Another Phoenix Graft progression

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 8th, 2013, 8:30 am

This is using one of the retired trunk from my big collection of dead trunks

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. Nice material for a phoenix graft at the best .

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I have had the juniper for a few years, it was a ground layer from the garden quite some time ago .The trunk was stripped using the Ozito router and a tungsten cutter and HSS burr,Then trimmed up using the newly released Ozito Die Grinder fitted with same cutter then a HSS burr.

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The trunk has been treated with Lime Sulfer

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and is awaiting the drying process before i groove it out and place the prepared juniper onto the trunk

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. Another couple of days in the rain and it will be ready for the next step .

Cheers Alpineart

Josh · Post by **Josh** » July 8th, 2013, 8:58 am

Wow thanks for the heads up on the new ozito die grinder, I can see another in the collection soon

that stump came up really nice. Will look great with the tree attached. Will be watching with interest.

Josh.

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » July 8th, 2013, 11:36 am

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alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 8th, 2013, 11:56 am

Hi Josh , mate the die grinder is a ripper for $79 with a 3 year in home warranty from our favorite Hardware . With 500 watts it make quick work of these stumps , gotta hang onto it when she bits in . Unfortunately its not variable speed , where the router is . Makita die grinders are around $385 with a 12 months warranty , weighing up the pro's and con's this was a better choice .

Hi AndrewF , thums up all round

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Cheers Guys .Alpine

MoGanic · Post by **MoGanic** » July 8th, 2013, 1:45 pm

alpineart wrote:Hi Josh , mate the die grinder is a ripper for $79 with a 3 year in home warranty from our favorite Hardware . With 500 watts it make quick work of these stumps , gotta hang onto it when she bits in . Unfortunately its not variable speed , where the router is . Makita die grinders are around $385 with a 12 months warranty , weighing up the pro's and con's this was a better choice .

Hi AndrewF , thums up all round .

Cheers Guys .Alpine

Hi Ian,

The Makita grinder at 385 is for the cordless. The corded 400watt was 135 from memory. So far ive had no issues with it but I'm spewin' that Ozitos got this 500 watt out now. If only id waited a bit longer!

Thanks for sharing!

-Mo

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 8th, 2013, 6:06 pm

Hi Mo . mate the Makita 750 watt variable speed is around $369 ,750 watt high speed is around $389 . The 18 volt cordless range is from $129- $219 from the prices i got .Didn't look at a 400 watt no doubt it would be a lot cheaper than the 750 watt .

I certainly did my homework on all the various brands and the Ozito can out in front . I can burn out or blow up several in 3 years against all the other top brands just 1 in 12 months . I waited several months for the ozito to come into the country , they were available from the States however only the lower USA voltage , no good here in Aus .

Cheers Alpine

k2bonsai · Post by **k2bonsai** » July 8th, 2013, 6:23 pm

Mate don't let the voltage thing worry you if you find bargains on US equipment. We bought a juicer from the US and saved $200 from what we could buy the same one here in Oz!

As far as the voltage you don't need to spen hundreds buying the large transformers Dick Smith and co are flogging, i picked up one of these on ebay for $30 and has been running without a hitch ever since! You just need to check the power consumption - not suitable for appliance over 150W power consumption. DOH! i guess that rules out these tools

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AU-plug-240V ... 20d35eb647

K2

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 8th, 2013, 10:30 pm

Hi k2bonsai , there is always a draw back with low voltage - high wattage tools , better to stick to the 240 volt , the wait was worth it .Can't really get them there warranties to work over here either , you have to send them back .

I have burnt out or worn out an Air Die Grinder , it takes a bit more than 500 watts to run a 16 cube compressor so this purchase was a bargain if it only carves 3-4 of these big trunks .

Cheers Alpine

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 19th, 2013, 3:01 pm

Resting up after a recent outing i decided to put tree to trunk and rip into this again .I potted the tree/plant up and fitted the spiraled trunk to the deadwood trunk last night .

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Today i set about trimming and wiring for quite a few hours ,this is where its at now .

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It has a long way to go but I will revisit it in a week or two , now i need to dig a few more trainers and do some pruning .

Cheers Alpineart

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » July 19th, 2013, 4:06 pm

Which do you prefer as the front Alpine? Great work by the way

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » July 19th, 2013, 5:41 pm

Hi Andrew F , Mate the first pic is usually the front as in this case but i like both as fronts for different reasons .

My preference is for the live vein/trunk to be seen and over time the fused lower branch that is wrapped around the lower trunk will continue to work as a tourniquet and have a spiral vein effect on the lower trunk . The juniper has a dropping habit which is the biggest drawback but what else can you do with rubbish .

Cheers Alpine

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » July 19th, 2013, 6:18 pm

Ahhhh interesting, itll be good to see it bounce back. That live vein will be a nice feature when the two fuse.

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