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Peter

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  1. That long? Mine get turned every 10-15 hours.
  2. My dad is still using my old Sony viao laptop, ten years old and still going strong. No difference really between a quality windows machine and a good quality mac.
  3. Different engine and feed system, no turntable, inline design rather than side by side. Tbh I'd say the price difference is more than worthwhile.
  4. Why is that confusing?
  5. Head and shoulders above the TW.
  6. I'll try it on my next CA notification and let you know how I get on. Cheers Tony!
  7. Peter

    Rnli

    Excellent, I shall be a founder member of the Ely rnli!
  8. Peter

    Rnli

    Looks fantastic Rich, wish I lived nearer the sea.
  9. A wood turner I used to sell to had some stunning pieces from a true native black poplar that blew over.
  10. Cool, I'll see if I can find his number.
  11. Does it need to be in specific lengths or diameters Jonathon?
  12. Except Flash. Jrose, if you need mobile internet you need a smartphone, then if you find you use it a lot out and about think about getting a tablet type device that you can link to the phone to get internet access when you are out of the office.
  13. Now you can say you're also an experienced faller.
  14. Yes the taper could be a bit smoother. Did you taper the core? Also, ditch the tubular fid, and make or buy a wire fid with piano wire, much thinner and very strong. (Good work on the homemade gear though, must have taken ages to polish that tubular fid up so it didnt catch strands.)
  15. I have used one years ago, not a terrible machine but I wouldnt buy one unless I needed the shredding capability. You have to set both infeed chutes up before you can use it, which can be a pain in tight spaces, and it is quite heavy for a small capacity machine. Its really aimed at the parks and gardens type crews who do a bit of tree work and a bit of gardening, if thats the kind of work you do its probably ideal, but for dedicated tree work I'd go for a normal chipper. Any cheap machine is going to be cheap for a reason, if your handy with the spanners that may not be a problem, but you will get breakdowns.
  16. The most versatile is always going to be the tracked, as you can use it anywhere even if it is a bit of a pain to set up in some situations. The best machine for tree work is a big steel boom truck mount in my opinion, but if you cant get it to the trees then its useless.
  17. What machine do you hire most? Personally wouldnt buy one as I'd rather hire the right machine for the job than buy one and have to use the wrong machine for the job 50% of the time.
  18. Nice one Matt, I like the big flat one in the first pic, some kind of natural fibre?
  19. Worst thing about swimming at Holkham is the route march to get to the water.
  20. Not as much as they used to be, inverter technology has brought the size weight and price down. Probably £800-1000. You will need an AC set to TIG ali though, and pure argon, so probably not cost effective for the odd weld here and there.
  21. I want three, how much do you want for them?
  22. Only got the 14" on my 200T, but its doing fine so far.
  23. Rabbit is ok, the key phrase is meaty bones, there should be a good proportion of meat to bone. A chicken wing is about perfect, feeding all steak wouldn't work, neither would just bones. Meaty bones should make up 60-70% of the diet, the rest can be fruit and veg, and the soft squishy bits, heart liver tripe etc.
  24. I usually skin or pluck them, bit messy if I give them feathers. The malamute will take on feathered birds, lab is a bit more cautious, but he was 6 or 7 by the time he started on raw food.
  25. Raw poultry bones are fine, cooked ones will shatter and can puncture the intestines.

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