Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: derekwarner on April 08, 2015, 10:56:06 pm
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Guys.......whilst clearing fallen tree branches from the Illawarra Live Steamers 5" gauge tracks....... I spied :o a few branches that appeared to have a significant number of growth rings, however were still relatively small in diameter
So for my ACS Scottish boiler I needed a few piles of rough sawn Australian hardwood logs and @ 1:20 scale would need to be
~~~ 6 to 12 mm diameter
~~~ 50 mm long
~~~ with say 1/2 a dozen growth rings to represent age
Not sure of the botanical name of the specie.... ;)....but the results speak for themselves.....seems a shame to burn them..... Derek {-)
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PS...so whilst we don't know which year the wood will be burnt.......they can rest on the drying tables which will also increase the calorific heat value/output due to the reduction of moisture
Now I wonder if Sandy has a calculation for such timber dryness?....... to be used in his gas fired boiler >>:-(........
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They could pass muster as plantation pine which are harvested at the 20 year mark, AKA the number of growth rings
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;)....thanks for the advice & I tend to agree RAAArtyGunner...that timber logging merchant didn't know the difference between hardwood & softwood >>:-(
Have sacked that person & ordered a new batch of 'geuineen' OZ redwood :-)) probably from the Bramah forests bordering the Murray river 100 years ago...... :embarrassed:
Interestingly, the logs look about the same size {-) .......which is good......... Derek
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To get serious, the bark is a dead giveaway for pine timbers.
The Hardwoods will burn better.