devon TWiG
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I have found that AG 's drain batteries faster than anything else ...
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I am sure most chainsaw carvers use an angle grinder as well as a chainsaw , for shaping and sanding , just wondering what generator any one uses or would recommend , I would only need to run one AG and would like a lightweight genny to take to and fro my woods ...thinking Honda or Hyundai ...
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somewhere back in the last century it would appear ...😁
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I started climbing over 35 years ago ..and I have never heard of it !!!!!!
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My reply was about this scenario in general.." fell for the value of the wood " ..maybe the site the OP referred to may be FL exempt but many / most sites will not be , birds nest on the ground and in the understory so can easily be killed / disturbed by felling activity ....to me as an old timer this is a pretty sad side of modern rules and regs but just things that need to be considered to avoid problems but make such situations not economically viable and as a result much work will not be done unless essential ... owning trees can be more of a liability rather than an asset , which does not seem right to me !!!
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Add to that the possibility of a felling license , management plan , bat survey and nesting birds etc etc !!!!
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There may well be some one nearby who knows what they are doing and would like to do it ...however .... is the landowner happy for them to do it...are they qualified / insured , risk assessments etc ? other wise they will need a professional contractor which might then increase costs beyond the value of the wood ....this is sadly a common scenario nowadays !!
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I can assure you there are plenty of roundabouts in Cornwall !! have you never been to Snozzel !!😁
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the worst truck I have ever seen is an L200 used by Lifeguards on a beach in Cornwall , driving around on salty sand all day !!!
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I have a Mitsi L200 and when I got it 3 years old it was in very good condition underneath , still faint black paint , so I got 5 cans of motorcycle chain lube and thoroughly undersealed it myself , in all the holes , nuts bolts etc and it is still in excellent condition , more important than polishing paintwork in my opinion , but shiny paintwork is what buyers see and judge a vehicle by ...mostly ..looking after a truck and keeping it long term makes good sense to me , but I do not do a lot of miles and light use only ...
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The reality is that who under-prices it gets the job !!
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I am pretty sure sewage sludge is not just spread on fields but injected below the surface to prevent run off , AD residuals are the same as well I think , it also allows grazing / cropping of grass to begin sooner ... farmers do not feed their cattle on contaminated crops ...
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we have had plenty of sunshine and it has been ideal outdoor weather !!!
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Seriously dry underfoot everywhere ..unusual for Devon this time of year , as much as I dislike rain we are in need of some before long , but none forecast !
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Cryptomeria ....I think ..
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The world's longest subsea cable will send clean energy from Morocco to the UK ELECTREK.CO A 10.5 GW solar and wind farm is going to be built in Morocco, and it's eventually going to power 7 million homes in the UK. The cable is coming onshore at Bude in North Devon ( I think it is already there but not sure ) or why do big businesses not locate energy heavy industries to places like Morocco where solar power could be used then send to Europe on battery powered boats etc ??
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The best finish for a wooden bowl to be used as a sink would be either Rustins 2 pack ..a liquid melamine or one of the boat building resins such as the West system stuff ..there are also many others ...
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I use supermarket fuel in everything ...chainsaws , strimmers , motorbike , outboard motor etc and never had a problem . I am sure some people will claim that they can tell that the electric in their battery saw came from a windfarm not a nuclear power station 😂
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I seem to remember reading /hearing that PEG does preserve wood ...but it is not really suitable for practical things like furniture as it does not really dry out / cure so has an unpleasant feel to it and further finishes ...oils , waxes , varnishes etc can not be applied on top as they wont adhere to the surface , it seems to be a good product but has very limited applications .
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I spalt wood with varying degrees of success , Ash and Beech work best for me , I prefer wood that is at least a bit spalted already and when it is still wet /fresh cut I wrap with clingfilm leaving the bottom open and put it on the ground in my woodland in an area near to where I cut and split logs so a nice culture of rotting sawdust , bark and fragments already exists about a year seems to produce results . Ash bowl about 9" dia and Hollow egg form approx 12" tall
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Yes ...Cupressus macrocarpa
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When I saw this thread I wondered who / what Shou Sugi was and why are they / it being banned ??😂
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I have done quite a few 30 m DF s in recent times to reduce the chance of windthrow , I have removed or reduced side branches which are most catching to the wind ...eg if wind is from the North then remove / reduce in upper canopy the branches which protrude to the East and West ( bit like sticking your arms out sideways in a headwind ) and remove a whorl or 2 or 3 ..this is more aesthetically pleasing than a basic 5 metres off the top ...
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sycamore / maple that has been stained ...
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this is always a very confusing subject ...safe distances ...I am pretty sure 11kv will not "jump " 3metres ,( under normal circumstances ) I think a spark plug takes 25kv to jump the gap , but I completely understand the need for extreme caution around electric lines , but if they are grossly overstated then they will be ignored to some extent by some people . Look at a pylon for example 400kv yet the metal superstucture of the pylon is only about 3metres from the conductors , Watch a lorry on a road go under 11kv lines with only a couple of metres clearance , I have worked on line clearance in the past and never really liked being near the conductors ...live, or made dead , and it can be very hard to judge distances esp when in tree adjacent to conductors ... not sure 10 metres safe distance is possible as 11 kv wires are only about 6-7 metres above ground level , so grass cutting is breaking the rules !!!
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