Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

@chipper1 as requested, some of the prints I've done.
Cord hangers for the shop

The buttons I printed earlier this summer.

Different style cord hangers. These I can dang near put my full weight on, the screws wanted to pull out of the boards. Just some cheapo carbon fiber PETG filimant.

battery and tool holders.

The new printer with the multi color system. The green thing you can see inside it are all printed desiccant holders. If you zoom in you should be able to see the buck i added in. The green and black spacer it sits on is all printed as well. All out of abs. This printer has amazing capabilities with engineering grade filaments.

Printed two of these fox's. Turned out really well.

Kaola for one of my daughters friends.

Side shot of the printer and spacer. Can't tell if you can see it, but under the glass inside is a printed gasket to help seal hest inside the printer. I haven't tested the filiment much yet, tpu, but supposedly you can make gaskets and o-rings with it. Kinda reminds you of a semi soft rubber once it's printed. Whenever I have a ton of free time I found a 3mf for crocks I'm gonna try printing.

 

[farmer steve]

Not really, he is pretty selective

More than once I’ve seen him not pull the trigger as the doe were too small for the effort to butcher them.

I guess that’s one of those things you learn with age. My nephew, Chris, if it is brown it’s down (well I bet it wouldn’t matter if it was still in spots for that boy). Me, once the freezer is close to topped off I get selective. But Uncle Mustang, he is selective from the first day of the season to the last…..

To each there own

Selectivity comes with age. I try and be slightly selective. It's hard when I sit in a stand and think about how much sweet corn they ate this summer. Not so much later in the season. We're in flintlock/ archery season now so less selective. Since I got my buck it's does only for me.

 

[chipper1]

@chipper1 as requested, some of the prints I've done.
Cord hangers for the shop
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The buttons I printed earlier this summer.
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Different style cord hangers. These I can dang near put my full weight on, the screws wanted to pull out of the boards. Just some cheapo carbon fiber PETG filimant.
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battery and tool holders.
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The new printer with the multi color system. The green thing you can see inside it are all printed desiccant holders. If you zoom in you should be able to see the buck i added in. The green and black spacer it sits on is all printed as well. All out of abs. This printer has amazing capabilities with engineering grade filaments.
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Printed two of these fox's. Turned out really well.
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Kaola for one of my daughters friends.
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Side shot of the printer and spacer. Can't tell if you can see it, but under the glass inside is a printed gasket to help seal hest inside the printer. I haven't tested the filiment much yet, tpu, but supposedly you can make gaskets and o-rings with it. Kinda reminds you of a semi soft rubber once it's printed. Whenever I have a ton of free time I found a 3mf for crocks I'm gonna try printing.
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That's awesome dude.
I'll be needing a lot of tools organizing stuff not too far down the road, maybe I better get one, I could set it up in the shop . My son is really into.all that, he has a Lazer engraver that he's done some neat stuff with and he's wanted a printer. He's been getting into sub and repairing amps lately, also got his ham radio ops license( not sure if he got the upgraded one yet, may have). He's a sharp kid and surpassed my knowledge of electricity, not that it took much.
Look forward to seeing the tactical crocks!

 

[chipper1]

Selectivity comes with age.

Yep, I'm sticking with my wife, no matter what she says lol .

 

[bob kern]

Yep, I'm sticking with my wife, no matter what she says lol .

My wife keeps telling me she will be faithful and love me as long as " I " live. .......

 

[chipper1]

My wife keeps telling me she will be faithful and love me as long as " I " live. .......

That's hilarious, true love .

 

[chipper1]

Heck yeah we are !! Lol

I don’t have one of my own but a neighbor does. He charges $60/hr plus blades. Not sure what it is for a mill as it’s been around for a loooooooong time. I’ll post pictures when it happens !!

Somehow I skipped past this post, well blame it on .
Wish I had a neighbor that was a bit closer with one, my neighbor @Sawyer Rob is around an hr away.

 

[bob kern]

We are multi tasking on the Kern place today. Splitting wood and pest management.

 

[GrizG]

Mustang Sally


Any relation Mike?

1969 Mustang convertible, 428 cubic inch ‘Cobra Jet’ V8 with 335 hp

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/...62be515?st=Lp23bM&reflink=article_email_share

 

[H-Ranch]

Nice score an if that round egg shaped white thing is an old grenade.
You really really scored!

My daughter is going to school for welding, so I pick up anything that I think is interesting or unique that she may want to use. I'll probably end up with 100's of pounds of scrap that I take back to the scrapyard in a few years! LOL

 

[Kodiak Kid]

My daughter is going to school for welding, so I pick up anything that I think is interesting or unique that she may want to use. I'll probably end up with 100's of pounds of scrap that I take back to the scrapyard in a few years! LOL

That's awsome.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Thought I'd post some pics of a nasty patch of wind fall I'm cleaning up for a customer. It's basically the fringe of a grove of Spruce on her property that borders an old logging clear cut. A lot of my neighbor's are having this problem ever since they logged the forest in tbis particular area. I really don't like dealing with big patches of blow down. It can be quite dangerous. Even if one has a lot of experience dealing with windfall. A lot of hidden dangers. One must look the entire patch over carefully before they begin to harvest and even then hazards can easily be overlooked or hidden. Not the most desirable scrounge for sure!

The customer is a young lady and has recently been widowed within the year. She dosent have much money, so I'm doing this job for her at a HUGE discount. She's very happy with the price and she is also giving me the majority of the wood. I truly feel for her loss and am greatful I can make her property a safer environment for her kids to play.



