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Certainly pretty warm doing our first charcoal burn of the year. Not complaining though as these 4 days of predicted sun could well be our summer so making the most of it. Back to wet and windy by Tuesday so enjoy it while it lasts
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Watch your oil levels as they can rise when doing lots of short trips like log deliveries.
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Ash is not classed as a durable wood so I would be pretty wary of using it for cladding unless you are going to drench it in some form of wood preserver.
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Time will tell but the fact some manufacturer maybe pushed something too far will not stop development.
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So you think this improvement is going to stop dead? Cant see it myself not due to any insight just when so much time and money is spent on development as there is in battery tech improvements normally follow.
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You got any evidence for this? I did a quick google on improvements in battery energy density and there is no obvious dip and they just get better year on year. Fits with what I have seen in battery power tool world as well. Not so long ago my main drill was just 1.2ah now my current drill has a 4ah pack that is about the same size and latest version has a 5ah battery.
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Might be able to see a demo next week? http://toolfair.info/
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Get the radio and use a thermos Makita DAB radio are so good. I am on Dewalt but the radio is not as good.
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Not doubting it and I have done the same in the past but with smoke nuisance becoming an increasing issue should we not be promoting what's currently considered best practice? From a particulates point of view it would be much better to use the oil but being "green" is a pretty complicated matter where the goalposts keep moving. Yes our old barn is relatively well insulated. You are more than welcome to visit as the kettle is always at the ready
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There is an element of that but our 8kw stove warmed the whole house in 2010 when it -7c outside and 20c inside. Big J appears to be advocating a large stove run well below it's max for convenience and I am saying this is dirty polluting way to run a stove. No problem with a big stove worked hard but I might suggest if you need that whack some insulation into your house for our woods sake And yes "What a load of old shite that poem is. I detest it on a molecular level."
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No. Watts is the potential power. Amps x volts gives you the watts. But there may be limits of discharge rate. A higher voltage machine may work better or be kinder to the battery than a lower voltage model. Lithium Ion batteries keep evolving at such a rate it's hard to compare as their characteristics can vary from brand to brand unless they are using the same cells. I am no expert on electra-trikery so take the above with a pinch of salt
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Our home fits that description perfectly and double hight. We have an 8kw stove in it and it's way to big most of the time. I retro fitted some stove bricks to make the firebox smaller and enable clean burning with a less fuel and output. In hindsight a 5kw stove would have been spot on. Yes some are heating a large uninsulated home where a big stove may work well but this a minority IME.
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Sorry J but think this is poor advice for the majority of homes. A big stove at half tick is a dirty stove due to low firebox temps. Poor for the flue and dirty emissions and with the scrutiny stoves are rightly under at the moment just seems a bad plan anyway you look at it. Most stoves I see are in homes with central heating anyway. In this situation it seems best to have a small stove that will suffice most of the time and turn up the heating for the coldest times. Small stove worked hard would be my advice.
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For the money I would describe as ridiculously good value. Will not leave a better edge than file but will do a decent job while evening up the teeth length. Several light touches instead of one heavy handed cut stops overheating. The weakest point is the stop but if you lightly hold the chain in one hand pulling it back into the stop you can get good consistent edges.
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Processed euc green and dry and not had any problems with either but it was easiest green as is with all woods I have encountered.
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If you can do that stick as you are! On my own I cant do more than a cube an hour ringing and splitting with a fast auto returning splitter (Krpan 18). If your wood is 12"-20" a splitter is you best bet unless you can afford a big processor.
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has anyone got a tail lift van i can borrow?
Woodworks replied to se7enthdevil's topic in General chat
Steve can you not strip it down? Tables off and remove the base and then each piece should become a relatively easy job but I bet they weighs every bit of 200kg. Looks a beauty -
Would imagine it would be a brave SE to pass standing dead wood for structural purposes. You dont know what killed it and how it may have affected the timbers strength.
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And me.
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Yeah ours is just started coming out. Oddly the only other thing showing is some hornbeam which I think is normally last here.
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Hope not as waiting on a load of wood from him. It has been a miserable winter but looks like things should perk up over the next few weeks
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They all burn when dry. A heavy dry one beats a light dry one. Beech, ash, oak about as good as it gets but dry is the most important aspect. A bit of dry pine is better fuel than a bit of wet beech
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Do tell
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Taking charge of my Laurel Tree
Woodworks replied to SRMMIKE's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Thanks Kevin. ps sorry about the dodgy spelling. Dyslexic idiot typing -
Shame you cant still buy the Swing Cut heads. That would cut grass and wood but I am sure they vanished from the market for safety reasons. Hmmm found this over the pond so he might be able to get one https://www.amazon.com/Weed-Warrior-WWBC3BH-Brush-Cutter/dp/B001P2MWIA#customerReviews
