Daniël Bos

Insert cats under bonnet puns here... I suppose faulty parts can happen on the finest of products. I just had to send back a £3K piece of electrickery because of one faulty push button. Finest quality kit, and one small fault, it happens. As to why they could't diagnose your problem sooner I'm a bit baffled. Presumably constant smoke solved by changing the injectors means one or more was sticking open. That should have been obvious to see on the 'pooter as the fuel rail pressure would have been below the correct value?

I'm a bit baffled (only a bit mind) by those writing off medication? I know it may "feel wrong" to "eat pills to sort out thoughts" but that's just misinformed reactionism. The brain works in many mysterious ways, and chemicals play a very import role in it's functioning, readdressing a serious imbalance with chemicals taken in pills can really help sort you out. I've suffered depression for many years, first saw a psychiatrist over 30 years ago (consider I've just turned 37...) and not too long ago I fell into the deepest trough I've known. Wanted to kill myself as my life was such a burden on myself and others, would have done so more than once, but coincidence saved me several times (I'd be dead now if it wasn't for my Dog!) I was literally lying on the floor, crying for help but unable to actually go find some for a long time. Managed to drag myself to the GP, got happy pills, ate them, felt shite, numb, no more anxiety attacks but no joy either. It was rough as, but by eating them I was able to explore other avenues of help, and then slowly wean myself off them again. I'm now on top again, feeling better than ever. And though I really hated eating them I'd have not lived without their help. Asking for help and advice, here, from friends/family, from your GP etc is an excellent begin to getting sorted. But nobody but you knows the actual solution. Diet can play a massive role. All the chemicals that regulate your brain have to be metabolised from the food you eat, so changes in food can make a big difference. People's bodies absorb nutrients differently, therefore different diets can effect people in very different ways. And just like people get allergies where the body reacts to certain foods, some bodies are much more or less able to metabolise the nutrients taken in into the right balanced mix of chemicals needed for "normal" brain function. To get this sorted solely through diet can work, but to find out exactly what your individual body needs is not easy. It is a vastly under-researched field of sience. Big pharma makes meds, Big Farma makes food and never the twain shall meet... I can put you in touch with some people that can try to help you, psychologically or physically, pm me if you like.

I've milled some mp. It's quite a boring looking timber tbh, very light in colour, with very straight and even grain. It's only where the branch whorls are/were that it gets interesting. The knots are super hard to mill through. The timber is Heavy! It's not bad in use, quite easy to work finely. It's not suitable for outdoor use, so you've got a plain light softwood which means you're competing with all the cheap softwoods... The only thing it may excell in is if you can mill it without knots it would be a good one for sauna benches. The sanded timber is strong and soft feeling without splintering. Very niche market though.

What he said^^^ Surely peak oil is not really relevant? Burning the stuff is just not very clever, and there are increasingly affordable alternatives. Whether there is plenty more or not seems to be missing the point somewhat.

Let us know if you find it elsewhere please!

There are simpler, safer ways to clean a saw...

I thought it was gonna look like a thai curry when I saw the title...

I know the draw is pretty exciting, but you should have time for a quick toilet dash! If you've won anything, you'll still have won whether you witnessed it or not! (I keep one of those empty 5l water bottles near, just in case. much less messy than nappies)

It would be quite Fitting I think? It's a city with no particular allegiance no history, no pre-defined character (or any character tbh) and it's already known as "the city of complete cows":thumbup:

Just bough some more. And I'd just like to stress that the spread is for financial reasons only, not for increasing my statistical chances of winning beyond that of the chances of the amount of tickets bought:biggrin: I'm still planning to win 74% of all the prizes:thumbup1:

Unfortunately, the people behind these things just hack into existing accounts, so the actual account owner will be presented with the bill. I think ebay would see sense here if you object to their invoice, but the scum won't pay a penny

google the email address...

You Sir, have a sick mind:biggrin:

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/maintenance-help/96551-sharpening-chainsaw-site-2.html#post1434427

To paraphrase the resident wise old wizard: " Grinding a stump is like making love to a beautiful woman" I suppose though sometimes its a long hard grind, there's got to be a little tenderness involved too?

All stump vices are shite. Some are more shite than others I suppose. If you must have one (though I can't see why you'd ever need one?) make sure the screwy bit has a handle or lever, not just a thumb screw or it'll never ever clamp tight enough. If you already have a thumb screw type vice, drill a hole through the flat bit, and put a small bolt through it for added leverage.

I recently painted a bike frame in "flip paint" green and purple, depending on the viewing angle. It would look amazing! As for the dark green ones above, what was the idea? to camouflage them so they wouldn't get nicked?

One could argue the opposite using the same reasoning. Are you really going to saddle your grandchildren with a rotting stump when If you'd just felled and replanted a twig they'd have had a magnificent tree... If it was mine, I'd probably leave it and live with the risk. (based on the limited information we have and one picture...) Or if it was considered a problem I'd do similar things to Alec's suggestions above.

Brush/spray on.

Galvanising isn't that expensive, but rather overrated imho. My previous truck was built in '88, painted chassis which is without significant rust to date. My current truck is a '94, still original paintwork on the chassis and just about entirely free of rust even though it's an Iveco (don't ask about the rust on the cab...) All trucks I have worked on have had painted chassis's (what's the plural of chassis?) and none have had any serious rust issues. My three axle turntable trailer had a galvanised chassis and rusted. Nothing too bad, but not any better than a proper paint job. Added benefit of a paint job is that you can leave all tube and box section sealed off, whereas when galvanising these have to be drilled for venting which in time allows moisture inside rusting the sections from the inside.

A point that is often overlooked in the thoughts of an independent Scotland joining the EU is the fact that all the EU member states have to agree. As Scotland would seek entry to the EU, one country in particular is likely to veto their request: Spain. Spain has it's very own separate country within it's borders that has been very very keen for independence for many years. If Spain allowed Scotland into the EU, the Basques would seek independence and EU entry too. The Spaniards will never allow this to happen. I think...

IVA test is less than £100, so not that bad financially. The costs soon add up though, as to get passed all the parts will have to be of approved standards to begin with I believe. So everything (axles, brake cables, hitch, lights, wiring, etc etc etc) needs to be CE approved before you stick it together which could add a fair bit to overall cost and hassle. If I understand the rules correctly it also means you can't use second hand parts in the construction? If you're set on a unique build, this shouldn't make much difference. If you're looking to save money over an existing trailer it's probably a futile exercise.

I hope so for you too. And I hope you find a truck as well:biggrin:

This is what you want. When you have them all out you can come back on here and sell it for not an awful lot less than you bought it for.

I doubt that a few hours would have dried it to 0% moisture migration from the centre of the log would be very slow I'd have thought, especially as the moisture content dropped the moisture conveying capacity will have dropped with it. Perhaps the way to test that would be to get two logs of equal weight, one processed one into small kindling size to enhance its drying capacity (or thin disks might be better?) I'm willing to bet you'd get the smaller woods dryer by quite a bit. Still an interesting process you've got going on:thumbup: