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Yip both shoulders been fine in the last 15 years, touch wood.

Both operations worked a treat, I remember before my 1st I went to lift a fuse of the bench, probably weighed only about 1/2 kg but because of the angle I was at I couldn’t lift it. Anyway after the 1st op the main physio exercise was to lie on my back and just push my arm back as far as possible, day 1 I could get my arm up vertical but after that I was getting my arm back an extra 2 or 3 mm every day, after 3 or so months I could get my arm fully back with my hand touching the floor. Coupled that with some light dumbbell work and I was able to go back rock climbing after about 9 months. 2nd shoulder / op because the op was a lot less invasive the rehab time was a lot shorter, a few weeks instead of months. Found this info on the web which I think must have been my 2nd procedure: The hydrodilation procedure involves injecting a fluid into the joint space which expands the space breaking up scar tissue and loosening the joint.Imaging studies help guide the procedure. To perform hydrodilatation, the skin over the joint is first cleaned and local anesthesia administered.The joint is then injected with a small amount ofcontrast substance to help visualize the joint. Under image guidance, a needle is inserted into the capsule that surrounds the joint and a fluid mixture consisting of saline, steroid and an anaesthetic is injected. The entire procedure takes about 15 minutes.You may experience some discomfort during and after the procedure which usually lasts no more than half an hour. You are advised not to drive or operate heavy machinery for at least 6 hours. Somepatients have immediate relief from pain with improved range of motion but it usually takes about 6 weeks for the treatment to takefull effect. Hydrodilatation is generally a safe procedurebut carries a small risk of infection, bleeding and failure to relieve symptoms. Before I had the ops as well as physio I also had the cortisone injections they didn’t work, so I was a happy man when the two ops worked.

You have my sympathy, I have now had both my shoulders operated on, one year apart. Before the ops my shoulders were agony when ever I had to raise my arm past the horizontal or try and get my arm behind me as in getting my wallet out of my back pocket😀 I went to NHS physio and it didn’t help, in desperation I went private, best money I ever spent after suffering pain for a year in each it was great to feel them getting better pain and movement wise daily. This was about 15 years ago and from memory 1st op was about £1k and was keyhole under general anaesthetic the 2nd was a different procedure cost about £700 and was done under a local and involved injecting saline into the joint to reposition the ball and socket rupturing the ligament scar lesions, at each press of the injection they take an X-ray to check movement, took 3 or 4 presses on the plunger to have the desired effect, quite weird feeling your shoulder joint moving involuntary. Bit of rehab after each one 6 months first time one month second time. But as I say feeling it getting better day by day instead of worse or just the same relenting pain is just great.

I also believe they are ill informed, do they not realise that oil and gas is the base product in most everyday products from the plastic in their vegan coats, shoes, spec frames to the fuel used to smelt the metal to make their push bikes. Idiots. Things I do agree with is the reduction in single use plastics for example charging for supermarket carrier bags and little bags for things like bananas, lot less plastic bag tumble weeds in towns now.

I have the dvd box set of Out of Town somewhere, watched it about 15 years ago.

First time for me at the show and I must say I enjoyed my day there, loads to see and a good atmosphere.

Handy for skirting round hills

Looking to venture down from sunny Scotland and visit on the Friday.

He wasn’t 100% happy with one part of the resin to wood unions, probably about 25mm long bit that annoyed him. Ideal for me though😀

In fact just finished my mid morning coffee which was sitting on one of his side tables, this was a reject one that he gave away to me.

My mate uses the white melamine coated chip board from stripped out old kitchen units, he can reuse them a couple of times.

As always continuing my constant battle but this week I got some professional assistance from man and machine courtesy of @AHPP who stayed for 2 or 3 days and achieved more in that time than I had in 2 or 3 years. Great work done just ripping the rhododendron out by the roots and piling it up. From these burn piles I chainsawed out the main stems which were in the 3 to 5 inch diameter range and put straight into the trailer and then up to my firewood store, quick and easy cube and a half of timber for the log burner next year. Going to let the new 3 big rhoddy piles dry out for a couple of months then burn them. Thanks again for help and a pleasure meeting you AHPP.

Brass is usually ok to thread, bit flakey compared to steel but usually cuts a good thread. Chamfer a lead in like you said, the die that you are using makes a huge difference, a cheap die is only ever good enough for dressing up a damaged thread in my experience, a good quality die it should cut without much problem. Where area are you in Scotland?

Cheers Doug, I will have a wee chat with him

If you were in South Scotland I would give you a days or two or three pulling out rhoddy with that wee beastie.😀

I have 22 acres of rough ground and woodland which has a lot of 12 foot tall rhododendron, for the most part I use a quad bike and flail mower on the rough ground. However the rhoddy I cut with a chainsaw and get some mates helping clear my feet and pile up to dry before burning. If you go down the quad bike route I find round about a 500cc with 4wd and difflock suits me best. As I’m getting older i was thinking that a multione, or Avant or Norcar might give me some mechanical advantage. Access is tight and awkward so this is why I was considering one of these as they appear to be manoeuvrable and versatile. Not sure which one of them is best? But a feel a thread coming on to ask that very question.

Last year I managed to get out about 6 conifer stumps out, they were proud of the ground about 200mm, I did do a shallow dig round the each stump, put a nylon sling round the stump and pulled them out with a Tirfor. On some of them there was a couple of roots that needed a couple of wacks with an axe. You do need a decent tree or stump to act as an anchor for the Tirfor. Had all 6 out In a couple of hours.

I like that

Split on a block, split about 7 cube a year with a maul. Found splitting on the ground didn’t work for me, I put it down to the ground absorbing too much energy.

Mine as done the wiggly tin as well, the 2 things that actually stalled it though were an old electric fence wire and a builders merchant bag both of which wrapped round the flail shaft.

I use a Wessex 1.2 meter 4 wheel tow behind my quad mower, obviously not a pto job, has about 60 almost L shaped flails on a pivot. Does the job I ask it to do perfectly, which is cut about an acre of rough grass once a month. Just had all the flails off a couple of weeks ago and sharpened them and put them back on with new pivot bolts. Its about time to give it a try but I’m trying to hold off for no mow may.

Was hoping a good dose of Danish oil wood protect it. Mmmmm

Split my time between Central Scotland and SW Scotland

I’m in the opposite situation, I have seat ends that need shot blasted and powder coated but I have loads of Iroko slats. If only you were closer we could swop.

She is certainly game, I did cringe at a couple of bits, for example when she let the motor rotor smack down onto the stator laminates and then dragged the rotor out instead of lifting it out.