A Quiet Sunday

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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by LNR » Tue Dec 30, 2025 2:15 am

More Logs coming to the mill behind the tractor.
After two close calls with falling timber, the driver asked the smithy to rig up some top cover. Nothing fancy, but then nothing at the mill is!
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The Sawyer's not that happy with the pine logs coming in from Nayook. Too much bark and mess going through his saws.
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by Durley » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:01 am

Beautiful photos. The tractor ‘roof’ looks totally authentic.

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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by philipy » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:54 am

Totally realistic looking pictures, as always. :)
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by ge_rik » Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:09 pm

Is that a mister making the smoke from the chimney? It looks very realistic.

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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by LNR » Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:04 pm

ge_rik wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:09 pm Is that a mister making the smoke
It's a home built smoke maker Rik. One of those electronic metal boxes, with a piece of nichrome wire wrapped in fibre glass wool and connected to a battery. Pour in some cheap baby oil and you have smoke.
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by ge_rik » Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:43 am

LNR wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:04 pm
ge_rik wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:09 pm Is that a mister making the smoke
It's a home built smoke maker Rik. One of those electronic metal boxes, with a piece of nichrome wire wrapped in fibre glass wool and connected to a battery. Pour in some cheap baby oil and you have smoke.
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by philipy » Wed Dec 31, 2025 11:46 am

LNR wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:04 pm
It's a home built smoke maker Rik. One of those electronic metal boxes,
Grant, please pardon me being thick, but what do you actually mean by " One of those electronic metal boxes, "? I'm quite good at getting the magic smoke out of electronic boxes, but I'm guessing that isn't what you mean? :D :D
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by LNR » Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:17 am

philipy wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 11:46 am I'm quite good at getting the magic smoke out of electronic boxes,
Me too Philip, but this box is one you can let the smoke out of.
The box is one of the many available at electronic stores for projects, with an element of nichrome wire wrapped around fibreglass wool to be saturated with baby oil.
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I never put the top on as I originally intended to make it fan assisted as in my paddle tug, but found there was no need and the smoke looked better not being fan forced.
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by philipy » Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:52 am

Thanks Grant. Sorry, I completely misunderstood your post, I thought you meant a box full of electronic wizardry intended for some other purpose and modified with the Nichrome wire to produce smoke.
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Re: A Quiet Sunday

Post by ge_rik » Thu Jan 01, 2026 8:46 am

LNR wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:17 am
philipy wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 11:46 am I'm quite good at getting the magic smoke out of electronic boxes,
Me too Philip, but this box is one you can let the smoke out of.
The box is one of the many available at electronic stores for projects, with an element of nichrome wire wrapped around fibreglass wool to be saturated with baby oil.
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I never put the top on as I originally intended to make it fan assisted as in my paddle tug, but found there was no need and the smoke looked better not being fan forced.
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Very clever!

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