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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.

Yep, thought that, I wish could have some frost it would beat all this rain and mud, good luck

Replacing core plugs | How a Car Works Sorry, don`t think the link worked, just google core plugs, cheers

Hi, there core plugs, this might help, cheers.

Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio. If the link works ! The Fibonacci Numbers and Golden section in Nature - 1

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Well, I don`t think that that`s what was there before it was cleared, many native species thrive here and create a natural living habitat which is not only self seeding, faster growing and potentially a much more useful crop than the endless barren Sitka wilderness that`s been created. While I realise that the FC has recently turned it`s attention to more sustainable planting policies, they remain an massively slow moving giant whose unattended weeds rob the daylight from many small communities, a crime in it`self and which to me amounts to nothing less than legalised criminal vandalism to a whole ecosystem which, if managed properly, would be a far more valuable asset to everyone concerned than the present model. Let`s face it, these plantations aren`t managed in any real way , very few local folks make a living from them, there scared to harvest in many places due the likelyhood of landslips and the wood that`s grown isn`t even any good for the stove, it`s basically an environmentally bad business and good for nobody but a few. I`m sorry, but I don`t consider my home to be an ` upland bog ` Take away all this rubbish and nature will recover really quick. Yes and the world does need as many trees as possible, but natural !! .

Trees everywhere, stinkin, ground sterilising , overbearing, depressing, Sitka. Endless wastelands devoid of nature planted over our beautiful countryside with no respect paid to our cultural history or ancient archaeology. Sfa use for anything but pulp and landslides in this terrain and climate,the midge is the only resident in this monocultural desert, thanks F C.

Yeah, agreed, great stuff -I`ve used the diesel MIB in my car and definitely noticed a difference, It`s an A4 with 170 thousand on the clock, their products seem to be ahead of their competition. Thanks for Tanaka information, I`ll be in touch in the spring. cheers, Euan

http://k/itm/Cutter-Anti-Vibration-Gloves-M-L-XL-Flexible-Durable-Leather-Gel-Padding-On-Palm-/252198497601?var=&hash=item3ab833ad41:m:miNfHVOgHzbnV2GcgMPr44w I use these if it`s dry, and thick builders gloves in the rain, I think the key to reducing much of the problem is have a relaxed grip.

What a small world R mac, A few months ago , I rescued a 620 pioneer from being scrapped, my neighbour, a forester wanted to see the magnesium burning on a bonfire !!! It looks exactly like yours, it was stuck with sitting but I got it moving and stripped it, it`s in a box for now but like a lot of old stuff it`s definitely fixable, as with many of these old tools, they`ve been lying around for a lot of years but they ain`t done much. I`ll watch with interest, I`ve got pics but can`t find a way to them on here due to being an old &^%$ . cheers.

Thanks for your endorsement of my opinion on Ethanol Shield, originally when I discovered the ethanol problem I used the Briggs stuff for a couple of years, but when I read the spec of the ES product I could see it was approaching the problem in a different way and when I discovered that ES was being imported by a company in Somerset I took the opportunity to try it. I`m now only a personal user of fuel, but I have to say that having used it for more than a year in over a dozen small engines including outboards, I`ve noticed a definate improvement, so I can only presume that it`s doing what it claims, ie cleaning the varnish off the tiny passages that other powders leave behind The best example is my PM 45 strimmer which ticks over now for the first time in 15 years. Are spares still available for these ?, when I look online, I get nowhere, but I know from reading on here that you`re a Tanaka expert. I totally agree with the reasons for using Aspen that I knew about, but I didn`t know it was drinkable, I may yet be converted !! cheers

Hi, my experience with villiers engines was from motorcycles many years ago, they had conventional slide type carbs, but if it`s any help, currently I use a fuel stabiliser ` Ethanol shield ` to protect stuff from the damaging effects of modern ethanol laced petrol, so far I`m happy with it. time will tell ! It`s only my way round the problem, I`m not trying to get involved in the Aspen debate which is definately another option, cheers.

