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Looked at their web site. Wow that is one expensive bit of wood. Must be £650 with shipping and duty. "Measure twice, cut once":biggrin: I look forward to seeing pictures of the finished result. I have used this on various projects, easy to apply Good luck. H-A
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I bought a Karcher HD 6/13 Plus. Very powerful, I would buy the best you can afford, some of the cheap ones can be a bit of a disappointment. If you have ever used a good one, you will not be happy with a hobby version. Bit like chainsaws I suppose. When looking at the specs, it is not just the pressure that they work at, but how much water they actually pump per min. You say it will not be used for anything else, patios always need cleaning. H-A
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+1 Did that on site wearing wellies in trenches, stops stones falling down boots. Simple but works well. H-A
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No I hate cricket. H-A
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That was exactly my thought, local supplier did not stock it, so bought some on Amazon. H-A
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You could always use Husqvarna oil in your Husqvarna saw. Jasco FD/ISO EGD what ever that means:biggrin: H-A
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PM me your email address and I will send you the service book PDF. H-A
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Shoot it, imagine that dog around kids or other dogs. H-A
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So prosecute single handed users , and people injured whilst using single handed. Single handed where ever, is far more dangerous than two handed on the ground. H-A
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HSE say "One-handed use should be restricted to circumstances where one hand is required to maintain a stable working position and the saw is used at extended reach with the other hand, eg while cutting at the extremities of limbs." So it is OK to take chances whilst up a tree, but if you are standing on the ground, in a stable position using both hands, you can't use a top handled saw. What a load of tosh. Is this the same across the rest of Europe? Perhaps our European human rites are being infringed. H-A
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It sounds like big or little end bearings have broken up. I would split the crankcase and check the crank/conrod. H-A
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It tried to get him, lucky he was on his toes. H-A -
270 is the one that I use, it is good stuff. 270 also "cures when confined in the absence of air between close fitting metal surfaces", and heat up to take apart. http://www.reyher.de/download/Technical_data_sheet_Loctite_270.pdf How hot does a cylinder get? H-A
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Looks like a good mend, good quality tap. Loctite blue and red thread lock both cure in the absence of air. "The product cures when confined in the absence of air between close fitting metal surfaces" I would not heat it up, just leave over night. I am fairly sure that they recommend heating up for disassembly. H-A
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I have a Hilti one that did that, bit of oil where the point fits freed it up. I stood it upside down and left it with oil in the socket. H-A
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I am going over to fully synthetic, I did have a chat with the technician at Honey Brothers about oil when I bought my 560, I asked for Stihl HP ultra, but they did not stock it. I ended up with HP Super which I knew was semi synthetic, he told me it was fully synthetic and even showed me in a Stihl catalogue that it was full synthetic. There is confusion in the 2 stroke world if Stihl publish conflicting information. I will be using Husqvarna XP Synthetic, might help with warranty issues. I would think that fully synthetic and premium pump gas (lower ethanol), or expensive Aspen must be the way to go with the new super saws. H-A
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I used a bit of ash that we cut at the Kemble steam Fair a few years ago. It is tight grain and straight, it was going to be thrown away, but I put it through the saw again and gut a nice 5x2 out of it. The leather guards are easy enough, got rivet and popper kits off ebay, leather was from an old bag, make a paper template cut out with a sharp knife then rivet together. 10 100 Double-sided Rivets Fasteners Studs Button Sewing Leather craft Jeans 8mm | eBay I leave the finishing of the end of the handle until last, leave it long so you can bash the handle into the head with a lump hammer, good tight fit. H-A
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Have bought a few heads and re-handled them, boot sales for a couple of quid. I used a nice straight bit of ash, also changed the shape of the heads a little. Made leather guards like Gransfors Bruks. H-A
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If a gallon of fuel killed 2 saws, then the supplier of the petrol should potentially compensate you, after having sold poor quality fuel. Have you spoken to Esso, and sent them a sample of the mix? H-A
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I ran my wood burner for a few years on pallets. A friend at the local roofing suppliers was paying a pound each to get rid of unwanted pallets, so I said I would have them. I arrived home from work and half of the drive was full of pallets stacked 8 foot high. It took me a whole weekend to cut them up. I find a good pro jigsaw is the best tool for cutting them up, if you hit a nail easy to replace the blade, less mess than a chainsaw and quiet. I have cut up many hundred and was burning 2 a night, they burn very hot and I have almost melted my cast iron wood burner, it has started to sag a little. Now I generally use them to get the burner going, then use logs. H-A
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Easy decision H-A
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There was a large field of it grown near Wisley a few years ago, 6 to 8 foot tall. People soon realised it was the rope and linen variety, looked the same though, not quite as big as in this field of it in France. H-A
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I did 86 miles each way for over a year on one project, you get used to it. Get up early, get home late, lots of the London bods who train to work have the same hours. 6.30 start home at 19.00 hrs. Now I like to be home at about 4.00 pm, life is too short to spend too long working. H-A
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I would stick a duct with a draw cord in the trench before backfilling. That will cover most things, 100mm would be good but 50mm will be ok for the smaller stuff, keep it deep if you can. I did work on a large private drive a couple of years ago, and we tried to future proof it with regard to being dug up again in the near future. We put in a spare 100mm, spare 50mm and a 125mm perforated gas duct. They may never be used but worth putting in the trench whilst open. A 50mm duct will sort the gate, even if it ends up being wireless. H-A
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This is a useful read http://www.zamacarb.com/pdfs/TechGuide_2007.pdf I would strip the carb and rebuild with full kit, ultrasonic will help. H-A
