Gary- Once you get it clean, you might try using WD-40 or PAM in between corings... -DonRB> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Re: Incremental Borer> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:50 -0500> > > Thanks Lee, I was actually going to try and core another tree to push > out the first one. Drilling, baking, etc doesn't sound like a good > idea but at this point I will try anything to clean out my borers.> > Gary> On Nov 20, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Lee Frelich wrote:> > >> > Gary:> >> > I usually knock it out with the rod from a gun cleaning kit (as long > > as you> > NEVER let the metal rod touch the tip of the borer). Remember the > > inside of> > the tube gets narrower towards the tip, so its easier to push it out > > going> > the other way (i.e. from the tip, pushing the stuck core towards the > > wider> > part of the tube). If there is room in the tip of the corer to get > > started> > in another tree, you can also core another tree and push it out that > > way.> > Diffuse porous hardwood species work best.> >> > It sounds like you cored a partially rotted tree, so the spongy wood > > is> > released from the pressure caused by the weight of the tree, and it > > expands> > inside the corer. Its amazing how hard rotted wood can push against > > the> > wall of the corer and get stuck in there.> >> > Pieces of core stuck in the corer were a daily occurrence during > > field work> > for my Ph.D.> >> > Lee> >> > At 09:23 PM 11/19/2008, you wrote:> >> ENTS:> >>> >> What is the best way to remove a particularly stubborn, immovable > >> tree> >> core from an incremental borer, nothing seems to work.> >>> >> Thank you.> >>> >> Gary> >> On Nov 19, 2008, at 9:15 PM, Edward Frank wrote:> >> >> > >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org
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