After my recent milling session today I started to sort and stack the planks and get rid of some of the waste.
Jonathan (aka JMC67) helped me cut up some of the off cuts and took it away for fire wood. My Dad turned up and took some more and helped me with the stacking.
I set up my flip saw with a couple of roller stands so I could cut off any split ends. This set-up worked well. Some of the wider boards needed to be flipped in order to get all the way through.
I don't recommend dropping an 8ft Oak plank on the radio.....!
Fortunately I had a large amount of CLS studing after I needed to order 12 lengths for a DIY project but it was actually cheaper to get 20 lengths. I was going to rip these down to 25mm square sticks but 18mm square sticks gave me a better yield. I'm experimenting with the stacking putting one under cover in my dry store, one in the open with a board over the top and one in my garage. The first one is in the garage. I brushed off all the sawdust, cut the ends square and stacked.
... and stacked. I think the air flow is pretty good in my garage. Certainly judging by the amount of leaves that collet in there.
Before I packed up for the day I brushed a 1:1 PVA solution on all the ends. I'll do a second coat in the morning.
I took the time to measure and mark all the boards so I know what I've got. This stack is made up of 28mm and 38mm thick boards that are mixed between 110mm and 240mm wide. Pretty much all of them are 2.4m long.
Before covering up the remaining boards I did a quick stock take and think I'll put another 3 layers on this stack before starting the next. I'm estimating another 2 days to get it all cleared.
More to follow.
Regards, Jon
Jonathan (aka JMC67) helped me cut up some of the off cuts and took it away for fire wood. My Dad turned up and took some more and helped me with the stacking.
I set up my flip saw with a couple of roller stands so I could cut off any split ends. This set-up worked well. Some of the wider boards needed to be flipped in order to get all the way through.
I don't recommend dropping an 8ft Oak plank on the radio.....!
Fortunately I had a large amount of CLS studing after I needed to order 12 lengths for a DIY project but it was actually cheaper to get 20 lengths. I was going to rip these down to 25mm square sticks but 18mm square sticks gave me a better yield. I'm experimenting with the stacking putting one under cover in my dry store, one in the open with a board over the top and one in my garage. The first one is in the garage. I brushed off all the sawdust, cut the ends square and stacked.
... and stacked. I think the air flow is pretty good in my garage. Certainly judging by the amount of leaves that collet in there.
Before I packed up for the day I brushed a 1:1 PVA solution on all the ends. I'll do a second coat in the morning.
I took the time to measure and mark all the boards so I know what I've got. This stack is made up of 28mm and 38mm thick boards that are mixed between 110mm and 240mm wide. Pretty much all of them are 2.4m long.
Before covering up the remaining boards I did a quick stock take and think I'll put another 3 layers on this stack before starting the next. I'm estimating another 2 days to get it all cleared.
More to follow.
Regards, Jon
Well played that man, you'll have to keep us updated on your results from the drying process.
