sime42
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Nice little project. If you don't get up to speed with welding then 4" by 2" timber should be strong enough instead of the box section. I've got an apple press that I made years ago with it. I also used a car jack, though a scissor jack, screw thread version, probably exerts the same amount of force.
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I bought a box full of Borax a couple years back on eBay. For wood preservation, specifically to try to stop or minimise woodworm attack. (Still not got round to using it). I never thought to use it as a medicine, though I remember reading at the time that there are hundreds of uses for it around the house, a lot of them cleaning related. I think there's evidence, or a suspicion at least that it's harmful for young and unborn children.
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Has anyone mentioned cold and damp yet, in relation to arthritis? Some friends of mine emigrated to SW France many years ago. One of the reasons according to the guy was to help his arthritis. He reckoned it was far worse during cold, damp winters.
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How much did you have to pay for them? They were £58 I think for 125 at that place that@Stere found. I know they should be a one off purchase but that still seems a bit steep.
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This is another good point. As a nation we wash and dry cloths too frequently in the main. Treating them more as consumables, rather than something to be used and maintained for years. Many issues with this obviously; all that needless energy burnt, resources wasted, microfibers realised into the environment etc etc. The pinnacle of this, Fast Fashion, is just ridiculous.
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Where'd you get them? Disposable pegs do my head in as well.
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We do. If it's too wet outside it gets hung in front of the fire, or in a spare room by a partially opened window. There is a tumble dryer that was inherited with the house but we've never used it, it's in the shed destined to be sold or given away. I've never understood why tumble dryers have become such a necessity. This is a good example of how we should be looking at ways to reduce our energy consumption, rather than arguing about the best sources, (F.F. or Renewable etc), to satisfy our ever increasing overconsumption.
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That looks good. I met a guy who had an even simpler version; just clamp a brick bolster upsidedown in a vice, and hammer the wood against that. Pretty safe and effective for tiddlers. I think that in a year or so when my 2 1/2 year old gets big enough I'll be going down the route that@Stephen P has chosen. I let him use a proper edge tool under close supervision..He's already quite good with a hammer, junior hacksaw, file etc.
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Do blackbirds re-use their nests, does anyone know? This was perfectly intact so I placed it back on top of a log stack adjacent to where I found it last year.
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I love seeing Goldfinches, one of my favourites. Though I think they should be called Red Finches instead. Used to get them often in my old house garden, but I very rarely see them now since we moved. Don't think I've ever seen a Greenfinch. We get lots of tits, robins and black birds and occasionally long tailed, great and coal tits. Plus too many bloody pigeons, maggies and jays.
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I very occasionally do mine in the washing machine. (When she's out or not looking!) I use old fashioned soap flakes as they're very mild compared to normal detergents. I also do it on a low temperature wash, 30deg. They always come out looking lovely, so worth doing I think.
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Good idea in theory but maybe not so in practice. You wouldn't want to lose out so you'd have to double the thickness of jam and cream on both halves; you might then end up with more than a mouthful when you stick em together, scones are quick thick to start with. [emoji849]
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I saw this guy at the APF too. Spent a good while at his stall actually, chatting too him. I think he was an Aussie or NZ maybe. Can't remember his details though unfortunately. I had a play with a couple of his saws, they were fast. Obviously nothing compared to a chainsaw but impressive nonetheless.
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Another way is to buy old. As the cliché says; "they don't make them like that anymore". Thinking of the 50&70 yr old food mixers that were mentioned a couple pages back, still going strong. Or the 60+ yr old Record 53 woodworking vice that I've been restoring recently, (all that was required was a strip down, clean and lubricate). Modern versions aren't a patch on it in terms of engineering quality and robustness.
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Agreed. I'm firmly of the opinion that most "stuff" is far too cheap these days.
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Things are already looking a trifle messy.
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Tin foil is in rather short supply at the moment. There's been a spike in demand over the last two years ..............
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I've not, so thanks for the tip. If I'm ever in the market for a ride on mower I'll avoid Countax!
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Nice;- Big Six made £1bn profit in 2020 WWW.OPENDEMOCRACY.NET Exclusive: Analysis of most recent accounts shows huge profits as customers face soaring energy bills British Gas owner appoints Amber Rudd as a director | Centrica | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Former Conservative energy secretary joins Centrica board as non-executive director
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Yep, I keep hearing rumours about this. It's proving painfully slow to be implemented. Hope the idea doesn't get canned completely now that we're no longer part of the EU, wouldn't be surprised. It can't come soon enough IMO.
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I spent a couple of hours yesterday taking the bread maker apart, in order to replace what I thought was simply a broken drive belt. I almost had to disassemble the whole thing, just because it had been made and put together in a stupid way. It would have been so easy to just have the baseplate screwed on to allow easy access to the belt. Highly likely I'd say, that it was an intentional design decision by the manufacturers to force people to buy a complete new machine rather than spend a £fiver on a belt. Pisses me off, it just encourages the throwaway consumer culture that's ruining everything, such a waste of money and resources, it shouldn't be allowed.
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Anyone know what type of rubber goes around these boots?
sime42 replied to Bootbreaker23's topic in Picture Forum
I'd try some Stormsure adhesive. It sticks almost everything in my experience. Stormsure - Adhesives | A Glue For Every Need! WWW.STORMSURE.COM Buy Stormsure adhesives and Gluelines stock here. -
Bulls eye! On all 4 points. We'd do well to stop underestimating China and stop buying all the crap that they're playing us with. If we didn't buy it they wouldn't keep making it. They'll be No. 1 in the new world order very soon IMO. As well as everything else they're market leaders in manufacturing alternative energy plant, wind turbines etc. Look back at history over the centuries and most technological advancements came from the East. I don't believe that has stopped.
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He can't be guilty because sweating is a known sign of guilt; and he doesn't sweat! Apparently.
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He's great, Ian Hislop. There's a vacancy come up for a prominent position at No. 10. Shame he doesn't apply. I'm sure he'd be a good fit for the role.
