Macpherson
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Hi, what about oiling the ash ? Iv'e successfully protected various woods from the elements using tung oil, I recently resupplied at a very good price from http://https://www.ryeoil.co.uk/ They also supply other interesting products including cedar cladding oil which they recommend for cedar and various other woods although I've found that using tung oil also seems to prevent discolouration and as it gets thinned with either wood preserver or white spirit every gallon makes 2. I also like the look of the pine tar products previously mentioned, cheers.
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Hi, I use tung oil which is safe for food but I think there's various options / blends that have been suggested on here before, cheers.
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Hi, I would also suggest anytime after Easter up to May - June if visiting the west coast, fresher and more chance of dry weather , less chance of the midge and if touring about, less camper vans etc clogging up the roads. In late July - August we get pretty much filled to capacity when the European and domestic holidays coincide, but I suppose it depends what they're looking for, if it's raining in the west head east and vice versa, cheers.
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If it was very orange it might have been a wood wasp http:///www.flickr.com/photos/arkins/4799395181
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Interesting, the feed on the Metabo is driven by a chain, although it occasionally needs a slight helping hand to pull the wood through this may be adjustable but I've not tried yet.
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Yeah, A great machine, I had a look at them as my local Stihl dealer sells Scheppach equipment new and s/h but they're in the next league for sure, but if one could be had at the right price.......... cheers
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Without extraction your knee deep in chips in no time with any planer, when I got the Metabo it was a bit cheaper and it came with a wheels kit thrown in which swung it for me as that makes it easy to move about / store away, I take it outside to use it for that reason and get rid of any chips I can't sweep up with a leaf blower. As tools go I'm happy with the quality of Metabo equipment, it's not through the roof in price and it's German engineering, but I can't criticise the Fox stuff as it looks good as well and the F22 568 model was the other one I nearly went for ! With every thing nowadays being online comparing the quality of the many choices is harder compare than if you could see them side by side. Nothing wrong with any Titan stuff either at the price if but if a bit breaks ..no real support or parts ! I know that I normally decide what I can afford then....blow the budget
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Hi, I looked at buying this machine and I'm sure it would do what's needed although I ended up with the Metabo HC260 which I thought was higher spec. but then I see that Fox also do more expensive models, that's the dilemma, isn't it ? cheers.
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This is probably the reason there are no greys here in the north west, plenty of pine martens, although in Scotlands central belt, mature trees everywhere have been severely damaged by these uncontrolled pests.
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Hi, I cut, split and pallet stacked some holly just with a tarp covering the top about 6 weeks ago, it's reached 15 - 17% mc at the moment, I've got other holly cut last year and stored in a covered area and it's at 11% mc, not bad for the soggy highlands !! It's bloody good firewood, I like to use it mixed with birch and / or alder particularly if I'm sitting in front of the stove at night with the door open, cheers.
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Hi, an outbreak of this is easy to 'nip in the bud', I've got rid of it in several places. As others have said easy to pull but definitely before it seeds, also it's easy to spot when it comes into flower, I just pull it out and leave it lying revisiting the site regularly at this time of year to try and get it all and repeat next year to make sure you get any regrowth, if you don't deal with it in no time it'll be everywhere. Good luck.
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we've been getting them here for at least the last six weeks up in the northwest, lots about and big as well, cheers.
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Hi, looks good, another material that may be worth trying could be pot metal with a melting point of 419 c, plentiful and free if you melt down old carburetors etc.....cheers.
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Bank account advice for Small Start Up Business
Macpherson replied to BackoftheWoods's topic in Business Management
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Hi, I've found that ticks in one form or another can be acquired most of the time, albeit far worse as the year warms up. Regarding the ticks on the dog, I didn't like the adverse reactions that Frontline type products had on my last two, lethargy for a couple of weeks and off their food, so with my present canine friend for the last two years I've been giving her this M&C Protect-UM it's all natural and although she still gets a few but there's been a marked reduction with no side effects, no pesticides in her bloodstream and it works out at about the same price. Haven't tried it on myself yet though.
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Try here, cheers High Tensile Socket Cap Screws, Electrical items in Kay's Fasteners store on eBay!
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It's good to know that these cheapo mills aren't of the same quality, the thing is I'm happy with my Alaskan and I have never thought that it was over priced, decent tools have always been a cost in my life and I,ve always thought that a major factor in the cost of any equipment is just how much work I can get done with it and how much it will help me to earn. I've question I've asked myself since the appearance of this cut price item is, when I originally unboxed my Alaskan equipment was I disappointed ......... definatly not, and not since either, so although the purchase cost difference is quite large it's insignificant in comparison to the work done and enjoyment and satisfaction had. cheers.
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I can't help thinking they most have broken the patent law in some way as from the photos people have posted there doesn't seem to be that much difference apart from the fixing of the tube handle and the Alaskan name missing from the castings. Agreed, I don't know how they can do it so cheap, are the wing nuts the only difference ? When I got the real thing I thought it was great value (and still do ) Out of curiosity I did a search for the extrusion used for the rails, but didn't find it, Cheers
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Ok..... laugh if you like, this stuff's worked for me and others I know
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Hi, I had the same prob for ages, trying to post a pic that is, if you scroll down on the reply page you'll find ' manage attachments ' and should be able to figure it out from there, if not, I'm sure others will help, cheers
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Having just got rid of bamboo ( I hope ) that I'd planted 15 years ago in own garden, I would have to say that although it did it's job as a screen really well I'd never plant it again unless it's roots were completely contained. On a large scale as a screen I can imaging it causing a lot of future grief, just my opinion.
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Yep, the yokes that clamp the rails together are castings if I remember correctly, it all looks very similar.
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Hi, haven`t got my alaskan to hand but 2.1mm equates to 0.0827" which isn`t really any imperial size either, just about half way between 5/64" and 3/32", but a fair assumption as most American stuff that I see is still in feet and inches with unified / AF bolts. Hard to tell the quality but from the pics I would have taken it for the real thing, maybe differences will be more obvious up close.
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Yep, thought that, I wish could have some frost it would beat all this rain and mud, good luck
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Replacing core plugs | How a Car Works Sorry, don`t think the link worked, just google core plugs, cheers
