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I have a sigg bottle that can be sent up if necessary I just have to wear gloves as the bottle stays red hot for ages. The guy I ground for sometimes has an insulated bottle bag with a strap that gets sent up the tree but it's normally for cold drinks in the summer
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I've rewired the neighbours hedge clippers several times as they've cut the cable on it and at least half a dozen mowers this year after they've been run over. My dad has cut through the cable on his had planer by putting the machine on the cable whilst the blades were still running. But I have to admit that I have had to remove a row of kitchen cabinets after I used a diamond holesaw to fit a sink waste and cut 50mm of cable that was buried in the wall
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I've got the x27 and a mid size fiskars model unknown model as it's second hand 24" length I think? I've also got a fantastic sandvik camp hatchet and half a dozen cheap and cheerful hatchets all good once they have been sharpened on the wet grinder I've also got loads of bill hooks which are sometimes better than an axe
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some saws have gaskets and some dont. i have used liquid gasket ( fuel/oil safe silicone ) to form gaskets and even seal a cracked oil tank. henkel/loctite make some sealant or try google just dont get it down the oil feed pipe or you will need to pick it out with a pin http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/head-gasket-exhaust-repairs/granville-instant-gasket-40g http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/head-gasket-exhaust-repairs/loctite-quick-gasket-200ml
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Can't beat a length of scaffolding pole for a ratchet breaker bar. Mainly used on the JCB or Landini in the yard
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I have several leathermans and loads of cheap brands but on my belt ATM is a SOG multitool power assist, I like the fact that i can buy the tool bits i want or need and change them out on the sog, the only small problem is the file is not the best but then i normally have a victorinox if i need a file orr a raker file in the tool box
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I've receintly picked up one of these mini water pump pliers, they have more positions and they stay where you want them due to the locking button. I'm defo gonna get a larger set
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I generally use whatever my dealer has in stock, but I do ask to have a look and I feel the teeth. The coarser the better at the moment I have husky flat files they have a bit more bite than the last lot of stihl ones I bought online
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i use these Universal utility gloves | Oleo-Mac for everything unless its freezing cold, then its Showa's thermals
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this is the finest bit of wooden lathe work i've done in a while the stem is 1.25 mm at it's thinnest
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So as not to hijack Bob's thread here's some of my lathe work mahogany, hawthorne and yew lyme wood apples with mahogany stems and a laurel wood pear with an old oak stem my first yew wood accorn boxwood, lyme and laurel and finaly an acacia wood thistle shawl pin for my scottish neighbour
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sorry for the hijack, just a couple of mine.
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not bad, i've been making baubels recently
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safety glasses that don't hurt when wearing ear defenders
Richard Thompson replied to flatyre's topic in General chat
when i'm doing ground work i wear banded foam plugs just for the reasons you stated as soon as the trunk is felled, out come the big defenders. when climbing i use the silicone tree ear plugs that still let me hear someone on the ground but will cut the high picthed noise out -
I've got some lyme that was felled this February and it's aready going out in the mixed loads now, it's at 19/21% but it's been baked under corigated tin with a 40 plus degree summer behind it
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I'm running a 32" es light that came with the saw, a 25"oregon for ringing up trunks and when the 32"is too long and if i really need it i normally carry a 20" in the back of the work vehicle that can fit the 038,391,041or the 661 the 20" is if i get a pinch or snap a long chain i can normally carry on working or get myself out of trouble I also am running an 8 tooth sprocket at the mo but i might go back to the rim sprocket as i have a load of 404 chains and a bar sitting around
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I've had nothing wrong with mine apart from a loose spark plug cap. Otherwise is pulls like a freight train
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I've been in France for ten years and I very rarely have over an hour, the other guys can't understand why I get back to the job quicker. But then again I don't like the cheeseboard or the carafe of wine or the smoking after lunch
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I charge day rate plus 12.50euros for a plat du jour for lunch ( it's standard for the region when working at distance from the office/base) or its a price per job. If I want to knock out a three day job in two but only have ten minutes for lunch then that's my choice and work longer hours then that's my choice. Many of the other artisans in France take a paid two hour lunch break I just can't do it I'd rather get home quicker or finish the job
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All needed equipment when using the airecut blade, it's a great blade but it flings the shi! Everywhere
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I had to strip the head off totally to replace the seals on a 450 xtorx, but I was replacing the piston rings anyway along with the crank case gaskets as it was easier. I didn't want to damage the gasket or lower crankcase which is plastic
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It depends on the saw, the ms150 I can only get the chains from one dealer locally or online and shipping puts the price from online dealers way through the roof. The standard chain sizes I normally pick one up at the dealership if I'm in the shop and I need one when picking up spare parts, If I really need a loop I can make one up at the local tractor supply centre/brico builders yard.
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I cut my firewood on a farm clearing obstructions and hedges. When it's a fresh green tree I normally leave the brash in a pile for the farmer to pick up with the tractor grab, it's then either a bonfire or tucked in to the forest for wildlife habitat which is anything under 2.5/3 inches diameter. At home it's picked through for lighting wood or shredded for compost Any splitter trash is raked through and anything that will not break or snap by one hand is added to the load or in the lighting wood pile, any "dust" from the splitter is much or bonfire fuel
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Its a husky 450e with the plastic bottom half and the bearings sound fine when spun with no unwanted movement in any way, it's a five year old saw that has not seen masses of use but has been slightly abused by one or two semi half wits. I think i'll tell him the bearings are fine but not to lend out the saw and look after it, the old seals let air out when i tested the comp with a drop of soapy water around them and when i stripped the engine one slid off the shaft and stuck to the lower case and the other slides back and forth easliy
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Ive a clam shell engine open for a new piston rings and seals, would you change the bearings as well as the seals just because it's open or just the seals and save a few quid for the customer? The client said just fix the saw and I'm waiting for the parts anyway so adding the bearings wont hold up the job. Is it ethical or economical to change and strip the bearings or do the job again in 18 months If I change a cam belt I normally change the water pump just because it's convenient and cost effective whilst the cars off the road and the engines open What's your opinion please
