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Magicman · April 28, 2024, 09:10:28 PM

I would absolutely trust and follow Marty Parson's advice and suggestions. Unless you resharpen yourself, get some resharp labels.

burdman_22 · April 28, 2024, 10:09:08 PM

Quote from: Magicman on April 28, 2024, 09:10:28 PMI would absolutely trust and follow Marty Parson's advice and suggestions. Unless you resharpen yourself, get some resharp labels.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll be sure to grab some. Definitely won't be sharpening myself for quite some time.

rusticretreater · April 28, 2024, 11:23:50 PM

Congrats @burdman_22. Amazing what we have to go through now to get things in this land of plenty.

If you see this, check on spare parts kits. Guide bearings, extra drive belts.

burdman_22 · July 13, 2024, 09:44:23 AM

Just some updates.

I've milled a few times with my mill now (about 800 bd ft). Thus far just red oak and ambrosia maple.

Things have gone mostly good...but recently tore my ACL and will likely be out of milling for a while (this is my second time tearing my ACL).

My wife has been handling a lot of my handyman duties and I've been teaching her how to use various tools.

She mentioned that she'd mill for me some, so I was wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for ear protection with Bluetooth microphones?

fluidpowerpro · July 13, 2024, 10:41:26 AM

I have a Yamaha side by side that we ride a lot in the Nemadji State Forest so this year for Father's Day my gf and sons bought me a set of Cardo Packtalk Edgephones. They work great.

Southside · July 13, 2024, 01:34:23 PM

Your wife may not want blue tooth in those headphones if you are standing there "coaching" her.

doc henderson · July 13, 2024, 01:46:29 PM

I think that @jimbarry and his wife have a set up. you can search for video and or PM him.

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burdman_22 · July 13, 2024, 02:26:18 PM

Quote from: Southside on July 13, 2024, 01:34:23 PMYour wife may not want blue tooth in those headphones if you are standing there "coaching" her.

My wife is very much afraid of all of these things she is learning to use, haha. She's said that she would VERY MUCH appreciate being able to hear me talking to her over the mill

doc henderson · July 13, 2024, 02:32:31 PM

yes, but the question is do you want to hear all of her responses?

my brother did road construction and he said the women were easier on equipment as they were not slamming stuff around with hydraulics.

Nealm66 · July 14, 2024, 08:18:58 PM

I use the dewalt earbud things that have the collar. It works the best of all the ones I've tried as far as being able to communicate over background noise without the noise canceling kicking in. Not the best for hearing protection but enough to take the bite out. Hope this helps

jpassardi · July 15, 2024, 08:20:50 AM

I have the Axil/Sig Suaer ones intended for shooting, they work pretty well.

barbender · July 15, 2024, 10:54:56 AM

I have a set of 3M Bluetooth headphones. They work well for protecting my ears, and it's nice to be able to listen to music, podcasts, etc while I'm working. My only regret is that I didn't spend a bit more money for the set that had a boom mic. I can take calls on the one I have, I hear people well but they can't make out what I'm saying because the microphone is placed in the earmuff housing.

Jpassardi, I have those Axil/Sig earbuds too. They work well enough, but I really dislike the connecting cord which I find very distracting. I also can't get a good seal in my ear with any of the provided foam tips.

I don't care for the audio enhancement on either of them. It sounds very artificial and tinny. They over amplify things like valve noise from an engine to really uncomfortable levels to me. The frequency that is amplified is all midrange, I'm sure because they are trying to help pick up human voices. But the affect they have is similar to an electric guitar wah-wah pedal, if any of you are familiar with those.

jpassardi · July 15, 2024, 11:46:39 AM

Barbender, I agree, the cord gets in the way especially with a respirator or a hood on.
They're good for sound protection and listening to music. They seem to pick up things like engine noise for the person you're talking to so not great for that. Mine have molded type, not foam which seal well enough for milling.
After I got them they came out with ones without a cord. I'm curious how they are.

Magicman · July 15, 2024, 05:24:16 PM

Not interested in music. What is a good/reliable unit (s) for communicating with workers on a job that uses buds, not headphones?

burdman_22 · July 15, 2024, 06:04:28 PM

I'd prefer to stay away from active noise canceling and with something that just muffles the sound. I like being able to hear the mill a bit, just in case something starts to go wrong that I can hear