rumination
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what knots work best?
rumination replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in Rigging and roping
When joining two ropes together end to end when heavy loads will be applied: the zeppelin bend.
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Fracture Pruning Retrenchment on Fulham Oak
rumination replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
I can see the justification for this practice from an ecological point of view, considering the the aforementioned "forest sanitation". In the long run, proper forest management (i.e. leave parts of it alone!) and the creation of more "wild" spaces would be a much more efficient and positive solution. -
Fracture Pruning Retrenchment on Fulham Oak
rumination replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
Is the UK really that short on unmanaged natural areas that you need to start breaking your trees to provide bug habitat? Why not just set some areas aside and let the trees do there own thing naturally, which would make the bugs and birds happier in the long run anyways? -
Here are some pictures of a barberchaired ash that I pulled off of one of the arborist forums several years back. Perhaps they will prove useful to someone.
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While it is true that some tropical tree species do not have distinct or noticeable growth rings, many others definitely do. However, because many tropical trees may put on more than one growth spurt per year it is not possible to calculate the age of the based on the number of rings it has. My last job was working at a rainforest arboretum in Hawaii that has over 1000 tropical tree species, so I got to see the inside of a lot different trees. As for seasons: some tropical areas definitely do have distinct seasons that influence tree growth, but instead of being delineated into warm/cold they are wet/dry. In wet/dry tropical forests the trees go into a definitive dormancy during the dry season and many of them will be deciduous (dropping their leaves).
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But starch is still OK!
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It is done by machine. According to the Sherrill literature each type of rope has a different amount of stitches and pattern to get the maximum strength.
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Try starching them.
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One climbing rope can't weigh that much more than a full load of laundry can it? Like Butch I've always washed my ropes in top loading washers without any problem. I always daisy chain mine before putting them in.
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telhol, according to the designers this is a manufacturing flaw that has shown up on a very small amount of the Treemotion harnesses. The slots that the webbing passes through on the modified front Ds have not been properly finished and are causing excessive wear to the webbing. Contact the dealer you bought it from. They should replace it.
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I've spent a little time running the slabber on a Lucas Mill as well, and I must say it is a joy to run. Until you hit metal, of course. That's a nice piece of wood there, kimtree.
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Trust me, you should be glad you don't have to work on coconuts.
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The tangling is probably more because of how you're storing it, than what kind of line you're using. The Faltheimer rocks!
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I've done some milling with an Alaskan Mill and a few different powerheads. The auxiliary oiler is a good thing to have, especially if you are getting into larger, or harder wood. If you don't want to spend the money on one, it is fairly easy to rig one up with an appropriate container (a large peanut butter jar works great!), some vinyl tubing, a small valve, and some assorted clamps. The other advantage to rigging your own would be the option of using larger tubing so that you have the option of delivering a much larger flow of oil in the case that the 090 runs out of oil midcut.
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Swanndri is really nice stuff. How do you get it in the States?
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If it had some fairleads on it to direct the rope onto the drum properly then it might be worthwhile. As it is you'll probably do just as well with a porty.
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What's mrsa?
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How much does it cost for a LOLER inspection of one climber's gear?
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Nice use of the shackle there. I may have to try that out sometime.
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I've always liked a 16" on my 200T.
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The saddle is CE certified so there's no reason to worry about it's safety any more than any other saddle.
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What do you mean by will not start? Does it sputter? Is there smoke? Does the saw not do anything at all? Pull the plug: Is it wet, dry, or oily? If there is no response at all, check to make sure the spark plug cable is securely connected. Check to make sure the on/off switch contacts have not become fouled. Check to see if the ignition coil has vibrated loose. Check the plug to see if there is spark. Check to make sure you did not put the oil in the gas tank (sadly I am speaking from experience here).
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Both are kernmantle, but the fly is soft with some stretch in it, while KMIII is very stiff and totally static.
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You guys have so many rules over there, it's amazing you can get any work done!
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Haha, thanks salsb! But I'll go ahead and pass as that wouldn't be quite fair. Very kind of you to make the offer, though.
