Squaredy
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Not an Oak, Beech maybe.
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If you scroll down to the last chart in the article it shows London as having the lowest pollution from small particles (pm2.5) out of all the towns listed. Is this really possible??? I also am very suspicious of where these figures come from. -
I guess I was working on kilned logs so average more like 15%. That would make our figures about the same.
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I worked out a bulk cubic metre of loose logs properly dry as 300kg approx. I don’t think this is far out.
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l Although I agree with Andy it looks to me like it is nasty slightly deteriorated wood that is maybe just a bit week and fibrousy. Some woods will just cut like this. As Andy says see what a new band is like - I think it will be the same.
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Which would be around £3000 worth if you were buying at retail prices, and the winter is young yet. I do often wonder why people think solid fuel is cheaper than the alternatives. Of course if you are willing to put in the time collecting and drying your own firewood that is different. I no longer sell firewood but when I did most of my customers were affluent people who had a woodburner for the same reason they have a Range Rover; but every now and then someone would pop along thinking they would buy firewood at retail prices and save loads of money. The figures are simple: 1 kw natural gas £0.03 1 kw heating oil £0.05 1 kw bulk LPG £0.05 1 kw well dried logs £0.10 (varies quite a bit of course) 1 kw electricity £0.15
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Most timber will last well under water especially if submerged in mud. I think I read that one of New York’s famous old bridges uses huge pine pilings as foundations, and that they are still in perfect condition.
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I mentioned Elm as this was very common for beams years ago and is often mistaken for Oak, and is far more vulnerable to woodworm. And yes the woodworm fluid does not kill them until they emerge. So it is a good protection.
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Kilning will indeed kill woodworm as long as you heat the timber to 65 degrees C right through. It might be easier though to just use woodworm killer fluid. Most of the woodworm (if not all) will be dead I would guess, and probably it looks worse than it is as the worm will mainly like the sapwood. If you were to cross-cut a piece you would probably find the middle free of holes. Just one more thought - are you sure it is not Elm?
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It will help if you give more detail such as what stove this is for. Stoves can cost from £200 or so up to a couple of thousand, so this will make a huge difference. Also a pic or two showing the situation ie is it good access single storey or four storey with no access?
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Photos might be helpful. I might be interested but the haulage may well kill it.
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If you mean dealing with your own waste you may get away with it. If you mean taking other people’s waste and charging then you need to read up on environment agency website or NRW if in Wales. I believe you even need a permit to have a fire to dispose of green waste these days. To do it properly it may well be a minefield.
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That’s a bit mean. I would do this for 32” walnut if mixed with pippy oak.
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Help identifying my wood burner
Squaredy replied to Smiths1287's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
You think that is a risk....look at this one....and this is on the website of one of the Arbtalk advertisers! It may be a fake photo but that is just crazy.... Maybe we should tell them? https://www.realfirewood.co.uk/coal-heating-vs-wood-heating -
I can only lend my own experience to this, I bought a new Norwood HD36 (the big one but no hydraulics) in 2015, and I have regretted it almost from day one. It does get a lot of use and it does do the job, but there are many problems: Build quality is poor (paint finish peeling from day one). A nightmare to assemble, and took at least ten times longer than Norwood say. Ceramic blade guides were hopeless and I soon replaced them with the rollers which almost every other bandsaw mill uses. On the plus side it is still going and working about two days a week and is very economical on fuel. Blades are cheap enough but if you re-sharpen there are not many people who do it right!
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Help identifying my wood burner
Squaredy replied to Smiths1287's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
It might be worth scrapping it and getting a new one. If it is going to cost you say £200 to fix this one up, and possibly you may need to pay a HETAS engineer to check it is safe, why not spend £500 and know it will be good for many years? Installing a woodburner can cost £2500, but much of that cost is flue liner and labour. Come to think about it, the liner may be at the end of its life as well, so again needs checking, or did the sweep do this for you? -
Not a Leylandii.
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Protect outdoor wood carving in winter
Squaredy replied to Rickster's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Yeah Oil not varnish. And yes it will crack. And will be very difficult to stop going grey. Are you sure it is Ash? -
They would sell like hot cakes round my way! I live near Newport South Wales. Shame they wrap them in plastic.
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Protect outdoor wood carving in winter
Squaredy replied to Rickster's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Any chance of a photo? Also if you mention what species it is this will help. -
Yeah my mistake Modec not Aixam. You can pick these up on eBay for peanuts but good luck in getting them working again.
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I may have got the name wrong of the electric lorry I will check. Speedy hire had a fleet but not for long.
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As you say having predictable cash flow is important, but for me it is mainly about risk. What would a full set of batteries cost for a modern electric vehicle? Not a risk I am willing to take, so a full maintenance lease is the only option I would consider. Have you heard about the Aixam lorries? I feel for anyone who invested in one of them ten years ago. It might be different in five or ten years time when they are common but imagine taking a full electric vehicle to a back street garage hoping for a budget repair!
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The only problem I have with these is they appear to be wrapped in plastic. I really couldn't buy these in bulk I have found a briquette maker just across the water north of Bristol, who do wrap them in paper. Only problem is the paper bags are highly branded. I would prefer to buy plain packed briquettes so I am still looking.
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Yes tax years. Pure electric vehicles will have a benefit in kind tax charge of 0% 2020/21, 1% 2021/2022 and 2% 2022/2023. Only zero for one year but then pretty close to zero. It is worth bearing in mind also that an awful lot of the charging points are currently free. This will not continue indefinitely of course, but for early adopters many are quite literally getting free fuel!
