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  1. Pat Ferrett
    The benefits of a stove out way open fires about a million to one.
  2. Pat Ferrett
    Topping conifer hedges and trees is so much easier with 2 climbers
  3. Pat Ferrett
    12 very large cherry stumps to out with only enough room to get the small grinder in. The spec was to grind the bowl and surface roots and leave all waste for the gardener to tidy, knowing what cherries are like I allowed 2 days. On site at 9 the first day and was sweating buckets just setting up, all the time being watched by the owners au pair who sat at the edge of their swimming pool splashing her feet in the water. The first stump was a pig and took 2 hours, the younge girl just sat watching no offer of a drink However the second stump was rotten and the grinder went straight through the bowl into a browm mush very much like a dry cake, out with the fencers spade and it just broke apart as did the remaing stumps and I was off site by 1 with a cheque for 2 days money. Happy days
  4. Pat Ferrett
    Takes all sorts to make a world mate! If your not happy, removing yourself from the situation is your choice but I cant see it changing the forum for the better. If you really think the forum is worth its weight then why not help by inspiring others rather than chucking in ?
  5. Pat Ferrett
    Good on ya Ian I had a glass of port and it didnt hit the spot neither did half of the second so the rest got tipped down the sink and replaced with a glass of orange squash. The way Im going ill be t total within a year.
  6. Pat Ferrett
    Go carefull Jon you'll be over the limit on the bootsale run in the morning.
  7. Pat Ferrett
    I used to make copies of furniture for film sets and one of the ways I arrived at a price was to ask myself what I would offer for it without the fear of being thrown out on my ear. This also works well as sales patter, along the lines of if they were to see the mirror hanging in gallery would they have the guts to offer £80.
  8. Pat Ferrett
    I just climb, plan for the worst and hope for the best.
  9. Pat Ferrett
    Not sure if its down to the weather but been fancying a glass of port in the evenings lately.
  10. Pat Ferrett
    Cheers
  11. Pat Ferrett
    Thanks for all the advice so far Lit the fire earlier or rather the kids did and forgot how drafty it makes the place so going to bite the bullet and fit a stove myself.
  12. Pat Ferrett
    Id be intrested to know from who as I get mine from Axminster atm.
  13. Pat Ferrett

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  14. Pat Ferrett
    Second thoughts Jon it will only sit in the shed for years until I got time to tinker, better to let it go to someone who could make better use of it.
  15. Pat Ferrett
    Pm sent
  16. Pat Ferrett
    I bought a load of sets and they last so long I have'nt needed to sharpen any yet. Be intrested if any members on here have.
  17. Pat Ferrett
    Finger
  18. Pat Ferrett
    My groundie did his ariel rescue course and one student refused to climb up as it was to high, the trainers had a pow wow and apparently the book doent require the injured party to be any certain height so they got the pretend injured climber to lower himself until the guy was content, which ended up being low enough for his foot to be touched with a running jump. This guy could end up being your potential rescuer so for heavens sake have a few dry runs and dont rely on a piece of paper.
  19. Pat Ferrett
    I have been sharpening mine for years, dead simple just use a new unused tooth to set the angle for the tungsten and a green grit and then set a steeper angle on the carborundum to do the steel. I have a diamond disc for the angle grinder but find it to tricky to get the angle and finish I can achieve on the bench. First I grind the face of the tip ( seen teeth that have a thick layer of tungsten but a tiny tooth) this starts to bring the edge back. Grind the steel backing and then on the green to bring the edge back, then as the green starts to grind steel just give it a tickle on the carborundum again. I dont let the teeth get to bad so to do a set of 8 takes less than 10 minutes. I normally dont start and finish a tooth in one go as it can get hot but prefer to keep doing abit and then doing some to another one. The edge is spot on and on days like this with the rain its a nifty way of saving a few quid.
  20. Pat Ferrett
    This is a picture of the fire place atm and the stocton 3 is designed to fit the opening if the back brick is removed. Its a fire up stairs hence the short chimney so maybe a liner is over kill I just thought it might prevent stressing the chimney with the heat genorated.
  21. Pat Ferrett
    Cheers for the tip about the angle iron, do you or any body else know the correct name for the boarding they use ?
  22. Pat Ferrett
    They had similar for the old women in a nursing home where my sister worked to stop them rolling out of bed in their sleep. The old boys were given half a viagra with there hot chocolate which acheived the same results.
  23. Pat Ferrett
    Indeed The same guy that quoted me this time did a stovax 7 for me a year ago throught a middle man for just under 2k that was a more expensive stove , more liner, a marbel harth and boxing in the inglenook. I recon he is so busy this year its just £1000 labour plus the stove ect
  24. Pat Ferrett
    Dean what were you looking for on the net to find a velcro bed harness :eek: Actually I dont think I want to know
  25. Pat Ferrett
    Dont be like that Steve! Give it a go mate Ill let you practice on mine if you do me a good deal lol

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