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At least wait til the kids go to bed
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Toolfool
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... again.
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The interior humidity (top) has been running 15-30% lower than the exterior humidity.
Once I loaded it, the interior has jumped up considerably.
This load has been stacked outside for a few months under cover, but it has a long way to go.
Good thing the weather is headed in the right direction.
Once I loaded it, the interior has jumped up considerably.
This load has been stacked outside for a few months under cover, but it has a long way to go.
Good thing the weather is headed in the right direction.
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Can you setup a remote/probe for the wood and put that next to this display?
Better yet, to WiFi enabled and link to this thread !
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The set up is low-buck and elementary.
As i research and pay the bigger bucks, I’ll go with a Bluetooth /data recording app so I can track/print out the progress. I also intend to purchase the Wagner Orion moisture meter.
It also is BT, and you can print out a status report for customers.
Orion® 950 Smart Pinless Wood Moisture Meter Kit
Wagner Orion® 950 Smart Pinless Wood Moisture Meter with Internal EMC Calculator & Temperature RH Sensor Kit. Also, bluetooth connectivity to our smart app.
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I was serious about having a permanent probe for the wood, but joking about linking it here. That setup looks pretty slick.The set up is low-buck and elementary.
As i research and pay the bigger bucks, I’ll go with a Bluetooth /data recording app so I can track/print out the progress. I also intend to purchase the Wagner Orion moisture meter.
It also is BT, and you can print out a status report for customers.
Orion® 950 Smart Pinless Wood Moisture Meter Kit
Wagner Orion® 950 Smart Pinless Wood Moisture Meter with Internal EMC Calculator & Temperature RH Sensor Kit. Also, bluetooth connectivity to our smart app.
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Varies greatly.
Mostly depends on the % going in, and the weather.
That’s why I need to be able to monitor the RH in the air and in the wood.
Based on other’s experience, most loads should take 3-4 weeks
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Here's a sign for the kiln, Riv.
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I saw what you did there…
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No time to be “board”, I have a to-do list from the wife!
One item was clear the driveway.
Actually, we have the pavement getting scrubbed and recoated. Time to clear the whole dang thang
Jayman17
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Looks like quite the backlog on your driveway. 
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And that’s after I gave up a bunch to my neighbor, the firewood fiendLooks like quite the backlog on your driveway.
PugetDude
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Mrs. Riven wood like him to prune down the pile.Looks like quite the backlog on your driveway.
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Another “Special Projects” task 
Mounts for the peavey on the ol’ Dually.
Wasn’t quite sure if this should go here, or in:
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Mounts for the peavey on the ol’ Dually.
Wasn’t quite sure if this should go here, or in:
'78 F350 Dually Project
I picked this up a couple weeks ago. I gave next to nothing for it, and I was able to drive it home. The guy said it runs, drives and stops. He wasn't lying, although it doesn't do any of them very well. It's a project that needs just about everything you can imagine a 39 year old work truck...
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Don’t go giving “Mrs. Riven” any ideas
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Don't be a sap, we're knot going to bark up that tree.Don’t go giving “Mrs. Riven” any ideas
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Update on my little nurse log project.
As of last week, there was still some green on the leaves. Now they are all black
But, it does have two new buds!
Hoping for the best, but expecting the need to order a few more seedlings.
In hindsight, planting them in January probably wasn’t the best idea.
As of last week, there was still some green on the leaves. Now they are all black
But, it does have two new buds!
Hoping for the best, but expecting the need to order a few more seedlings.
In hindsight, planting them in January probably wasn’t the best idea.
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My property on Whidbey had been logged and was a pecker-pole farm when we bought it. I planted about 250 DNR fir seedlings and 100 cedar seedlings during the first January we owned it. I didn't find any dead ones after the first year. Keep hope alive !
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Picked this up from a neighbor. Actually, he gifted it to me.
It’s designed to pull floating logs up a boat ramp. Sound familiar?
Sounded to good to pass up.
