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  1. Squaredy
    Maybe Coastal Redwood. Might not be that amazing in your lifetime, but eventually may produce world beating specimens (as would Douglas Fir of course). And fantastic timber, light strong and durable, and maybe create yourself a setting for future Star Wars filming...
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    You are correct there are always three phases. Most streets have groups of houses on each of the three phases. The problem is that only two phases reach my site. The third phase stops about a mile away....
  3. Squaredy
    Well maybe lots of people do?
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    I have for years run a three phase generator to run my larger machinery. I have been taking advice from a very helpful college lecturer whom I know and he thinks we can easily use two transformers to convert my mains split phase (two phase) to proper three phase 415 volts. I have of course asked the power company for a price for installing the missing phase and it was £24,000, so I kept the genny! But it seems for a matter of a few hundred pounds worth of transformers and appropriate wiring I can turn my two phases into three. Anyone else tried this or have a view? Part of the attraction of doing this is reduced maintenance, reduced fuel cost, reduced emissions, reduced noise, and the ability to replace my main petrol sawmill with an electric version. Thoughts?
  5. Squaredy
    I think I understand what your data shows, but can you comment on it for me in case I am mis-understanding?
  6. Squaredy
    Very nice....is the camper all as nice as it looks with native timbers? I know it is a de-rail but I am sure it would be great to see more pics please.
  7. Squaredy
    Thank you Saul, yes indeed they are. Actually I must take some photos of Alder we have been milling lately as well. Nothing big, but also spectacular in a different way. Bit like my wife...
  8. Squaredy
    Millling London Plane on the Slabber these last few days. Some very pretty timber for sure, and the widest I have cut since buying the mill in the summer. Around 5 feet wide at wide end; and four feet at narrow end. Just got to squirrel them away for a couple of years.
  9. Squaredy
    Yeah thanks for that. I did ask about insulated ones and they didn’t seem to be available. I don’t need it for the insulation but it would have been good to avoid condensation. Job done now anyway - put them on today, just got to add trims and gap filling pieces. Hopefully condensation will be minimal.
  10. Squaredy
    Well, the problem is I didn't know how far gone it was. When walking on, the OSB boards had gone very soft in places, and there is no access from below. So I decided to strip it off, dry as necessary and re-do with roofing sheets.
  11. Squaredy
    I cleaned off the fruiting bodies, and pressure washed the roof. It is full of pinholes. The builder who installed it didn't put enough coats of the resin over the top of the glass matt sheets. Such a waste as now the whole lot will have to come off and be renewed. All it needed when it was applied three years ago was (I guess) a few more coats. Here is what was under the turkey tail, and what was under the fibreglass and OSB. Tegenaria Domestica looked very healthy, and Pipistrelle was very annoyed to be disturbed. I have just finished putting up tin sheets (tile effect), with just a few trims and edging pieces to do at the weekend (if the snow doesn't come that is!).
  12. Squaredy
    As has been said this is a very interesting debate. I would love some of the guys at Forestry Commission to give a view or two, but I suspect that Big J's final Euc crop will have matured and been harvested before they complete the red tape to allow them to express an opinion. Maybe some of the private forestry firms might like to comment. I know lots of small estates where native hardwoods are seen as a very valuable crop, but is this because they have been in continuous management for centuries? Of course one major advantage these estates have is that the land is usually inherited, so in effect it is a free resource for them to utilise. Anyone can see that growing Oak (or even Cherry or Sycamore or others) for a financial return in the UK is a challenge. But is it really as bleak as BigJ says?
  13. Squaredy
    Crazy growth indeed! So once the harvesting starts how many tons will that be per acre (or hectare if you youngsters prefer)?
  14. Squaredy
    Ah, bound to be fake then if it is in the Mail.
  15. Squaredy
    It is difficult to take this seriously. A woodburner is alight for four hours, and opening the door for a few seconds over the course of an evening results in harmful levels of particulates being released? And this is against the strong inflow of air when you open the door!
  16. Squaredy
    Auto for me too. And I mean proper hydraulic auto with a torque converter etc, not a manual with electric auto clutch like Merc fitted for a few years to sprinters. Used to own one of these - what a pain the enormous delay in changing was. A good auto box coupled with a good gutsy engine is difficult to beat.
  17. Squaredy
    Pob lwc Marc, nos da.
  18. Squaredy
    Cheers Mark, and you. Just need to get friendly with someone whose ancestors were well in with William the Conqueror - that is when the land was all divided up...
  19. Squaredy
    Agreed the ruling classes are not innocent either. Land reform is long overdue, but not likely to happen. My landlord owns hundreds of millions of pounds worth of property and is totally exempt from inheritence tax. But yes I think the unions have a lot to answer for. They forget the companies they consider to be the enemy are actually providing the jobs for their members. So when they finally screw the company into oblivion the people they hurt most are their own members!
  20. Squaredy
    Or was it the greedy unions and lazy workers demanding more and more pay for less and less work and ignoring the need to modernise and compete on the world stage?
  21. Squaredy
    Very much a wanted commodity. Wood carvers especially, but you might be surprised at the demand for Lime. Not always easy finding the customers bu they are out there.
  22. Squaredy
    I would say that the Oak is red because it is Red Oak. Have you any leaves to check?
  23. Squaredy
    Thanks for the recommendation. There seem to be very few decent used saws for sale out there now. For that matter there seems to be very little decent used kit out there of any kind. I recently had to replace my little van, and it is sparse pickings right now. Everybody used their bounceback loans to get new kit I think!
  24. Squaredy
    I have seen those chainsaws working (on Youtube that is) and they look very efficient. Not versatile enough for my needs though thankfully!
  25. Squaredy
    Well I will probably stick to petrol power if nothing is available in the size I need. Just don't really want to spend good money on a new petrol saw if more powerful saws are just round the corner.

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