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GarethM

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  1. They did have a phase of mounting a flue gas port on the first section of flue, which was one of those pop rivet threaded nuts. Onto which you put a bolt through and mount the thermometer, but modern stoves run relatively cooler than the older 450c+ of old.
  2. Have you posted it or emailed it back ?
  3. I'd be checking the moisture meter personally and how it's stored, I'm burning and selling plenty that was felled this spring and it's well below 19% and burns.
  4. I have the same rule around the farm, including myself regarding PPE, it might be hot but I'd rather be safer. It'll all be digitally monitored via hall effect sensors, so would also assume a cut into kevlar is a rapid change Vs say a cut bogging it down slowly curve. But these controllers are insanely accurate, we modified a motor in industry and even without the sensors we soft started and had it running at around 20rpm variance at full chat almost regardless of what load. Granted it's a thirsty beasty amps wise, but it also safety stopped in milliseconds if for example a t-shirt got wrapped around the mechanism it was that sensitive. Think it depends on how cheap you go, even the Screwfix electric stopped almost on the button. It was like a wet lettuce but think it was like 1500w Vs my daily ms261.
  5. Wouldn't that make them more liable to actually fall your way tho ?.
  6. And they are not ready to burn.
  7. I had a 70+ year old boss that bought an Aldi special, burnt that out due to not understanding two stoke or chain oil, went to electric same burnt out drive. Didn't understand chain brake either, eventually persuaded him to buy a sawsall. I could atleast sleep on a weekend knowing it was a damn sight safer, than an old man with zero PPE.
  8. And isn't this the same sorts of bs health and safety that has a warning on bullets, saying they may cause cancer ?.
  9. I've used fan heaters set on cold just to help even out the temp, think a 1.5kw heater on cold was like 10w.
  10. It's free so, anything will be a bonus. But in all honesty a tiny desk fan would work wonders too. Ceiling fans work wonders in warehousing, had one in the old warehouse and it was like 300w but knocked 20-30% off the gas bill.
  11. Its a gimmick, even more so on a modern stove as they're designed to rob as much heat as possible from the flue gases. Whilst yes you get "free" airflow, it's no indicator of efficiency.
  12. Just send an email, it's the 2nd day back for most companies with a workforce so probably down on staff. Be grateful it's not continental, they'd be nursing a hangover from the Monday "lunch"
  13. I've had it on my first saw, thought oh this will make life easier. Nope, it's the spawn of the devil, designed by someone that must be one of those religious types that enjoy sadomasochistic.
  14. And the two adjoining!. Must be like a black hole even in summer.
  15. 10m is wider than your average terrace house!. If that was hanging over my boundary I'd be a bit pissed
  16. Your not just adding it tho are you, does winter diesel separate into fractions if left, no it doesn't or I would be required to mix my 2000l tank before use. Therefore it's actually doing something to the chemical structure, ie making the longer chains slightly shorter as kerosene doesn't freeze until something like -30 and is why it's used in aircraft due to it's freezing point at altitude. Use 2 stoke as an example, the oil and petrol don't combine. They mix but will separate if left, hence the mixing before use.
  17. Its the usual risk Vs reward, maybe get a sawbench for the future and put towards whatever you get for this as a job lot towards it ?.
  18. Well there was a series of books called the railway children, I thought that would be more than enough of an explanation of what to do between trains
  19. Sell it as a job lot or ring it up maybe even split it loose. Do a Clarkson and sell a net for a a fiver and fill their own.
  20. And which electric saws have you used ?
  21. To be honest I don't know the actual numbers, but it's tiny for railway ones, Google says 86 in 2019 but seems a tad high. The ones I know are mandatory due to the parliament agreement when built, so can't be left unmanned unless they change a document from the 17/1800s
  22. I would say, why not ask if they rent a saw for the course ?. No point spending a huge amount on a saw that's too big, once you've passed you'll probably only need a 12-14" and maybe even battery powered would suffice but won't be enough for the course.
  23. And now down to zero blokes, they are all automated. Railway Signalman is still possible, think there are about 4 left in the whole country tho.

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