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As I see it ASA only regulates the marketing/communication related issues of websites, and ensures compliance with regulations.
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You should realise that I am not UK-based myself, so Citizen Advise Bureau is not applicable.
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Hi, Do anyone know where to report (preferably online) systematic fraud committed by a UK (Glasgow G34 9QA) based website. The site (which I cannot reveal here due to forum rules) has accepted orders and drawn payments for equipment from many people (myself included), and have never shipped the goods. They are even smart enough to claim that delivery takes so long, that the claims period at their payment provider (PayPal) is expired before you know you've been cheated. I would really like to have the business reported, and the site shut down to prevent more people from bein cheated out of their hard-earned money.
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Sorry, missed that posting with the wire core flipline instructions http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/26314-steel-strop-snapped-12.html#post438182 But I see no - Information about life expectancy - Information about how to detect corrosion of the wire that is entirely covered by the sleeve So to me, I see nothing to indicate that the user has been neglecting any inspection points (although he may well have). We are talking about the failure of a hidden, load bearing wire that is safety critical. Furthermore, I see no justification for the accusations against the user made by Jamie Goddard: And the quoted reference to the Yale website (highlighted) is non-existant, as far as I (and Google) can tell.
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Funny thing is... In a previous posting in this thread http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/26314-steel-strop-snapped-10.html#post437146 I asked the guy from Yale that claimed the inspection criteria was published on their website to provide a link (I couldn't find it), and he hasn't (yet). Wonder what Yale claim the life of their Yale wire-core lanyards is (or rather, was, at the time). Can anyone else find the document that is supposedly published on Yale's website? This truly is a serious matter. I don't see how the corrosion inside the textile cover could have been easily discovered in a simple inspection.
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By far, the most "sexy" power tools are Festool (previously named Festo) Product-Overview I am the prown owner of Festool: - Cordless drill - Pendulum jigsaw - Circular saw - Router - Planer With the TS 55 Circular saw and the guide rails being the champion
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Italian hitch, Munter hitch, HMS hitch - same thing. See Munter hitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for details. It may be tied single or doubled, and tied off, but is twists the rope, see [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRYkca9xEjc]YouTube - Climbing Tools: Munter Hitch / tyed off Munter[/ame] and [ame] [/ame] You should use a "HMS" marked carabiner which has a large radius, symmetrically rounded side.
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Steel figure-8 for rigging. It has a drawback to the bollard, though: It has a tendency to twist the rope.
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Did you try calculating shipping/VAT costs on ShopUSA, shop online in USA, receiving address, forwarding parcels and packages worldwide for products purchased online in the US It may well be a lot cheaper than you think, and you get no surprises on VAT/charges. The amount quoted is what you pay. All inclusive, delivered to your door.
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Could you please provide a link to the inspection criteria on the yale cordage website Custom Rope Manufacturer | Custom and Specialty Rope | Yale Cordage | Yale Cordage I have looked though the menus and tried searching for "inspection", but couldn't find anything. Also: Which inspection criteria would this lanyard have failed "long ago"? From the pictures published in this thread (prior to cutting open the lanyard cover), I couldn't see much corrosion, although the pictures did not show close-ups of the exposed parts of the wire-core.
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My main worry is: However old a wire-core lanyard is, how do you determine if the wire-core has corroded so much as to present a safety problem? The textile cover on both my wire-core lanyards are glued to the wire-code, so I have no way of looking to inspect. If it is impossible to inspect for corrosion, there need to be specific retirement ages, possibly varying depending on materials (e.g. stainless steel vs galvanized steel) as well as environmental use (salt, corrosive materials). So what is the recommended lifespan of a galvanized wire-core lanyard that has not been used in corrosive environments?
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milling roof shingles from pine using alaskan
morten replied to offgridchris's topic in Milling Forum
The "traditional" way of preserving roof shingles (at least in Scandinavia) is linseed oil and/or wood-tar. Wood-tar prevents fungus and linseed oil closes the pores of the wood when it oxidizes. They don't readily mix, but when heated and with white spirit added, it will. If using pine, it should be cut thin, to allow to dry out more quickly. -
milling roof shingles from pine using alaskan
morten replied to offgridchris's topic in Milling Forum
Pine has been used for roof shingles in Sweden during most of the 1800's But in my opinion the shingles should not be sawn, but rather split using a froe (see attached image), to avoid severing fibres and leaving a rough surface for fungus etc to bind to. Split shingles last longer than cut/milled equivalents. When using the froe, you should alternate between cutting from top and bottom since the shingles will tend to split in such a way that the bottom part is thinner than the top (initial) thickness. See this article for more information Preservation Brief 19: The Repair and Replacement of Historic Wooden Shingle Roofs -
Agree. It is of vital importance that details are disclosed, including product details and pictures of the failure, to allow other arborists to quickly determine if they risk similar failures. Once the info is available, we should possibly also ask to have a sticky thread created in the climbing forum, warning about this issue. Yale should also be contacted to allow them to investigate and consider a product call-back. I usually have complete faith in my wire-core fliplines, but after this...
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I think this Stihl chainsaw qualifies as the safest chainsaw on the market. Minimal risk of injury (except to your self-esteem, possibly). See the video presentation [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BtJ4g6fnEo]YouTube - Stihl's newest chain saw the 0100[/ame]
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Guys! Whatever medication or mind-altering substances you are on, you really ought to stop it. Oh, and don't operate your 020 (one- OR two-handed) in your current state of minds, either
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Gransfors Bruks has this: Gränsfors Bruks AB - Double-bit Axe / Double-bit Throwing Axe
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Great, thanks. But I'm looking forward to above-zero temperatures here in Denmark. Whatever happened to the global warming?
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All jumbled words are anagrams of the original, so you can use an online anagram solver to find possible words Online Anagram Finder and Generator Server But that's no fun. Like using Google Image Search on your iPhone to solve Sudoku's
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See this posting for info on oil pump and HD air filter part numbers http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/24607-stihl-ms880-2.html#post414946
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I had a day off today, and created a small Google Gadget that changes the order of letters in words. The "Word Jumble" gadget can be inserted into iGoogle and Google Site websites, which I have done on my website: https://sites.google.com/site/omkapsite/andet/word-jumble ... should anyone wish to waste time creating difficult readable text...
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The Dsanih lggaaune snartuige is due to Glooge Scearh Enngie Otipiimoatzn (SEO).
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I tried making a drawing of how the x4 force works out (100 kg load resulting in 400 kg load at anchor point. See attached img.
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Did you konw taht the haumn biran is clabape of rieandg wdors, wrhee the ltretes are mveod, as lnog as the fsirt and lsat lrtetes are in the rghit pclae?
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Go to Log Jack | Clark Forest : Forestry Tools and subtract 10%
