Rob D
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I have no kids and missus just turned 40. All the time I have known her she does not want to have children (6 years now). So there's my quota of two up for grabs
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No worrys all in stock
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Bigger saws you tend to do big logs that are nice and stable, smaller saws you tend to do all the annoying bits that won't go in the chippers and cross cut small logs that are on the top of logs piles! Receipe for kick back!
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There's a screw underneath the saw (turn it upside down) that you can turn to turn the oiling amount down. But a tank of oil to a tank of fuel is about right when the oil is turned to max... surely not that expensive on a 200t though!
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Excellent got that into a lovely beam and nice to hear you already have a home for it.
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That's a great collection there !
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She is still an inspirational person. Just to get out in the water again after a shark attack like that. Makes me feel real humble... always a good feeling.
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That saws prob a bit too powerful for carving.. All the stihl, cannon and oregon carving bars have super hard tips so you won't damage them by overheating. Also you'll be running the chain slacker which also helps. Carving bars have generic bar mounting which is posh for saying they fit most small chainsaws be it Stihl or Husqv etc
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Enjoyed reading all your posts there Ty!
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It does seem to be a bit like marmite the sawpod! Love it or hate it... I've pulled the saw out pulling the rope up but not to the extent it cut into it... If it does I may go back to a scabbard but until then my wee neoprene buddy will continue to live on my leg!
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We've all got to start somewhere Mark!
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It's a good idea but I think the trouble is most of nicked gear now goes out of the country to Eastern Europe...
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Why did having the saw pod cause you to cut your rope?
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Do all professional chainsaw users think joe public users are fools?
Rob D replied to egnsean's topic in General chat
I appreciate what you're saying. But bear in mind even the pros with all the gear, knowledge and training have accidents. When using your chainsaw do you have the basic PPE? i.e. trousers, boots, helmet? Most people that use a chainsaw with no training feel quite safe to do so. If you have the cash could you not just do the basic certs? -
I've used a 441 and 260 before and it worked well. But really you need to saws you don't want to use for anything else. I've gone back to a single powerhead as it's just less hassal!
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Like the saw dogs on your saw - are they custom and did you make them?
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I take it this was a sarcastic 'small fee' £86-00 - who's going to pay that? Is it going to be that different from the old version? What a joke.
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Bear in mind the import duty is not the big one - usually only around 2% but there's usually a processing charge (which varies) and always vat. You'll struggle to save money buying from the states with the exchange rate at the moment of £1 to $1.59 When it was £1 to $2 then you would have prob saved some money then.
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One other thing I've been doing recently is plenty of bicep curls using light dumbells. I'm thinking if the damaged area is flooded with plenty of blood and nutrients it may help mend things....
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I'm 37 now and have similar problems with my forearms and elboes a lot. Physio seems to help keep the tendonitis at bay though! Good nutrition and drinking lots of water help. I think unfortunetly it goes with the territory of getting older and still trying to do the same workload as when you were 27! I now just don't try and push myself as before and do regular yoga. I'm not saying it's just age but prob combo of age and genetics... I'm sure there's people out there 60+ who are still going strong.
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Nice work!
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Have been contacted by a furniture firm up near Nottingham. They need someone to come in with a chainsaw mill to do some milling for them. here's what they said, "The logs can be milled at any time of the day, we have a 5000 sq ft wood shop. The diameter as a general rule is 15inches upto 24 inches, we may have coming this week some sweet chestnut at a diameter of 3.5 feet! We would like the timbers to be slabbed into 2 to 4 inches and possible some rounds cuttings at the same size? The logs are cut to approx 2mtr lengths The timbers are Larch, Douglas fir, and local various pines. If you can point some one in our general direction who can mill the timber for us on site, that would be great." Address and details below. Ask for Daroll. I've also given him the link to this thread.
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Most of the tree surgeons round here know each other and wave as you drive by
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Hi there, If you're just starting up doing chainsaw work then buying a stock chainsaw new is fine. Just take the chain that comes with it as standard. I'm not so familiar with Husqvarna chains but you will find there are different chains out there that work in slightly different ways. You can have full chiesel chain, micro chiesel, semi chisel and chipper (although this mainly for .404 larger chainsaws). And then to further complicate matters you can have differenciations within these groups. And to complicate matters even more the manufactuers like to add their own name to similar type chain! For the smaller to mid range saws you can get bars that will run narrower chains. You can also change the drive sprocket to get different gearing. It's a whole subject in itself but in summary I'd say what you've ordered is fine to get you going.
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Does make you feel sad this sort of thing... same as the lesser known story of the Kauri in New Zealand that live for thousands of years... only 2% left of the forests that were there in 1800. They say the good old days but it seems it was in the good old days when a lot of the damage was done.