I’m thinking I’ll be making some modifications to the design, to fit my needs.
It is currently registered, but has no lights.
Harbor Freight for the win!
www.harborfreight.com
It’s designed to pull floating logs up a boat ramp. Sound familiar?
Sounded to good to pass up.
I’m thinking I’ll be making some modifications to the design, to fit my needs.
It is currently registered, but has no lights.
Harbor Freight for the win!
Magnetic LED Wireless Towing Light Kit
Amazing deals on this Wireless Led Towing Light Kit at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
www.harborfreight.com
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This may be a dumb question but how do you get the log off when you get home?
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Tie the log to an anchor point, then drive away.
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If he's using Microsoft, he just has to hit the "Log Off" button.
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Someone in the family owns a "large" sawmill.
They use a crane truck, then lower individual logs to a very large skid steer.
When we've hired "portable" mills, we've moved logs with a Kubota tractor and forklift forks.
Here's the mill.
For mere mortal woodworkers, they sell slices of these logs for others to finish... Which would make a lot more financial sense to most of us without this type of equipment (myself included).
https://www.txurbansawmill.com
This is a finished piece that I did with help from this sawmill. With "help" I mean, I did the dimensional drawings for the space/fixtures, and got my *** out to their shop and followed directions. I envy you guys with "wood skills" - definitely not my cup of tea. The "bowl" and faucet are things that are available over the internet.
They use a crane truck, then lower individual logs to a very large skid steer.
When we've hired "portable" mills, we've moved logs with a Kubota tractor and forklift forks.
Here's the mill.
For mere mortal woodworkers, they sell slices of these logs for others to finish... Which would make a lot more financial sense to most of us without this type of equipment (myself included).
https://www.txurbansawmill.com
This is a finished piece that I did with help from this sawmill. With "help" I mean, I did the dimensional drawings for the space/fixtures, and got my *** out to their shop and followed directions. I envy you guys with "wood skills" - definitely not my cup of tea. The "bowl" and faucet are things that are available over the internet.
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Thanks for sharing!Someone in the family owns a "large" sawmill.
They use a crane truck, then lower individual logs to a very large skid steer.
When we've hired "portable" mills, we've moved logs with a Kubota tractor and forklift forks.
Here's the mill.
For mere mortal woodworkers, they sell slices of these logs for others to finish... Which would make a lot more financial sense to most of us without this type of equipment (myself included).
https://www.txurbansawmill.com
This is a finished piece that I did with help from this sawmill. With "help" I mean, I did the dimensional drawings for the space/fixtures, and got my *** out to their shop and followed directions. I envy you guys with "wood skills" - definitely not my cup of tea. The "bowl" and faucet are things that are available over the internet.
Sink looks
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Yes! Rocks and sand kill blades as fast as metal does.
Pressure wash, inspect for embedded rocks or metal, then run the metal detector over it.
Dang blades add up fast$$$$$
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Spent an hour cutting a sled to flatten a Madrone slab for a client.
Shim and secure the warped slab to a 1-1/8” panel, run one side til it’s flat, then flip it over and run til it’s flat as a board.
Shim and secure the warped slab to a 1-1/8” panel, run one side til it’s flat, then flip it over and run til it’s flat as a board.
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PugetDude
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Good idea making the sled longer- helps minimize or eliminate snipe on the exit end.
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Madrone warps? Who would have known?
Years ago we bought a slabbed log of madrone to attempt to dry it ourselves. He warned us. One small log, weighed down with cinder blocks, should work fine, right? Within two months of air drying, it had tossed off all the cinder blocks . Still trying to find projects for small bits of madrone, like saw handles. Beautiful stuff, but what a pain.
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Years ago,I built a 2-step stool out of Pacific Madrone that a friend gave me. I thought the slab was was “dry enough”
A few month later the stool looked like it had been designed by Dr. Kevorkian.
It made really nice firewood.
A few month later the stool looked like it had been designed by Dr. Kevorkian.
It made really nice firewood.