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  1. cornish wood burner
    Used to be a hornets nest in the loft of the farmhouse I grew up in. They never bothered us except a few would sometimes find their way into the bedrooms at night. My experience is a wasp will sting you just for the hell of it but a hornet is much more forgiving, more like a honey bee in temperment. Never been stung but they do look the part. A queen is HUGE if you ever see one.
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    63 next week Marginally fitter than my first saw. Homelite XL2 Still got it but its retired now. Looking at the ages most would not remember them. Dual handle and no chain brake.They dont make then like that any more, especially Homelites
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    The worse news imaginable.So sorry
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    Sorry if I am late on this but I have recently bought a 4 way portek head that has a aluminium dome on the bottom. Might be worth a look. With 4 mm square it will cut down small trees. Far superior to the 3mm round I have been using
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    I missed em when I had to shell out for a new coil pack and the engine management unit it killed.
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    Thanks chaps. Just ordered a 16T. Weighs 81 kg so a fair old lump. Good to hear you are happy with yours SteveP. As you say it will be slow but only for home use so I am hopefull it will do the job. I too have some knotty oak and birch which should test it.
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    Yes probably should have been called copse master. Its from a British based design and manufacturing company so I am going to give it a go. Log maul is getting heavier and the wood harder these days
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    One with a digital display would be easiest to use. Saves looking at which graduations line up. I believe a Draper one is only about a fiver. We have one at work which has been fine.Needs a battery now and then but worth it.
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    I think it is an obvious choice for me. I found the dealer locator on here and there are a couple of convenient stockists on my normal routes so I shall be calling at one soon Thanks for the info
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    This is probably a bit DIY for this site but I am thinking of purchasing an electric splitter for home use only. I cut my own wood which is mostly between 6 and 12 inch with the very occasional larger piece. I have a mix of ash, oak and birch. I have come across some larger softwood but I can split that with wedges to a reasonable size. I was thinking of a Forest Master FM16T (8 ton) Any experience of this machine or sugestions?
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    I have been reading this thread for some days/weeks and have come to the conclusion that aspen would be of benefit in at least some of my machines. My saws and hedge trimmer that use 50:1 mix I am happy to convert. I am not a professional user so my use is intermittent. My questions are 1 I have an old fs280 k which has been 100% reliable and does most of the clearing of a small wood. This machine was run on an oily mix by a previous owner so will it have a build up of carbon that might cause problems as it clears. Also bearing in mind its age could I have problems with seals etc when I change? 2 I also have some cheap multi tools that run on 25 and 40:1. Should I add oil to bring the aspen mix to the 25 to1 they require.
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    It is if it catches fire in your workshop. Magnesium fires are difficult to put out.Special class D estinguisher. Not sure what the make up of the alloy would be or if it is a risk but I think I would be inclined to get a quote from a specialist TIG welder as suggested by arbandy
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    Several years ago I sucessfully used aluminium braze a few times on manifolds etc with oxy actelene. It gives a concetrated hot flame so betterr than the best blow lamp. Same would apply with TIG. Not used lumiweld but it sound your best bet. I would price a new case though, I expect you will probably need it.
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    Hi guys I have just bought a honda powered toro 21 inch super bagger to replace my old mountfield monarch 21(vanguard engine).The toro copes with short dry gras fine but any dampness or medium length grass will choke it. Looking underneath the air paddles on the blade are halfway out the blade instead of being at the outer edge as the monarch. The result of this seems to be less air to blow the grass into the bag so it chokes or only half fills the bag. Can you suggest a remedy for this or am I stuck with it. I read several reviews and everyone seemed to love it including my dealer. My old mountfield would outcut it on 1/2 throttle.
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    I Agree whole heartedly I used to be in defect investigation and it is amazing what you can learn from the broken bits. They have certainly missed a trick here and lost some friends to boot.
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    Looks like the failure started at the gudgeon pin. If the piston shows no signs of seizure , how about over revving causing a faigue failure. Any small shiny speckled areas, appart from the obvious damage after failure? Of course it could just be top quality chinese metal
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    Thanks for your help and info guys. I think plan A is out the window.The Deko has suprised me though.It came with a 20 inch bar and while it will not win any races it just keeps plodding on, even with the bar buried on every cut. I might invest in another 20 inch bar and see if it will finish the remaining 45 ft of 4 ft dia pine.
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    My 450 has an 18 inch bar so it might save some wedge work Many thanks Ian
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    Sorry pitch is .325 The saw came with a rubbish bar which I have worn out but starts and runs fine. I would rather strain this one rather than my husky 450
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    you are going to love this A chinese deko.
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    Could someone tell me if a 22 or24 inch bar is available with a husky small mount? I am just cutting firewood for myself but have some 40 to 48inch softwood to cut into rings. The saw I hope to use has 58cc. Very light touch would be needed I guess.

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