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My first project off the new mill...

Started by Ruffneck, July 23, 2012, 10:43:10 PM

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Ruffneck

Another long day today, 30 hours into this project so far....
She's starting to look like a Roustabouts' rig.
Something very rewarding about taking some trees from my Dads' place and milling them up into a tool for the "Water Dawg". :)

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fishpharmer

The bandmill looks like it cuts pretty darn good.  Nice stack of lumber I see off to the left. 8)  Did you figure up the board feet?
Built my own band mill with the help of Forestry Forum. 
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WoodmizerLT-40 Super Hydraulic
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Looks like you have some nice older Ford Trucks.
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Woodchuck53

Can't beat them. They just go and go.
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Ruffneck

 Task complete! 600 feet of proof tested 8 x25 spin resist 3/4" wire rope with a zinc poured rope socket on the Water Dawg. 8) Oh, and a new cedar drilling rig floor on site ;D


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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: Ruffneck on July 31, 2012, 05:08:22 PM
Task complete! 600 feet of proof tested 8 x25 spin resist 3/4" wire rope with a zinc poured rope socket on the Water Dawg. 8) Oh, and a new cedar drilling rig floor on site ;D


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Looking at the pic.....looks like a well ROUNDED project. Great job!
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Chuck White

Congratulations!

You're right, there is a very special feeling when you saw out a bunch of lumber, then make something with it!
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customsawyer

The feeling of using what you have around the place is so rewarding.
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Ruffneck

Quote from: fishpharmer on July 23, 2012, 11:18:59 PM
The bandmill looks like it cuts pretty darn good.  Nice stack of lumber I see off to the left. 8)  Did you figure up the board feet?

Thanks to the FF calculator I have been able to figure out the BF easily...

After 21.2 hours on the girl I have produced a wopping 951 BF of lumber.
It sure is nice to have my driveway back again.

Well most of it anyway. At least the logs are out of the way.


A view of the stack in the backyard:


Some cedar before stacking it. Putting the Green Machine to work.


The next one in the line up, a maple from Dad's place:
  ;D

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sharp edge

I see the timex wrenches,tell us (me)about the well drilling. 8) 8) 8)

SE
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beenthere

ruffneck
Good job on the sawing and stacking. Well stickered and supported under each sticker column. Your straight lumber should be your reward.
south central Wisconsin
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others

POSTON WIDEHEAD

Ruffneck....you got it going on man! I have never thought of stickering my lumber with pick-up trucks. That should give it PLENTY of air flow.  :)

You have done a good job and your set up looks very neat.
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

thecfarm

Looks good. What's all the lumber for? Nice having your own mill.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

Ruffneck

Quote from: sharp edge on July 31, 2012, 11:26:04 PM
I see the timex wrenches,tell us (me)about the well drilling. 8) 8) 8)

SE
The whole drilling dream started back in 1985. My Dad purchased 40 acres to build our home on. He ended up paying more for his well than the land itself and it's still not a very good well. I came across this add in Popular Mechanics and it planted the seed in my head to just drill your own well, the guy in the advertisement was making it look so easy:



Fast forward 18 years, I purchased 40 acres of my own to develop. In October of 2005 I found a listing in the Capital Press for my drill rig. It was being sold just five miles from my place and being sold for scrap price ($1,000). My new neighbors' and friends' even help tow it to my place.

I have been restoring this old girl ever since. Between all the other projects of course ;D I am very hopeful to be starting to drill soon. Water is my only missing ingredient now :)

The cable contraption in action:
http://youtu.be/tE2dEHWdnDI

beenthere

What I think I saw in the video was loading the derrick up with cable and then hoisting the derrick verticle.

This must be a pound rig.

You have a clever technique for putting video together.
south central Wisconsin
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others

Ruffneck

Thanks beenthere! You're right, it is a "pound rig". According to my water dowser I have to pound a hole 100 feet deep.

Well reports in the area are on average 350 feet with the closest well being 500 feet. The reports also show formations of hard, medium and soft basalt that I'll need to drill through. :D

It'll be some slow going but I should be able to save on casing if I drill the total depth. The drillers I have talked to say my progress can be a foot an hour in the harder formations.

It may be slow going but these "ponder rigs" are supposed to produce more water than rotary rigs because the tend to open up the water veins as opposed to clogging them. smiley_bounce smiley_bounce smiley_bounce 

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Ruffneck

The boys finished my neighbor's well the other day. It's about 1,200 feet from where I'll be drilling. They went 480 feet deep, the static level is at 360 and it's producing 25 gpm. Costing him $15,000 so far :o

I hope my witcher is right about the 100 feet, but I have my doubts...

Clam77

Andy

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Wick

My neighbor across the pond about 300 yds had to go close to 1000'. We hit water at 100'. I think he may be about 20' more above sea level. I had mine witched as well by my wifes Uncle. Not sure if my neighbor did. Good Luck!
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thecfarm

There's always stories about wells. Some guy at work had to go down more than 700 feet. That's ALOT around here. They stopped at 700 and asked him what they wanted them to do. He said come back up to about 200  feet and go straight over about 100 feet and hook on to my neighbors well that is getting 30 gallons a minute. :o  Just never know. But good luck.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

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