joeblacky

I seriously looked into a multione, just couldn't justify the cost when a tractor can be had for so much cheaper, plus you can get used implements for much less. No they aren't as versatile, but for me at least the cost saving outweighed that. Hell I could get a nice little digger and a good tractor and still have change left from a decent sized MO purchase

Doesn't sound like impulse, it would most likely run like an absolute dog if it even ran at all. I'd pressure/ vacuum test the tank, it should hold pressure but leak down under vacuum. If that all checks out then it's time for a carb rebuild, as others have said most likely accelerator pump depending on the iteration of the c1q that you have.

hi no I don't use green apart from the odd occasion where i have been known to vacuum impregnate it with pentacryl, why do you ask?

in response to the concens about environmental busybodies, from what i've read the refining of the oil to then RE-BURN in ships etc is just as polluting, if not to the air then in solid of liquid form. my limited understanding is that as long as all the energy is extracted from the waste oil whether by a ship or a furnace pollutes the atmosphere, so i don't know if they could go against the design on these plans alone. when powered with a centrifugal blower feeding oxygen, it burns without any visible smoke. as for the smelter, like the first post mentioned follow the link and you'll learn a great deal about setting up such a furnace

Hi guys, just thought i'd share something i've been working on, currently only in the planning stage though so please play nicely. I've been doing a bit of reseach into making my own custom castings for table legs, solid bronze similar to the hudson table that beyonce bought for $70,000 (photos of their tables are attached) the basis of my Foundry design is based around the artful bodger's waste oil furnace Home - The Artful Bodger's Home Foundry/ for which i take no credit, the guy's a genius. anyway I was busy adapting the plans of his foundry to suit a much larger scale bronze melt, when the idea suddenly struck me - why not use this same design i'd come up with that could melt 80kg of bronze within an hour - using nothing but waste oil and a small amount of electricity - to dry timber? I figured that my adapted foundry setup could heat a container sized kiln to just about any temperature i want to, with the temperature being controlled by some circuitry essentially reducing the output of the blower, and feeding less oil, this reducing the burn rate and temperature. garages and the like have to pay to get rid of waste oil, and I've noticed as soon as you mention that you're interested in it, they'll force upon you as much as you can possibly hope for. Now without going into the science of it, your average motor oil has 3 times the fuel density of the wood you're currently powering your kiln with, meaning you use a third of the fuel you're currently using, and this Doesnt accunt for the water content in that wood you're burning which would to let's say 50% of the overall mass of that wood, so in essense by burning oil you're saving six times as much timber to then put into the kiln to DRY, which can then be SOLD Now like i said, this is still in it's infancy, i'm just looking for your input and experience as to whether you feel this sort of system would benefit you chaps that currently run a kiln on wood or gas. Thanks for reading!

i realise that I'm digging up an old thread of mine, but the Mrs has now decided that SHE want's a walnut slab table before christmas!! demanding and strange creatures women are! Any of you chaps got any 2" walnut slabs lying around? looking for over 2 feet wide and around 5 feet long

Bugger bugger bugger ****!! You jammy sod, enjoy!

Any chance you've still got these saws? I'd be interested in saw 1

what method do you guys use for connecting the vac tester up to the cylinder?

The most beautiful and accurate post I have ever seen

Hi people, I'm looking to buy any of the above saws, ideally non runners and saws that have been doomed to the scrapheap, and will pay good money for them. if you or anyone you know has a derelict old saw like this, please do get in touch

thanks chaps, much obliged. i'll be ordering both this week, as i'm putting myself a little refurbishing worktop together. on a side note, does anyone know who the UK agent is for the TT-20K tachometer?

Hi guys, i realised that these have all been mentioned previously, i'd just like to collate it all into one thread to get my head around it. first off, im looking for a compression tester. i've heard good reports from the gunson hi gauge tester, what are your views on this? second, i'm after a decent vacuum AND pressure tester that i can use for both my crankcase and carb, can anyone shed some light on this subject as it seems to be a bit of a cloudy area. thanks in advance chaps

i'm also very interested in this system, and i'm also interested in whether this could be used to dry hardwood timber rather than firewood logs? or on second thoughts, does anyone know whether there is a system out there similar to a CHP where the electricity generated is either used or sold, and the heat generated from the system is used to heat a kiln?

PM's sent, cheers fellas, any more?

agreed!! i'm after a root ball for a single piece carving, which admittedly is a bit of an experiment and is probably going to be a pain in my ass for the next few years! the plan is to carve it green and immerse it in water after every session, then once it's ready for sanding i plan to soak it in PEG 1000 or pentacryl (depending on what price i can get it at) for a minimum of 6 months, then blast it in a kiln and see what the crack is - hopefully not literally!!

honestly the bigger the better, i'll happily buy green slabs at around 3 inches, the quirkier the grain the better! anything that's around a few feet wide and over 4 feet long would be a bonus. once you get it slabbed would you be able to send me a few photos?

this thread may be long forgotten about but i thought it may be worth mentioning that i am in the market for large walnut root burls, and also any large walnut timber for that matter Joe

also i'd be willing to pay some good coin for any large slabs with decent grain, or any extra large logs for that matter. i'm having real trouble sourcing any at the minute

i'm based near Blackburn in Lancashire, but as the Mrs has a house in crewe i'm quite flexible around the northwest and into cheshire

hi guys, i'm pretty new to the site, with this actually being my first post, so go easy on me here. i was wondering if any of you guys know who's best to talk to if i'm looking for pretty large walnut slabs for bespoke furniture in the UK? also as a side note, i don't suppose anyone happens to have a walnut root ball still whole lying around, or maybe knows where an interested party might acquire one? thanks in advance chaps