aquan8tor
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Hey Rob, is that an iron stain on the end of those logs? That should make for some nervous milling....
This is the area that I was talking about adding weight to, to cause the stop to lower back down after the log had rolled past it.View attachment 52905
The homeowner and I managed to slice that oak butt log into 375 bd ft of boards today, about a third of them quartersawn. Had to make two trips since there was almost 2000 lbs of just boards, plus about 200 lbs of saws and mills etc. (I only have an Astro minivan). Got pics... kinda beat, will post a few tomorrow along with pic of that ramp I was talking about. Aquinator, those chock blocks you ask about have a piece of angle iron on the top edge, mostly to prevent wear of the wooden blocks where they contack the logs. Couple good closeup pics are in this thread.Woodshop, when you get back from milling, I have a question for you; your blocks that you use on the horses and on the jack; I think you said they are black locust, but you have some sort of metal spear-point embedded in there to bite into the log, right?? I tried to look back through old posts but maybe I didn't look far enough. Good luck milling.
Hey Rob, is that an iron stain on the end of those logs? That should make for some nervous milling....
Well, I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification! I guess I was just picturing the post you had on that large white oak you cut up. Can you post some pics of those ramps?
Dusty, not a bad idea...I'd want those things to come up with authority though...might require more weight than I'd have room for?
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