cornish wood burner

We bough one from Axminster tools about 7 years ago. Still works fine. I checked with microwave and scales and up to 30 % MC just about spot on , 30 to 50% it starts to read up to 5% low. Lot more than £15 though. Comes in a blue lined and padded box. If you need a name I can check tomorrow.

I agree our speed limit should be the same as the French 130

Bet you never got away without some paperwork on that one.

A long time ago (1980)while travelling along the Canboure bypass I was pulled by the police for speeding. Apparently they clocked me (over 1/2 mile I think ) and I averaged 88mph. One then proceeded with the normal tyre kicking and the other asked me to try the indicators etc. I was thinking fines endorsements etc by then. When I turned the ignition on the radio was turned well up to compensate for the somewhat swift progress I had been making. At least the radio works said the deafened one who had his head in my window. Anyway no faults were found and the deaf one said "I expect you have a driving licence don't you,so on your way but try and keep a little closer to the limit when you at down this way again." Over the years I have remembered that and indeed kept closer to 70 along there. Never worked out where he was though. Anyone had a similar experience or can beat 88.

Thanks eggs In that case I think you will struggle to get anywhere near 2% so premium bonds become an interesting choice. If you fancy a gamble there are many varied stock market linked accounts. Interest varies with risk so you can pick to suit your situation. Your bank should be able to advise.

Our old DB hydraulics weren't that good 25 years ago so I would test yours before committing yourself.

Yes I must learn how to do that sometime, sorry. Computer illiterate only on this sofa. Consulting with the boss she says its the 123 current account. You can have up to £20k in that one. You need money in and a couple of dds out I believe, pays 3% I am told. Lloyds is £5 k but 4%. Similar conditions. TSB £2k but 5 % None pay any interest over their limits. Hope that helps.

Portek heads are finished with an aluminium dome at the bottom which seems good. I will try some 4mm diamond edge in mine. Thanks Stubby. Happy strimming.

1.26% is the posted return. Fun when the cheques come but we never had anything over £100 Santandare and loyds do better on their current accounts. Was that Mitsubishi an evo by any chance. That would be much more fun.

That makes sense. You have convinced me that it is certainly worth a go at the very least. Could you tell me what line you use/recommend please. I will soon be out of precut 4.4x 300mm so I will be looking for some on a roll to replace it.

I guess it again depends on what you are cutting and what machine. Fs 94 on grass and light stuff then 2 lines are probably perfect. I would have thought bigger machines might be better with more lines to spread the load. I expect 2.2 kw would rip two 4mm lines apart in a very short time when strimming blackthorn.

I would agree with all except your last bit. Thick line has its place in my opinion. If you have a stoney patch with blackthorn saplings and brambles that you need to clear/ maintain then using a blade is bad news. After hitting several stones with a 300mmm blade I bought my 4way cross head with 4.4mm star line. Harder to drive but if you have 2.2 kw then no problem. Saves all the shocks on the drive with the risk of damage.

A good case is usefull to keep a check on your sockets when putting them away. Teng /britool have always done me well but most chrome vanadium sockets would be fine for you. If you don't need the ratchet for confined spaces then go for a coarser one. I needed a few repair kits for my fine Britool ratchet even though I always used a breaker bar first. Nice ratchet though. I have heard some bad things about Snap off as my mate calls them so in view of their price personally I would avoid them.

Value for money Clarke is OK. Had one at work for 16 years or so. Still works fine.

How does that work? I think the answer to that should be VERY effectively. I have a portek 4 way version and it is brilllant. You need a bit of power to drive it but it cuts down things I used to use a blade for.

Or Silicone spray

I would forget about them and concentrate on doing a good job safely. Otherwise you might be joining them in A&E

The pipe that provides the pressure on the splitting stroke is the one you need to fit the gauge to. I am not familiar with the machine but it should be the pipe furtherest from the wedge. I would suggest you fit a 'T' in the pipe with a gauge that will read more than your rated pressure if you know it. 4000 psi should be fine. If you know an agricultural engineer he will almost certainly have one you might be able to borrow. The next thing you need is the ram cylinder bore. (d) Your handbook might tell you this. Alternatively look on the shaft end of the ram and you might see the bore where the end cap is fitted. Mearure this in inches. If all else fails measure the cylinder outside diameter and subtract 1/2 inch for the wall thickness. force is pressure x area Area = 3.142 x d x d divided by 4 Gauge reading of pressure in pounds per square inch divide by 2240 to give you tons per square inch. If your gauge reads bar additionally multiply by 14.5 Multiply presure by your cylinder area will then give you your force.

Wonder if your splitter is delivering its its rated 10 tons. Might be worth putting a pressure gauge in the system and calculate the actual force.

Comforting to know my years with an axe and maul may have not been totally wasted. Hard lessons though.

I use 250kg per cubic metre when calculating wood chip in our shed. If the unchipped wood is around 600 kg /M 3 then that gives 1 solid to 2 .4 I would say you are closer than they are.

Did you mean lawn mower racing or me mowing between my trees. Only mowed one down to date. A little ash so regrowing again. Clattered a bit though, my lad thought it was hilarious My mower is an old Westwood S1300. Only PTO is the belt that would drive the grass pickup so I don't think the compact tractors have any real serious competition. It just saves me some hard graft and makes me smile.

Not only in the tree world.