. Then back to framing lumber.

WV Sawmiller · « **Reply #534 on:** April 06, 2021, 04:40:33 PM »

Doc,

If I send out my 15 y/o granddaughter do you think your buddy can do a transfusion or something to make her want to come help stack lumber too?

richhiway · « **Reply #535 on:** April 06, 2021, 05:48:26 PM »

Sawed up some Hemlock 2x6 and built two heavy duty saw horses to support a roller table for the slab wood. Spring has sprung and it was a beautiful day in upstate New York.

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #536 on:** April 06, 2021, 07:07:36 PM »

Quote from: richhiway on April 06, 2021, 05:48:26 PM

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Sawed up some Hemlock 2x6 and built two heavy duty saw horses to support a roller table for the slab wood. Spring has sprung and it was a beautiful day in upstate New York.

Overachiever!

They look great, much nicer than mine.
And yes, it was a lovely day up here in Ulster County too!

WDH · « **Reply #537 on:** April 06, 2021, 08:24:18 PM »

Well braced, Rich

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Greyhound · « **Reply #538 on:** April 07, 2021, 04:52:32 PM »

I had a sawyer out Mon/Tues to saw up a bunch of poplars into framing lumber (2x4, 2x6... 2x12, 4x4, 4x6's, 8'-16'). That should keep me supplied for many years to come. First project once air dried will be a solar kiln. Obviously not for real building as they are do not meet code, but it seems like we are always grabbing a couple 2x4 etc. for little projects around the farm. We also made a bunch of stickers and sawed up a couple small red maple logs and cherry crotch. Good times.

firefighter ontheside · « **Reply #539 on:** April 07, 2021, 05:04:36 PM »

@caveman I've not sawed any cypress, but there's someone local selling a half a dozen logs. He says they are between 12 and 18" diameter. I"m thinking about trying to get them. When you saw the cypress do you box the heart or ignore the heart. I have used a lot of cypress and would like to have it.

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