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Yep, I do this as well with the tyre fitted to a block.. saved by back👍 Holes drilled in the underside of tyre to let water out stops your block rotting.

Yep, I'm in the same dark blue zone up the west coast, I do similar to you except I got heavy tarps made 560gsm 8 x 1.6m so I stack 5 /6 feet high on pallets in line and cover with the tarp which I support every pallet / eyelet with short bit of scaffold to give a good foot overhang....Birch gets down to 14% ish in a season, Beech etc takes longer... I've never had any rot but I do have some shelter from trees I can see that this wouldn't work up here 3 IBC's high, cheers.

Yeah, that looks great, I luvs burning Birch 👍

We got this too, sat in the sun for hours going gloopy before we were forced to drink it...put me off for life🤢

After milling get rid of all the dust and paint with a Borax solution this will stop any kind of fungal activity, Dissolve 1KG of Borax crystals into 5 gallons of warm water and simply paint on the milled lumber....it won't reverse fungal staining but should stop it and prevent it from getting worse. Borax, Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate. Perfect for Slime WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate (Borax). Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate Information. SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE (BORAX). Borax is marketed as a green...

I use one of these, C Scope CS4Pi Metal Detector with HiQ Coil WWW.EBAY.CO.UK <p>C Scope CS4Pi Metal Detector with HiQ Coil. Great condition, amazing detector on the beach.</p> When I researched the subject it came up that a pulse induction detector generally designed for use in wet sand or under water was probably best for wood especially wet wood....through trial and error I recon it can detect metal at up to a foot in a standing live soggy Spruce for instance which I'd check for fencing wire or other metal before dropping, the last tree I took down for instance had wire in it up to about 4' 6" which I managed to avoid [ bloody high stump / bird table ] and I'll almost certainly find metal at the depth of cut taken when milling boards. They come up on ebay s/h from time to time, there's 2 on just now. I recon I'd have found your missing tools Mr Hewn 😁

Yep, I've often thought the same, I think the standard Dremel would be a bit too big and cumbersome for the Granberg jig but the Dremel lite 7760 looks like it would be about the right size. I'd imagine that it would be possible to mount the plastic bit of this attachment to the jig one way or another so the Dremel just screws in...Maybe I'll give it a go if my Granberg gives up. 6 pieces Chain Saw Sharpener Sharpening Drill Attachment set for Dremel WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Sharpen Blunt Chain saws with this great little tool, which will fit onto. The fastest, easiest way to sharpen dull, slow-cutting chain saws. Chainsaw Sharpening Grinding Stones...

I didn't buy them, I just thought they looked a good design variation.

Yeah, bought some stuff from Stuttgart a few weeks ago, the extra made the part overly expensive and took ages in customs but I had no choice of supplier. These tongs look good for dragging stuff and I'd expect quality from Germany, cheers.

Fair enough, I only noticed them when I was looking to see the jaw opening size of the Oregon which are about 3" more than the Stihl or Husky and that makes them more useful...I've got all three, also the Oregon handles are nicer on the hands. That's what's good about this site, I might have been tempted to buy a pair of these just based on their capacity had you not posted, cheers.👍

2 pairs of tongs for me...saves a lot of bending, saves your back...or 1 pair and a pick. After getting this gear [years ago now] I never looked back...they become arm extensions that you can't imagine doing without...two pairs of tongs are better on 2 fronts in that you're more balanced side for side if you're dragging plus also if you're lifting up in front of you.. I found that using only you're dominant hand all the time is really bad for the spine, better to keep your back straight by lifting on both sides. I've used Stihl and Husky which are fine.. but the Oregon ones are better opening nearly 3" more at 265mm which makes all the difference. Having said that , these look like they open to 300mm.... I might need to get a pair...cheers. 12 Inches 300MM Log Carrier, Log Tongs, Log Lifting Hook, Timber's Tongs for WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 12 Inches 300MM Log Carrier, Log Tongs, Log Lifting Hook, Timber's Tongs for at the best online prices at eBay! Free...

