Helpful hints for building coops

[Molpet]

once you retire, you won't have enough
time in a day to get much done..it happens..

So true. Time management goes out the window. It's the end of the month before you know it

 

[Scottyp7]

scotty, do you have to buy the guide rail
separately ?

Scotty, what part of the country do you live ?.
You don't have to answer that if you don't want to.

I am in the West Kootenays in Robson, just outside of Castlegar B.C.

 

[aart]

I am in the West Kootenays in Robson, just outside of Castlegar B.C.

Welcome to BYC! @Scottyp7
Here's how to add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!

 

[Scottyp7]

I am in the West Kootenays in Robson, just outside of Castlegar B.C.

Welcome to BYC! @Scottyp7
Here's how to add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!
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Location saved, thank you aart, keep those tips and trick coming please!!!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Will do, another month until I can start milling. Lots of time off starting mid June as I am retiring!

Congrats, i love being retired!

 

[CapricornFarm]

So true. Time management goes out the window. It's the end of the month before you know it

The older you get, the faster it goes.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I got the first coat on the rest of the boards for Mel's love shack. One more coat should do it.

 

[jvls1942]

scotty, I read that the 660 is no longer being made.
it is replaced with the 661
still a powerful saw..
I am too old and worn out to start sawing lumber.
but I enjoy watching other people work..
I have about eighty black walnut trees that some
are big enough to saw. Not worth sending to the
local sawmill, but with a rig like yours I could make
a nice pile of boards..

 

[Scottyp7]

scotty, I read that the 660 is no longer being made.
it is replaced with the 661
still a powerful saw..
I am too old and worn out to start sawing lumber.
but I enjoy watching other people work..
I have about eighty black walnut trees that some
are big enough to saw. Not worth sending to the
local sawmill, but with a rig like yours I could make
a nice pile of boards..

It is the 661, can't wait to be done with these nightshifts, we work 2 12 hr days then 2 12hr nights (then 4 days off) at the pulp mill, and it is a good schedule but the nights get tougher as you age. I see people advertising renting portable bandsaw mills, with or without the operator, may be worth checking out.

 

[jvls1942]

Scotty. doing custom sawing might be OK, you can always
pick and choose your clients. If you don't want the
job , just tell them you are booked up for a year..
I used to custom hatch eggs. once in a while people
would complain that more eggs didn't hatch. when I told
them the eggs weren't fertile, they wouldn't believe me.
I finally gave up. not worth the hassle .
switching shifts must be difficult. my grandson had a
job where he worked straight graveyard shift for six years.
new management wanted him to start working some days.
he quit. now has a job where he works the same shift for
seven days, then has seven days off.. with better pay..
I watched a video that they sawed cedar lap siding.
awesome..