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Having a lot of trouble sourcing hardwood chips for my azure garden... any clever tips? BBQ chips are too expensive and I have tried finding someone to chip maple logs from my chalet, but for some reason it is proving excessively difficult... JBArk JBArk is a Mandelthought; a non-fiction character in a drama of his own design he calls "LIFE" who partakes in consciousness expanding activities and substances; he should in no way be confused with SWIM, who is an eminently data-mineable and prolific character who has somehow convinced himself the target he wears on his forehead is actually a shield.
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I was going to propose renting or borrowing a wood chipper or just finding a log and going to town, but now I can't stop thinking about BBQ Cubensis
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Touche Guevara wrote:I was going to propose renting or borrowing a wood chipper or just finding a log and going to town, but now I can't stop thinking about BBQ Cubensis mmmmmm... pulled pork & lip-smackin ribs in a cubie portabello sauce!!  I live in town and cannot for the life of me find anyone to chip my damn logs! I'll buy chips, but bbq chips are about 6$ a pound, and when you need about 20-30 lbs... JBArk JBArk is a Mandelthought; a non-fiction character in a drama of his own design he calls "LIFE" who partakes in consciousness expanding activities and substances; he should in no way be confused with SWIM, who is an eminently data-mineable and prolific character who has somehow convinced himself the target he wears on his forehead is actually a shield.
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omnia sunt communia!
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I dunno if you're in the US or what the price of this is, but what about looking into a woodchipper rental service? http://www.woodchipper.net/Wiki • Attitude • FAQThe Nexian • Nexus Research • The OHTIn New York, we wrote the legal number on our arms in marker...To call a lawyer if we were arrested. In Istanbul, People wrote their blood types on their arms. I hear in Egypt, They just write Their names. גם זה יעבור
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SnozzleBerry wrote:I dunno if you're in the US or what the price of this is, but what about looking into a woodchipper rental service? http://www.woodchipper.net/ I'm in Canada... most woodchippers are for small branches, not logs (or even stips cut from logs). Woodchippers like I need cost around 20k and often need to be hooked up to a tractor or similar engine (this is what they tell me anyway. I am quite willing to buy, but I don't know where to go... This is going to sound pathetic, but I have been looking for almost 2 years!! I'm usually pretty resourceful too, but for some reason, this one's got me... JBArk is a Mandelthought; a non-fiction character in a drama of his own design he calls "LIFE" who partakes in consciousness expanding activities and substances; he should in no way be confused with SWIM, who is an eminently data-mineable and prolific character who has somehow convinced himself the target he wears on his forehead is actually a shield.
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omnia sunt communia!
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Well, given you're in canada, that service is no good for you, but they do provide the chipper with or without tractor depending on your needs. Maybe there's some similar service up in your neck of the woods. Then again, maybe this service only makes sense in the United States of Gluttony  . Wiki • Attitude • FAQThe Nexian • Nexus Research • The OHTIn New York, we wrote the legal number on our arms in marker...To call a lawyer if we were arrested. In Istanbul, People wrote their blood types on their arms. I hear in Egypt, They just write Their names. גם זה יעבור
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Does it need to be chips or can in be a bit finer? You can go to town on some logs with a chainsaw and eventually you create a ton on chips/sawdust. You lock the door, and throw away the key
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VisualDistortion wrote:Does it need to be chips or can in be a bit finer? You can go to town on some logs with a chainsaw and eventually you create a ton on chips/sawdust. already done that! Problem is when you cut with a chainsaw that thin, you waste more than you recoup, and you're still left with discs too large for the mycelium to colonize in any reasonable amount of time... The sawdust is usable, but you need about 10:1 chips/dust. More dust=more chance of contams (greater surface area and water retention...) its really not as simple as it should be!! JBArk JBArk is a Mandelthought; a non-fiction character in a drama of his own design he calls "LIFE" who partakes in consciousness expanding activities and substances; he should in no way be confused with SWIM, who is an eminently data-mineable and prolific character who has somehow convinced himself the target he wears on his forehead is actually a shield.
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