Southern Chapter Forum Meetings

fishpharmer · May 01, 2009, 09:32:16 PM

Pinenut, the meeting still on for your place? Might need you to PM me some directions.

PineNut · May 02, 2009, 05:01:38 PM

The meeting is still on. I will need to know who is coming, as I would not want to run out of food.

I am located about 10 miles south of Brookhaven and about 4 miles east of I55. I will PM instructions to my house to those that need them. If you are coming from the southeast, let me know, as there is a different route that is shorter than going to I55.

Radar67 · May 02, 2009, 07:55:41 PM

I am planning to attend. Will be coming from Collins if anyone wants to link up to save some fuel.

jerry-m · May 04, 2009, 11:19:39 PM

Hey Guys,

I will not be able to make this one, sorry...

Jerry

PineNut · May 08, 2009, 12:12:43 AM

Our forum meeting is only about a week off. Who do we have that is planning to attend? So far I have confirmation from fishfarmer and Radar67

Don K · May 08, 2009, 12:49:46 AM

Sorry I can't make it this year. I am working. :(

Don

DWM II · May 12, 2009, 08:35:07 PM

I'd love to make it, but like Don K I will be working as well. :( This turnaround will last another 3 weeks minimal.

PineNut · May 12, 2009, 09:52:50 PM

Maybe you will have better luck with the schedule next time.

Banjo picker · May 12, 2009, 09:53:35 PM

I can't make it either, the Dodge is still in the shop with no hope of getting out anytime soon. Tim

Radar67 · May 14, 2009, 12:19:46 PM

PineNut, is it still just the three of us? What time do you plan to get things kicked off?

PineNut · May 14, 2009, 02:24:45 PM

Yes, just the three of us. If anyone else wants to come, let me know so I can put your name in the pot for food. Any time after 0830. There is no set time

Radar67 · May 14, 2009, 02:34:57 PM

Okay, I'll probably be there around 9. Fish, you want to link up for the last half of the ride? I'll bring the camera, gotta make some of these folks drool a little. :D

fishpharmer · May 14, 2009, 02:59:43 PM

I am on the road delivering fish Radar. Could you call me?

Radar67 · May 14, 2009, 03:22:14 PM

I can, but not till after work. I am on cell blackout in my vault.

Radar67 · May 24, 2009, 02:12:32 PM

It's a little late, but here are pictures from our last meeting. We had a very enjoyable time with our gracious host, Pinenut aka Roy.

It was cloudy and rainy, but we did our best to make everything worth while, and it was. We started with Roy's version of a green house heater. He has a couple of Harbor Frieght green houses placed end to end. He uses his OWB to provide the heat.

We moved on to his kiln, which was also heated by the OWB.

Which he uses to fight this problem.

He also has a simple treating facility to treat all of his lumber with a homemade Boracare solution. He places his lumber on the vat, floods it with solution via water hose connected to a sump pump, recovers and filters the solution and continues to use it. Genious.

Fishpharmer (aka James) wanted to saw a log, so Roy let him.

We had a great day overall, lots of visiting, story telling, idea exchanges, etc. Several new friendships were forged.

Oh, on our way home, James and I stopped by a used equipment dealer's yard close to my house. Here is his sign on the front gate.

I never meet him before, but man did he have some hum dingers to tell! :D

There are a few more pictures in my gallery on this visit.

pineywoods · May 25, 2009, 10:00:27 AM

Sorry I missed it guys. Hindsight, maybe I should have let the neighbors chinese generator wait a couple of days...PineNut, what all else do you heat with that owb furnace? I did have a visit from new member JayG, he and wife enroute to Waynesboro Miss.

PineNut · June 03, 2009, 09:56:54 PM

Sorry I am so late with a reply. I use the OWB to heat the house, greenhouse and kiln. Also use it for domestic hot water. I don't know what the pay back time is but now I keep the house nice and warm in the winter and take all of the long hot showers I like. So for me, it is comfort as much as economics. Of course with cap and trade (spelled tax) it may well be economics also.

pineywoods · January 20, 2010, 11:59:18 PM

Looks like another gathering at pineywoods place. This wasn't planned, just sorta came together. Tue, jan 26 So far WDH, Ljmathias, fishpharmer coming. Maybe brdmkr, woodbowl and Magicman. Pretty sure planman54 and arlcon will show up as they are local.. I realize this is kinda short notice but like I said, things just sorta fell in place without any real planning. As previously, everybody is welcome, there will be catered BBQ brisket lunch around 2 pm , just don't show up without letting me know, a day or so ahead else you might go hungry. We'll talk solar kilns, sawmills, logging, and tell ~~lies~~stories. IF the weather is bad, I have a big house and the spouse likes visitors..

wwsjr · January 21, 2010, 10:25:15 AM

I will try to work schedule to be there. PM me the address again so I can get new directions. Not sure I still have from the last trip.

Willie

PineNut · January 21, 2010, 07:35:19 PM

I have been looking forward for another meeting and plan to be there.

Roy

pineywoods · January 23, 2010, 09:03:18 PM

Sorry guys, we'll have to call it off. My wife got up at 1 am this morning to go to the bathroom, fell and broke her pelvis. She is now resting comfortably in a hospital 35 miles from home. Outlook is rather fuzzy right now, specialist being called in but probably won't show till Monday morning. Realisticly we are look at 3 to 6 weeks recuperation, but that doesn't take into account her crippled leg...I'm gonna be spending a bunch of time sitting around a hospital