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From: Keith on 3 Oct 2006 10:49 In article <jhbUg.9083$e66.2689(a)newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>, notthisjoergsch(a)removethispacbell.net says... > Hello Keith, > > >> > >>>>Since the rear window doesn't roll down I had to leave the hatch open. > >>>>That load of lumber would sometimes start to sway because it was > >>>>cantilevered. > >>> > >>>That's why I gave up and bought a pickup truck five years ago. No > >>>more fretting that some village idiot will claim he didn't see the red > >>>flag tied to the load. > >>> > >> > >>True but most trucks only offer an 8ft bed. That would have left 14 ft > >>sticking out in this case. Sounds unbelievable but about 12ft of lumber > >>fits inside my Montero if I recline the passenger seat and shove the > >>lumber all the way under the dash. That way it can hardly pop loose and > >>cantilever into the road. > > > > > > You can put it on a rack in the pickup bed or on carriers on top of > > a cap. I don't have either and no post holes (they're an > > invitation to rust) for a rack. I borrowed a friend's (actually a > > dealership he works for) cargo van to pick up some 16' clapboards. > > > > I have rails for a roof rack but no bolt holes. That would make it a > pretty expensive accessory for the occasional lumber trip. "Post holes" in a pickup bed are designed to accept 2x4s to build a rack out of - cheap. Unfortunately they're a water trap behind the paint and the racks tend to scrape off any corrosion protection there is. I put 20' lumber on the roof rack of my minivan. I didn't carry much weight up there but 10 clapboards and a couple of 16' 2x4s aren't all that heavy. > >>>Also a whole lot easier to load bags of cement, sand and mortar. The > >>>high-lipped trunks in the new car designs are murder on the back when > >>>you have to lean in and over :-( > >>> > >> > >>Most SUV's don't have that problem. They are almost like trucks. I've > >>hauled loads of firewood in mine, plus tile, pellets, cement, HP gear > >>and so on. The only problem is you can't get real truck tires for it and > >>the Michelin LT 15-inchers squat a lot with a full load. > >> > >>As for the wood I bought it's increasingly disappointing. Installed the > >>last long rail yesterday and this time it was so sappy that it gummed up > >>the saw blade all the time. We have 70's style slanted deck railing > >>which required and angled cut along the whole length of the support > >>boards. Meaning lots of blue smoke. > >> > > Sounds like the blade is out of alignment with the fence. If it > > was that sappy isn't it going to warp like a pretzel? > > > > I checked the blade alignment and it cut fine through the old boards > that I had ripped out. Went through those as if it was butter. The long > section that I couldn't obtain in redwood because they only had Douglas > fir did warp :-( If it was that wet, it's no wonder. -- Keith
From: Joerg on 3 Oct 2006 11:30 Hello Keith, >>>> >>>>As for the wood I bought it's increasingly disappointing. Installed the >>>>last long rail yesterday and this time it was so sappy that it gummed up >>>>the saw blade all the time. We have 70's style slanted deck railing >>>>which required and angled cut along the whole length of the support >>>>boards. Meaning lots of blue smoke. >>>> >>> >>>Sounds like the blade is out of alignment with the fence. If it >>>was that sappy isn't it going to warp like a pretzel? >>> >> >>I checked the blade alignment and it cut fine through the old boards >>that I had ripped out. Went through those as if it was butter. The long >>section that I couldn't obtain in redwood because they only had Douglas >>fir did warp :-( > > > If it was that wet, it's no wonder. > Yeah, and the sap was squirting out while sawing. The big embarrassment came Sunday: With all that blade swapping I had re-installed the original one back into it the wrong way after the job was done. Ok, it was dark but that's no excuse. Wanted to cut a board that was old and dry, didn't go. It was in reverse :-( -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com
From: Joerg on 3 Oct 2006 11:33 Hello Frank, > >>They do but it's slim pickings. The long part didn't come in redwood and I >>was told that it has become next to impossible to buy 6"*24' redwood. Doug >>fir is often not available kiln dried. Plus I had to pick through at least >>15 pieces for every one of them before finding one that wasn't split or >>warped too badly. > > Another tip: never buy wood in bundled 6-packs. Looks nice > and straight, until you get home and cut the bands. Jumps > around all over the place and the only sensible thing to > do is cut 'm up in little pieces for the stove. > It doesn't come in six-packs. But it takes a long time and lots of lifting to find good pieces. > This also explains why you rarely see professional carpenters > at DIY stores. They have their own addresses for timber and > don't mind paying a bit more. > Not so in the US. Most of them buy at the big box stores. That's why they have a special contractor's desk and check-out. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com
From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Oct 2006 16:41 Joerg wrote: > > Yeah, and the sap was squirting out while sawing. The big embarrassment > came Sunday: With all that blade swapping I had re-installed the > original one back into it the wrong way after the job was done. Ok, it > was dark but that's no excuse. Wanted to cut a board that was old and > dry, didn't go. It was in reverse :-( So, did you turn the blade, or the board around? ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Joerg on 3 Oct 2006 17:22
Hello Michael, > >>Yeah, and the sap was squirting out while sawing. The big embarrassment >>came Sunday: With all that blade swapping I had re-installed the >>original one back into it the wrong way after the job was done. Ok, it >>was dark but that's no excuse. Wanted to cut a board that was old and >>dry, didn't go. It was in reverse :-( > > So, did you turn the blade, or the board around? ;-) > Could have re-wound the motor I guess :-))) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com |