Thanks Don, great idea. Gary On Nov 22, 2008, at 7:22 PM, DON BERTOLETTE wrote:
> 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: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
