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The Stellite tipped bands that you mention will no doubt be the best solution for milling this long since seasoned timber... but alternatively perhaps if milling with a chainsaw it would be an ideal opportunity to use Stihl Rapid Duro Tungsten Carbide chain. From previous experience seasoned Greenheart is very hard on [ destructive ] any ordinary chain, cheers.

When I was young a local company in Glasgow had the contract to supply Greenheart piles for all the costal pier renovations in the west coast highlands and islands so whatever you get to mill will likely be reclaimed from that era or stashed away unused lumber. it's definitely the gnarliest, hardest on teeth timber I've ever encountered by a long shot. 👍

Wow, what a buzz that must have been👍

Hi, according to this which looks to be the same it's a 3.2 mm or 1/8" file for the PM3 1/4" chain... It's nasty to file, I do it with a diamond burr in the Dremel Stihl HTA85 / HTA 85 Pole Pruner Chainsaw Chain 12" (30cm) 3670 000 00 WWW.NEWSAWCHAINS.CO.UK Stihl 3670 000 0064 Chainsaw Chain - Stihl Picco Micro 3 - PM3 - 64 Drive Links Low-vibration low-profile saw chain with the high cutting performance of a standard chain combined...

Hi, I've never had any problems using Loctite on exhaust studs, although as you say the temp range says up to 150C for the one I'd try first for this which would be medium strength Loctite 243 blue or high strength 2700 green, and although as said high heat degrades Loctite and a common way to undo a Loctite bond would be with a Oxyacetylene torch but this is far hotter than any engine would get and for instance would give you a good chance of removing the stud without pulling out the Helicoil with it, if that was ever something that was needed... I recon it's a easy and cheap first option with really nothing lost if it were to come loose again. And to the OP, nearly always when a helicoil is fitted [ properly ] the feel of the bolt / stud in the repaired hole is slightly sloppier than an original cut thread.. this is normal. Loctite goes off/ hardens anaerobically with the lack of air in the gaps it fills so if trying this, get the refitted stud vertical so nothing can run out before it sets... a wee bit of gentle heat from a blowtorch will speed this process up to no time at all. Should it ever fail again you still have the option of using another other repair medium. Just to add.. at this stage it would be a good idea to fit new studs just to be sure, as the last thing you'd want is for one to shear off flush with the face at the last thread.. which is exactly where it will shear if the stud is damaged from too many ins and oots or stretched from many attempts to tighten it. Cheers to you both and good luck with the repair. 👍 I used both of these [ or their older equivalents ] on a daily basis most of my working life. Thread Lock 243 10ml Loctite Blue Bolt Stud Nut Screw Fast Fix Glue Compound NEW WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Locktite 243 Thread Lock 10ml Blue. Net Content: 10ml per bottle. This Blue 243 Thread Locker is designed for the locking and sealing of threaded fasteners which require normal... Loctite 2700 OEM Specified High Strength Thread Lock & Sealant- Stud/ Nutlock WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Henkel Loctite 2700 High Strength Threadlock. Fast Acting Thread Lock & Sealant. Up to thread size M20. High Strength- Designed for permanent locking. OEM Specified.

I previously assumed you were employed with coppicing.. but that would appear to be crap😁

Remind me again how you do that @someonesname thing as I'm not getting it, thanks in advance👍 And to the OP, sorry for the derail and I also think your flue will be fine.

Ok, know this is a site where we're mostly talking about saws, but the effects of this fuel on all IC engines really can't be underestimated. While you can run your saws etc on Aspen and pass the cost on to customers it remains the fact that it's simply not financially practical for most folk to run other stuff on Alkylate... Genies, bikes, outboards, any small occasionally used IC engines, all classic machinery and of course your car.. I believe diesel also has an amount of Ethanol now added, so really any machine that you seldom use [ meaning weeks, not years ] will in some way be really quite quickly be exposed to potential damage by stale fuel that has now an affinity for the H2O which quickly makes it corrosive to many materials... this water previously would have laid at the bottom of the tank not mixing with the 'fuel' causing annoying rust and not much else. So to prevent endless new problems in my fleet of wee engines that often tend to lie about for months, I use fuel stabiliser religiously.. really no cost as £8.50 ish will treat around 150L. cheers. B3C Ethanol Shield Fuel Stabiliser 118ml | Toolstation WWW.TOOLSTATION.COM Triple antioxidant fuel stabiliser eliminates then prevents ethanol related problems, promoting easy engine starting. Protect machinery from the corrosive effects of ethanol blended fuels...

