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Most of Richard J's output (including The Story of My Heart) are available as free ebooks on Project Gutenberg if anyone so wishes... http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2317
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Just to add, I get emails if people quote my posts, no problems. And I get daily digest emails (not instant notifications) from topics I subscribed to before the problem started. But not for anything I subscribe to afterwards? (Neither daily digests nor instants). In case that helps diagnose the problem?
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My glass was dirty after the first couple of fires when the stove was new, and that took serious scrubbing with the supplied glass cleaner to get off. But after that (once the glass had cured I suppose) a wipe over is all that's needed and it doesn't seem to be "sticking" so far. Glad it's not just me, don't think this stove has done it before. I empty mine once every couple of months! (Also used every day, but it's a big firebox). Good to know, thanks. Not seen it on a woodburner before. Just burning normal logs, but quite a lot of them!
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Mine's a Burley Brampton, and I find the airwash doesn't work very well - glass fogs up quite quickly. But a wipe with a damp cloth gets it off, nothing seems to be sinking into the glass - yet. One thing I have noticed recently is that the ash in the bottom of the stove is forming into solid lumps in parts - like lava, or boiler slag! It takes the poker to get it out of the stove (in lumps) at emptying time. Does this mean I'm over firing it or something? Too much moisture in the wood? Burley suggest wood less than 14% moisture, but that's quite hard to come by in Wales in winter, even kiln dried!
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I bought some eucalyptus seeds from jungleseeds.co.uk and they germinated well.
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Wood wanted - Chepstow. (Unprocessed, processed, arbwaste etc.)
sandspider replied to sandspider's topic in Firewood forum
Thanks, I'll give you a ring tomorrow. -
Wood wanted - Chepstow. (Unprocessed, processed, arbwaste etc.)
sandspider replied to sandspider's topic in Firewood forum
Just an estate car, so possibly not worth it? Also I'm processing by hand, so big lumps might be more trouble than they're worth. Thanks though. -
Wood wanted - Chepstow. (Unprocessed, processed, arbwaste etc.)
sandspider replied to sandspider's topic in Firewood forum
Thanks Squaredy. Looking more for unprocessed at the moment, but will bear you in mind. Do you only sell processed and kiln dried? -
Interesting question. The moles in my garden seem to be spreading closer to the house, where I empty the (cold) stove ash... Maybe coincidence?
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Wood wanted - Chepstow. (Unprocessed, processed, arbwaste etc.)
sandspider replied to sandspider's topic in Firewood forum
Does anyone have anything now the snow's receding? -
Strange. I thought you'd not replied as I hadn't got an email! Might have been longer than a couple of weeks, possibly as much as a month?
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Yes, nothing in spam. Emails from Arbtalk get through fine, but it seems like they're not being sent?
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I'm now (for the past week or two) getting no new content emails from the forum, apart from a daily digest on one topic!! I've tried un-following and re-following, re-setting my notification preferences etc. but it hasn't made any difference...
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I can take hardwood and softwood, and also a limited amount of woodchip, preferably seasoned rather than fresh. I will need advance notice, and you will need to contact me via Arbtalk for directions, access limitations etc. Note that dot on map and postcode are not exact, just a guide. Thanks.
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Well done, a good turn around and brave to put it on here!
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Wood wanted - Chepstow. (Unprocessed, processed, arbwaste etc.)
sandspider replied to sandspider's topic in Firewood forum
Still looking boys and girls. -
Exactly! So if they don't have this sort of info about their logs I'd be inclined to go elsewhere. And even if they do make something up, I can then test the logs and if they don't match the promised moisture figure I've got firm grounds to complain. If they just say the logs are seasoned, to me that means <25% moisture at least, hopefully <20%. But to them that might just mean it's been in the shed for a few weeks.
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Smart sheds! Did you just sink the poles in the ground, or is there some sort of foundation there? Thanks.
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Didn't someone on here do a thread on wagon building / rebuilding?
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As a firewood buyer, this would be helpful. I've had several loads recently, been told they're very dry, seasoned for 2 years or whatever, and most have been over 25% moisture. Some over 70%! This isn't just because the logs were delivered in the rain (though one load was) but I think because they haven't been properly seasoned after splitting. Surface water from rain dries fairly quickly and easily (as long as the logs are stored out of the rain and with some airflow after delivery), but internal moisture is more of a pain.
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Still getting an email for every post?
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How much are you after for each model? Are they new?
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Since the latest update (yesterday?) I now get an email for every post on every topic I've subscribed to. I used to get one email per topic until I visited the forum again?
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Even on the Grauniad the most popular comments are against the author of that article. Left wing click bait!
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Doesn't the above only apply if the tree is felled in summer? If winter (and broadleaf) sap levels will be low anyway, and transpiration fairly minimal?
