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prob was too:lol:

Thanks, I was searching IF perhaps, just perhaps the NI scheme had finally been finalized. (I knew the proposed payment scheme for it OK) And I found a 2014 English site stating 12.2 pence for 20 years. Which "quare gunked" me. I read and re-read and double checked, but the scheme was definately described as domestic. I should have saved the web address/link. cheers Marcus

The mainland domestic RHI scheme pays 12.2p/kW*Hr for 20 years. And the NI scheme is suggesting 7.9p/kW*Hr for 7 years. Surely this factor of 4.4 times difference cannot be right/fair/equitable. I appreciate that our oil heating costs are higher than English Gas costs, but still:confused1: Marcus

Peatff! Guess what, this morning I bought a Jefferson 1700/230, with no TIG facilities, cos I reckoned they were only an added complication. An a sexy (non Luddite) automatic welders mask (I was down to holding the glass containing half of the 20 year old cheapo mask in my "free" hand.) Pure MMA all the way:lol: Somewhere about £240.00 + Vat with a better rod holder throwed in. cheers m

Sniff Only for my/me/mesel m

I would take exception to this "far off fields" comment. Having endured a complete nervous breakdown in local government, during our childrens formative years too. I am/was a Supervisor who was routinely tasked to "make bricks without straw", or rather, use unskilled/unmotivated/unsackable long-time Council employees within the constraints of an unsuitable Bonus Scheme. All while being undermined by my 2 line managers who used my staff(on the back of a last minute ph call) to attend to their topical priorities. Then I was held responsible for the failures of routine planned maint ops. Especially if I dared take hols in the summer. I came back to chaos. And was held accountable.(And my Union rep was useless, I finally contacted the Union Head Office in London to query the running of their Belfast office, which actually resulted in changes btw) That has however now changed with the appointment of more foccused, more professional senior staff, who can actually "manage" . I.e. say NO to the unreasonable demands that were/are routinely made. Life is currently OK, and it would be good if we could get rid of the seriously under-performing/overage/unfit/overweight/unwell/cognatively challanged manual staff. But we cant, apparently. cheers Marcus PS My longstanding "joke" is the Council do not pay you to work, they pay to to suffer to work with the people you are oblidged to work with. AND I am well aware that is a double-edged sword!:001_tt2:

Mostly fixing things I break:001_rolleyes:, but only because I insist on "pushing the performance envelope". And "bog standard" mild steel fabrication, trusses, shed overhang extension brackets etc. I dont need TIG, just liked the idea of being able to weld Aluminium, for wee brackets for joinery related projects etc. I can buy a Jefferson 170A inverter from McIntyres in Kilrea for £250.00 + VAT, might even pop up this morning and invest:001_huh:. Then I can fix/reconfigure the old forklift(which I broke the modified/makeshift linkage pins on lifting 2tonne slabs) and get it back on the tractor and get the place tidied:blushing: up a bit. PS Was seriously getting the "hots" for the Finnish built Kemppi, but I dont need that level of sophistication, at near twice the price. cheers all Marcus

Sorry, but NO, Ladders are not "for access only" if after a measured assessment of the risk, it is deemed to be the safest/only practical way to access and conduct minor works. i.e. Like some of our buildings where there is no room for scaffolding or a MEWP. And the only other option being a crane basket, or humengeous expensive Boom-lift blocking the Main street. This would not be considered a "practical" way to access for minor maint . All correct procedures being observed. The climber being relaxed about being on a ladder etc etc.

now you mention Felicity . . .

Thanks again, all good stuff.

Was Valerie Singelton not a MILF before they were invented!

Oops! I should have said that it is only exceptionally I be welding thick section steel. And have grown accustomed to using multiple application of finer rods, it just takes more time with the wee "buzz" box. Still get there in the end. So could possibly live with 140A/150A output. Anyway I reasonably suspect that some of the lesser brands will be a trifle optimistic with their stated output Ampages. Since 230V in at a rated 16A can only give a limited output Ampage(Voltage dependant) Even if/when judiciously overloading the 16A supply. cheers m

MEWP Simply because it is a predictable repetitive practice that CAN be eliminated. Therefore it should be. Or hinged at the ground poles, hydraulically raised, would be even better, simply because it obviates the requirment for staff to leave the ground. As a Council employer one cannot be allowed to "fix stupid" by sacking them. Therefore one must work around their innate stupidity/shortcomings. Ask me how I know.

I am 55, I do remember taking dinners up to "Stephen" who lived in a very primitive "cotter" house about 15m from our back door. Only afterwards did I find out that (i) "Stephen" had been a tramp(and probably as a result of his experiences in the First WW) that my father had taken pity on/taken in and accommodated in this then derlict house. (ii) That he used to babysit us to allow our parents to go out! Bloody Hell, try and run both those ideas past Social Services today. A lister diesel generator plant provided the electric, so even when we got a TV(2nd hand B&W set), there was no TV in the Summer cos the engine was not started if not needed. And Sleeping between sheets sewen together from "Morton's" flour bags, the text still being visible. Not to mention the indignity of ONCE being made to wear my big SISTERS knickers, dont recall how old I was, but old enough to be mortified. cheers marcus And PS Attempting to explain, to the collective children, with the aid out our then neighbour, that houses did not use to have inside toilets! The neighbour had grown with an outside toilet btw.

I will probably buy a "Jefferson" from McIntyre's in Kilrea. After I speak to the cousin, who is; (i) A welder/steel fabricator of 35 years exp. And (ii) Has an account with McIntyre's. cheers all Marcus

Makes the tea does it? ps seriously, thanks,keep em coming folks.

Thanks Peatff, must be 6 or 9 months since I last looked, and I was surprised at how affordable they had become. I Might also then buy a plasma cutter. cheers M OOPs Arbo . . . Posted while i was typing Thanks for the link, anything with a expected life of over 30 years Hobby use is overkill cos I will(probably) be dead:lol:

So am no going. But which welder? With which "extras":hmmmm: I am bamboozled by all the blurb, most of which is probably offering extras I dont need/wont use. Do I need/want the TIG facility? Do I need "pluse", though I do wish to be able to weld thin steel. I do however wish to "max out" on a 16Amp/blue socket supply (right beside the consumer unit in the shed which is fed off a 16mm2 SWA cable) cheers Marcus

OK:001_tt2: I will re-phrase slightly; Why would one require the "plug spanner" to be kept on the Saw. Extra weight on the Saw!!. Keep it with the fuel mix, file, tooth gauge thinngy, spare chain, vice for sharpening etc:thumbup: In a cut down 5l plastic jar. M

(i) What exactly IS a Plug spanner? (ii) And why would one require access to one during a days cutting? just saying like.

top post:thumbup: Or a GOOD 1st aid course. B UT def better to do some intrinsically worthwhile extra qualification. Than discuss; (i) non-compliant Lidl Fir Extinguishers. (ii) out of date Fire Extinguishers. etc etc

Hmmm, Could one not take a FWD vehicle (yawn, and perhaps a special purposes Unimog, to maintain a tenous link to the thread title) But plenty of Donor FWD vans out there. And insert a good chipper in place of the chassis behind the cab, if neccessary it could be on a drop down hydraulic arm arrangment for easy feeding. Surely?

I got my CPC card in the Post Saturday. I now am qualified to drive a CE vehicle combination professionally. I am very pleased with this development. marcus

:thumbup::thumbup: Perzactly

Well Mick, go on, tree fellas . . .