Kilo Charlie's Creations and BS

How hard is it to cut logs sideways with a chainsaw? I've often wondered that, I know a sharp chain is key but is it still tough going sideways?

 

It's actually pretty easy with the milling attachment... The key is getting the first cut right then the mill just follows that for the rest of the cuts. I still have some learning to do and waiting for the wood to dry is going to feel like forever! I have a big saw too so the extra power helps.

 

HAHA Sorry.. I've been slacking and haven't made much progress to show off!

 

1/4 piece of aluminum cut on the band saw.

Hand filed and sanded to 320 grit



A 1/4 deep hole, 5/32 in diameter with alternating copper and aluminum tubing down to 1/16th inch glued in place then sanded smoothish.



Sanded to 1000 grit.



Primary Cutting Compound (Brown) on the 6 inch buffer.



Second Cutting Compound (Green) on the buffer.



Polishing Compound (White) on the buffer and a quarter for scale.

 

Looks good, what is it

 

Just a scrap piece before moving on to the real project.. not ready to reveal that yet. Figured it would be ok over here rather than clogging up your thread haha

 

So I needed a place to kinda sorta document a journey and here goes..

As of today I am 239 days sober. I gave up drinking and collecting whiskey bottles and traded that for collecting Hot Wheels and Matchbox and other die cast cars on the 1/64 scale.

I've been toying with an idea of making a spare bedroom into a giant display case. Previously, I removed all the full whiskey bottles on the custom shelves I made and filled them up with diecast cars.

Today, I took another step and cleared out all the empty bottles and took them to the recycling bin.