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1 hour ago, Stere said:

Yes the dust is the worst part, esp if it hasn't rained for ages, should wear a mask really....

 

Anyone got recommendations for what type mask etc?

 

A "Big mutt" can be  useful.

 

 

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Handy tool, I bought one years ago, mainly used for scraping bark off logs.

I remember it said on it hand sharpen only - assume the heat of an angle grinder a ruins the temper of the steel? But the thing was so blunt from new, it would've taken weeks to do it by hand, so out came the grinder.

 

Peeling off ivy is very satisfying, but I hate the dust

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Its a very short wall, end and back wall of a garage. Its grown into and around the roof so there will be no peeling it off in sheets before cutting along the top. the bits grown inside the roof will be left to die and then removed later.

 

I wont be damaging tools or the brick! I quite enjoy my chainsaw method as I use the bar nose to ping the pieces off in a controlled way.

 

Peeling is enjoyable yes, quite often I would peel everything out of a tree, cut and pull, amazing how strong it is

 

I'd like to try the brush cutter, I just dont know if its suitable. Its certainally not a tool to try out with a paying customer watching but this is just a friends garage and I get to park next to it.

 

I may have a go in afternoon.

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1 hour ago, kram said:

Its a very short wall, end and back wall of a garage. Its grown into and around the roof so there will be no peeling it off in sheets before cutting along the top. the bits grown inside the roof will be left to die and then removed later.

 

I wont be damaging tools or the brick! I quite enjoy my chainsaw method as I use the bar nose to ping the pieces off in a controlled way.

 

Peeling is enjoyable yes, quite often I would peel everything out of a tree, cut and pull, amazing how strong it is

 

I'd like to try the brush cutter, I just dont know if its suitable. Its certainally not a tool to try out with a paying customer watching but this is just a friends garage and I get to park next to it.

 

I may have a go in afternoon.

 

Pictures please. Always good to see different ways of doing things.

 

 

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Not feeling like it today, I've caught the snots and a bad headache, dont want to spread it to my friends..

 

Technique is simple, do a 45 degree angled cut most the way through the ivy. Repeat this a couple inches away. Next, touch the bottom nose of the saw somewhere between the cuts, and the peice will ping off towards you. I shall attempt to get a video tomorrow.

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Done. Video did not work out as it was pointing at my feet! I've never been good with videos.

 

Much of it was already removed which they did with hand saws, must have taken ages.

 

I started somewhere halfway up. Gentle angled cuts then touch in the middle, and it often pings off.

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Once I had a cut all along I wedged it futher from the wall with some cuttings, that gave clearance to cut along the bottom and then the top with no risk to the chain.

I dont have a suitable ladder here, so couldnt properly reach the roof. Carefull nibbling away at the ivy got the wall cleared.

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My chain was already a little blunt and I did touch a few times early on, it'll sharpen up ok. I always use cheap chains for this sort of job. I used the 020T.

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