[AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff

Mon Mar 2 05:59:04 PST 2015

Dave , that is some fine looking slabs that you cut off .

On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:

> Yes, I made national news AND was quoted (and got about 5 minutes of
> "fame") by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show. I don't listen to him much
> these days. He has become a bit too LIBERAL for me anymore! AND Rush knows
> nothing about old tractors or engines!
>         Dave
>
> On Mar 1, 2015, at 9:37 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>
> > I had to go back and look at that one. The one on the tailgate, it
> triggered
> > memories of you "volunteering" in years past, I believe you made the news
> > even for your efforts!
> >
> > John Hall
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Rotigel
> > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 9:12 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >
> > Yes, it is my truck. How did you know? Were you able to read the metal
> sign
> > on the ground against the E-Z up leg?
> > Dave
> >
> > On Mar 1, 2015, at 9:01 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> >
> >> Looks like you had fun! The sawdust looks pretty fine too, would
> certainly
> >> make a good oil absorbent (see, now we are back on topic).
> >>
> >> That has GOT to be your truck in the background!
> >>
> >> John Hall
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Dave Rotigel
> >> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 8:37 PM
> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >>
> >> Hi John,
> >> Take a look at
> >> http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143333&page=2
> >> (near the bottom and posted by green 416) and you can see the sawdust on
> >> both sides of the log I worked on for the past 4 days.
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:59 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> Didn't realize that about a drag saw!
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Dave Rotigel
> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 6:56 PM
> >>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >>>
> >>> Both the crosscut and  the drag saw cut in both directions. The
> >>> configuration of the rakers change (direction) in the middle of the
> blade
> >>> on
> >>> both kinds of saws.
> >>> Dave
> >>>
> >>> On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:53 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Do crosscut saws cut in both directions? I would imagine drag saws
> only
> >>>> cut
> >>>> in one and operate similar to a power hacksaw.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bring some sunshine back with you and drop it off in NC when you pass
> >>>> through. We've had this white stuff on the ground for over 10 days and
> >>>> are
> >>>> having freezing rain this morning. Normal for us is to have 8" of snow
> >>>> that
> >>>> completely disappears in 3 days.
> >>>>
> >>>> John Hall
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Dave Rotigel
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 9:07 PM
> >>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, I do sharpen the blades myself. The BEST information I've come
> >>>> across
> >>>> is at http://www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/FilerDVD.htm I think that is
> the
> >>>> link
> >>>> I posted to the list some time ago. About 98.68419% of the information
> >>>> there
> >>>> transfers directly from sharpening a crosscut saw to a drag saw blade.
> >>>> That
> >>>> series of videos (and now a fair amt. of trial and error) and I'm able
> >>>> to
> >>>> do
> >>>> an OK job on the drag saw blades. Typically it takes me about 3 hours
> to
> >>>> sharpen a blade that has been used and poorly "sharpened" over the
> >>>> years.
> >>>> I'm able to resharpen one that I've done , and then used for s show,
> in
> >>>> less
> >>>> than an hour. In either case, it's something I really enjoy, so the
> time
> >>>> spent becomes not much of an issue.
> >>>> Dave
> >>>>
> >>>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 8:30 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> So have you learned to sharpen them yourself? I guess its pretty much
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> same as a crosscut saw. I believe you shared a link on how to sharpen
> >>>>> them
> >>>>> once.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> John
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: Dave Rotigel
> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:49 PM
> >>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi John,
> >>>>> I was up to about 23 minutes on each saw cut today! The blade is
> >>>>> getting
> >>>>> real dull, but I was too lazy to put another blade on. Don't think
> I'll
> >>>>> cut
> >>>>> at all tomorrow--just pack up and leave. Thus, one sharp blade got me
> >>>>> through about 10 feet of log at about 2" per cut. I can live with
> that
> >>>>> given
> >>>>> how darn hard that live oak is!
> >>>>> Dave
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 7:02 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I also observed many folks had a much more keen interest in watching
> >>>>>> saws
> >>>>>> run compared to other equipment we were demonstrating.  Some because
> >>>>>> they
> >>>>>> were just so darn loud, but most because sawing wood was something
> >>>>>> they
> >>>>>> could relate to. About even in interest was running a stationary
> >>>>>> baler,
> >>>>>> there's tons of non-farm guys that helped load hay at some point in
> >>>>>> time
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>> can therefore relate.
> >>>>>> Threshers, silage cutters, grist mills, corn shredders---the pool of
> >>>>>> interested folks grows much smaller. Partly because they have NO
> idea
> >>>>>> what
> >>>>>> they are looking at and still don't even when you try to explain it.
> >>>>>> The
> >>>>>> other reason, there just aren't many folks alive that ever saw this
> >>>>>> stuff
> >>>>>> used when it was new. At 84 years old, my dad never helped run a
> >>>>>> thresher
> >>>>>> until he was about 65. He saw a few folks do it when he was young.
> His
> >>>>>> dad
> >>>>>> replaced a wooden hand fed Geiser thresherwith a Massey pull type
> >>>>>> combine
> >>>>>> right around the start of WWII.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I will say it is easy to spot a good Southern cook, she's the lady
> who
> >>>>>> inspects the final product coming out of a grist mill and gives you
> >>>>>> her
> >>>>>> $.02
> >>>>>> as to the quality of the grits or corn meal you are grinding.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> John
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: Dave Rotigel
> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 9:14 PM
> >>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi John,
> >>>>>> The 16' live oak log was about 24 inches at the butt when I started
> on
> >>>>>> Wed.
> >>>>>> I'm down to about 7' now and my guess on the dia. now is about 20".
> >>>>>> That
> >>>>>> live oak is the hardest "stuff" I've ever cut. It takes about 18
> >>>>>> minutes
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> make one cut. I go through a poplar log of that size in about 7
> >>>>>> minutes
> >>>>>> at
> >>>>>> home in PA. On the other hand, 18 minutes is about the time it takes
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> down
> >>>>>> a 16 oz Old Mil, so it's not all bad!
> >>>>>> Dave
> >>>>>> PS, Like you, I find that everything I cut is hauled away. (Tables,
> >>>>>> Clocks,
> >>>>>> Cutting Boards or whatever.) I had one woman ask me if I could speed
> >>>>>> up
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> saw because she didn't have the time to wait around. I smiled and
> >>>>>> asked
> >>>>>> her
> >>>>>> if she would like a cup of coffee. I think she must have been from
> >>>>>> Naples!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Feb 27, 2015, at 8:34 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Running your drag saw I assume? How big of a log were you cutting?
> >>>>>>> Years
> >>>>>>> ago
> >>>>>>> when my dad was able, we used to demonstrate our 2 man chainsaws. A
> >>>>>>> nice
> >>>>>>> 24-30" Poplar log made for one heck of a display. A lot of folks
> >>>>>>> wanted
> >>>>>>> those cuts for crafts. One fellow in particular was going to make
> >>>>>>> clocks
> >>>>>>> out
> >>>>>>> of them.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> John Hall
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: Dave Rotigel
> >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 7:59 PM
> >>>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I have been at the Zolfo show (FL) for three days now cutting up a
> >>>>>>> 18'
> >>>>>>> log
> >>>>>>> into 2" pieces. Lots of sawdust there for anyone who wants to use
> it
> >>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>> "oil dry"!
> >>>>>>> Dave
> >>>>>>> PS, GREAT Show and ONLY a little rain!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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