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  1. agrimog
    be more than happy to trial any brews you come up with John, hopefuly another log cabin build coming up in the new year, so a lot of milling on the M7 on the cards, (last build was 450 5mtr cuts in 10"-14" larch ) I used up 2 chains and needed a new bar after that one, so anything that gives me some more longevity would be good. ( three cuts to give a "d" shaped log, then the chaisaw moulder over the log to give a top and bottom "w" shaped locking profile)
  2. agrimog
    it seems these days unless theres a profit in it, the police arent interested, more and more burgarlies and robberies arent even being investigated, they give you a crime no to satisfy the insurance companies, and close the paperwork at that, they seem to be more interested in pursuing only the cases they know they will solve quickly or which will yeild a cash cow, it seems that the time is coming when we will have to take the protection of our equipment and belonings into our control.............a favourite quote comes from a sign placed up on a timber mill in the appalachain mts of the usa....."we have a shotgun, and a backhoe, and know how to use them".
  3. agrimog
    norwood has a good one for anyone milling timber, and a good one that does imperial cals, including fractions (1/16, 1/8. etc) is a must when building( doesnt always work out in metric ? ) especially on complex angles in hip roofs
  4. agrimog
    it becomes a lot more evident when you start milling with 20-30" bars, oregon is ok in the summer, but way too viscous in the winter, change over to stihl seems to cure this, I notice a resin build up on the links when the oil is getting too viscous, its not flowing quite fast enough a good "sticky" fast flowing oil designed with milling in mind would be a brilliant addition to the armoury of whats already available...Rye Oils?, somethine you might look at
  5. agrimog
    it was ben law, he had years of problems with planning consent, and had covenants placed on the build( these have since been removed), aparently it is possible to do it, but you must follow a very carefully laid out path, and make sure all the t's are crossed and i's dotted
  6. agrimog
    the galloways are mine, yer no gettin in............
  7. agrimog
    cheap and easy finish, but if done properly will last longer than paint, but that costs more
  8. agrimog
    because of the draconian firearms laws introduced post hungerford, then dunblane, it has actually became easier to obtain any type of illegal firearm than ever before. if you have the cash, anything is available, the changes in the firearms laws were rushed through as part of a knee jerk public reaction, and the real problems( corruption in the licencsing boards, and senior police officers) are still there
  9. agrimog
    he made a nice profit out you on that one aspenarb, genuine screen from mercedes is £100, and 10 mins fits one.
  10. agrimog
    well, it looks like east ayrshire is living up to its reputation once again, the brown envelope capital of the uk, more opencasts than the rest of the uk put together, problems with your planning application, no bother brown envelope to the right man in planning, all sorted, anyone complains, we'll have an official inquiery, and if we dont like what it says, we'll censor it before we release it
  11. agrimog
    with the bag charge and all the other charges, I'm finding the pound charge for the trolley is a bargain, fill your trolley, through the checkout, refill all the shopping back into it, then load ii straight into the back of the van, they make brilliant log transporters when you've unloaded the shoping, and at a pound a time are seriously good value !
  12. agrimog
    at any height where you can sit/stand and work it in a comfortable manner, the more comfortable you are, the easier it is to work, and for me this is around mid waistline, one thing I would say is get a good light shining down on the chain from behind it
  13. agrimog
    and up here in scotland, no battens, slates are fixed direct to the sarking ( new roofs use osb and membrane) so are supported a lot more
  14. agrimog
    you cannot make a container secure, all you can do is slow down someones entry, or make it so akward they go somwhere else, with the availability of battery powered grinders, portable cutting gear, and hydraulic rescue kit, anything steel is an invitation to try and find out whats stored inside. most containers have wooden floors as well. If you need to secure it i sugest you use 9" concrete blocks and build a wall right round it, extending past the front, cover the roof with a concrete pour incorporating weldmesh, and fit a seperate door on the front. these days if some one wants your stuff, there going to get it unless you watch it 24/7..........and pc plod doesnt give a monkey about you, unless he can make money out of you
  15. agrimog
    the peadophile pension fund, aka, children in need , is a little short on cash this year, the sheeple are start ing to catch on to the scam
  16. agrimog
    and what law says you shalt not use a top handle on the ground......ADVISORY from H&S, not law
  17. agrimog
    shingles are sawn, shakes are cleft/split, and longevity depends on the timber used and what treatment. depending on which bandsaw you have, you would be better having a jig made for your shingles, especially if you have a lot to cut
  18. agrimog
    what the hell are you turning if your constantly having to re-sharpen every few minutes,I used to production turn teak for a furniture company, and sharpen in the mornng, and a touch up at lunch time was all that was needed, and these were tools we had made ourselves, mabye time to look at your tooling, a change in tool material, or even a move to pcd inserted bit back to slow wet grinders, APTC have a special on a 10" jet (same as tormek ) for £200. but only for next 12hrs, or web search, i've memory ofa self build flat wet system similar to the viceroy sharpedge, with attachments for gouges and suchlike
  19. agrimog
    never had a problem, learn how to cut your shafts properly, there designed to work from a few inches to a few feet, plenty of info on the web
  20. agrimog
    as an ex air force armourer i can assure you that will be one well abused tractor, thats an ex bomb dump spec machine, it'll have been overloaded, raced, ran for hours just sitting, been used by all and sundry as a taxi, its a definite buyer beware model !!!!
  21. agrimog
    depends on what you are producing, can go from sawdust to as high as 40-50%,
  22. agrimog
    floor in the square cabs is a common problem, aso along the cab back seam, bottoms of the b pillars and the base of the bulkhead where it meets the floor, these areas fill up with muck and rust out, genuine panels are available from merc, but are pricey, a bit of tin bashing and repairs are easy
  23. agrimog
    it was my belief that a bight was a loop placed in a rope, not around a fixed point, with no ends available
  24. agrimog
    absolutly nothing, there another bunch of conmen playing on the stupidity of the british sheeple every year, how much was discovered sitting in a high interest account making money for the "administrators " of this so called charity. If you really must give money to charity, give it to one of your local ones where yopu can see where the money actually goes
  25. agrimog
    any engineering shop will make you one, not very difficult job

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