Mingo firewood marker

[avalancher]

Anyone use of have one of these Mingo Firewood Markers? Cool weather is finally upon us here in TN, and the wife is itching to get her saw out and do a little cutting with me on the weekends. She does great except for one thing, she has a hard time staying close to that 16 inch mark so I thought about buying one of these.
If you have one, how well does it work? According to the description, it puts a blast of paint every 16 inches. What do you use for a refill of the paint, do you have to buy a special can of paint, or what?

 

[KsWoodsMan]

From http://www.themingomarker.com/

Precisely measures and marks firewood.
1 can of paint marks up to 75 cord of wood.
Uses the very popular inverted surveyors paint.
Marks 20 times faster than conventional methods.
Saves several cuts per load because of precise measuring.
Safer stacking and more wood per load with equal cut lengths.
Precisely cut firewood fits firebox for longer and cleaner burning.
Have you ever tried to mark a log with snow on it? NO PROBLEM.
With THE MINGO™ and the time it saves it’s more of a family outing than a long day of marking and cutting firewood.


Great idea they have there. I've wanted one but havent seen the paint.

 

[ziggy2b]

no. 9 wire

use no.9 wire and hose clamp or duct tape on handle of saw alot cheaper and faster... paint and orange tip at the end of wire, hope this helpsopcorn:

 

[avalancher]

From http://www.themingomarker.com/

Precisely measures and marks firewood.
1 can of paint marks up to 75 cord of wood.
Uses the very popular inverted surveyors paint.
Marks 20 times faster than conventional methods.
Saves several cuts per load because of precise measuring.
Safer stacking and more wood per load with equal cut lengths.
Precisely cut firewood fits firebox for longer and cleaner burning.
Have you ever tried to mark a log with snow on it? NO PROBLEM.
With THE MINGO™ and the time it saves it’s more of a family outing than a long day of marking and cutting firewood.


Great idea they have there. I've wanted one but havent seen the paint.

If they are talking about the standard surveyors paint cans, they got them at lowes,home depot, etc. I suspected that this was what was used in these things, but didnt want to chance shelling out 30 bucks for the gadget to find out I have to buy some high dollar can of paint from Mingo to keep it working.

 

[PhinPhan]

I got one a while back and use it a good bit, I just used it night before last cutting up a bunch of logs. It took me just a couple of minutes to go through and mark all the logs and then start cutting. At first I wasn't sure if I liked but now I really like using it to mark things real quick and then just start cutting with no guess work. I think I got my paint from wal-mart if I remember right.

here is an earlier thread about it as well.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=64248

 

[MJR]

Put a 16" bar on her saw...

 

[iowawoodcutter]

Anyone use of have one of these Mingo Firewood Markers? Cool weather is finally upon us here in TN, and the wife is itching to get her saw out and do a little cutting with me on the weekends. She does great except for one thing, she has a hard time staying close to that 16 inch mark so I thought about buying one of these.
If you have one, how well does it work? According to the description, it puts a blast of paint every 16 inches. What do you use for a refill of the paint, do you have to buy a special can of paint, or what?

I have one and love it. I used to put a mark on my bar and just measure with that and I was always cutting different lenghts. Got the mingo and problem solved. Everything comes out pretty much 16" +- .5". I also got the 18 and 14 wheels.

I bought surveyors paint at the local hardware store. Works just fine. I would highly recommend this product. You could also just as easily make one of these, but I did'nt want to.

 

[KsWoodsMan]

If they are talking about the standard surveyors paint cans, they got them at lowes,home depot, etc. I suspected that this was what was used in these things, but didnt want to chance shelling out 30 bucks for the gadget to find out I have to buy some high dollar can of paint from Mingo to keep it working.

Making up a Christmas list ? In the other thread, I read the guys that have them really like them. Like'em so much they mark their hand with it too.

LOL I havent painted or tarred anything yet without getting some on me.

 

[cjcocn]

I bought one from Bailey's and am glad that I did.

Before using the Mingo marker I could always stay within a couple of inches of 16", but the marker takes out all of the guess work. It takes a couple of minutes to mark, but I figure that I get that time back when I start cutting since there is no measuring/figuring - I can just cut.

