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

jtchall at nc.rr.com jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sun Mar 1 18:37:12 PST 2015


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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