How are things going?
Finally got my %^_@ together and got the mill finished, and started cutting. Played around on a too-short piece of pine, then threw this poplar on. To think I almost made it into firewood!
I've got 2 more logs from this same tree (this was the smallest of them). I think I might get some more practice
Informative video on the NHLA lumber grading rules.
Ez Boardwalk model 40 runs 11/4" blades. I tried 11/2" and was very pleased with the results. I'm considering using only 11/2" blades in the future. My question is do I need to change roller guides to 11/2"? If I continue to run the smaller guides am I causing damage that will show up in the future?...
I'm trying out some shelving brackets I made to store lumber in a shipping container. The brackets hang on the loops along the top of container sides. You can buy these type brackets but they're quite expensive at around $4-500 for each bracket.
They're a fair amount of work to build but they seem to work ok. In the last pic I've got them loaded up pretty good and it seems to handle it ok. The lumber that's on the shelf and under it was enough to pretty well cover the floor of the container and was kind of hard to get around on without knocking stacks over.Read More
They're a fair amount of work to build but they seem to work ok. In the last pic I've got them loaded up pretty good and it seems to handle it ok. The lumber that's on the shelf and under it was enough to pretty well cover the floor of the container and was kind of hard to get around on without knocking stacks over.
I just spent the last hour (that's all I'll admit to - I spent more than that) futzing around getting my LT35 levelled. And yes, I'm still learning. I find the stock outrigger "jacks" to be just a little bit better than worthless. End do end, it's not hard to get the stock outriggers set, moving the head up and down. But I had to lift the rail-side wheel about 3" off the ground to get the bed close to level using a hydraulic jack.Read More