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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.

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.

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.

Try here, cheers High Tensile Socket Cap Screws, Electrical items in Kay's Fasteners store on eBay!

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.

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

Ok..... laugh if you like, this stuff's worked for me and others I know

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

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.

Yep, the yokes that clamp the rails together are castings if I remember correctly, it all looks very similar.

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