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Well I envy you there Bob... acres of trees to mill, space to mill them and store them out of the weather... milling heaven. So Bob, I hope you live long enough to use all this beautiful unique stuff you're milling. I think I should come down there with a container ship and relieve you of some...

Agreed... if you're anywhere near an Amish community, that's pretty much how they still live their lives, extremely practical, making things instead of buying them. Myself I with I more time to do things the older, careful, take your time, often slower way, but I don't right now... so that's...

Sounds like you finally have it dialed in. My experience has been nothing new you didn't already find out... sharp blades and proper tension. It's usually that simple. And yes, some woods that gum up the gullets and teeth of the blade shorten its life quickly. I've gotten good results though...

I've heard through the grapevine that the reason Ripsaw discontinued it's electric motor option (years ago you could buy a Ripsaw with an electric motor) was because of power and torque issues. Hard to get enough power from an electric motor pulling only 110 or 220 single phase that is also...

You folks must know something I don't, because if you're talking about that cast aluminum chunk of metal that you bolt the saw to, it used to only come in two flavors, and it was my understanding that the Stihl version would fit amost ANY Stihl saw midrange and up, and the only thing that would...

Many folks on here have built their own bandmill, but not a small handheld one like the Ripsaw. Not saying it can't be done, of course it can. From what I've gathered though, toughest part will be designing in the tracking. It can't rack but it has to be tensioned pretty tight or it won't cut...

The Ripsaw comes in two flavors, Stihl and Husky... has to do with the way the oil exits the saw into the Ripsaw. Your 394XP will fit the Ripsaw designed for a Stihl. That saw is overkill though for milling with the Ripsaw, if you have a smaller Stihl, 60cc range, use it instead, more than...

Sounds like you have all bases covered, my kinda life, keep it up.

Wow... Stoudt's special blends, I'm honored. Ft Washington is right off the PA Turnpike, exit 339, outside of Philadelphia going west. I have lots of family west of Reading and used to live there. If you're coming this direction give me a shout or email me... [email protected], which I...

That is correct, I found that adjusting the Ripsaw depth was much faster than pulling the guide beam off every slice. I actually don't see a downside to the 9" limit, since that band takes so little kerf, you still get 7 1" boards and a thicker 1 1/2 or 2" for the top (last) cut. You can also...

Thanks Brad... I had the pleasure of seeing and dancing to Buckwheat and his band when he came north couple months ago to this area. No he didn't play that tune, in fact most zydeco music is a bit livelier than that particular song. Anyways... staying within the bounds of this milling forum, I...

Gee whiz gosh golly BobL... you got it backwards, I always thought of YOU as the "inspired tinkerer of the highest quality". In fact, you are one of the people that inspired ME. Always thought it a shame that we live a couple of oceans apart and not down the road from each other. When I retire...

Thanks for asking Bob... answer: I made a lifestyle change in Jan, nothing doctors havn't been telling us all our lives... no diets, I like food too much... just the basics... eat less, eat more healthy and exercise daily. That last one is the kicker that trips most of us up because it take a...

My thoughts exactly when I read this thread... a 361 that is tuned up, has a SHARP chain and run with the correct mix should run all day long without burning up as long as you're not abusing it, which is not that easy to do. I would think you would have to seriously load that saw down and then...

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High end premium knot free strait grained willow is used by luthiers as glue blocks in violins, violas etc. Apparently it can be separated from the instrument wood easily when repairing instruments. A luthier in Mass bought some willow from me for building violins.

This is exactly what my research and practical experience has shown me. Wood is naturally antibacterial to a point, and easily more so than any plastic, which once nicked and has little grooves and valleys is perfect for harboring bad bacteria that stays there till you dunk it in bleach. Try...

Beg to disagree... if it is indeed already down to 25%, once it is stickered, it will dry to 12-15 in less than 2 months. Agree, the fans are not necessary.

Congrats on the lathe Dusty... I can relate to your F-150/Expedition analogy, sometimes you just gotta pay the price for good tools in the woodshop, and when you do and fire them up you wonder how you made it through all those years with what you had. btw, I too have an old Delta/Rockwell 14"...

Thanks for the info, I was just curious. So, assuming that humidifier takes the middle of your estimate at 1250 watts, and adding 500 watts of bulbs, you're talking about 1700 watts/hr. You must have cheap electricity up there. Here on the east coast where I am it's 18 cents a kilowat hour...