Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[H-Ranch]

Got a little more cleanup in today.

 

[farmer steve]

Put the 85 to work today View attachment 1136207View attachment 1136208View attachment 1136209

Not gonna get a @Kodiak Kid overloaded award for that SS.

 

[SS396driver]

Also tried a new to me method of drying small wood items . This white birch went from 32% down to 18% after a few 3 minute cycles with an hour cool down between cycles . I’ve done 10 so far and nothing cracked even an oak cookie came out clean
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Edit: I used the microwave

 

[SS396driver]

Not gonna get a @Kodiak Kid overloaded award for that SS.

It was overloaded a tad . All green hardwoods single axle no brakes

 

[JimmyT]

Yup ,

Squareground3691, I may have hit the jackpot for that elusive chain number, looks like 3690 000 0078 for a 20" 23RS PRO Chain 78 DL

https://www.chainsawbars.co.uk/prod...stihl-rapid-super-chisel-narrow-kerf-325-050/https://www.stihl.com/p/media/download/STWN-022040_STIHL_Produktblatt_EN_RSPRO.pdf

 

[Sawdust Man]

Also tried a new to me method of drying small wood items . This white birch went from 32% down to 18% after a few 3 minute cycles with an hour cool down between cycles . I’ve done 10 so far and nothing cracked even an oak cookie came out clean
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Magnifying glass?

 

[SS396driver]

Magnifying glass?

Crap I used the microwave.

 

[djg james]

Crap I used the microwave.

No offense, but are you measuring the MC of the outside of your block only? The outside might dry faster than the middle. If you can once cool, cut off an inch and measure MC. I've dried small wood turning blocks gravimetrically inside a box with a fan heater with light bulbs.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Crap I used the microwave.

Well I'll be doggone....that's interesting!

Now, if I could just get a microwave big enough to handle 1k bf at a time, I'd in business.

 

[GrizG]

Blasphemy lol. Hopefully it wasn’t a vintage American piece!

I understand though, it can often be the right tool for the job

Is the 1960s vintage? Something my mother bought to make novelty cornbread… after sitting unused for years she offered it up around 1980 while I scrounging lead to cast bullets.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Straight gassed?

Possible but doubtful. These were /are used as props so they get standard mix... most likely 50:1 . But, any saw reved up without load won’t last long unless they both de-tune them and run a better mix ratio. Once I get into these I will contact the company with suggestions.

 

[svk]

Is the 1960s vintage? Something my mother bought to make novelty cornbread… after sitting unused for years she offered it up around 1980 while I scrounging lead to cast bullets.

Kind of. Not as valuable as earlier century stuff, but still considered vintage.

 

[svk]

I used mine once for corn bread and everything stuck badly. Real mess to clean up. I guess I didn't have it seasoned properly.

Getting started, people usually make one more of three common mistakes:
-Not enough oil/grease
-Not preheating the pan for cooking too high or low.
-Trying to turn things over too soon before they fully cooked.

It just takes time and you’ll get used to doing it.

 

[svk]

Regarding cooking I think it would be a lot of fun to have a big party with you guys. I also do own 34 acres about 25 miles away from here and we could swing in a GTG too.

Honestly, the reason why I’ve never done a GTG is a lot of the MN saw guys were loyal to mastermanipulator back when all the saw builder ******** went down on here and I got stuck in the crossfire because I was a moderator on here and ended up on the outs with most of them because of it. Obviously time has shown Randy’s true colors but at the same point a number of them won’t give me the time of the day. Frankly, their loss.

I consider the former owners friends but it was frustrating that they wouldn’t deal with problems on here and only gave the mods at the time a limited amount of authority to deal with the issues. I think if they had dealt with things directly that whole big blowup wouldn’t have happened. Oh well. Water under the bridge now.

 

[mountainguyed67]

We’ve all been doing it wrong all this time.

 

[Squareground3691]

Squareground3691, I may have hit the jackpot for that elusive chain number, looks like 3690 000 0078 for a 20" 23RS PRO Chain 78 DL

https://www.chainsawbars.co.uk/prod...stihl-rapid-super-chisel-narrow-kerf-325-050/https://www.stihl.com/p/media/download/STWN-022040_STIHL_Produktblatt_EN_RSPRO.pdf

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2351255403...lx6FfZ4S9a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[JimR]

Kind of. Not as valuable as earlier century stuff, but still considered vintage.

Hey, that is like most of the guys on here.

 

[Sawdust Man]

We’ve all been doing it wrong all this time.

Seems legit to me....

 

[JimR]

I'm dreaming of a wood Christmas.
Just like the ones I used to know.
May your chips be shiney and bright.
On the ground to hold down the mites.

Just my Valby CH150 blowing chips everywhere.

 

[JimR]

Vacuum sealers. What brands are you using? This will be used mostly for cooked vegetables from our garden.