ElectricAl and I sawed over 1500 bdft of 9/4 Soft maple between customers and other interruptions today. 8)
I took a slab from the loader arms of the sawmill. As I hurried out of the way of Al (and the saw head coming at me) I jammed my knee cap into the end of the loader arm. :o
I hobbled away and then came back to the saw for the next board. Here I am limping and the next board for me is a
2 1/4" x 12" x 9' with the word "DanG" written in great big letters. ::)
Do you think maybe Al has been spending too much time on the Forestry Forum? :-/
Linda
I tink so Linda, its possible to over do it. I been here so much dat I'm startin to talk like dat Chet fella. :D
Oh contrar' mademoiselle, Its clear that that Al is expanding his horizons due to the forum. 4 cases in point.
1. Communication Skills
2. Alternative Languages
3. Hightened Awareness levels
4. Multi-tasking
;)
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Who's Hogging the computer? ???
Linda is chatting on the phone and posting on the FF.
Thanks to Jeff and everyone who have helped me to be a sensitive and well rounded individual. :D :D :D
ElectricAl
Does anyone use a set of rollers to help move the slabs and boards away from the mill?? I just finished a set that I will use, instead of carrying all the stuff ??????
Hey! Al! When did you sneak that picture? :-[
Well, it just shows how multi tasked I can be. ;D I was probably cleaning your computer mess up at the same time, too!! ;D
You know this is great! We are together all day razzing each other and now we can even razz each other on the Forum! :-*
What more could there be to life? :)
Fla_Deadheader,
We use a roller track to move our boards from the sawmill to the edger and then our edger is close to the lumber stacks, so we only have to lift one end of a board at a time.
We used to carry everything, or rather I carried almost everything. ::) Until I found out I had a "bulging disc" in my back. Six weeks of recovery. :'( Then, going from lifting things equal to my own weight, to only lifting things half my weight, made us rethink our "work smarter not harder" strategy.
Linda
Harold,
I use rollers but only for the pieces that I can't handle alone. Check the setup on the last of this post.
https://forestryforum.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?board=sawmill;action=display;num=1046697157
Glad to see that some folks use rollers. Can't believe that Arky and Rodney CARRY ties?? When I ran the Circle mill, I had 1 teenage boy that handled everything that came off the saw, from the offbearer. Another teenage boy as the offbearer and another teenage boy as the log turner. We averaged 35000 ft a week, and the boys did a fine job. Could've hurt them easy without rollers. Even had a special set for the ties, after they were sent down the rollers from the saw.
Someday, I really want to visit Al and Linda. Looks like they have a great business going. During that trip, I probably would go through Mo. and Ar. as well??
Fla._deadheader,
Here is our roller track system.
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The track has an incline part of the way to the edger. The last 4' is flat and is an inch higher than the edger rollers. This way the board can be quickly redirected onto the edger.
In the past, before we got smart, there was a table where the roller track now sits. Lumber was transferred to the table, then later transferred to the edger.
That's a lot of boards to lift twice in a day.
I still carry the lighter boards that don't need to be edged.
It is quicker and easier and I like the exercise.
Linda
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Amazing what some exercize can do for your wife.(https://forestryforum.com/smile/Wow.gif)
ElectricAl
Linda, nice set-up. As you get older, you really start looking for easier ways to handle the load. Thanks for the pic.
Couple of wks ago, my wife was pretty mad at our one son-in-law. I seen every muscle on her pop out. :o I now do the dishes & sweep the floor for her. ;D
EZ
One of the nice things about running a sawmill is that you don't have to worry about not getting enough exercise. My wife helps with the sawing and does a set of exercise tapes that I swear some masochist made. My exercise is to open the bottles for her when we get done for the day ;D
I hate doing dishes but love to cook so early on in our marriage we made an arrangement, I cook and she does the dishes.
It looks like Linda has figured out that biceps
don't lift boards, lumbar spines do! ;D
My back is envious of your roller system.
I've got some rollers that I recently bought
from the new Harbor Freight store in Peoria.
Haven't got around to making the roller table yet.
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Whitepe,
You and your "lumbar spine" will be glad you took the time to make a roller system.
There are only a few minor problems with ours (and this is only a problem when using a two person team).
The track is in the way when:
I want to actually carry a board straight from the mill (I have to race the head on its return, so I don't get trapped between the head and roller track.
Or whenever I step back from flying debarker debris, the roller track is in the way.
If the legs would support the track in two separate sections, that would give another place to "escape", without having to go all the way around. This may not be an issue for you if you saw by yourself or if you aren't in a confined space.
