Expo Richmond 2010 - May 21 - 22, 2010

[Dan_Shade]

being rested up is no cure for being lazy!

VT has improved their online documents since I built my kiln.

http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-030/420-030.html

[zopi]

Am still at work...and torqued off that i had to miss this...

[DR_Buck]

Made it home and am dog tired!   Had a great time, ate some good food  and met and chatted with a lot of Forum members. 

I'll post pictures and add more details in the morning.

[DR_Buck]

OK,  Here are the few pictures I grabbed with the cell phone camera.   I should have taken a few more.   Wood-Mizer took quite a few that will be on their facebook page.


 

Here's a group that couldn't stay focused if they tried.      L to R Submarine Sailor, Kansas, Dan Shade and Cedarman.   Sorry for the horrible cell phone image, but the flash didn't come on.





LogRite's newest competitor in the arch business unveiled their low cost model.   




Here's an interesting arch design that was on display at the Hudson booth.   I'm not sure how well it would work.   Doesn't look like it will handle much in the way of log diameter.





This is Stihl's new "large" saw.   Powered by a 441 Hemi.    It really ROARED when they fired it up. 




Husky had this monster on display.   I think Cedarman ordered one for those LARGE cedar trees he's harvesting and he can clear an entire field of cedar in 1 swipe of the bar.   

[Kansas]

I had a great time in Richmond, both at the show and meeting FF members, plus exhibitors both at the hotel and at the show. A special thanks to Buck and Cedarman for picking me up when we went to dinner.  I learned a lot. seen some good equipment, got some good ideas.
Best one though was one I didn't expect. We have struggled for years for a decent stop system for our upcut saw. A lot of times, we have lumber coming off of both bandmills that have to be cut to length and they are cutting different products. Its not unusual to be trying to cut stuff to 6 or 7 different lengths. Needless to say, things get confusing, stops get bumped, etc. A pallet enterprise out of New Albany Indiana came up with a low cost idiot-proof system. I figure I will be ordering it Monday.

[Dan_Shade]

I finally got around to starting a thread on the solar kiln seminar. 

http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,44150.0.html

[WDH]

You are a good man, Dan Shade.

[VT_Forestry]

I was there for a few hours on Friday.  Had a great time, watched the loader competition at the Prentice display, that was pretty neat.  Got to meet the guys from American Loggers at the Caterpillar booth and even got an autographed poster   And of course I ate my fair share of peanuts  There sure was a whole lot to see (that Stihl "machine" was something else!", wish I'd been able to make it back down on Saturday to check everything else out