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  1. pembswoodrecycling
    We're burning softwood and poplar for the same reason, no trouble keeping the house toasty though, hot water and cooking on a Rayburn as well. I do think you have to treat softwood differently to hardwood though. Keep the stove full to the brim I say!
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    No doubt you're right there but ash and beech are both quite a bit denser than pop, I wonder what the difference in calorific value is weight for weight at the same moisture content?....
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    I don't understand everyone's problem with poplar. It is VERY wet when it's green, but give it a year outside then split it small and Put it in the shed with plenty of air round it and four months later it burns lovely. All we're burning ATM is pop, makes a nice warm fire. IMO
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    Look up "Yorkshire boarding", Usually 6"x1" spaced at one inch. any less spacing and it wont let enough air in. Any more than an inch and it lets in a disproportionate amount of rain.
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    I was between Llandeilo and Cross Hands, on Pant Y Bara Farm, in a village called Milo. went to Ysgol Tre-Gib for a year or so. Moved to Haverfordwest then but I'm back and forth to Carms quite a lot still. I'm going to the refinary in pembroke its about 15 miles from us. where abouts are you based Rich D?
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    I don't know how or where I would finish it part time, but that would suit me down to the ground. My biggest gripe is that I've been unwell for the last nine months, the only time I recover is whilst I'm at home during the holidays, the thought of going back on sunday is making me ill again. on the note of exercise..... I play Water polo for Wales, I get plenty of exercise!
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    I'm doing a BEng with a year in industry. the year is to be done at an oil refinary in an office with literally no windows! I'm from Carms myself, moved to pembs a few years ago. It is affecting my health, I've been ill for almost nine months now, the only time Im well is whilst Im at home on holidays, like I am at the moment. the thought of going back on sunday is making me ill again.
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    Errr..... my fault I started this thread on the training forum as well, wanted a broad range of views. I sort of had a year out, I failed an exam in my first year so last year I worked on a farm whilst I re-sat that exam, I enjoyed last year, which makes this year even harder! could you post a link to that web site please?
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    I climbed a tree to get away from them once.... never looked back! I picked the best one to move in with, no regrets there. I'm not saying I don't want a degree, but I might be better suited to getting an HND first whilst working and then doing the top up course or something. I dont doubt that I'll regret all this in the future. but at the moment its hard to see past tomorrow.
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    Cord is worth what you can sell the logs for minus the cost of processing, storage, transport and wages. If you can make your profit on it then its worth it. alway try and beat them down though
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    Hah I'm actually okay for "poon-tang" at the moment, I'm living with some! I sought similar advice in my first year and I stuck with it. I'm now at my whit's end. At the moment I feel that I'm better off starting again with something I enjoy before I'm too old. I appreciate the support though guys...
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    I'm 21 and I'm a second year Mechanical Engineering student at Cardiff University. I hate it. After a year of it affecting my health I have been diagnosed with severe Depression and Anxiety. I made a mistake by going to university, I need and love to work outside. I can't face sitting any more exams, but with little accreditation for my work so far I need to do something else. Can anyone on here reccommend a route into tree work that might suit me? A day release course or an apprenticeship perhaps. I'm a quick learner and all my grades were good, I just need to not be in university, but following a career path that I want. Also I'm no stranger to woodland, brought up on a farm (its that that im missing) this last year I've been selling logs, kindling and briquettes and doing quite well, but its not a business I could make a living from. Thanks in advance for any advice.
  13. pembswoodrecycling
    I'm 21 and I'm a second year Mechanical Engineering student at Cardiff University. I hate it. After a year of it affecting my health I have been diagnosed with severe Depression and Anxiety. I made a mistake by going to university, I need and love to work outside. I can't face sitting any more exams, but with little accreditation for my work so far I need to do something else. Can anyone on here reccommend a route into tree work that might suit me? A day release course or an apprenticeship perhaps. I'm a quick learner and all my grades were good, I just need to not be in university, but following a career path that I want. Also I'm no stranger to woodland, brought up on a farm (its that that im missing) this last year I've been selling logs, kindling and briquettes and doing quite well, but its not a business I could make a living from. Thanks in advance for any advice.
  14. pembswoodrecycling
    Okay so the log sales have all but dried up with the better weather. I've been thinking about how to generate some more sales.... is it worth approaching coal merchants with kindling? is anyone likely to buy at this time of year?
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    Nick channer is probably the bloke you want on here, no doubt he'll see this soon.
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    Hi welcome to the forum. Might be worth having a search on the forum because I'm sure we discusses exactly this quite recently. In my experience I've found the screw type splitters to be dangerous and unreliable, forever bending shafts. Hydraulic splitters are much more civilised! Certainly don't get rid of a hydraulic splitter for a screw type.
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    Wish I'd get offers like this in west Wales!
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    The market is largely consumer-led. demand and therefore price can vary hugely depending on quality of the product and the service provided. Competition in local supply can also have a large impact on price, or rather whether or not the product will sell at that price. Also there are other factors like the affluence of an area, people with more spair cash are more likely to buy logs. Weather is a factor - even if logs are over-priced most of the year, one good cold snap will inevitably sell more, again because of changes in demand.
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    What is the price of charcoal? Is it worth making?
  20. pembswoodrecycling
    I've heard similar stories, which I think is rediculous. An auger can be used to move just about anything as long as it's designed properly. If you do go down the chip route be sure to buy from an engineering company rather than just some stockist, and look for the company with the most years experience and best after sales service. Make sure you get references and follow as many of them up as you can. Any engineer worth his salt will stand by a machine he designed.
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    I'll be interested in the outcome of this. I would have thought that the automated system would be the way forward, especially if you want the "turnkey" benefits of on demand heating. Are they holiday cottages? With logs you may find yourself working day and night to keep the boiler going just for someone else's benefit. Takes a lot of logs to maintain 100kw. Although both systems are a cost (chip more than logs) remember you will be able to claim the RHI which you can't whilst on fuel oil. With my mechanical engineering hat on, it's much more reliable to have a big system running at a low output than it is to have a small system running at capacity. Just my thoughts....
  22. pembswoodrecycling
    25x0.45=36.25???? business is going well is it?! Think you mean 1.45 haha
  23. pembswoodrecycling
    Builders bags tend to be 80x80x80 which is about half a meter cube (0.512) 90x90x90 is more like three quarters of a cube (0.729) I can't help with prices, but its worth thinking about what size they are so you know what to charge.
  24. pembswoodrecycling
    I'd jump at that for a fiver a cube. do you ever get any of that sort of stuff slack? cheap is always welcome
  25. pembswoodrecycling
    Give that man a coconut!

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