What's in the mail?

[2feathers Creative Making]

I may not have been looking in the right places for felling dogs but I didn't find much available for my saw, which is a 562xp. It's just a little saw so these may be too big for it. I recently purchased a 32" bar for milling. The mill is a 36" Granberg.

That is a decent size for that saw

I doubt that I will ever come close to a tree large enough to max it out or strain the saw.

I find this part hilarious. The first tree I tackled with my saw made me go back and buy a bigger bar and milling guide. For the bigger bar, I bought a 42 inch bar. You lose 6 inches to the clamps on my system. My log turned out to be 37 inches right at the very butt end...

The dogs & hardware were about $68. I have no idea how that compares to a competitive price, I couldn't find anything similar to compare to.

 

[JonathanH]

I'm not a logger, cutting down trees scares me. I salvage what is on the ground unless the smaller tree to cut down is in a wide open area. I'll avoid any trees that would bury more than my 20" bar.

Max width when milling will probably be about 26". In my area there are very few trees that will be available at that size. If the saw struggles with a sharp chain I'll get some skip tooth chains.

A bigger bar would require a bigger saw, material moving equipment, a bigger truck, a trailer set up for log loading / hauling, etc. I'm not equipped to move big stuff, have no storage for the equipment, the waste, or the wood. That would quickly get to be overwhelming. I'll keep it small and enjoy the hobby without making it a job.

@2feathers Creative Making

 

[Phil.H]

Received these magnets and sanding blocks today. Unfortunately the magnets are not as strong as needed to hold the lathe tools. I can use them for smaller stuff though.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

I'm not a logger, cutting down trees scares me. I salvage what is on the ground unless the smaller tree to cut down is in a wide open area. I'll avoid any trees that would bury more than my 20" bar.

Max width when milling will probably be about 26". In my area there are very few trees that will be available at that size. If the saw struggles with a sharp chain I'll get some skip tooth chains.

A bigger bar would require a bigger saw, material moving equipment, a bigger truck, a trailer set up for log loading / hauling, etc. I'm not equipped to move big stuff, have no storage for the equipment, the waste, or the wood. That would quickly get to be overwhelming. I'll keep it small and enjoy the hobby without making it a job.

@2feathers Creative Making

Sounds like a good plan. I didn't have any other equipment when I got the saw. Now she bought me a stand on skid steer. So far it has been gravel and dirt mover but it will likely be co-opted into playing with trees. My first tree with this setup was in my next door neighbors yard so it wasn't too easy to pass up.

 

[JonathanH]

Post pictures of the skid steer. What kind of attachments does it have?

 

[JD1137]

Pulled this out of the mailbox today when I got home.
Thanks @chatometry Paolo did a smash up job of making sense of our what if questions on how shiny and how figured is that wood?View attachment 273976

Thanks for posting this Frank. I just ordered a copy too. Congrats to @chatometry ! Looking forward to spending some time scrolling through this in the near future.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

Post pictures of the skid steer. What kind of attachments does it have?

I will try to remember to post a pic. It is an agt with a bucket. There is a clamp on trailer hitch in the back of the truck and a set of forks laying in my yard waiting for me to switch attachment. It only came with the bucket. These minis have most any attachments that full size skid loaders have. However, the power level is only up to about 800 pounds loads. I just fired it for the first time this summer on Sunday this past week. My shut off solenoid stuck in the "off" setting and I had to disassemble before starting it.
It currently has about 10 hours on it, they cost around 4500 to 6000 in these parts.

 

[chatometry]

Thanks for posting this Frank. I just ordered a copy too. Congrats to @chatometry ! Looking forward to spending some time scrolling through this in the near future.

Thank you!!! Any feedback is very appreciated.

I would be extremely grateful if anybody who purchased it (maybe @SENC, @Mike Hill) could leave a sincere review on Amazon

Paolo

 

[SENC]

Thank you!!! Any feedback is very appreciated.

I would be extremely grateful if anybody who purchased it (maybe @SENC, @Mike Hill) could leave a sincere review on Amazon

Paolo

will do!

 

[Mike Hill]

Will do also!

 

[chatometry]

Very appreciated!
Paolo

 

[Gdurfey]

I splurged. Tired of changing jaws all the time So one more chuck. However, felt like I found a reasonable deal so upgraded from the G3 to the Super Nova. Is one of their lefty-tightly models, but so are my other 2. Jaws are all interchangeable though so I don’t have to start over. Canadian company that for now is skirting the tariff issue impacting folks in the states dealing in November lathe and parts.

 

[Gdurfey]

….and I ment the other day I want to make some bars to hold Easywood beading cutters. I finally have the bar stock.

@woodtickgreg , Greg found his old post where he made some carbide cutting tools. I don’t have his tools so mine probably won’t turn out as professional as his, but my project is a bit simpler I think. I will flatten a relief on the end for the cutter and I will do a little shaping on the opposite end to lose the square. But I don’t expect it to be round. Epoxy can do a lot to fill the void and hold the tool. The beading cutter won’t take the abuse I give a carbide rougher (square cutter) or even the finisher (round cutter).

 

[Phil.H]

New 5/8 bowl gouge from Woodcut tools.

 

[Mike Hill]

Found a guy in our club who was selling a pretty new Titan Chuck, got another pneumatic die grinder for some stone work, and a book of Mark Twain short stories to occupy my winter time for a few days.

 

[DLJeffs]

Found a guy in our club who was selling a pretty new Titan Chuck, got another pneumatic die grinder for some stone work, and a book of Mark Twain short stories to occupy my winter time for a few days.

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Throw in a sausage grinder and a new pair of socks and you pretty much covered all the bases.

 

[SENC]

Throw in a sausage grinder and a new pair of socks and you pretty much covered all the bases.

Only needs to add a Tupperware container to put them all in so they don't get dusty while in storage.

 

[Mike Hill]

The Tupperware burp ------ Burp!

 

[Arn213]

Only needs to add a Tupperware container to put them all in so they don't get dusty while in storage.

Sounds like you know who that guy is, except they stay in boxes.

 

[Mike Hill]

Boxes like this? Stash for retirement!!! This is the Gooder and Goodest pile!