New Indiana GTG thread

[dustytools]

Many, many thanks to our Eric and his family for hosting the event and to Amicks Superstore for sponsoring the event. Eric and his family are wonderful people... except for someone has got to talk to Eric about his choice of long-range weather forecasters.

Seriously, it made us all feel genuinely good to help someone out who really needed and appreciated what we did, and at the same time, get to make lots of blue smoke and chips with a great bunch of guys.

btw, computeruser declined to try out my killer Craftsman 2.0/14". It was too much for him, but I understand — that a lot of machine we're talkin' about.

I say we have something here in Cincinnati over the next couple of months. How about it, Urbicide and some of you other guys around here?

Al

Im only about two hrs. away count me in if anything comes of it.

 

[computeruser]

Many, many thanks to our Eric and his family for hosting the event and to Amicks Superstore for sponsoring the event. Eric and his family are wonderful people... except for someone has got to talk to Eric about his choice of long-range weather forecasters.

Seriously, it made us all feel genuinely good to help someone out who really needed and appreciated what we did, and at the same time, get to make lots of blue smoke and chips with a great bunch of guys.

btw, computeruser declined to try out my killer Craftsman 2.0/14". It was too much for him, but I understand — that a lot of machine we're talkin' about.

I say we have something here in Cincinnati over the next couple of months. How about it, Urbicide and some of you other guys around here?

Al

Yeah, that Craftsman was damned intimidating! Maybe I'll build up enough courage between now and when we cross paths again.

As for a GTG in your area, I'd be amenable to coming out for one if it works with my schedule.

 

[ericjeeper]

I'm in

I honestly had a great time.My son said "you did not do anything all day" meaning he and his buddy ran the splitters most of the day. Hey they are young it builds character.
If Dn has one up in MI I would like to go up there too. Might even forget to bring my 64-7900 back home right away.

 

[computeruser]

I honestly had a great time.My son said "you did not do anything all day" meaning he and his buddy ran the splitters most of the day. Hey they are young it builds character.
If Dn has one up in MI I would like to go up there too. Might even forget to bring my 64-7900 back home right away.

You should be proud of yourself for having a boy who is willing to come out and help with work like that. You obviously did something right raising him. Lots of guys his age wouldn't raise a finger to help out like that. He and his friend will always remember the Saturday when a bunch of chainsaw nuts showed up and cut firewood for someone who needed some help.

Thanks again for hosting the event. It was some good fun!

 

[ericjeeper]

You should be proud of yourself for having a boy who is willing to come out and help with work like that. You obviously did something right raising him. Lots of guys his age wouldn't raise a finger to help out like that. He and his friend will always remember the Saturday when a bunch of chainsaw nuts showed up and cut firewood for someone who needed some help.

Thanks again for hosting the event. It was some good fun!

Well to be quite honest, I really did not know what you all were expecting. So I figured plenty of wood to cut and something for cookie cutting.(Maybe next time I will search for some hard wood for cookies). I knew men would want to eat.so I figured wood ,splitters.gas, and food. and food with gas.,

 

[Uwharrie]

My hats off to you guys for having fun and helping people in the process. I'm glad everyone had a great time and was safe. May you all be blessed extra special this week for the goodness of your hearts. Those are some nice looking boards that were milled out. Eric, Thanks for letting us be a part. Thanks for all those GREAT pictures so we can put faces with your names. Thanks again, Tony

 

[blsnelling]

I say we have something here in Cincinnati over the next couple of months. How about it, Urbicide and some of you other guys around here?

Al

You can count me in if you do. I would have been to this one had the schedules allowed. My wife's an RN and had to work. I spent the day at home with my 8 year old daughter who was running a 102-103 fever. I wasn't feeling too good myself. It sure looks like you had a good profitable time.

 

[computeruser]

Well to be quite honest, I really did not know what you all were expecting. So I figured plenty of wood to cut and something for cookie cutting.(Maybe next time I will search for some hard wood for cookies). I knew men would want to eat.so I figured wood ,splitters.gas, and food. and food with gas.,

You did well!

Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy running saws with tricked-out chains in clean 8x8 poplar. A lot, actually. But I found it particularly enjoyable to run different saws in real logs. I guess it depends what your goals are - competition or education. Obviously there is some overlap between the two categories, but I know that some GTGs are have been more heavily focused on competition. Running Luke's 372 in a racing cant would not have been nearly as informative to me as using it to cut firewood, to limb, and to carry it around the woodpile. Ditto with his little Dolmar 401 - using it to trim small stuff 3"-12" told me more about its handling and performance potential than I could ever learn by making two passes against a stopwatch.

And I enjoyed the idea of being productive, cutting firewood and being useful. I live in an urban area that is not particularly saw-friendly, so any opportunity to get outdoors and cut is enjoyable. The fact that we were cutting wood not only to entertain ourselves but to take some firewood over to somebody who would benefit from it made it even more enjoyable. I suspect that others feel the same way. Heck, I would bet that many of us would gladly give up a Saturday or even a weekend to meet somewhere and process tops into firewood for the needy, the down-on-their-luck, the elderly, or some other person who would benefit from it. I know I would.

Anyway, thanks again for putting together an enjoyable Saturday!

 

[Cut4fun]

Southwest Ohio gtg sounds like a good place for me to finally run one of those DN361's I keep hearing about. If it falls on Sat or Sun I would like to try and be there too. I also have a portable log stand for cookie cutting if needed (holds 6'-8' long sections).
I will be watching for it own thread.

 

[blsnelling]

It would have to be a Saturday for me. I'd be happy to let you try out my DN361.

 

[computeruser]

Eric had the dubious honor of bragging on his old craftsman saw and then getting his A$$ kicked by Al's 46 year old saw that never even had a new plug put in it. Eric 51 seconds, I could have timed it with a sun dial!

True, it wasn't fast, but it did still get the job done. If only we could still say the same about modern Craftsman saws.

What exactly was that 46 year old saw?

 

[bcmktg]

True, it wasn't fast, but it did still get the job done. If only we could still say the same about modern Craftsman saws.

What exactly was that 46 year old saw?

I am proud to say it is the Remington PL-5 my Dad bought in, I believe, 1962 or 1963. The only thing it has had done to it 44 years is the spark plug and bar replaced and several chains. Our gracious host Eric was absolutely correct when he said those older saws weren't all that fast compared to todays machinery, but they were engineered to last and to work all day long with a minimum of maintenance. I told the guys at the GTG I think you have to respect the fact most of the saws from that era are still capable of doing the job they were originally purchased to do 40-some years ago.

Of course, this doesn't mean I wouldn't like to have a shiny new saw, too!

Al