!! SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

Coydon Wallham wrote:Thanks again Stephen for bringing Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to the not-so-big screen for us to watch after dinner.

Happy you enjoyed it, man! First time I saw it, and maybe it was for others, too. I appreciate you suggesting it.

BRK #219

Spent the first half of the day performing errands, one of which was picking up Paul's Silver Play Button from YouTube.



Congrats, Paul...!

In other news, I went up to the Lab today, where Wesley and I did our best with the Sawmill. Here's Wesley:



We were on the last-tier of the log. I was pleased with the fact we were able to retrieve some boards from the lowest section of this log. To make it work, we shoveled a lot of frozen sawdust out of the way. There are at least a dozen boards to be reclaimed from here.



Finally: here's a picture of Cooper Cabin. The Sawmill is currently parked right next to this large, fancy structure.



That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!

BRK #220

A day mostly up at the Lab, and a fitting end to the week.

Grey and I visited the Tipi today and knocked most of the ice off it. We have a couple SEPPers slated to stay in the Tipi for a few days next week, so we're ensuring it's ready for the guests. Here's a chunk of ice I broke off the structure today.



In the afternoon, new Boot Sarah and I visited the Sawmill and processed the rest of the stubborn 8-foot log, then loaded in a new one. She's in this photo, practicing the process of milling wall panels.



Here's a shot of the new log being loaded into the Sawmill, from the "captain's seat" on the tractor. Sarah's to the left, removing the chains.



Finally: here's the new log. It's loaded and the round top edge is removed. We'll be at this on Monday, making more panels and maybe a few 1x4s for upcoming projects.



Finished up the weekend with some of Samantha's artful spaghetti, and a viewing of the bizarre assassin rom-com Mr. Right. Not one of IMDB's favourites, but it was all right.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and make the most of your weekend...!

Hey Stephen, when I used one of those style sawmills, we loaded new logs by rolling them in from the side.  The mill I was using only had legs at the very ends so I'd just raise the frame/carriage, roll the log in and then lower the frame to line up with the centerline of the log.  Maybe yours has more legs and it won't work.  But if it did, there'd be less risk to the sawmill from a tractor mishap.

Mike Haasl wrote:Hey Stephen, when I used one of those style sawmills, we loaded new logs by rolling them in from the side.  The mill I was using only had legs at the very ends so I'd just raise the frame/carriage, roll the log in and then lower the frame to line up with the centerline of the log.  Maybe yours has more legs and it won't work.  But if it did, there'd be less risk to the sawmill from a tractor mishap.

This time of year the legs are mostly-frozen to the ground, but in the spring we may be able to give this a try. Thanks, Mike! :)