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I just posted this in another thread - this was actually the appropriate thread so sorry to repost, I'll try and phrase it differently - What about a descender device on the harness, combined with a hand ascender further up the rope, with the tail of the rope going back up to a pulley attached to the hand ascender? This is working pretty well for me. Its like a moving DRT tie in point on a single rope. When the desired hight is reached, the ascender can be left in place and limb waking can be done with the descender. When returning to vertical, just pulling the tail gives a 2:1 advantage, like with Drt. If something happens to the hand ascender the descender device still holds you and allows return to the ground. This is how the commercial rope access guys seem to do it on buildings. Anyone else going this route?

Does anyone here use a SRT set up like this: Rope comes down from tie in into -a descender device (RIG or whatever) -back up and over a pulley -which is attached to a hand ascender. This is what I have put together, first proper use at work this afternoon. Pull the tail and it advances the descender which then captures progress, then advance the hand ascender and repeat. When the tie in point is reached, leave the hand ascender just under the tie in and work position using the descender, while keeping the tail on you, through a harness point or whatever. Sorry if its a tangent, just ignore...Im just pumped to be climbing.

If you have a wood lathe, you can mount a hook and loop circular sandpaper disk and dress the bar at 90 degrees very accurately.

Another vote for wood wasp here. They love spruce. IF you gonna eat them, don't go native - fry them as you would shrimp. If there not enough to make a side dish, bulk out with woodlice. Yum.

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Sounds like this has the potential to be a long and juicy thread! Details - more details!

Jamlala's thread on the new x-cut chain lead me to the Husqvarna UK youtube channel where I found this. I suppose this is what the Swedes get up to in winter when its dark all the time and booze is too expensive. They look like they're having fun though. Incidentally, did y'all know that the Husqvarna symbol is actually a gun sight? They started out building muskets. [ame] [/ame]

Fly Agaric is said to be a delicious culinary mushroom when prepared the right way - plenty of articles online how to - basically slice and boil in a large pot of water for half an hour, then drain and boil again in new water. It leeches all the ibotonic acid which is the harmful element. Apparantly they can withstand serious boiling without turning to mush. Then fry in butter - reportedly the most delicious mushroom going. The Italians and Japanese use it in their cuisine. Can also be pickled. If the hallucinogenic properties are desired, then drying, powering and boiling and drinking the boiled water is supposed to be the way to go - the drying process neutralises the ibotenic acid. Start with a small amount, wait an hour as it has a slow absorption time, and increase as required. I haven't tried it, but did try eating a raw small one once - didn't turn me into a berserker but I was vomiting like a real Viking about half an hour later. Didn't notice any psychoactive effects.

Thats global warming for you....

Round slings are a sleeve filled with a single continuous fiber that circles round and round, the mass of stands are loose in the sleeve so when a load is applied they all tighten simultaneously, sharing the load in a way that cannot be achieved with woven slings. This makes them much stronger for their weight and bulk than woven flat slings, and also makes them last longer as the ware is distributed randomly in a different place each time the sling is deployed. The jacket sleeve also protects the fibbers from abrasion and UV - the downside is it makes inspection of the interior difficult if not impossible. Here is a video of how they make round slings - the ones shown have a transparent sleeve so you can monitor the inner load bearing fibers. [ame] [/ame] I bought mine from a crowd in Germany, Grube.de - very good prices, can't remember how to get the english version of their site though. https://www.grube.de/polyester-rundschlingen-2-t-gruen-44-115/?c=992

Something similar happened to me a couple of times, the chain was too looses and the centrifugal forces forced it out of the bar groove and contacted the body of the mill.

Fussy....ok then bring your skillet and kelly kettle and have a fry up in the woods!

Why not bring sandwiches?

Thanks fellers, yes U-bolts are a much better idea, wish I'd thought of it - will do that next time.

Motorola MotoG - "the iPhone6 of the Third World!" android is a mighty OS. To quote the sales guy in the Vodafone store: "- The amoled display is so clear you can almost see the disappointment on their parent's faces..."

It definitely has a hole for inserting a screwdriver or "pin" it's in the top of the protuberance next to the grease nut, might be blocked with crud. Google Stihl FS450 manual and download PDF - it shows where it is.

Thanks for your kind support guys!

Tried that once but the tube frame is too thin, just burns through. A skilled welder could do it, or maybe an average guy with a MIG. Also the tube rusts long before the axel so It would eventually break at the weld I would think. The bolt-on axel can be removed when the barrow is knackered and put on a new barrow. Thats the theory anyway.

Thanks Darren. I considered messing with the pitch and going full on James Earl Jones but my girl said no. Might as well be real.

I do have a tendency to inspire innuendos...the bolts were shanked, hard to see on the vid, could have done it with a tight pipe sleeve it's true.

Built my third 3 wheeler barrow together yesterday, got it down to a fine art now so thought I might as well document my method. [ame] [/ame]

Eydon poppin kettle here - fabulous gadget. Combine with a thermos "jar" and instant noodles for a tasty woods treat!

Or the bunny burrowing into the ass-crack!