Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Bill G]

Hi Bill, I think that you did send me a copy. I do know that if you did send me one that I would have gladly paid you for it. I think that I gave all the info on that machine to the guy that bought it from me. I also had a Wayne 12 inch chipper. Somebody emailed me the parts and owners manual for that. I have been forwarding that to anyone that needs it.

Hello Jim,

I see you are in Massachusetts I think you just might be the guy that sent me some Red Sox lottery tickets, picture of the fishing there and a offer to take me fishing if I ever made it out that way. I just regret I never was able to scan it and post it online. I am just not that tech savy. Somewhere I used to have the original manuals for the Asplundh chippers I bought. I sent copies with the new owners and kept the originals. About two months ago I went looking for a chipper I sold a guy just 5 miles away. I wanted to try to buy it back. Unfortunately he got hurt and sold all his equipment so it is long gone. That machine had stories to tell of the previous owner that was still using it at age 80.

 

[Bill G]

The ugly ones need lovin' too!

If only the women I met felt that way I would be golden...........

 

[Vtrombly]

What line of work are you in?

Additive manufacturing and design work.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

You have heard "another day, another dollar", but it was supposed to mean coming IN not going OUT! lol

Oh well, grab another tractor and go back to work, and before quitting for the day, I loaded another log on the BSM,

We will see what tomorrow brings!

SR

 

[Bill G]

Additive manufacturing and design work.

Now right there is why folks like myself need to slow down and read. I read that as addictive manufacturing and thought what the ...is that. Then I read it again

 

[LondonNeil]

I love how picky he is

 

[LondonNeil]

Pretty sure I've said I live in Lebanon a few times lol

I believe so, and I asked if you were Gunny iirc

 

[North by Northwest]

I believe so, and I asked if you were Gunny iirc

Gunnery Sargent Sean Donato , works for me !

 

[H-Ranch]

I gave Thing #1 and Thing #2 a break today and did a load by myself. They may be involved tomorrow though...

 

[svk]

I realize that after I posted but it’s hard to not bring up the gunny when Lebanon is mentioned!

 

[Vtrombly]

Now right there is why folks like myself need to slow down and read. I read that as addictive manufacturing and thought what the ...is that. Then I read it again

Sorry I was out loading wood so I was vague explaining it. It's called DED Direct Energy Deposition with powdered metal. I do programming and Cad work for various machines we just built a full scale nozzle for NASA the RS-25. I also do CNC machining and manual machining and wire EDM and CMM so I bounce around allot. I wish I could show some photos but all our work is ITARD since it's for NASA - Rocketdyne and SpaceX, Firefly to name a few so I cant share any of that stuff but I'm kept busy on most days.

 

[Vtrombly]

I gave Thing #1 and Thing #2 a break today and did a load by myself. They may be involved tomorrow though...
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Evening HRanch I did a little myself this evening got allot of that wood home this evening. I think we are going shopping in the morning but I might be able to get the splitter and a double bit out tommarrow.

 

[Bill G]

Sorry I was out loading wood so I was vague explaining it. It's called DED Direct Energy Deposition with powdered metal. I do programming and Cad work for various machines we just built a full scale nozzle for NASA the RS-25. I also do CNC machining and manual machining and wire EDM and CMM so I bounce around allot. I wish I could show some photos but all our work is ITARD since it's for NASA - Rocketdyne and SpaceX, Firefly to name a few so I cant share any of that stuff but I'm kept busy on most days.

This is in no way a negative post in regards to what you do, not at all and I have full respect for it. I just think it is sad most do not understand the difference between operators, part loaders, machinists, programmers and true tool and die makers. I see you said earlier that you do not want to run a Bridgeport. I get that but you must remember those men and women who ran those manual Bridgeport's built the US industry. Yes technology has advanced to the betterment of society but we also lost the mechanical skills that folks used to have. Now ole Bridgeports are retrofitted to accept CNC control. The problem is in most shops no one knows what to do when the machines make mistakes and yes they do. I now work as a final weld inspector and I will assure anyone the robots do make mistakes. Some blame the programmer. In some cases it is on the programmer but in most cases it is on the person running the Genesis weld system or Mazak in our case. If they have no actual manual skills they have no clue what to do. I watch these guys shrug their shoulders when a problem occurs. I send assemblies back and they have no clue.

 

[svk]

I love how picky he is

Yes lolol

 

[chipper1]

I got my pole saw attachment the other day. It's going to allow me to prune trees for potential customers better. I love it. For the cost (~$50), it's a big help. Great cost-benefit ratio (especially if you already had the poles).

What did you get.
I'd like to get a nice pruning head.

 

[chipper1]

Thanks, chipper1
I read that 6-12 month for conifers & 12-24 months for oak. As I said, we had wood stove for heat in a farm house in zone 8a South Carolina.
We never burned pine unless it was dead wood trees, & the oak was green & split. The stove was attached to a double fireplace, the kitchen side was sealed off & sheet rocked up.
The living room side was bricked up & a stove pipe install, never had a problem with the chimney, the house still stand, but no one lives there.

If it looks like the dead stuff, it's probably ready lol.
Oak takes a long time to get fully seasoned, but banging two pieces together will tell you a lot about how seasoned it is.
Bummer the house is vacant, hate to hear that.

 

[chipper1]

Sorry I was out loading wood so I was vague explaining it. It's called DED Direct Energy Deposition with powdered metal. I do programming and Cad work for various machines we just built a full scale nozzle for NASA the RS-25. I also do CNC machining and manual machining and wire EDM and CMM so I bounce around allot. I wish I could show some photos but all our work is ITARD since it's for NASA - Rocketdyne and SpaceX, Firefly to name a few so I cant share any of that stuff but I'm kept busy on most days.

I'm sure you're already on a few lists, what's a couple more.
How about some pictures off the internet of some similar items or older items, regardless, we're gonna need pictures .

Evening HRanch I did a little myself this evening got allot of that wood home this evening. I think we are going shopping in the morning but I might be able to get the splitter and a double bit out tommarrow. View attachment 1017841View attachment 1017842View attachment 1017843

Nice haul. I see some even came with handles lol.
Not sure I told you, I have a 2.0 craftsman here that probably needs a fuel line, it's real clean(and will probably stay that way ).
Here's the tree I dropped yesterday, not sure what species, maybe a Douglas fir? It had real tight growth rings unlike the white pine, 46 iirc and it wasn't real big. Picture of it standing, but you can see it real well in the video.

 

[JimR]

Hello Jim,

I see you are in Massachusetts I think you just might be the guy that sent me some Red Sox lottery tickets, picture of the fishing there and a offer to take me fishing if I ever made it out that way. I just regret I never was able to scan it and post it online. I am just not that tech savy. Somewhere I used to have the original manuals for the Asplundh chippers I bought. I sent copies with the new owners and kept the originals. About two months ago I went looking for a chipper I sold a guy just 5 miles away. I wanted to try to buy it back. Unfortunately he got hurt and sold all his equipment so it is long gone. That machine had stories to tell of the previous owner that was still using it at age 80.

Nope, not that guy from Mass but I do live here.

 

[chipper1]

Did a few guys go to banned camp or something , seems a few haven't been posting for a couple days.

 

[chipper1]

Nope, not that guy from Mass but I do live here.

Would that make you the other guy from Mass, or is he the other guy from Mass LOL.