milling thread

[Raj]

Put the band saw mill to work today.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Nice! It looks like it did a good job on those knots.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[stikine]

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I was wondering how you picked that SOB up with unistrut rails. Lol

 

[davidwyby]

I was wondering how you picked that SOB up with unistrut rails. Lol

Not very much 😆

 

[SeanKroll]

What will you do with the slabs?

 

[davidwyby]

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What will you do with the slabs?

That was a couple years ago. They are still chillin in a storage container. I keep saying I’m gonna slab in winter and make tables indoors in summer and not doing it

 

[davidwyby]

I’m kinda stuck at flattening

We have a haas VF7 CNC that could probably do it, but there are a few buts

 

[friedrich]

another excuse to buy a lucas mill

 

[SeanKroll]

I’m kinda stuck at flattening

We have a haas VF7 CNC that could probably do it, but there are a few buts

Re-mill them?


Router sled?

 

[davidwyby]

Re-mill them?


Router sled?

Probably sled or gantry…hmm, router on plasma table…no can’t get sawdust in the water…

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[Patrick A]

Client's cherry log that's been rotting for a couple years

 

[Raj]

I went into my pile of C channel and welded up a trailer frame, made oak spacers from a log I just milled. Need to make an extension. Now to find an axle, jacks, tow hitch, chains, lights, etc etc etc

 

[flushcut]

Looks good.
I got your axel shipping might cost a bit.

 

[Raj]

Trying to fabricate an extension before the snow. I needed it because I had logs dropped off to mill, but they blocked my snow blower.

 

[Burnham]

Doing that sort of fab work outdoors in weather like that...you are quite the ambitious fellow Peter! Let alone milling in it. My hands hurt just looking at the pictures.

 

[SeanKroll]

Have you tried electric heated gloves, @Burnham ?

I've bought Miriam 2 pairs. The second through Costco.

 

[Cobleskill]

Or those heat pacs. Remember the old lighter fluid hand warmers?

 

[lxskllr]

I have a couple lighter fluid warmers somewhere. Not much call for them anymore. Not sure how cold is too cold, but I don't notice my hands much if I'm doing real work. I think Alaskan milling would keep me plenty warm. Dunno about bandsaw milling.

 

[Burnham]

I have used those chem packs inside gloves when working in real cold weather. They worked OK but were always getting in the way of using my hands...just uncomfortable. Before arthritis reared its ugly head.

Never tried heated gloves...that might be a good idea. I'll look around...any recommendations?

My current issue really is that now my arthritis reacts so strongly to cold. My hands don't have to get very cold for the pain to spike pretty badly. And it lasts long after my hands get warm again. It helps to wrap them in a thermophore pad...but then I'm stuck sitting in a chair unable to use my hands at all. You can't win, sometimes.

 

[pigwot]

I'm right there with you Burnham... and it isn't just my hands.
Diagnosed with CPPD, and it's almost every joint - some days I just can't do much..

CPPD, or "Pseudogout"

 

[Burnham]

Yessir...I also have problems far beyond my hands...it just seems they are where the cold really makes for a painful time. Mine is plain old osteoarthritis.

 

[SeanKroll]

There was a heated-wear store in Olympia, in the past.

I think Milwaukee or other major manufacturer makes other battery heated clothing.

Some rocks out in boiling water, then in jacket pockets is a start for a hand warmer.

I hear people used to have baked potatoes for horse riding, before cars, providing a hand warmer and snack.

The Costco ones are under $80. Costco is meant to be good quality and standing behind their products.

The first pair was from a Chinese company and were good until the batteries crapped out.

 

[SeanKroll]

@Burnham Fieldsheer brand.

2 hours on High setting per charge.


As a hack, Miriam will put them in her pockets if she is unable to do what she wants (working outdoors folding donation clothing), and can have warming breaks simply by sticking her hands into her pockets.


She highly recommends them. Better than her first pair.


Backup batteries are something to check into.