(J T) wrote in
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Sat, Jul 31, 2004, 2:23am (EDT+4)
(Lobby*Dosser) queries:
Circular blade, or straight like a steam powered bow saw?

No. You seem to be thinking sawmill. Like a cross-cut saw.
More
one-man type, then two-man, but possiblly longer than a one-man. On
this, the blade travels horizontally, cutting a log on the ground.
Like a cross-cut saw.

AHA! A steam powered sawzall.


And, a bit of trivia, for those who don't know. IF you know what
you're doing, one man can use a two-man crosscut saw, in the same
manner as a one-man crosscut saw.

I'll bite




JOAT
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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:52:25 -0400, (J T)
wrote:

Sat, Jul 31, 2004, 2:23am (EDT+4)
(Lobby*Dosser) queries:
Circular blade, or straight like a steam powered bow saw?

No. You seem to be thinking sawmill. Like a cross-cut saw. More
one-man type, then two-man, but possiblly longer than a one-man. On
this, the blade travels horizontally, cutting a log on the ground. Like
a cross-cut saw.

Drag saw, is the term I believe. I've seen them powered by the drive
belt from an old tractor using a bell-crank type setup, so a steam
variation shouldn't be difficult. All you need is a normal
double-action steam cylinder with the saw blade attached to the
connecting rod. Although I suspect a flywheel would need to be added
to make it run better.

And, a bit of trivia, for those who don't know. IF you know what
you're doing, one man can use a two-man crosscut saw, in the same manner
as a one-man crosscut saw.

Not easily unless you either have a lot of set to the saw or wood with
little pitch. Most 2 man saws are too thin to push back through the
kerf without bending.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

Sat, Jul 31, 2004, 10:42am (EDT-3)
(Tim=A0Douglass) says;
Drag saw, is the term I believe. snip

Same general idea, but a totally different look.
http://www.oldengine.org/shows/Chilton/17.htm

Not easily unless you either have a lot of set to the saw or wood with
little pitch. Most 2 man saws are too thin to push back through the kerf
without bending.

That's why I put it, "IF you know what you're doing". It is "not"
easy, but it "is" possible.



JOAT
The highway of fear is the road to defeat.
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A new battery is $10. 90121-0VGA. (snip)
I have one of the cheap HF drills - a 14V. It works and has done
pretty good duty for the last year or so

I have a DeWalt 12V 3/8" VSR dual range cordless drill. It and batteries
are ~ 6 yrs old and they're not holding a charge long after running only
about 10,000 screws. I checked around and found the following:

NEW 12V XR DeWalt batteries are $ 50.00 ea. at Lowes for a total of $ 100
for two
A place called Powercell (or similar-was told about it here) will rebuild
the batteries for 36.50 plus $ 5.00 shipping (each way) = $ 93.00

Lowes and HD are selling the whole kit: drill, 2 batt, charger for $ 119.00
...geez the charger alone costs about 40-50 bucks.

Now HD is selling the Ryobi 12V kit for $ 44.95 ! Decisions, decisions

R

I have a 12V DeWalt, and a 12V Ryobi. The Ryobi is crap, so be careful.

Kevin
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Lowes and HD are selling the whole kit: drill, 2 batt, charger for $
119.00
..geez the charger alone costs about 40-50 bucks.

Now HD is selling the Ryobi 12V kit for $ 44.95 ! Decisions, decisions

R

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:52:25 -0400, (J T) wrote:

No. You seem to be thinking sawmill. Like a cross-cut saw. More
one-man type, then two-man, but possiblly longer than a one-man. On
this, the blade travels horizontally, cutting a log on the ground. Like
a cross-cut saw.

maybe closer to:

http://www.steamengine.com.au/ic/sawmill/rosebery/

Steve
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