HTH

 

[Booshcat]

Works great!
1 can lasted me a 10 cord grapple load, and I think it's probably still 1/2 full.

 

[avalancher]

Thanks for all the good info, I think I will give it a try. Sounds like the answer to my problem.

 

[iowawoodcutter]

Thanks for all the good info, I think I will give it a try. Sounds like the answer to my problem.

I got mine from Bailey's. Support the sponsors!!

 

[avalancher]

I got mine from Bailey's. Support the sponsors!!

You ought to see my debit card statement recently.As my wife pointed out, its either Northern Tools or Baileys, alternating. Except for an occasional Little Ceasars Pizza on the way home of coarse.

 

[Marc]

No one has a problem throwing painted wood in their stove (for those that burn in wood stoves)? I know it's not much, but I'd rather not just the same. I think catalytic converters can be particularly sensitive to anything other than cellulosic material.

Northern tool sells a piece of pvc or something that fits over the bar cover nut. Cheaper, probably faster. I'd go that route before the paint.

 

[Booshcat]

No one has a problem throwing painted wood in their stove (for those that burn in wood stoves)? I know it's not much, but I'd rather not just the same. I think catalytic converters can be particularly sensitive to anything other than cellulosic material.

Northern tool sells a piece of pvc or something that fits over the bar cover nut. Cheaper, probably faster. I'd go that route before the paint.

The Dot of paint is not very big, and if you have a real mans chainsaw, it wont be there when you are done cutting.

:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[2FatGuys]

We use a Mingo all the time when cutting firewood. We've cut a little over 16 cords on the first can of paint and it still feels like it has about 1/4 left. I looked at all the "easy" ways to get uniform lengths. I stayed away from anything that had to be added to a saw. We use a variety of saws, depending on wood size, and which ones are sharp at the time. Making sure some device will mount to each saw is a pain. I used one of the things that threads onto the bar nut (a friend had one) and it sucks to have to manuever the saw around with a 16" appendage! It would work ok if all you do is cut firewood off of a neatly stacked pile of straight logs (ie. a grapple load), but ours is cut as a product of our tree service work. We firewood as we remove brush. The amount of paint left on the wood is completely insignificant. If you move the Mingo fast, the spots of paint are so small that the saw kerf gets rid of most of it as sawdust on the ground. We also have several different wheel sizes.

 

[iowawoodcutter]

No one has a problem throwing painted wood in their stove (for those that burn in wood stoves)? I know it's not much, but I'd rather not just the same. I think catalytic converters can be particularly sensitive to anything other than cellulosic material.

Northern tool sells a piece of pvc or something that fits over the bar cover nut. Cheaper, probably faster. I'd go that route before the paint.

no problem here, I burn off the othromax bug spray that I spray on it periodically throughout the year too...I don't have a cat converter on mine either.

 

[abohac]

Anyone use of have one of these Mingo Firewood Markers? Cool weather is finally upon us here in TN, and the wife is itching to get her saw out and do a little cutting with me on the weekends. She does great except for one thing, she has a hard time staying close to that 16 inch mark so I thought about buying one of these.
If you have one, how well does it work? According to the description, it puts a blast of paint every 16 inches. What do you use for a refill of the paint, do you have to buy a special can of paint, or what?

It doesn't matter if she's a little long or a little short does it? I guess if all your pieces have to be exact it would be a great little gadget. Just kinda seems like a waste of money to me.

 

[savageactor7]

avalancher back when the kids were learning they had that problem too. I'd just get a yard stick and bungee corded it to the underside of the saw. Now they were only estimating a couple of inches instead of 16 or 18.

 

[Miles86]

Yes, dredging up an old thread -sorry -:evilgrin: I just bought a Mingo marker , with the optional wheel sizes, and just wanted to thank the Mingo company for inventing this awesome product. I love this thing. I used to "guess" and the lenghts I was cutting my firewood, and 8/10 times after I got home the rounds were too long for my splitter! I wanted 16" lengths, and would end up with a bunch of little dinner plates discs.

Now, the Mingo is easy and fun to use. If you roll it slow it makes a nice heavy paint dot, or if you roll it fast it give just a light small dot. It is so nice to have all my firewood the same size, make stacking a lot easier.

Ok, I need to calm down now.Firewood Cutting Accessory - The Mingo Marker®