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  1. gensetsteve
    We make alot of nice neat bags at the moment but are getting offered more timber that is just a tad too short or too notty. This can cause problems in the kindlet. I have had an idea to offer a value bag at the same price but increase the size to compensate for the untidy look of the kindling. How much bigger would the bags need to be ?
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    I have a 3.1 1992 tropper sitting doing nothing if someone needs bits.
  3. gensetsteve
    3.1 engine one of the best. 3.0 one of the worst I would leave it alone
  4. gensetsteve
    I think I have an oregon one had it years light weight red metal handle. Used it loads need to keep it sharp and for big stuff need to really thump it in which could be a problem if you miss. Ideal for pulling rings about or pulling cord onto a processor. I dont think I would want the weight of a wood handled one.
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    I dont really like the Lavazza coffee. I have tried most of the coffees in the supermarkets the best by miles has been Taylors expresso. Sainsburys own ground expresso is ok. I have a Gaggia expresso burr grinder but its rubbish does anyone have a reasonably priced burr grinder which is fine enough for proper expresso.
  6. gensetsteve
    Best way I have found to season is covered top and open sides with mesh like they put round barns to break the wind. The rain hits it and runs down but still allows wind through. I put some bags of logs in a container last year and they came out same moisture as they went in.
  7. gensetsteve
    A gaggia with proper pump inside can be bought for £140 but they are tonnes more hassle than the latest gadget machines.
  8. gensetsteve
    The Gaggia machine I use has a proper pump in it and produces coffee to match and often beat proper coffee shops. Some of the expresso coffee you get from some of the big chains is dire. I dont touch instant, perculator or caffitere a well made expresso or I dont bother. You can tell a good expresso by how much creme is on the top. If the coffee does not produce the froth on the top chuck it down the sink. If my machine produces bad coffee it needs descaling and cleaning, the brita filter needs changing, the water is stale or coffee is not fresh. Its a huge amount of fuss but worth it. Stops the head aches and shakes
  9. gensetsteve
    I am addicted to expresso coffee. Clean machine fresh filtered water and quality beans + good machine makes good coffee. I use a Gaggia but I think things have moved on. Which did a test a month or so ago will try and find it. One of the delongi machines for around £100 did very well.
  10. gensetsteve
    And I like big butts I wont criticise I cant remember ever cutting a tree down.
  11. gensetsteve
    I do use the forum to be nosey ref logs but I like pics of big take downs and big tree work with stupidly big unimogs and mewps lots of shiney toys making proper money. Nothing wrong with my load is bigger than your load but you can have enough of log talk and the winters not even started yet . Have the big jobs dried up a bit, some of my big generator jobs seem to have slowed a bit ?
  12. gensetsteve
    I wondered what those little pins in the bag were for. You mean my logs arent 0%
  13. gensetsteve
    May be worth looking into one of those shiney rotating cowls you see on roofs. The are supposed to stop back drafts and help the chimney draw. I like the idea about using lots of kindling
  14. gensetsteve
    Yes they have been out in the rain for 12 months. Whats the alternative get the hair dryer out . The black fully seasoned wringing wet logs burn much better than that creamy coloured barn stored stuff. I am sure your regulars trust you by now to deliver a quality product. Imagine the cost if you have to store 500 cube in barns for 12 months.
  15. gensetsteve
    cavity wall insulation and double glazed windows I think dropped our bills by 1/3 and the house stays warm all over no cold spots. Do as much of the loft as possible most goes through the roof. loft insulation is dirt cheap as most people get it free now.
  16. gensetsteve
    Find yourself someone you trust to supply you with seasoned logs accept he wont be the cheapest in the area. Even when stitched up with crap logs people forget when they have had top quality stuff for a year or two and start shopping round again
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    take it with you leave them a fan heater
  18. gensetsteve
    Yes good to meet you paul. I know I had 3 pints through the day and 3 in the tuckers that was enough for me another one and I would have kept going and been very ill the next day.
  19. gensetsteve
    5kw stove in the front room fans in the loft draw warm air to the ends of the house. cost £400 for stove £150 for fans and insulated ductwork. with wb using about 8 cu metres of wood we use 1000 litres of oil without wood burner 2000 litres plus. but front room is 27deg rest of house 24 deg too hot for blokes. Empty the tray in the wb every 3 or 4 days.
  20. gensetsteve
    Its good stuff because it is 6% proof so needs to be drunk like wine. Its easy to drink as its not fizzy and does not bloat you out or make you feel dehydrated. But after drinking 5 pints in an hour your legs stop working and you pass out:lol:
  21. gensetsteve
    Thats alot of questions If you want £300 a month I would concentrate on getting in cheap arb arisings locally. I produce kindling so have an interest in selling you kindling but will help you with the figures. A kindlet will make 60 bags an hour with 2 people feeding it. But you will spend nearly as much time preparing your 6in blanks. So thats 30 bags an hour you will be on your own so thats down to 25 bags an hr. 10 hr day = 250 bags most people who have tried this have done 1000 bags in a week and its driven them mad. after hire costs you will probably earn £300. Find a good kindling supplier local to you buy a hundred bags and make £2 a bag for doing nothing and build up a customer base.
  22. gensetsteve
    Silky was like a Japanese tourist with jons new camera until 9pm when he comes round should be some good pics. I think Paul said his phone was out of action.
  23. gensetsteve
    I dont care what they say now I been on the cizer with jon
  24. gensetsteve
    Needs to go up £5 a cube every year regardless. Fuel, cord and kit is going up massively every year without even looking at inflation.
  25. gensetsteve
    I would pm treegeek on here if he cant help he will know someone who can.

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