Hi, interesting, I was introduced to Tung oil a good few years ago after coming across this guy, I`ve still got a couple of litres of his homemade ` two tree varnish ` a blend of Pinus silvestris and Aleurites fordii with a touch of his home distilled citrus oil to give the finished article the smell of oranges and lemons.........It`s pine resin and tung oil, I got the latin off the bottle....... good stuff I use Tung oil a lot and wipe the finish, and although folk complain that it takes an age to dry, this can be accelerated with the use of driers which are easily available and were used commonly when oil paint was the norm, the biggest prob is that rag used to wipe can spontaneously combust due to rapid oxidization on the fine fibres of the rag, so when finished wiping the cloth goes into a jam jar !! Cheers natural linseed oil ecologically green paint

Hi, I can see the point in replacing the points with electronics if your going to use it and can`t get any parts, the condenser would usually be the weak link in a machine of this age and certainly at one time was replaceable with a more modern part, the points aren`t a problem unless knackered, easy to set and maintain. If I remember correctly the contacts on the points are stellite buttons brazed onto the operating mechanism and fairly robust. Villiers stuff may still be able to be sourced but if not remember that all this stuff comes from a different age and is ultimately repairable, don`t throw anything away even if you successfully replace it as having the original parts is important to any collector. If the coil is suspect and you can`t get one, the simplest solution would be to rewind it, not difficult, just measure the wire guage and count the number of turns as you unwind it. fiddly but possible. Just googled Villiers spares, There seems to be a fair few sites, a lot of these engines had parts in common, you may be able to find what you need, Good luck.

Debris Netting Allotment Fence Crop Plant Fuit Cage Scaffold 2M X 50M Green Roll | eBay I`ve used this, works fairly well, cheap, don`t know if the link will work

Brings back memories, spotted it was a villiers in the first pic, the first engine I ever stripped down when I was 14 was a 6e 197cc, early 50`s I think, from a bike not from a saw, but it`s interesting to consider what fuel / oil ratio you would use in the same engine now with modern synthetic oils. I`m thinking you might get away with somewhere between 25 / 40 - 1, any thoughts ?

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Nice flowers !! The other good thing about Alder is that it grows about as quick you can burn it, in fact up here if it`s not cut it quickly becomes a bloody nuisance specially along the side of the roads.

Hi, when I just want to retouch an already sharpish chisel, plane, knife or whatever I stick various grades of wet n dry to a bit of plate glass with spray adhesive and do it that way, very fine grades are available. If you`ve got good quality steel you`ll get stuff extremely sharp, better than new! I also use a linisher to get the tool into the desired shape first, on the grinder topic, the little bench ones are great for drills etc and a slightly bigger version is handier but you really need a selection of wheels of different compositions and grades dedicated for specific jobs. Some of the more intricately shaped tools I`ve used really needed to be sharpened by hand with small hones etc. cheers

Recently bought a strip of spring steel on ebay, really cheap, if you really can`t get the part you need perhaps this could be an option, as have the old band as a pattern.

that should do ya fine works out to be 3.36 kW i fink

Just blow the lot into piles and join a bit of flexi pipe to the outlet, a few meters, stick it in the ton bag behind you with the loops tied and fire it in, easy, it works good for me, takes a lot of the pain out of tidying up, not had a prob with suction, anything to save effort, cheers.

Got a Stihl handheld blower with the vac attachment a couple of years ago, wouldn`t be without it now, more than paid for itself, it`s mostly only used on small jobs for tidying up, using the rake does my back in and I hardly touch it now. Having said that, as has been said , the vac`s only good on dry stuff and definitely no stones, the bag supplied fills real quick from a pile so if there`s a lot of stuff I miss the bag out, put on an extension hose and fire it straight into ton bags.

Hi, yeah, you got to assemble it when you take it off the pallet, it`s heavy enough to be unwieldy until it`s on it`s legs, that`s why imo the wheels are really handy, you can`t lift it using the planing table as was said, the alloy could warp or snap, it`s a 2 man lift sedan chair style with a couple of 3x2`s under the thicknessing bed. I`d guess that once it`s built up you`ll not want to take the legs off !! There are table top machines on the same page that take 5" + timber at half the price, some with built in dust extraction. The Record looks like the same machine with minor differences [ switch for instance] This is the only lightweight planner that I`ve used so I can`t comment on any of the others but as I found the usual problem these days is too much choice.........you just have to pick one and bite the bullet......cheers.