SteveA
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That's what I feel too.... but the annular ring nails are designed to resist pullout, so I wonder if 50mm might be okay? ie; 25mm of the nail (through the 1" boards) and leaving 25mm of the nail into the joist? Or is it best to have twice the thickness of the board nailed into the joist? For 75mm nails: ie; 25mm of the nail (through the 1" boards) and 50mm of the nail into the joist?
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Yeah, but when everybody else is in church tomorrow repenting their Saturday night sins, or downing the Alka~Seltzer ....I'll be happily hammering nails in the sun.
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This is something that baffles me.... "What size nail should I be using?" In this case I'm wanting to fix some 1" thick larch boarding to roof joists..... should the nails be 50mm long, 60mm long?, 65mm long, 75mm long? etc. Is there a secret builders code/ formulae for working out the nail length?!
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I think he peed on it. I may be wrong.
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The Environment Agency has its fingers in the fracking pie.... Is the Environment Agency fit for purpose? I'm not surprised. Shouldn't the EA be an independent organisation?
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Have a look/ read here Jon.... Topic: Using a Bottle Jack to Push Over Trees | Draft Animal Power
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Maybe there's a way of making a DIY bottle jack wedge? Somebody has probably already tried it.
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I had the small Fiskars loppers (geared) and did a huge amount of work with it.... but eventually one of the gear teeth went snap on some seriously tough blackthorn. I contacted Fiskars warranty department and they sent me a new pair, the next size up.... cant fault Fiskars customer service/ one of the best. Highly recommended.
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My thoughts as well Jon. The hydraulic one looks good.... but also a lot of money for the likes of me! Think I'll just buy the usual standard high-lift wedge..... already have a mallet to wack it with.
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Just noticed this 40w rechargeable lawnmower. 300m2 on a single charge seems pretty good. Any thoughts on the technology? Greenworks 40V Li-ion Cordless Rotary Lawnmower with Battery and Charger | Toolstation
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£600 is quite a lot of wedge. Nice looking tool though.
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Looks like that's easily portable and simply engineered. Who makes them and does it work? cheers, Steve
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Very nice. Here's a good one too....
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Been sewing my torn waterproofs tonight because it's gonna hiss down tomorrow..... needle n thread job whilst watching something on TV about the Suffragettes (fascinating program). I'm too slow at this sewing lark so my partner has taken over! Lol
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Most unsuitable replacement for Jeremy Clarkson
SteveA replied to Mike Dempsey's topic in The Lounge
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Apart from Landrover Defenders are there any other 3 seater pickups out there? Are any of the earlier Toyota Hilux pickups 3 seat? Not looking at a King cab as the load space is important. cheers, steve
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Cover the top of the timber with coroline, or same as you would do when stacking outdoors. In effect a green shade tunnel is a mimmick of a woodland setting.... shaded yet with airflow.
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If you do go for a polytunnel i reckon the green shade netting would be much better than the clear plastic and leave a big gap a couple ft above ground level by fixing the shade netting to side rails.
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SteveA replied to the village idiot's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Hi Rob My Sugi Gloves Review I've worn my Sugi gloves for quite a while now and think they've been brilliant. I've found them very comfortable.... warm/ flexible and breathable. No problems with sweaty palms. I've just been helping Slack~Ma~Girdle (Murray) for 2 weeks on a clear fell job decided to wear/test the Sugi gloves the entire time.... ie, for crosscutting/ pulling hundreds of branches & trees (up to 12" diameter) into the chipper, raking, etc. The leather went on the final day.... see photo: Conclusion: Overall, very impressive indeed. But with hindsight I wish I'd worn cheaper gloves just for Slack-Ma-Girdles clear fell job. Ho-hum!! Hope this helps Cheers, Steve
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Cheers. Do you know if the caps will fit the Stihl cans?
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Have they got metal screw caps?
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The body of the Stihl can is well made & pretty stable (stays in an upright position quite well) and it's very easy to see the contents but the screw on caps are rubbish.... the oil screw cap broke on mine within a few months and the fuel nozzle broke today. It's nuts that there seems very little consideration that these containers are designed to carry an extremely volatile liquid.... highly flammable petrol!!.... yet the quality of the plastic caps is poor (to say the least). How long will it be before someone sets their vehicle on fire due to a can falling over in the boot and spilling 5 litres of petrol everywhere??!..... It's mad that these cans pass our bureaucratic supposedly health & safety system!
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I tried using mine like that, but had to use a stretchy hair band to keep the grease gun it in place without it popping out. I gave up with that idea.
