Our mill finally arrived

[Ernie]

Our mill finally arrived. It is a Rimu portable twinsaw and will quartersaw a log up to 2 meters diameter and 8 meters long, if I can find one.  This is a pic of an earlier model cutting a 2 meter by 7 meter 17 ton redwood here in beautiful New Zealand.

Will post more pics when I figure out how to get them off the video camera or save up for a digital still camera.

https://forestryforum.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-8767

Ernie

[Kirk_Allen]

Congrats Earnie.

Here's the pic:

[MULE_MAN]

Congratulation  on your New Mill hope you enjoy yourself making sawing saw dust  8)

And don't forget to be careful doing in  ;) 

[chet]

Hey Ernie,
Looks like yer practicing on da little guys first.    Just kiddin'.  We need lots more pics of your mill, as it is one I'm not familiar with.

[Fla._Deadheader]

  Way to go, Ernie.  "Twinsaw", is that with 2 blades ???

[Cedarman]

If I had a log that big, I'd watch it all day.  Great pic.  Looks like you're having fun.  What's all that green in the background?  Wish our trees were that color.

[Frank_Pender]

That looks like some of the same size Sequoia I have in my log yard ast this time.

[pigman]

Goog pic.  When I get a small log like that one I just chop it up for firewood. ;)
Bob the liar

[tnlogger]

ernie great news  8) waiting for pics  ;D

[Ernie]

Hey Fla-deadheader

Yes it has two blades  I need a memory card to get still from the video camera, maybe the next time I go to town.  The only problem is I am having so much fun making sawdust that town is the last thing on my mind.  I thought that milling would be fun but, what an understatement, it's not even work close to being work, I think that I might even feel guilty charging for milling  :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Ianab]

Good stuff there Ernie

I'll give you a call and arrange an inspection tour one day soon  ;)

If I bring my official photographer I'll be able to supply you with a full photo shoot of the mill  :D

Cheers

Ian

[KiwiCharlie]

Hey Guys,
I may have to take a road trip sometime - then I could maybe get to see a Peterson and a Rimu in action?!  ;D
Cheers
Charlie.

[TN_man]

Congradulations Ernie 8)
Please send us some more pics so we can figure out how that thing works.

[iain]

That there log is a prime example of (slabbing attachment needed) 8)


   iain

[Ernie]

 Iain  Slabbing attachment was ordered with the mill but a shortage of parts from Australia has it delayed, should arrive within three weeks.  Gee its fun makin sawdust.

[DanG]

Bigtime congrats, Ernie!!  8) 8) 8) 8)  Makin' that sawdust is one of the most satisfying things you can do.  Rank's right up there with fishing. ;D  It can get a little mundane at times, but when you see those special sweet boards coming off it, it all becomes a new thrill again.  8) 8) 8)

Speakin' of sweet, I really enjoy that pic of you huggin' that Granbaby.  That's a real heartwarming scene.

[Ernie]

I fiinally got the memory card and now I don't seem to be able to enter "Admin mode" to oplace the pix in my gallery, any ideas????

[Frank_Pender]

Ernie, what are you going to do with all that pink "girly wood"?   ;D

[pigman]

Ernie.
You should be in admin mode when you first go to the galleries. If not click on the user mode button and it will put you in admin mode.

[Ernie]

In my gallery, I have posted a heap of pix of our mill as well as pix of Pruning in New Zealand (the tree are 12 years old)  I have also I posted new stuff in various other galleries.  Hope you like the pix.

Ernie And his partner in milling and forestery, my son--- Alf  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D