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Do Wayleave agreements come into it? So if the land owner takes an annual payment from BT then is that the same as granting permission?
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One stove only to recommend - what would it be?
roys replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I have found the Charnwood to be top quality, no problems recommending them. I have also bought a Flavel, mistake, don’t buy as I have found that a big fat layer of dust gathers and gets trapped on a ledge where the glass sits in and promptly deposits this ash onto the hearth and floor when you open the door. Their customer service is poor as well and were not interested in my complaint. -
I likey
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An Idiot's guide to Ancient Woodland management
roys replied to the village idiot's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Top thread VI, enjoying the read. Thank you for the effort in writing this and doing the work of course. Downside is that it makes me feel like I am only playing at managing my woods, although my work mainly consists of cutting back acres of rhododendron and dealing with the wind fall trees for my wood burner. -
The first thing we had to make in our apprenticeship was a simple drill angle gauge, the 2nd thing we learnt in our apprenticeship was how to sharpen drills. A skill that is fairly easy to learn when shown and understood, usually I find that each side is usually only requires a couple of kisses with the grinder wheel done in a rolling action, it is usually that quick and light that very little heat is generated on the drill bit. Definetly a valuable skill to learn.
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Get two of them as they are so cheap with that special offer, wtf £807?
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I can only see that one for £15 in Amazon
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Looks good
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6kVA is a man size for a converter, I had to buy a 3kVA one for my lathe and that was pricey enough. Not a fan of generators when there is a mains supply available but it sounds like like a 3 phase genny is the answer here, and it is not that big for a 3 phase genny. None on eBay? I was lucky when I got an old Wadkin planer thickneser it was a rare single phase one, but I had to put in a 32A supply for it. I have only recently got it working as it was fairly gummed up so took a lot of cleaning and TLC to get it working right. Good luck
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Rhody, burning it makes me feel like I am getting back at this PITA plant. It does work well in my log burner though.
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Spray it on some weeds or rhododendrons ?(I hate rhododendron)
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Hi Mark cheers for that, was under the impression that neon sign transformers were safer than microwave transformers as the neon ones were a lot more limiting on the current while still supplying loads of voltage causing the tracking on the wood. i am sure I saw Big Clive do a YouTube vid on this explaining the differences. Can’t comment on the oil burner transformers as I am not sure of their characteristics.
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Those skilsaws do look proper.
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Did you use a microwave transformer or a neon sign transformer? As a sparky in a former life just interested in the technical side of it. Nice looking piece.
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On Building Alaska, I saw them with a winch attachment onto the chainsaw, thought that looked handy.
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What was the best ever stove you have/had?
roys replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I have a Charnwood 16b, which heats up the water and 5 rads, well made stove. Just bought an additional Flavel stove mmmm appears to me to have a design flaw, there is a distinct ledge at the bottom of the glass on the inside, the ash gathers on this so as soon as you open the door to top up the wood the pile of ash falls out and due to the swing of the door about 2/3rds go onto the hearth and about 1/3rd onto the carpet, very annoying. Got in touch with installer, he came out, showed him and he agreed that the design is flawed, think I am getting a visit from the manufacturer next. -
Cheers ratman
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Thanks again gents, just need to try and source a piston now, they appear to be a bit scarce.
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Cheers
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Is wet and dry ok to use to abrade it smooth?
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Thanks ratman, saw that but it is out of stock, bit pricey as well.
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Thank you for the replies. Dont mind spending a bit of time on as it seems to be a well engineered machine, just had a look on line and struggling to find a piston though. Spud please excuse my ignorance, what do you mean nipped up? Also what do you mean etching, how exactly do you clean up the cylinder, done a lot of mechanical things but not that, and got not a bad workshop. cheers gents
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Bit of an update and some more advice required please. So finally got it stripped and found the piston and cylinder looked quite badly scored to me. What should I do next, can anyone recommend good spares, or is it beyond economic repair, and just sell it for spares on eBay. Cheers all.
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The New Guy: Glasgow-Based Trainee Climber Looking For Help
roys replied to RossTheClimber's topic in Employment
Welcome Ross, just like to say that is one well constructed 1st post ? Good luck in your new venture. -
Looks fab
