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Deeper trench if possible.

An 044 and an 044.

I would often pass up good urban hardwood depending on how far from home. This is working working to supply my old MightyMite band mill and wood lathe activity with the least amount of travel and fuel cost. All the leftovers eventually end up in an OWB. This might also see future duty...

I thought others might get ideas from this simple set up that enables me to recover smaller quantities of wood without taking a skidsteer and dump trailer to the job. It required 3 items all from H.Freight- a pickup bed jib, the 2500# ATV winch, and jumper/power supply. Total cost was...

I like to have a few drinks before splitting wood or operating any machinery. That way the occasional log on the toe or pinched fingers doesn't hurt as much.

According to the woolly buggers and Mountain Ash berries it's looking like a cold dry winter with no snow cover at Christmas.

I asked a saw filer from a large commercial mill about some cutting problems I was having with my old Mighty Mite. He mentioned the rolling process where the back of the blade is rolled and how it actually makes the back edge longer than the cutting edge and that it made the cutting edge run...

Burls are a mystery to be but I want it anyway.

I don't have the ability to turn bushings but don't see why I couldn't use an appropriate shoulder bolt and bearing. For your adjustable bearing, the hole must be slotted which could be done with die grinder of file(no mill)

Looks pretty sweet. Any specs on the bearings?

Even though I keep letting my owb go out, re-starting it is easy because there is usually a fair amount of charcoal left. A few paper scraps or an oily rag are all it takes to get going again,and a bath in free hot water is always more enjoyable than one where your meter is spinning.

There are a number of OWB's that use motorized dampers but one of the things that made me decide on the heatmor was it's simplicity. There are some horror stories on the internet involving motorized dampers on OWB's that got stuck partially open and led to over heating. With some basic...

Why not fix the fan? Kitchens are a major source of bad air in your house especially if you have a gas range and actually cook on it. The proper flapper will minimize air loss and you could probably do some air sealing or insulation somewhere else.

1. It is possible that both units would draft adequately. 2. Yes you should worry.

I know somebody that has a heatmor and it is a wood pig because he made the the pipe from boiler to building himself and it loses typically 5 degrees from the boiler to inside the building. You can tell exactly where his pipe runs when there is snow on the ground( no snow where his pipe run is)...

Cbird, I would just set it at what the manufacturer recommends. If your return temps get below 140-150 the increased amounts of condensation in the boiler and increased oxygen in the water lead to shorter boiler life. The most common reasons for lowering the cutoff temp. would be to prevent...

I didn't make any attempt at lumber, was too large for my old Mighty Mite, so turned it all into bowls, vases, and other misc. stuff. This was a one log load for my dump trailer. Had to lift it slightly and drive out from under it.

dieselfitter, I just slow up the drying of the rough turned bowls. After about 1 week out in the damp air in my shop, I put them in cardboard boxes which act as a low tech dry kiln, allowing the moisture to escape slowly and evenly. Checking occasionally, I may leave the box open at first, if...

Dave, I was able to have the main (13') log loaded into my dump trailer by my builder friends excavator. And yes...nails and an insulator near the base. It was about 54" in diameter and I got about 200 roughed out bowls out of it but no lumber.

Thanks guys, wish the whole tree had grain like that. A pic of the tree just before it died.