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    That looks more like Norfolk than Kent!! :lol:
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    Good man, cheers Shane!
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    Ah hah! That looks like the badger. Silk tassel bush, suits it. Thanks Paul.
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    Hi all I was thinking this could be hornbeam, but the catkins are a bit long, and the leaves are perhaps not veiny (or beechlike) enough. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    Do people think the EU would survive Greece leaving? I thought one of the tenets of the EU was that a country leaving was not an option? I preferred Greece when it had the drachma! And France with the franc...
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    I love my woodburner and would (and will) definitely get more in the future. However, I wouldn't want to rely on wood solely - nice to have gas (or oil or whatever) central heating as a backup.
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    Impressive! Don't think I'd be casually stepping over the spinning shafts in baggy overalls though!
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    Good face! What's it finished in?
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    It's OK, I've ordered one from him too! Good to hear they're good quality.
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    Ahh, right. Yes, that seems a better price for a shed install! Plenty of wind for it tonight.
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    I was talking about the ampair 600 you linked earlier, not a generator. I'm guessing that that would cost a couple of thousand?
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    I'm guessing one of those turbines would cost a fair bit? Do look quite useful though...
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    What's the calorific content of a dead mouse?! Better weight for weight than softwood / hardwood?! :unsure:
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    Mine weren't treated - plain wood. (Possibly pressure treated) I wouldn't burn treated wood. And unfortunately, I don't work with trees!
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    I've burned a few. I was told to be careful as they contain high levels of tars - possibly due to the pressure treatment? Seemed fine to me though, and chimney was no dirtier than usual. (I did mix them with other wood, not just roof timbers - also mine were a good age).
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    Can't help you specifically - but at a much smaller scale I messed around with solar powered Christmas lights. I concluded that you don't get much power from a single solar panel, especially in winter. (E.g. a day's weak winter sun would get 15 minutes or so of light from a 3m string of LED bulbs - from a 10cm square ish solar panel). The same panel in full sun in summer would give an hour or two of light. So I imagine you'll need a good area of (more modern) solar panels and a hefty battery. And maybe to top the battery up from the mains every so often? This chap set up a more serious solar panel install for his house - might help you with panel area, wattage, amp hours etc.: Peplers In Rye: Eco-refurbishment - installing off-grid solar PV (part 2)
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    Need one.

    sandspider replied to Bren.'s topic in General chat

    Looks fun! I always had a hankering for the Ariel Atom - either the V8, or even the original 2.0 litre version...
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    Would be typical if it did - just because my Jimny's been written off!
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    That gives me a fractionally smaller area than the map developers one. But I find the map developers one easier to use as you can search by postcode!
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    Perhaps! I used it to check the area of a field I was thinking of buying, and it exactly agreed with the estate agent's particulars... 5 acres on how big a woodland?
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    Easy way to double your land area! I find it hard to estimate land area, so I use this: Area calculator - Outline a property on a google map and find its area
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    Cheers Ww, I've got in touch with chippy too.
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    Thanks Rover, I'll get in touch.
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    Hi all. I'm toying with the idea of getting a wooden turned fountain pen. Seen a few online, but thought I'd see what people on here can make? Preferably in a pretty native wood - walnut perhaps? I'd like to see pics and prices for any that people have made. Can only cartridge fountain pens be made, or are the ones with a built in ink reservoir and suction device to fill it via the nib also possible? Many thanks.

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