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

Dave Rotigel rotigel at me.com
Mon Mar 2 05:33:59 PST 2015 

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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