WeeDee
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After such an incident, I'm sure everyone was 'feline' better.
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Would there be much difference in gaining information or direction from this forum compared to gaining the same info from recommended texts, no one expected to know anything without finding out first. If someone was having their assignments written for them by 'the forum' that would indeed be a different matter and I would agree with your valid point - but as far as I have witnessed, all the help that is given amounts to advice and support.
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You could explore the angle of the tree's permanence in the environment. I was thinking about something along the lines of them being on the extreme end of the K strategy range ie. devoting considerable resources to surviving from year to year. This would be opposed to the R strategists who embody the colonising species but do not remain in the same place as the habitat/community reaches maturity. It's just another suggestion, good luck. Dee
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I've used one for years with the mountain rescue team - lowering stretchered climbers etc. I've never used one as an arborist. I feel they work best (or most predictably) when they are well loaded ie. heavily loaded - a stretcher, with injured person, and one attendant would be the type of load I'm talking about. They are useful when you want to adjust the friction during use. A possible scenario might be abseiling with all your rope hanging below you - the weight of the rope requires less friction from the bars and so only a few bars need be employed. As the abseil progresses, and less rope hangs below the rack, more friction is required - and so redundant bars can be brought into play. My input, whilst having no reference to arb, may still provide some view of the rack itself. Dee.
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To complain about a relevant issue is to be welcomed. However, to choose this thread to recall a non-descript person gaining non-descript certificates 'over here' doesn't further your case. Infact, it may well indicate a lack of knowledge regarding this particular qualification. Well done to Tom D and the rest of those arborists who have added to their knowlede base!
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Was there a wind blowing at your yard last night, Dean?
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Recommended wet/very cold weather climbing glove?
WeeDee replied to Craig F-J's topic in Climbers talk
Have you explored some of the sailing glove options? They're designed to grip in cold, wet conditions - some of them have a tough palm material and a neoprene back for heat retention. I know the sailing fraternity certainly know how to charge big prices - but you might find a decently priced pair. Good luck. -
I've got a pair of the plastic toe-cap Cofra boots for workshop work (welding etc.). These were very cheap and are OK for the job intended. The Kevlar mid sole and plastic toe-cap do make a very light boot. The waterproofing is not much at all. Sole rigidity is not high either. As you might be thinking - worth the money, but not a top player. Hope this helps. Dee
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I'm unsure about some of the models mentioned here, but I use the Vertex Best and am sure that it meets industrial standards (EN 12492) and even the molten metal splash protection requirement (EN 397). So to answer part of your query, the Ecrin is not the ONLY helmet that's suitable. Good luck with your final choice, Matt. Remember what it'll be protecting.
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a question to all you dads or sons out there
WeeDee replied to Stephen Blair's topic in General chat
Stevie, you did all that typing saying that you did this with the boy, and that with the boy, and we do this and we do that - but you still seem to be missing the point. It was all done with YOU! You are what matters to your son - the 'activity' is only details. Bank all of this time - you'll never get the same chance again. And stop that bloody worrying! -
What if someone SAW you?
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There must be more to be gained by doing so than there is to be lost. ie. photosynthesis versus fracture potential. The organism has many factors to 'deal with' - it reaches the best compromise.
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Aladdin Stanley with a wide mouth - you can fill it with stew! By the way - before you fill your stainless steel flask in the morning, fill it with, or at least rinse it round with boiling water. This heats the metal of the inner flask so the tea/coffee doesn't have to when it goes in.
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Might it be a muck fork that you're talking about? Look it up on google to see if this is the tool you're looking for.
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Go on ebay and look for 'ESS Advancer' goggles. Military spec. made to work properly with dependable eye protection.
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Why can't that man ever say something to which I can reply "Yeah - I knew that." ? And why does it have to be annoyingly interesting? Keep it coming, Monkey D!
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:lol:
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I use the Sugoi 360 - anything bigger wouldn't fit against my wee leg!
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Many of the Silky saws are 'induction hardened' to provide a low-maintenance working life but the Sugio blade is not induction hardened - so enabling it to be sharpened. I don't have any link to sharpening techniques - sorry.
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Hi Rich, Assuming the requested link is for the needle files, and not the ubiquitous Silky, then any toolshop will have them. If you're having trouble, then look for 'needle files', 'feather-edged file' or diamond files / jewellers' on Ebay. They're around £5 - £10 I think. Good luck. Dee.
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The Sugio can be sharpened. I find it's best to use a feather-edge diamond needle file (one of the wee jeweller's ones) because the base of each tooth is very near the base of the next.
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I'll look forward to hearing about it.
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Hi Finchy, I've made a few of the Buchingham-style portawraps. The smallest ones I've made used half inch bar and 3 inch tube with the same bar for the ventral peg on the 'nose' and the T-bar on the 'tail'. It was OK - only. Testing the prototypes on my nephews' workshop gigs it was still only worth using for light lowering. Maybe better than a fig 8. The latest and biggest one made uses 1 inch bar surrounding a 4 inch tube! Now this item is much more useful - providing a better bend radius for the rope and generally more working room. Distance from bottom bend to top bend would be about 14 inches and the tube is about 12 inches. Hope this helps.
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Wouldn't it be good if the thieves were pensioners themselves - and then your dad could beat the living daylights out of them to his heart's content! (This light-heartedness doesn't excuse the crime, Geoff - I hope it causes no offence).
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Size 14! Sorry Kev, you might have to look for an old woman with so many children!
