Sawed some cedar today

[Radar67]

I knew all my years running that cabinet shop would pay off someday.  :D :D

Stew

[jpad_mi]

That "shed" is looking great Jeff! I really enjoyed the video clips; that is an incredible old machine. Impressive...

[Jeff]

The kids were both here today working with there mum and I on installing cedar paneling. It was slow going but they got half the ceiling done and all of the wanescoating.

Here is Jeremy




and Stacy

[getoverit]

I bet that place smells nice

Lookin good Jeff!  Cant wait to see it in person

[Paul_H]

I really like the contrast between the Cedar flooring and the wainscotting.

We have dial up but I want to try loading the video clip of that cool old planer later in the day and check it out.I remember a few years ago when you filmed Greg running the Corley,it was worth the time.

[SwampDonkey]

I intend to view them videos to, sometime this weekend on dialup. Only takes about 10 minutes per meg. ;)

[Jeff]

Both videos are aabout a meg each, so click the link, go get a glass of ice water, let the dog out come back and watch the planer.

[SwampDonkey]

Right now, I'm trying to get through breakfast. Been in the bush  and run'n here and there since 5:30 am.  ;D

[SwampDonkey]

 : Ummm...gulp....what a contraption.  :D Jeff, was you trying to use the camera at the end of the first clip to look for fingers? or was that edger knives.  Man, I don't even wanna be near that when some of them long belts give and start slapping and winding around stuff like arms, legs and cheeks. 

Somebody gotta git out the brush cutter to clear a path to the trailor so's the off bearer has an unimpaired escape route.  ;D :D Run Tammy run, and no one will ever question wheather ya screamed like a girl. ;)

[Wildflower]

Once or twice when the belts broke I ran for cover REAL FAST.  :D I really enjoyed the day, Greg was very patient when I ask all kinds of questions.  I now know how to lace a belt and I can thread the belts all alone. 8) 

[Corley5]

It's probably just about as dangerous as it looks  ;D ;)   We were just getting started and Tammy told me she really liked the old machine.  At the time I wondered if she'd still like it later    Several hours and many feet of belting later I asked if she still liked my machine and she said she did ???  I was beginning to not like it very much by then.  Usually when the belts broke it was proceeding by a flapping sound as they began separating.  The last time was a bit more violent and sent shavings and dirt flying.  I've rounded up some better belting including some actual leather which I'm sure it had on it back in the day    Probably shoulda taken an hour or so that day and did some looking for it but each time we fixed a belt I thought/hoped that we'd have it.  We got a couple pretty good runs and one more would of finished it but the weather was turning bad fast.  I counted 31 1X4s left on the trailer tonight.  Probably just exactly what Jeff and Tammy are lacking to finish the project  : ;)  I also found my Leathermen in the shavings.  I left it laying on a pulley during the last belt repair  : :(  I found it the second load of shavings tonight to the right the drive pulleys close to the wall 8) 8) .  Wasn't sure where it was going to be and was prepared to take a metal detector to the pile after they were all hauled out ;D  The only time the thing has ever scared me we were running green big tooth aspen 2X6s through it for studs for my house.  A knot pulled and forced the one being fed over the one in the machine.  It bent the top shaft and broke a couple castings.  Parts were flying until the drive belt slipped off the tractor pulley.  We were all running for cover.  The castings were replaced with steel and new a shaft and pillow blocks installed and we off and running again but never ran anymore green popple ;)  All the panelling and flooring in my house went through the old machine.  We had spells of belt trouble but ran it several days on end with no trouble too.  This old stuff is lotsa a fun.  I've got another sticker that's a bit bigger than this one that I paid 35 bucks for at an auction.  Someday I'll get it running too.  I'd like it set up with all straight knives for four siding material.  A new Logosol would be awful nice too......