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I always (well most of the time) shout at people who drop litter, not had a doing yet, some people just ignore the shouts of take your rubbish home, etc. and idiot, but I do have some success with them picking it up and taking it to the bin. i just don’t understand the dropping litter mentality, surely they want to walk in the parks and streets without seeing litter so why drop it themselves. On the same vein, cigarette smokers leaving their non bio degrading butts about, fisherman leaving their unbreakable line about, I take that home and melt it now as my dog has been tangled in it before. Also we have a reservoir close to me, nice place for a walk, the litter including soiled nappies that get left is just incredible/ horrible. Does ma head in.
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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. -
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
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Yip I believe in karma, I would rather help someone than do a bad turn, and in return I tend to find people .are only too willing to help or drop me in “gifts” none of which I ask for or expect but are very gratefully received. Got an great wardrobe last week, because the guy was needing a hand getting it out of his house as his wife was wanting a new one, turns out his old one was better than my own so guess which one got kept. Bottle of whisky the week before for putting a bolt into my lathe to put a hole down the middle of it and a wee lip onto the start of it. Its good to help people out, makes everyone happy and the world go round.
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Was it Neil Finn from Crowded House you saw as the replacement?
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Looks like it already is?
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Good idea that, Steve
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Store my Tirfor cables in old motorbike front tyres. Found the local bike shop is more than pleased to let me have some of their old tyres.
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Anyone interested in some nearly new bits?
roys replied to Sambo's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Sell Ian the new stuff then? -
Tree eating monster visited, what to do next
roys replied to roys's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Update, so was clearing away some of the devastation trees on the ditch side for my firewood stock, happened to block the road with some logs so no one could get up or down, anyways the person who employed the contractor was driving down, stopped, got out of the car and apologised saying it was a mistake, she had told them to cut the left hand side thinking they would start at the top unfortunately they started at the bottom, so wrong left!!! Although the ditch should have been a big clue. Anyways we have asked that at the very least they should come back and tidy it up, remove or chip the brash. So to coppice it do I just Chainsaw them about 6” up from the deck? Cheers -
The who can get most outraged at bad treework thread.
roys replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Picture Forum
Posted this on another thread, didn’t even want my trees “pruned”
