chads
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I thought that i should start with something small and work my way up.
I had a small ash log to mill and tried it out today.
Having fun with the photos not sure why we need to click on them to see them.
Anyway here they are the old way
I used a 460 and the tilted log, it self fed I just needed to hold it down tight to the log.
The oiler used a full tank of oil to the tank of gas.
It took 2 and a half tanks of gas for this log .
the aux oiler used about 3/4 quart on this log.
I need to vent the aux oiler tank any suggestions? I just loosened the cap I guess that's ok. Or I was thinking of heating a pin and poking a hole in the cap.
I drilled the bar but am not sure all of it is going in the hole.
I used the drip method. It was comming out on the upper bar edge so I was sure it was comming out, but not sure if it really got in there.
I was wondering if dish soap and water would work here like on a bandmill.
I would like to make a fitting to get the oil going into the hole only. It took me a while to figure out to shut off the oil about a foot before the end I was getting a little puddle on the first couple boards while it was cooling.
Chad
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I had a small ash log to mill and tried it out today.
Having fun with the photos not sure why we need to click on them to see them.
Anyway here they are the old way
I used a 460 and the tilted log, it self fed I just needed to hold it down tight to the log.
The oiler used a full tank of oil to the tank of gas.
It took 2 and a half tanks of gas for this log .
the aux oiler used about 3/4 quart on this log.
I need to vent the aux oiler tank any suggestions? I just loosened the cap I guess that's ok. Or I was thinking of heating a pin and poking a hole in the cap.
I drilled the bar but am not sure all of it is going in the hole.
I used the drip method. It was comming out on the upper bar edge so I was sure it was comming out, but not sure if it really got in there.
I was wondering if dish soap and water would work here like on a bandmill.
I would like to make a fitting to get the oil going into the hole only. It took me a while to figure out to shut off the oil about a foot before the end I was getting a little puddle on the first couple boards while it was cooling.
Chad
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