Big J
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Hi Derwen - welcome to the forum. Better off with a good used professional saw for that money really. Domestic saws are very very slow and in my experience tend to drop to bits when you ask a lot of them.
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Very odd indeed. Perhaps a phrase that's over used, but 'only in America'.
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Central Scotland eh? I might well take the lot off you if you are interested. Alternatively, we can get it into my kiln and up it's value a bit!
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If you are needing any help cutting, I have an excellent cutter I can lend you for a week provided you can accommodate him.
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I remember a few months back a chap in Florida met his maker after getting tangled in a rope that was being fed through the chipper. Head first too.
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They say that when a man and a woman have been a couple for long enough, they finish each other's sentences......like Rosemary West.
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Horizontal shaft. It's from a generator that no longer works.
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Not sure that that would be a great deal of use with the knotty rounds from that Oak you dropped in Barnton the other day!
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Will do. One of the main problems in sourcing parts has been finding pulley wheels for the belt that will drive the shaft. Any guidance on that would be appreciated. The engine is this: V-Twin 20.0 HP - Briggs & Stratton What rpm would be best for the splitter? Being 20hp, I would imagine that it's at the high end of what is required, and I should be able to drive a higher rpm to speed things up a bit. Jonathan
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The splitter project never got off the ground, principally as it seemed that removing the motor from the fridge unit wasn't going to be as straight forward as I would have liked. I do have a forklift now though, so it might well be easier. However, I now have a Briggs and Stratton 20hp v-twin that I will be turning into a screw splitter. Having watched a few videos of them in action, I realise that they are a bit more dangerous, but I think they are also much quicker (and simpler with less to go wrong). All I need to do is have a frame built, buy the screw and drive shaft and we are away. I have a lot of large knotty rounds come my way lately, and think this might be just the job. Does anyone know where to get a screw head from in the UK? The only place that I can find so far are Eastern European sellers on ebay. Jonathan
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Stunning workshop there Timmy!
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Air tightness is a crucial part of a healthy indoor living environment. A building being airtight does not mean that there is no fresh air, only that the ventilation in the house is controlled by the occupant. My wife is an architect/architectural consultant specialising in sustainable building. Many of the issues with older buildings is that they have no moisture permeable membrane. On modern builds, the membrane allows the egress of moisture from the house, but prevents moisture coming in. This alone creates a healthy, non damp environment. Our 200 year old cottage is not damp as such, but the relative humidity is rarely below 65%, despite constant heating with the stove. This is a huge topic, but basically a lot of the reasons that we think modern houses are crap is because in the UK we build such bad houses that we tend to see the older, also crap houses with rose tinted spectacles! Jonathan
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Stephen - I've shipped a fair bit of stuff with parcel2go and they have been stupidly cheap.
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With regards to the recent passing of a certain famous gentleman, there seems to be a vacancy in the repairs market - Spud'l'fix it anyone?
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Avoid the Navara. Mine's 8 months old, done just over 14k and has been into the garage 8 times and broken down requiring RAC assistance twice. Been OK the last 1500 miles though, touchwood.
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Not sure either, but that is going to be a monster stick. The weight of the beam alone will be approaching 900kg.
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I bought an MS 181 a few months back, having had one when I started out some years ago. It was so bad, so slow, so gutless and so disappointing that I took it back the next day and got my money back.
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My best advice would be spend as much money as you can afford and get a pro saw. Husqvarna 346xp or Stihl 261. Both very good saws, robust and powerful and about £450 on a 15 inch bar. Much more powerful than a typical domestic saw too.
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Short answer - yes. Long answer - yes, definitely! An open fire (which is what a stove with the door open effectively is) is at best 30% efficient. A typical stove is 65-75% efficient. Therefore, you need to burn more than twice as much wood for the same heat output. Perhaps there is a degree of the placebo effect being better able to see the fire with the doors open! Having the doors closed won't cause stagnant air. The fire will still draw, though not as much. If you are concerned about humidity, get a dehumidifier. It's very humid up here, and despite constant heating of the house with the stove (it's a very comfortable 17-22 degrees in here and 4 degrees outside) the RH is 65-75% indoors. Old houses are unhealthy, which ever way you look at it. Jonathan
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Get in there quick ladies and gents - 90 cubic foot sold to go in the kiln and 105 cubic foot sold green!
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Hi Rob - sorry no pictures as I've been stupidly busy and every time I think about taking a photo, we've already run out of daylight! Tom - came from a tree surgeon this side of Edinburgh. I think that it was a council contract. Not a huge amount of trees, but about 15 tonnes all in I think. I'll give you a buzz about the mill at some point before the end of the week - I saw you out this morning towing the trailer with tractor towards Barnton. Jonathan
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Last chance - getting milled tomorrow. It's all been cross cut to 8-10ft and the quality is excellent throughout. 07832 106156 if you are interested! Jonathan
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Nice work - lovely colour in that Ash.
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I'm not sure that I have sleep apnoea - I'm in very good shape and very rarely snore. Certainly worth checking out though. Mercifully, I spelt like an absolute baby last night - 11 hours. Woke up just after 10am with no recollection of waking through the night. I have a night's sleep like that maybe once every couple of months.
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Used to like punk/ska/funk/hardcore punk as a kid, still do, but mostly listen to 'classical' these days. I use inverted commas as it's actually mostly romantic era stuff that most appeals, like Chopin, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky etc. Go to quite a lot of concerts, as Edinburgh is a great place to see live performances for very little mullah!