With the exception of a few cuts I made the day before. This particular photo is basically a before pic of one end of the patch of wind fallen timber



I will safely dispose of or tip the root wads back into place once the logs and tops are hauled out.

Cut safe, stay sharp and be aware.

 

[Squareground3691]

Top of the morning to ya Gents!

Thought I'd share a picture of a bar tip I punched out and replaced for a friend yesterday evening.
Now I know many of you fellers already know this, but I'm going to reiterate for those that don't.
The importance of flopping your saw bar!
As you can see in the picture one rail is burred much worse than the other. That was obviously caused by more friction on the badly burred rail.
Over time this will affect the longevity of the entire bar and even the sproket. Improper chain tention plays a roll in this also.
For example. Too tight or too loose.

Flop your bars regularly gentleman. Your saw and wallet will thankyou. I clean my rails and flop my bars every time I take the chain off. About every ten tanks I'd say.
Like I mentioned earlier. I'm not trying to be a know it all, but some folks just don't know better until they are shown or taught. I know most of you fellers already know this, but the picture is a good example of what happens when you don't regularly flop your bar.
The rest of the bar was salvageable with a little TLC.
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These burrs can literally be razor sharp. I'm not kidding. They can slice your fingers right open to the bone! Always wear the proper PPE (leather or thick cotton gloves) when handling badly burred saw bars!
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Cut safe, stay sharp and be aware!

Get ya sum ,Lol

 

[Lionsfan]

Thought I'd post some pics of a nasty patch of wind fall I'm cleaning up for a customer. It's basically the fringe of a grove of Spruce on her property that borders an old logging clear cut. A lot of my neighbor's are having this problem ever since they logged the forest in tbis particular area. I really don't like dealing with big patches of blow down. It can be quite dangerous. Even if one has a lot of experience dealing with windfall. A lot of hidden dangers. One must look the entire patch over carefully before they begin to harvest and even then hazards can easily be overlooked or hidden. Not the most desirable scrounge for sure!

The customer is a young lady and has recently been widowed within the year. She dosent have much money, so I'm doing this job for her at a HUGE discount. She's very happy with the price and she is also giving me the majority of the wood. I truly feel for her loss and am greatful I can make her property a safer environment for her kids to play.

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With the exception of a few cuts I made the day before. This particular photo is basically a before pic of one end of the patch of wind fallen timber
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I will safely dispose of or tip the root wads back into place once the logs and tops are hauled out.

Cut safe, stay sharp and be aware.

Reminds me of the time I spent in S.E. Alaska. Rough, wet, tangled up nasty terrain.

 

[bob kern]

Thought I'd post some pics of a nasty patch of wind fall I'm cleaning up for a customer. It's basically the fringe of a grove of Spruce on her property that borders an old logging clear cut. A lot of my neighbor's are having this problem ever since they logged the forest in tbis particular area. I really don't like dealing with big patches of blow down. It can be quite dangerous. Even if one has a lot of experience dealing with windfall. A lot of hidden dangers. One must look the entire patch over carefully before they begin to harvest and even then hazards can easily be overlooked or hidden. Not the most desirable scrounge for sure!

The customer is a young lady and has recently been widowed within the year. She dosent have much money, so I'm doing this job for her at a HUGE discount. She's very happy with the price and she is also giving me the majority of the wood. I truly feel for her loss and am greatful I can make her property a safer environment for her kids to play.

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With the exception of a few cuts I made the day before. This particular photo is basically a before pic of one end of the patch of wind fallen timber
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I will safely dispose of or tip the root wads back into place once the logs and tops are hauled out.

Cut safe, stay sharp and be aware.

What a rats nest!!

 

[JimR]

Not really, he is pretty selective

More than once I’ve seen him not pull the trigger as the doe were too small for the effort to butcher them.

I guess that’s one of those things you learn with age. My nephew, Chris, if it is brown it’s down (well I bet it wouldn’t matter if it was still in spots for that boy). Me, once the freezer is close to topped off I get selective. But Uncle Mustang, he is selective from the first day of the season to the last…..

To each there own

I don't shoot small deer either. That saying for me means that I can shoot both sexes.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

What a rats nest!!

You pretty much just nailed it!

 

[chipper1]

You pretty much just nailed it!

I thought I saw water in the one picture, but it was hard to tell what you're seeing a picture, what a mess .
Also reminds me of what our place looked like last fall, glad we got that mess all cleaned up right away. I didn't want to be the "tree guy" with all the trees down at his place.
While I don't suggest others do it without some experience cutting, I do enjoy the challenge, but I'd prefer it not be at my house...

 

[JimR]

That puppy that we bought does not like being left alone in a dog crate at night when we go to bed. A radio didn't work. Actually i think the radio made it worse. He would get so wound up that I would have to take him out again to go to the bathroom. Two nights ago I found an easy solution for the problem. I shut the lights off and made a pile of clothes aside of the dog crate using my outdoor work jacket, my hat, gloves and a pair of dirty pants. We have had two nights of uninterrupted sleep. Both mornings the puppy was still sleeping when I came downstairs at 6am. Hopefully it stays this way. At 10 weeks old he is already fetching a ball and giving me his paw. He gets into everything to try and chew on it. He has plenty of chew toys.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

My wife keeps telling me she will be faithful and love me as long as " I " live. .......

Well, I reckon a feller really can't ask for much more then that.