Was thinking the same thing myself 👍

Or wear in the bearings or the shaft of the tool perhaps ?

Yep, everyone should learn how to sharpen with a file, it's important to understand what your trying to achieve when sharpening any tool and this is where to start. Grinding the teeth with a diamond rotary file in a high speed Dremel should leave a considerably finer and sharper edge although there's obviously a very slight risk of doing damage to the teeth if you happen to be ham fisted with power tools....but little chance of overheating teeth with a small burr and anyway diamond tools should be lubricated / cooled with a drizzle of water to prolong they're life, cheers.

Out of interest I just removed the battery on the msa200 and stuck it under the kitchen tap....most of the water drains out leaving just a small amount in the handle moulding. With the battery connection pins being at the bottom of the battery compartment and the fact that chip can build up in there I can see the potential of a short due to wet swarf getting caught up in the connection if you don't keep the area clean. I've got another battery saw [ Greenworks 48v ] It's battery slides in from the back with the pins at the top which are protected from water / contamination by the casing a better design but much less of a saw, cheers.

+ 1 for Cotoneaster, looks very like what I was removing last week, Cornubia I think.

Oxy / acetylene, 2 to 1, black bin bag, massive bang, no evidence 🙉 😁

Yeah, if your used to the Dremel then the Granberg sharpener is a touch agricultural as it's not got the 30,000 revs and possibly not the same fine tolerances but by no means terrible, it enables you to get the angles spot on and all the teeth and gauges identical on the milling chains, worth noting that the Granberg 1/8" or 3.2 mm burrs screw in to the arbour so Dremel bits won't fit but they do work the other way....I think Eze lap sell both. It's also good practice with diamond cutting to lube with a little water if possible, the burrs will last longer. At the end of the day everyone has their own preferences when it comes to tools, cheers. Usually what you've already spent a fortune on 😁

Got a cordless Dremel, ok a bit costly but far better than the cheap ebay versions a couple of which I persevered with for years, for hand sharpening Dremel do a screw on angle guide which is adequate to line up with the witness marks on the chain.....it's still a file, it just goes round instead. For the milling chains I use the Granberg grinder which won't over heat the teeth but occasionally a really bad chain may need the bench type grinder to remove a lot of material. This company supply all sorts of diamond sharpening gear including burrs for the Dremel...decent quality not shite ! Ezelap Sharpening | buy Ezelap tools WWW.EZELAP.CO.UK The most competitive online shop for Ezelap diamond sharpening systems. Ezelap diamond sharpening products offer top quality sharpening for knives and tools. Ezelap offer...

Yeah, I've never liked powder coating particularly although a friend of mine who was in business doing it used to take the trouble to give everything a coat of some kind of etching primer prior to applying the powder..it certainly helped. I've got a whole stack of equipment all going the same way, mixers, compressors, power washers, Honda engines, rack shelving....the list goes on. Only really two solutions, as Diffllock says hot dip galv or sand blast back to bare metal, high zinc primer and 2pack paint which is my plan as no one doing galv locally, cheers.

Yeah, easier starting at the top off a big ladder and letting gravity do all the work Time does disappear far too quick

Found this guy by accident, steel bodied baritone guitar I think.

Lovely boar.. I'm not a carver but perhaps give this place a look, just about every conceivable wood finish known to man...maybe toooo much choice. I've also tried many different products to try to protect outdoor wood, I'm currently liking Barrettine log cabin treatment Buy Wood Finishes, Waxes, Stains, Varnishes and more WWW.WOOD-FINISHES-DIRECT.COM The No.1 Supplier for Quality Wood Finishes and Wood Finishing Products in the UK

Feel for you mate, I had it a few years ago but not on my face but my torso, with the right meds it didn't last too long... my only advice would be to resist any compulsion to scratch the blisters....difficult, I know 👍

They'd never do that...It makes too much sense.