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  1. the crafty weasel
    Did you have to wait until tea time to put that vid up? liked the little smirk on the rescue guy's face when he went to turn the camera off.
  2. the crafty weasel
    we use a crane that we built to fit on the three point linkage of a tractor- pretty much the same as an engine hoist only with a three point mounting instead of the legs. Not much use if you dont have a tractor however.
  3. the crafty weasel
    I've tried a froe but not had a great deal of luck with it. Maybe I should just invest in a froe and practice. I'm always scared to practice in case I ruin two potentially usable lengths.
  4. the crafty weasel
    You can get about 5 or 6 years out of one so long as it's off the ground, and use something like danish oil to protect the endgrain, especially on the uprights. Either that or you could use a more aggressive product such as creo. Ash would probably be a better bet for a log store, not the sort of thing you can lift off and change quite as easily as a gate. Something like that 5 footer goes for about £80. Cheers for the facebook like, and feel free to recommend the page to others
  5. the crafty weasel
    I agree, don't think I'd ever use one for splitting logs, but with cleaving you normally use sledge and wedges cutting along the length of the grain. Might be quicker than that.
  6. the crafty weasel
    In that case they'd be ideal for this sort of thing
  7. the crafty weasel
    A lot of the reason they say use 25-1 with other oils is to make you doubt the quality of other oils, the same way that hotpoint would tell you to only use genuine hotpoint spares in their washing machines. That said, I still wouldnt go for the filling station cheapies. Unless you're running in a really hot environment running at a stronger oil mix isn't really necessary, unless your saw is starting to lose compression and you're trying to scrape a few more weeks out of it...
  8. the crafty weasel
    Looks like quite a handy machine, but only really suitable for one man operation. With dumpies and a forktruck the saw would only be stopped for the amount of time it takes to pull a full bag out and stick a new one in, whereas with that one you're sat for a bit longer waiting for it to wrap.
  9. the crafty weasel
    Some great looking work there guys, loving that yew bowl flames. Thought I'd add my two pence worth and show off some of my work; Yew bowl Ash bowl Crabapple tealight holders Rowan wine bottle stopper- normally make them from hazel, beech or sycamore though. it's a great use for tiny diameter wood. to hold them I just cut a tapered pegat the end of them, unscrew the faceplate of the lathe and hammer the peg into the hole, then put a bit of pressure on with the centre to maintain drive. Check out the facebook page below to see more of my work.
  10. the crafty weasel
    I agree about the action- a normal splitter is enough of a pain when it twists to one side every now and then, let alone a splitter that twists every time you use it. I also like the way it's filmed against a backdrop of a good few tonsworth of bagged birch logs. On a related note, does anyone know if these are any good? Wood Splitters - Super Spear Wood Splitters I've got a 10 ton hydraulic behind the tractor for firewood, but was thinking about one or two for cleaving ash and oak for gates and railings.
  11. the crafty weasel
    Just a thought but it could be a defective ignition module/plug and the white smoke would be unburnt fuel. I had a GXV where the spark broke down at certain revs. take the plug lead off and run it, if it sounds the same as before, you'll know its an ignition problem.
  12. the crafty weasel
    Try Neil at Brondesbury Park Garden Centre- 01239 615300 CJ Industries Garden & Estate Equipment Ignore any list prices on the website and ring to see what he can do I've found them excellent for Makita Stuff. They do mail order as well
  13. the crafty weasel
    It's been said before but I'll say i again to pad out this post, it all depends on what you'll be doing afterwards. I work on a public authority site doing general groundskeeping, and I use Stihl Forestwear Classic trousers (Awfully thin at the back though, I wear a thin pair of trackies underneath to stop my arse freezing), Lavoro Chainsaw boots (Wear them everyday, chainsaw work or no chainsaw work, and they last a full 12 months. Probably get more out of them if i didnt wear them home wet and have to get them dried quickly in time for the next morning. They cost about £120) and a Centurion safety helmet. The reason I went for that one is the ease at which you can change the mesh visor for a perspex or polycarb visor or nothing at all, seeing as I use it for Strimming and compact tractor as well as Chainsaw work. Hope that helps.
  14. the crafty weasel
    That link up there is a review of the Makita, not the contact us page as it suggests. Don't know what went wrong there...
  15. the crafty weasel
    IMO The Makita DCS4301 with a 15"bar is a nice balance between professional build quality and reasonable price. Forestry Journal - Contact us
  16. the crafty weasel
    I tend to season mine loose in lorry containers then fill dumpy bags and stack them on top of one another. As long as they're stacked so that they interlock they seem to work quite well. Could try these as well? IBC 1000 litre diesel water butt storage tank on pallet on eBay (end time 01-Jan-11 23:12:20 GMT) just take the liner out of them and line with galv mesh.
  17. the crafty weasel
    A lot of the electric B&Q type saws have got the top tip guard, and personally I think they should come on all of the mail order, DIY store and catalogue saws, cos let's face it, how many people who order from catalogues i.e. Argos are going to know about boring cuts anyway?
  18. the crafty weasel
    Cheers for the suggestions guys, I'll enquire about prices on those, failing that at least i'll have something to copy...
  19. the crafty weasel
    Does anyone know of compact skidding arches to fit something like the Rekord two wheeled tractors? I need something very compact for extracting bunches of hazel for green woodwork and gate making. I've seen stuff that fits behind ATV's and the like, so I'm thinking I'll probably have to make my own.
  20. the crafty weasel
    Half day at the full time job today, then gonna spend the Christmas break Collecting a few tons of firewood, making some Cleft ash gates and building a skidding arch for a walk behind tractor. It'll be nice to get back to work on the 4th to have a bit of a break...

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