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04-07-2007, 11:01 PM
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Name: Bruce City: Apex State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Last fall, I cut into the remains of one of those staples that hold sku tages on the end of lumber. My Forrest WWII suffered some dental damage ($52 to fix). Yesterday, I ran one leg of a staple through my planer. It had broken off below the surface. A second staple was placed over it, which I removed. I now have to shift planer knives to compensate for nicks. From now on, I either need to cut two inches off the ends, or buy a metal detector. Strangest thing I have ever found was some rifle slugs several years ago when ripping some lumber. Being lead, there was no damage to the blade on my saw. |  
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04-07-2007, 11:12 PM
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Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I got bit recently on my planer as well. I had ordered a WWII sometime back as to have a spare and when I tuned up my saw put it in and what a difference. The staples I had accidentally cut had done a good job dulling my blade.
I wish they wouldn't use staples. They have labels that stick even on the end grain now a days. | |
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04-07-2007, 11:23 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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 Just imagine hitting a coke bottle in a cedar log with a 32 HP band mill, now that did some damage...
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04-07-2007, 11:35 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
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04-07-2007, 11:51 PM
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Name: Bruce City: Apex State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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It is hard to believe that the BORG staples are a better grade of steel, than the carbide on a WWII . There are plastic staples and T nails, which won't kill a blade. Luckly, I can shift planer knives, one each way and leave third as is. Electric fence insulators are also a problem, but the nail holding them will usually sets off metal detector. When I was a kid, a member of our church bought a tract of timber at Fort Bragg. Unfortunately there had been a rifle range located next to it during World War II. He and Army had a LONG litigation due to the fact that they hadn't disclosed this fact prior to bidding process. Contract required a bond and forfiture if timber wasn't cut. | |
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04-08-2007, 01:27 AM
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Name: Chris Mathes City: Harrisburg State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 37 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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jfyi...I moved this thread out of the workshop forum and put it in general woodworking. It just seemed to fit better there.
Regards,
Chris
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04-08-2007, 08:30 AM
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Name: fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jeff...  Just imagine hitting a coke bottle in a cedar log with a 32 HP band mill, now that did some damage... when i was younger i worked at a sawmill in upstate new york. it was of the large circular saw type about six feet in diameter and using insert teeth. LOT OF EM!!! we hit a musket grown into a log once. yes you read right, a musket. talk about running for cover!!  glass insulators were interesting quite often also.. be carefull with that mosheen jeff!
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04-08-2007, 09:26 AM
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Name: Willie City: Southern Pines State: NC County: Moore Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I've come across lead bullets before as well. I thought it was kind of cool. Like others have said it caused no damage to my tooling. Sorry to hear about your misfortune. | |
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04-08-2007, 12:38 PM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I've started seeing plastic staples in some of the Lowes construction lumber. Found one nail and one HUGE spike but missed two smaller ones so we ate two blades during our last Woodmizer day. | |
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04-08-2007, 09:50 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by FredP when i was younger i worked at a sawmill in upstate new york. it was of the large circular saw type about six feet in diameter and using insert teeth. LOT OF EM!!! we hit a musket grown into a log once. yes you read right, a musket. talk about running for cover!! glass insulators were interesting quite often also.. be carefull with that mosheen jeff!
fred p Fred those circular saw mills are not for the faint of heart man. I actually ran a smaller one (one time and one time only). After slicing up two oak logs, I happened to notice holes in the saw shed tin roof above the saw and asked the owner what they were from. He said "oh that's where I hit a glass insulator in a pine log and the teeth came off the blade like a machine gun and went right through the roof" Seeing there was nothing but a makeshift piece of plexiglas between me and the saw blade. I decided two logs on the mill was plenty enough for me . Your right!!! we always need to be careful. At least when I hit something with my band mill, the blade breaks apart and flies into the dust shoot. Honestly, I actually feel safer running my WM than I do running my tablesaw.
Thanks
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04-08-2007, 11:11 PM
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Name: George City: Oxford State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 69 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Actually, the last studs (not 2x4x96) I bought at Lowes were Canadian and had sticky back labels on the ends, not stapled.
George
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04-08-2007, 11:53 PM
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Name: fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jeff... Fred those circular saw mills are not for the faint of heart man. I actually ran a smaller one (one time and one time only). After slicing up two oak logs, I happened to notice holes in the saw shed tin roof above the saw and asked the owner what they were from. He said "oh that's where I hit a glass insulator in a pine log and the teeth came off the blade like a machine gun and went right through the roof" Seeing there was nothing but a makeshift piece of plexiglas between me and the saw blade. I decided two logs on the mill was plenty enough for me . Your right!!! we always need to be careful. At least when I hit something with my band mill, the blade breaks apart and flies into the dust shoot. Honestly, I actually feel safer running my WM than I do running my tablesaw.
Thanks yeh i know! my grandfather had one from before i eas born. i was carryin slabs and edgings soon as i could walk. used to play in the sawdust pile every saterday while the mill was running. my mother had a fit but..... it was grand dads mill and you know the rest!  when i was 15 and 16 YO he used to pay me to split fence posts with mall and wedge. hardest 10 cents apiece i ever earned but it was gas money at the time and ya dont get the girls if your car dont run. 
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04-08-2007, 11:57 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by FredP hardest 10 cents apiece i ever earned but it was gas money at the time and ya dont get the girls if your car dont run.
fred Fred, I've had better luck getting the girls when my car ran out of gas...if you know what I mean 
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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04-09-2007, 12:13 AM
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Name: fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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yehbut you dont have to actually run out of gas. just need her to believe you did! its nice to be able to get her home when you are done! otherwise ya gotta listen to all the whineing...
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04-09-2007, 12:16 AM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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