Hi, I've been using it for quite some time in any small engine 2 and 4 stroke, the brand I favour is Ethanol shield but I've also used Briggs and Stratton's Fuel Fit and can say that these definitely do what they claim, ie keeping the fuel stabilised for up to several years.... and much longer in my experience. It's a complicated subject but you can get a handle on it with a bit of personal experience of using plus a good bit of reading. I also managed to get many of my more informed customers to use the stuff and so I can see the difference between their engine probs and others who don't bother... who know what the immense cost of using crap fuel has been globally since the introduction of this rubbish, cheers.

+1 for overhanging roofs👍

I'd say that if you mean the scaffold debris netting and the Galebreaker which may be the same knitted product with probably 1/4" to 3/8" holes in the knit depending how tight you stretch it... at 32 squid it's a no brainer as it also has many other uses and won't degrade over a long time👍

Hi, I've used scaffolding debris netting for this purpose, I hung it about 12" away from a 6' high covered log stack with no side protection... it worked well and heavy rain mostly ran down it and stayed off the stack, in good weather I could easily remove or roll it up.... It also comes in 3 meter widths if you needed that. A good big roll for £32👍 NEW Green Shade Garden Debris Scaffold Netting 2m x 50m RRP £69.99 WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Safe Net Green Shade Debris Scaffold Netting 2mtr x 50mtr. Though Debris Netting provides limited weather protection, it...

A very interesting link, cheers.

Hi, I'm finding it pretty difficult to see any detail in your pics could you not blow the shit off the area and repost a better view. There are several possibilities when it comes to a repair of an alloy casting whether Magnesium or not, you just need to find someone able to do it, cheers. Welding a Magnesium casting.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElT5qmUyagU

Great name, same eyes👍

It's not news, but it's someone's down to earth views.. and Andrew is a very sharp commentator imo......

Aye, if I'm cutting and splitting fire wood I tend to cut a bit then split a bit as I've found that if I go in just cutting till the battery is done then it will overheat and not charge until it's cooled down and as you say when the battery gets hot it doesn't last as long. Having said that, if I'm on a tidying up a type of garden job with sporadic use I'm often surprised just how long 1 battery can last. I've heard folk talking about Ego tools and to satisfy my curiosity I found this review, cheers.

Sorry, no.. it was something I read a year or so ago when a reporter was interviewing folk in NZ who were very unhappy with what was being imposed on them. A quick google tells me that I was wrong about this it seems and it's just old style coal and wood fuelled fireplaces that the government want rid of in favour of ' lower emitting burners ' Apologies, and it just goes to show that you can't always believe much that you read or hear online, I happily would edit out that paragraph but it seems that that option is not being offered when I click on it.

A long long time ago in a ............

Jeez, I hadn't heard, I was just watching him the other night.. he was a totally unique one off amazing talent whilst also being a normal guy.. what a loss, and as you have already said.. Thanks for all he gave us.

I know how you must feel as one of the only guys I kept in tough with from my schooldays is on his last legs atm, he was a very good guitarist although unknown except locally, cheers.

Amazing, had to watch all four👍

I have to say I very much agree, in that the article itself was mostly common sense imo, but many of the negative comments emphasise just how uninformed and led by the nose general society has become, or as I believe deliberately dumbed down to the LCD and kept there by their lack of just about everything that would have once been important for survival, cheers.

Unfortunately when you see brainless rubbish that's being pushed everywhere and what's happening around the world... I don't think it'll be very long before Scotland's arsehole parliament will try the same pish of making it illegal to heat yourself with fire which will be a defining moment in the history of our evolution. I believe the the Ardern corrupt government of NZ has banned any kind of burning anywhere which has caused may rural folk to have to leave their homes, and I expect that Sturgeon has similar evil ambitions, not to mention her perverted sexualisation of children nonsense.👎👎 Meant to say that I enjoyed the link you put up, Cheers.