A machinist square or this type of carpenter's square will work, if you've got a keen eye and/or a magnifying glass. [IMG]
X2 on the elm. Bark beetle tracks and thin bark falling off in sheets checks out. Looks like it was dead for a little while so hopefully it splits...
Sounds like your bar rails are still uneven. When you say you dressed it, how'd you do it? With a file by hand, table mounted belt sander or a bar...
IME splitting dead barkless oak like that into thin boards, will make it dry enough by the middle of winter, as long as it's top covered with good...
This time of year is turning out to be very similar to last year as far as hoarding goes. Breaking protocol left and right :whistle: I’ve got...
The doctor’s just going to have to shake his head at me :whistle: All that’s left at this cutting is some really nice straight red maple logs,...
I passed this roadside cutting last week but didn’t have a saw with me then. Today my travels took me nearby so I came prepared. The #1 priority...
Yep, it's usually better to buy the OEM made in China parts than it is to buy the cheaper generic made in China parts.
Not yet. I picked it up on my way to work and there was no fuel in it. The guy told me he bought it used years ago and never started it. I'm...
It turns out that it’s not a brake; just a handle/guard. [ATTACH]
Once I get it I’d love to find out the exact year myself. But I believe that it’s probably from the 80s anyway. I’ve seen enough people tinkering...
Must be something in the air in Yankeeland recently because dangit I’m picking up this Pole-An tomorrow for $20, with a carrying case to boot. I’m...
Something tells me this guy isn’t hanging this sign up behind the bar in his basement [ATTACH]
The way I’ve been getting around the picture posting issue is taking pictures from further away, then cropping them smaller. Obviously you lose...
Sounds just like my OEM 288 :yes: Always a good feeling to pull one back from the gates of death.
I didn’t need to worry about that. When I milled the cases, they were only temporary bolted together with no bearings or crankshaft inside. After...
I simply don't attempt splitting fresh elm anymore. I happen to really like burning elm so I don't shy away from it, but I follow the tried and...
The machining part was a lot easier than I imagined at first. Bolt a couple flat bars of steel across the top machined face of the cases, sit the...
Uh oh. I see problems with my machinist eyes. The case was missing one of the two 5mm dowel pins to line the halves up. I made a replacement dowel...
Lots of learning going on today. I’m liking this. It’s a good thing I’m test fitting everything before the actual assembly process. One of the...