Just a couple of thoughts.
:) (I was starting to have "Smiley Withdrawl Syndrome") :)
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Well, If Linda is "Super Sawyer" and Mary is "Pro-Sawyer" then are they Sawyer Sisters? ;)
Jeff,
I was not a fan of tatoo's until now ;D
Very nice work ;)
Bibbyman,
We have been blessed 8)
::) :-[ ;D ::) :-[ ;D :-/
Huh!
Just [shadow=red,left,300]TOO MUCH ![/shadow]
You're my best friend now Jeff! ;D
My wife rides a Harley and I haven't been able to
convince her to get a tattoo yet! I told her that she
needs a tat that reads "Motorcycle Momma" 8)
It was a negotiated deal between us when she
bought the Harley. She got it if I could by the
four wheel drive JD compact utility tractor.
It was equally fair as they are both 1500 cc. :D
As for myself, I have to ride a rice burner. :D
I never could get used to the idea of a cartoon indelibly imprinted on my skin either. :-/ :)
Whitepe,
There is nothing wrong with riding a "Rice Burner"
Some very famous people ride "Rice Burners"
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By the way, "Rice" produces plenty O power :o
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So I take it thats rice smoke. :D
Jeff,
Think I need new Rings? ???
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Not that I would knock any one's ride but I just Loooooove my Road King!
When we were in Vegas about a hundred vespas went by and I swear they were chanting
"Were bad to the bone bad to the bone!!"
I had a Harley and a few rice burners and just having two wheels and the power was the thrill of it. I rode from when I was 16 till I had an accident in a car of all things at the age of 26 and I can't ride ever again.
Steve
I just love the "get up and go" of the interceptors. ;D It seems like you are just starting to have fun accelerating when you realize you are already well over the speed limit and have to slow down. :(
They aren't very comfortable for long rides though. I bet that Road King is great for that.
Al and I met at our local Honda shop (we both worked there at the time).
Linda
Linda,
That's just what I bought it for. I rode to Florida on my 1978 Superglide, stopped in Ocalla HD for a bolt and rode home on the 03' Road King, truley a spur of the moment thing. I have no regrets.
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Nice lightning Charlie :)
I used to have a few of those along with a couple Norton Commandos, a BSA B50MX, and an assortment of Triumphs. All that is left is my wifes 1966 TR6SR Triumph. I would post a pic but it is in bits as I get it ready for the upcoming season. I will add it to my list of pics to post here some day. ;)
ElectricAl and Linda,
Back in 1988 BK (BK means Before Kids), Becky and I took
a trip touring South Dakota and Wyoming on our iron ponies.
At that time I had a Kawasaki Spectre and Becky had
a BMW R65LS. Another friend went along with
his Honda NightHawk. In Yellowstone Natl Park we
teased Becky that BMW stood for Buffalo Move Way.
That was a trip that we will never forget and we thoroughly
enjoyed ourselves. We spent one of the nights in Sheridan,
Wyoming. At that time Sheridan was overrun with domestic
rabbits. There were hundreds of them all over town and
dozens of them dead on the streets. I asked one of the locals
what was going on. It seems that one guy had been raising
them in hutches inside of the city limits and some people complained so the city told him that he had to get
rid of them and in spite he turned them loose. Well it seems
that the little critters were pretty prolific. :o
When I was in India the streets were filled with thousands
of 100cc Kawasaki Bajaj and Honda Hero motorcycles.
Those two models are only made in India for that market.
I saw a family of four riding on one of those bikes. Dad
was driving, with a 7 year old son straddling the gas tank,
a 10 year old daughter behind him and his wife side saddle
in her sari dress on the back. When I got home I was
telling people that it was the Indian version of the four person
family sedan. Some of the engineers at work from the same city said that many times they have seen five people on one bike as the mother is sometimes holding a baby. All of this
was in 115 F temperatures. :D
I also lots of Royal Enfield's
They still build Royal Enfields in India using the old 1960's design and specs. There is a dealer in Faribault, Minnesota that sells the India made Royal Enfield. One would be fun to have except I'm not to sure about their quality. Also, they don't have much horsepower and don't go to fast. ::)
Here is a little BMW I saw last spring. Cab, windshield wipers, rollbar, and seat-belt - the whole 9 yards.
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Mark,
How did you fit in that little rental when you toured Bavaria?
Did you smush your hat on the rollbars?
Did you rent one for everyone in the family or did
you go four up on that Beemer? :D :D :D
P.S. Do you know the origin of the term the whole nine yards?
O NO the nine yards thing is a real can of worms about 5 different I swear its true stories