The 'Today's Job' thread

[doobin]

s**t factory blade and no setup

 

[V8Druid]

Here’s my latest Chinese tat. Cuts up to 300mm wide.

No mid range r-tech style option for a large bandsaw- it’s this type or 5k plus. Or get lucky and and old secondhand machine but that’s usually three phase. View attachment 32130

if you're cutting a big flat like that pack it up 2-3" in the vice ..... will cut way quicker and more accurately as you're only cutting a much smaller area, as the blade descends and won't run out like it can in a wide cut, getting blocked with swarf/struggling to clear the swarf ... same applies to most width flats, 2" and upwards ... much better, faster cut

 

[doobin]

Good tip, thanks.

 

[V8Druid]

Good tip, thanks.

and feed rate is critical ... present the teeth to the work and let them cut with virtually zero down force .... they just need to shave away at the leading edge ... just enough feed rate to keep them engaged with the workpiece .... blades will last much much longer .... look at what comes off ... needs to be a nicely 'curfed' shaving

 

[Furniss]

Scratting between showers on today's job....base going in for a new access.

 

[doobin]

Full workshop. Bearings and bits on the straw chopper and a full overhaul with everything replaced on the stock trailer.

 

[Giles]

Full workshop. Bearings and bits on the straw chopper and a full overhaul with everything replaced on the stock trailer. View attachment 32227

What do you use the straw chopper for? Laying straw after seeding?

 

[Giles]

Fitting this 8m opening sliding gate, about 12m total length awkward bugger

 

[JD450A]

Fitting this 8m opening sliding gate, about 12m total length awkward bugger

Bet you where glad to have that lovely 180FR to do it.

 

[Giles]

Bet you where glad to have that lovely 180FR to do it.

Handy arm geometry for the job

 

[Furniss]

Bet you where glad to have that lovely 180FR to do it.

I didn't know

 

[doobin]

What do you use the straw chopper for? Laying straw after seeding?

Not mine, job for someone else.

 

[Left hooker]

What do you use the straw chopper for? Laying straw after seeding?

Cattle bedding they are made just up road from me

 

[Giles]

Cattle bedding they are made just up road from me

I know what they’re meant for lol, I thought dobin had found a new use for it. The Americans like letsdig18 use straw after seeding to encourage grass to grow

 

[Hg2702]

I know what they’re meant for lol, I thought dobin had found a new use for it. The Americans like letsdig18 use straw after seeding to encourage grass to grow

Probably have it on the front of that Sherpa before long

 

[Furniss]

tree shear came in handy today and did some poor tree guy out of a day's work.

 

[Left hooker]

Finished this site for now footings all done collected the rebar and mesh for the builder
850 ton mucked away
6 working days in total

 

[Storrsy]

Finished this site for now footings all done collected the rebar and mesh for the builder
850 ton mucked away
6 working days in total

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Fair play- a lot to dig out with a 5 tonner

 

[JD450A]

Fair play- a lot to dig out with a 5 tonner

What you don't know is he had the 18t for the first 5 days.

 

[Furniss]

Finished this site for now footings all done collected the rebar and mesh for the builder
850 ton mucked away
6 working days in total

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Its no criticism whatsoever but I did wonder what your setup was ....seems like you have lots of wagons but is 5t your biggest machine or was it only one available ?