I'm rebuilding a wood stocked cane mill. Got 2" x " 15" white oak stock and cut to 50" long. Each piece weighed 62 lb which I figure is like 72 lb / cu ft. Seasoned white oak ought to be 47 lb per cube. I painted every surface with cottonseed oil and drilled both ends and bolted in 1/2" all threads rods. Ends are thirsty. I stacked them flat on concrete in 70 F basement with 1/4" spacers. Sorghum ripens in 7 weeks. The log was sawed less than a month old and I picked wood up day after sawed.
2 pieces will be bolted together to make 4" x 15" x 50" base for 2 each 165 lb rollers. 2 more for top and some leftovers will make 12 1/2" uprights held in place by 5/8" all threads bolts at the 4 corners.
Am I nuts to think I can work this wood in time to mill cane this year in the hope that all those bolts will hold it in place while it cures?
2 pieces will be bolted together to make 4" x 15" x 50" base for 2 each 165 lb rollers. 2 more for top and some leftovers will make 12 1/2" uprights held in place by 5/8" all threads bolts at the 4 corners.
Am I nuts to think I can work this wood in time to mill cane this year in the hope that all those bolts will hold it in place while it cures?
