cletus Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Have you considered milling your own wood for use building things? Would be pretty cool to be able to make something from wood you cut down from your own land 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Pine is dogshit for rot unless you pump in full of heavy metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 And arsenic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Yeah @cletus there are a few trees that i might attack with an Alaskan mill but most of the trees are in a prick of a location, really seriously fucking big, messy and would just cause far too much damage to the native bush surrounding them. Its just so much work and effort when I'd rather do other things. But some planks from smaller trees in easy to get spots could be neat although like barts pointed out not that durable untreated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 The guy who use to own the empty smashed up house next to me spent a whole year milling pine trees for some project and the council told him he couldn’t use it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 My deck attached to the shed is all Mac that we milled on site, 10/10 would trade again. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Make a bogan creosote bath to soak the timber in Bogan creosote=old oil and diesel 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 There's a lot of that been done around here by the previous owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 3 hours ago, ThePog said: My deck attached to the shed is all Mac that we milled on site, 10/10 would trade again. Apparently mac is equivalent to 3.2 cca treated pine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thphantum Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 13 hours ago, yetchh said: Apparently mac is equivalent to 3.2 cca treated pine. Mac will still rot over time if untreated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, Thphantum said: Mac will still rot over time if untreated Well so will anything really What's the plan with the big pines Alex? They are still going to come down and squash the bush if you don't cut them. Knock one out every 5 years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Pls built PTO powered log-splitter / convener / wood-heated claw-foot bath and live happily ever after. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 15 hours ago, Tumeke said: Pls built PTO powered log-splitter / convener / wood-heated claw-foot bath and live happily ever after. Fuck I already have two wood fired claw foot baths. And funnily enough me and the neighbor were discussing plans for a pto driven wood splitter the other day. It may come to nothing as we agreed he will need to buy the hydraulics. OS winner/fail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Make sure it is grunty enough to split a full round into 6-10 pieces in one push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Make it so it cookie cuts a star in one go. Then they'll look cool and stack nicely. But mainly because you'll have an excuse, as kk hinted, to run something like a 18 litre v16 detroit 2 stroke. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 23 hours ago, tortron said: Well so will anything really What's the plan with the big pines Alex? They are still going to come down and squash the bush if you don't cut them. Knock one out every 5 years? Biggest ones will all be poisoned and what we've done already are falling apart. Already heaps more light and little natives springing up all over the place as the last ever round of pine needles rots away. Its magical and every tree i see dead is a whole lot of time i can put towards more important things..like building cabins and a replica toyota TS020 for doing the shopping in. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted June 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2020 Sawmills. Detroits. You need something like this Alex. 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 oh swoon Yeah the neighbours over the road would love that.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, yoeddynz said: oh swoon Yeah the neighbours over the road would love that.... It will be the calling sound of the valley that tea is brewing on the manifold, come on over (In an hour or two) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Valiant said: Sawmills. Detroits. You need something like this Alex. Fuck, just had a great idea for a saw Mill engine Dyno.. Make lots of loud noises/tune your engine and mill timber at the same time, total win. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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