djbobbins

Just been into my local Lidl - 53cc saws, 18” bar, including ear defenders, mixing bottle, 3 year guarantee. £89.99. The best bit - they are on buy one, get one half price. So two saws to abuse for three years for £135…

Perhaps it’s some new kind of fireproof plastic. Or perhaps the person who has made it is either a moron or a chancer. Seeing as it’s for sale on Facebook Marketplace I think I can guess which it is…

I think there’s a reason why this barbecue is for sale in unused condition….

I think we’ve found the answer if the trucks are selling at not much over a grand…

There’s half a dozen of these under auction, some have short ticket and a few more kms on the tacho, but this one has got MOT until February next year and only 180,000km. Given that you couldn’t buy a sh*tbox Corsa or Bipper can of the same age and mileage for the current bids, it seems an astonishingly cheap option for someone who wants to shift decent amounts of chip… 2011 Dennis Eagle Refuse Collection Vehicle. AUCTIONS.EDDISONS.COM

You mean he wants you to call him now he knows you are moving on? If so I’d say be polite but factual - apart from a short-term vent, I’d say not a lot to be gained from giving it both barrels. So along the lines of: - I’m an experienced subcontractor and I want the job to be beneficial for me and my employer - It wasn’t helpful to feel like I was being micro-managed (saying how you feel is good - he can’t say “I wasn’t micromanaging you” because you didn’t say that he was, only that it felt that way) - I’ve found a different opportunity now so am going to move on, no hard feelings If he promises to keep his nose out and potentially comes up with some sweetener, would you stay? If so, then worth having in the back of your mind what you (realistically) want before you pick up the phone.

I’m going to do a few bigger fires as the week goes on; might be ready to cook in it by the weekend. It’s taken me over 18 months since digging the footings; don’t want to risk cracking it now by having too big of a fire too soon!

But to be honest if I had my time over I would probably do the dome out of moulded sand. That would have allowed me to customise the size and shape a bit more.

I bought a 65cm gym ball, found a large pallet, filled the gaps in between the slats on the pallet, cut a circa 63cm diameter hole in it and inflated the ball. Plywood forming for the doorway, plus also cut a 85cm diameter semi-circle out of another sheet of ply - so I could try to get the dome walls 10cm thick all round. The mix was 2 parts sand, 1 part hydrated lime, 1 part fireclay and 1 part fast-setting cement. Then 5 parts coarse perlite to 2 of that.

Just seen from the last post it’s taken me nigh-on a year to get around to actually casting the plinth, installing the fire bricks and moulding the dome for the pizza oven. But first firing this evening. 😊 Will do a few bigger fires over the next couple of weeks; I’m hoping the birthday present fairy brings me an IR thermometer later this week too…

Sorry, I should have been clearer - my acquisition is a Husqvarna 66 🙂 Apologies in advance to the Stihl fans!

Looks to be in good condition for its age, running an 18" bar and went through some knotty pieces of oak happily. I've ordered a 24" bar for occasional use on bigger sticks. Any heads-up on things to look out for / be aware of would be appreciated.

Ah, okay, thanks. The guy has just messaged me back to say he has just sold it 😞

It says “Jonsereds” rather than Jonsered. Rest of the saw looks kosher, but well used from the pics.

Seen this for sale locally; last time I used a baby Jonsered (Husky copy if I understand correctly) it was okay. This one looks like a different beast - it seems to have been well used but previous posts rate Jonsered 630 saws highly - which it looks like from what I can see. Although the slightly weird naming on the starter cord cover is odd… Thoughts on ID much appreciated!