Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

Can i ask you guys what the right thing to do is to the handle of my axe? It has been cleaned up/sanded. Raw finish now.

Do I oil it with Linseed oil every so often? Boiled or raw ?


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Check out the axe restoration thread.

I like to apply a coat of boiled linseed oil “BLO” then wipe the excess. Put it in the sun and it will suck that in. Do another coat and so on until it no longer will take any more in.

An old adage for tool handle maintenance with BLO:
-Once a day for a week
-Once a week for a month
-Once a month for a year
-Once a year for life

 

[James Miller]

Google Dukes saw salvage. Not sure if that's who @svk is talking about.

Apparently there working on a poulan 4000 P/C set. I may need one of those if they go to production.

 

[Plowboy83]

Lotsa firewood in that. What are you bucking those logs with? If it's in your sig, I turned them off ages ago. I take it a log lift on the splitter? How do you deal with the still heavy splits when those rounds are first split, or are you noodling them before they go on the splitter or? And I am duty bound to say this - shoulda milled it

I noodle them them into 3 pieces on the bigger ones if there less than 200 lbs I lift them on the splitter myself fairly easy. I don’t like having the splitter standing upright being 6’4 I get tired of bending over the whole time. I wish I had a mill man. I am really wanting to build an electric saw mill in my shop at the house. I cut up a lot of big red gum around here because everyone else is to lazy to cut it and deal with it. I should have somewhere around 12 cord of red gum when I’m done splitting that I could have milled with the smallest piece being over 2ft in diameter and biggest trunk around 5 ft. Sucks cutting a 5ft trunk 30 ft long into firewood. But I guess it’s better than the farmer pushing it into a pile and burning it

 

[svk]

Correction. It’s sawsalvage.co no m.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Nice clean stack. I been knocking mouse nests out of my stack. I saved the stuff that's been in the shed longest for Jan/Feb. Then there is the bird nests the robins left me. Didn't get as cold as at SVK's but I had -15°F when I got up and didn't get out of single digits for a high.



Now.


Turned the furnace on midday to warm the cellar (water pump ECT). It was down to 34 below the pump. Wasn't worried but why push the luck?

 

[MechanicMatt]

The 4L60e in my 98 blazer is slipping in 1/2 and reverse when under a good load. I am told that the sun gear is stripped on the basket. Does that sound legit?
I bought a donor tranny and a rebuild kit to build in my spare time as I am still using the blazer as a work truck. May end up paying someone to swap the old with the rebuilt as all my time seems to go toward firewood.


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By FAR the most common failure in them.

 

[dancan]

Can i ask you guys what the right thing to do is to the handle of my axe? It has been cleaned up/sanded. Raw finish now.

Do I oil it with Linseed oil every so often? Boiled or raw ?


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

Boiled has "Stuff" in it so that it dries faster but some people have a sensitivity to the "Stuffs" .
Linseed oil works but takes a lot longer to dry .
Totally up to you, I've used both .
I've also used teak oil, Danish oil and used blo mixed with Watco way before Buckin .

 

[U&A]

Check out the axe restoration thread.

I like to apply a coat of boiled linseed oil “BLO” then wipe the excess. Put it in the sun and it will suck that in. Do another coat and so on until it no longer will take any more in.

An old adage for tool handle maintenance with BLO:
-Once a day for a week
-Once a week for a month
-Once a month for a year
-Once a year for life

Gee thanks!!

Very helpful. I found this very short but basic project to be a lot of fun. Mostly because it is all by hand AND it can all be done cheap!!

I may have found a new hobby [emoji847]

AAD....?
Axe Addiction Disorder..


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[U&A]

I noodle them them into 3 pieces on the bigger ones if there less than 200 lbs I lift them on the splitter myself fairly easy. I don’t like having the splitter standing upright being 6’4 I get tired of bending over the whole time. I wish I had a mill man. I am really wanting to build an electric saw mill in my shop at the house. I cut up a lot of big red gum around here because everyone else is to lazy to cut it and deal with it. I should have somewhere around 12 cord of red gum when I’m done splitting that I could have milled with the smallest piece being over 2ft in diameter and biggest trunk around 5 ft. Sucks cutting a 5ft trunk 30 ft long into firewood. But I guess it’s better than the farmer pushing it into a pile and burning it View attachment 797897 View attachment 797898 View attachment 797899

I would enjoy turning a 5’ diameter tree into firewood if it was good wood. One tree could cover more than one season for me.
AND i would get to play with my big saw[emoji16]


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[MechanicMatt]

@Be Stihl it’s been years since I rebuilt one, but that sun shell always made you have to throw it into manual 1 to move and it only had 1,2 gears. They have a band for reverse. Either the band is cooked or the seals for the apply piston are shot and it’s not holding pressure. I’ve been in the office 6 years now so it took awhile to come back....

 

[rarefish383]

Been in Denver for two days. Haven't found a pub I didn't like yet. Food at the Colorado Museum of History unbelievable good and prices were very modest. One pub had 30 proof beer, one per customer. Two days to go. Weather here is pretty mild. 20's in the morning, 30's afternoon. Tomorrow supposed to get in the 40's and 50's Saturday. What happened to winter?

 

[muad]

Correction. It’s sawsalvage.co no m.

Thanks all!

 

[muad]

Probably gonna get this kit and just fix the saw.

Maybe the boy will want a decent saw in a few years.

https://www.sawsalvage.co/collectio...piston-and-cylinder-rebuild-kit-1127-020-1216

 

[MechanicMatt]

Use the OEM clips for the piston pin

 

[muad]

Use the OEM clips for the piston pin

Thanks for the tip.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Been in Denver for two days. Haven't found a pub I didn't like yet. Food at the Colorado Museum of History unbelievable good and prices were very modest. One pub had 30 proof beer, one per customer. Two days to go. Weather here is pretty mild. 20's in the morning, 30's afternoon. Tomorrow supposed to get in the 40's and 50's Saturday. What happened to winter?

I know a guy there. He says they get alot of mild winters

 

[chipper1]

Your bed is empty? [emoji16]

Just messing with ya[emoji6]

Nice scrounge[emoji1303] thats a good amount


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You gotta teach him the saws ride in the truck .

 

[MustangMike]

If that cylinder is Chrome (instead of Nikasil) be careful what rings you use with it.

 

[chipper1]

If that cylinder is Chrome (instead of Nikasil) be careful what rings you use with it.

For the price difference I'd be more inclined to grab up the complete engine and drop it in, or is it better to use as much of the oe bottom as you can. Now I say all this for the OP, not for myself as I wouldn't buy Chinese parts, I'd just sell the thing and move on, but that's me.

 

[U&A]

You gotta teach him the saws ride in the truck .

They have feelings too ok[emoji16]. Keep the IN the cab[emoji1303][emoji16][emoji41]


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