There is another option for posts. You can use a large rock for a footing and then scribe your post to sit on it. I have done this for my firewood shed (and I am no master woodworker). Here is link for a good you tube video (only 10 mins long) showing how to do this. I found it was actually not that difficult to do using a chisel and an angle grinder. When finished you can actually set the post in place on the rock and it will stand by itself.
Thanks for sharing that. In fact this is the intended building technique for the meditation huts (Japanese style). But I decided to sink the front posts on the Sawmill shed. As it is an open shed there is the danger that a strong wind could lift the roof so I decided to anchor it in the ground.
I have to say although at first I hesitated to make the extra expense to get the LT15 it is absolutely worth it and the right choice for an entry level mill.
Just a little bit quicker and easier than i can do one with my chainsaw mill! I can see why someone with a bit of space would move onto one of these band saws pretty quick.
wont lie - all the effort it takes to errect island forrest retreat gives me an impression that digging a hole in ground and staying there in meditaion is easier :)
@@TheChainsawLama what about a retreat center where you hand 'em a shovel and mala and tell them to either find or make their own cave? Dinner is in the main building at 6. That will be 2000 dollars please. Have a great retreat! 🤣
Lama, so much physical hard work. Please get a dirt drill and drill multiple holes close to each other, then scoop out the dirt, not much digging... I learned this from gardening. It is a good tool to have for many years to come.
Gin pole, eh? I built one of those last year to pull stumps. . . . Not being familiar with that terminology I chose to call it my "Egyptian-style stump-puller". As you can probably tell I am pretty proud of it! 😆
@@TheChainsawLama I use to use them when I use to install t.v. towers many many moons ago it was handy to use but also when ur the only person up 60 ft in the air it was interesting to say the least moving it from section to section lol, I worst part of using it was who ever was on the ground pulling on the rope or cable and the section of tower getting hung up lol talk about failure to communicate 🤣🤣 but satellite dishes, cell phones sorta killed that business, not many people have anything to do with towers and the tools used, to bad can not add photos to messages cause I could pics of the ginpole I use to use, best thing of that job was the scenery !
Oṃ A Ra Pa Ca Na Dhīḥ The Sutra on Perfect Wisdom (Conze 1975) defines the significance of each syllable thus; A is a door to the insight that all dharmas are unproduced from the very beginning (ādya-anutpannatvād). RA is a door to the insight that all dharmas are without dirt (rajas). PA is a door to the insight that all dharmas have been expounded in the ultimate sense (paramārtha). CA is a door to the insight that the decrease (cyavana) or rebirth of any dharma cannot be apprehended, because all dharmas do not decrease, nor are they reborn. NA is a door to the insight that the names (i.e. nāma) of all dharmas have vanished; the essential nature behind names cannot be gained or lost.
@@ultimatemeaning I live in Virginia. In the United States, but I would love to volunteer. You’d have to teach me quite a few things so I don’t know if he’ll be worth your time or not but in exchange you could teach me about Buddhism.
Thanks Jack I milled my first log 17' x 16" and the whole setup was very stable and solid. I imagine that there will be some subsidence though so I will have to adjust the feet from time to time. Will post a video of my first time milling with the LT15
So that is what a GIN pole is, I've always wondered since childhood hearing my Grandfather talk about them with other adults on the farm. I have used them many times in my career and have always called them "Aframelifts". My Grandfather was German and I am 78YO. Thanks for clearing that up!
Yeah I always used to call it a lifting frame but apparently a single pole, an A-frame, and a tripod rigged in this way is a Gin pole. Many videos on line. And it works great BTW
I believe the vertical adjustment bar is the wrong way around . The two skid shoes should slide along the log not face the saw head. Good video thank you.
Yes thanks for the tip, you might notice that I flipped it around in subsequent videos- It must have dropped out when I was changing the height and then I put it back in backwards! oops! 😆🤣😆
Found it amusing that you came on with a safety lecture about the ladder, but not a word on the chainsaw. Also - tying the ladder to the tree? After you climb it without, then untie and climb back down ;) I get the idea, but the irony is blatant. Cutting the notches with the chainsaw - why not use a plunge cut to get the flat bottom? You had plenty of room and it would be much more efficient than the multiple vertical cuts and having to knock out all the waste and still need more cutting ;) With a chop saw it makes sense, but the chainsaw lets you avoid all of that.
❤ not confident enough with my plunge cuts yet (beginner) and the 16 footers are too awkward to get on the DeWalt. But the joint was tight in the end so I am pretty happy with the outcome. ❤
@@ultimatemeaning Knocking about until you get what you want with the the tools you have is an old way of working . I thought it looked sturdy enough in the end . If backwater craftsmen in Pakistan or the Philippines can take a file and crank out high quality copies of many f🔥rearms of the world ... I don't see why your method would not be just fine for the project you did ... 👍
To make that job even easier, you should consider using a skid cone. That way if the log encounters a snag while being hauled out the cone will mitigate the delay in having to reset.
They will make really nice offering shrines for the meditation huts and the temple, and they smell good too! just drying in the workshop right now🙏🙏🙏 These boards go around the roof of the Temple
Try to take less tooth away, watch the cutting corner and when sharp, quit. If a tooth or few are shorter, modestly sharpen them and then do the others with a more appropriate length setting. If that does not work for your milline,replace the damagedcutter(s). When your switch to CBN grinding wheel, will be very impressed.
Thanks for the advice Rooster. I took way too much off the first chain, but it was my first time ever. I think it is only the ripping chain that needs to be balanced and for the skip tooth won't make any difference. I tried something else on the other ripping chain. There was one bad tooth that I had to grind it hard, but instead of grinding all the other teeth the same I did only one on the other side of the chain to make a pair of short teeth(right, left). It seems to be balanced. I definitely want to move to CBN but I can't justify the cost until I have worn out these wheels first.
A Cedar wagon would be nice! Cedar is strong and light (but not as light as ABS) I know a Cedar dog house! do pooches like the smell of Cedar I wonder? 🤔
@@ultimatemeaning Yes, dogs generally love the smell of most fragrant evergreens. The tough part at the very first, when dealing with a structure made of all fresh evergreen, is their desire to pee on it. After all, a house made of trees, sort of pee heaven for them. But my bois are quick on the uptake, one mistake, one missing dinner, and it's all "oh these trees are different, alrighty then!". Current wagon is solid welded steel, virtually ANY material would be lighter! The bois say hey, we all offer a blessing - and new content out tomorrow afternoon. P.S. Can't wait for the stream! 🐕🦺🙏🐕🦺
What an excellent video! I have one of these still in the box, was to intimidated to unpack it as i thought it was going to be a pain to set up. It's coming out of the box straight after breakfast!
That's the spirit Jack! Once you get the hang of it it is really straight forward! Watch the little yellow knob on the left. It locks the head in the upright position.
Making sure the fill caps are up is so simple, but if you hadn't said it, I probably would have had one of those stupid moments where I learned it through error lol.
