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  1. Dan Maynard
    I think Tesla do something like this too.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Little bit bigger, little bit heavier, LOT more power!
  3. Dan Maynard
    I'm size 13 which is bad enough, 15 is getting on there. I will be shocked if Oregon come close, cheap boots never go to the bigger sizes as sales volumes too low. Airstreams used to be pretty much the only choice and I reckon are still the most widely stocked in big sizes, looks like you can get a 51 from Honeybros. Haix have started going bigger but looks like only up to 14. Only other one I know is special order Pfanner leather boots, Tirol I think. They're going to be more expensive than the Airstreams though.
  4. Dan Maynard
    It's a lot cheaper and easier to make a screen than all the switches and buttons. Less wiring and installation costs, easier to update, lots of advantages to the manufacturer. In industrial control panels we mostly dumped the array of buttons about 30 years ago but keep a few for common quick tasks. I don't think they are too safe either, touch is important feedback. Hopefully putting everything on touchscreen will go the way of square steering wheels and horizontal scale speedometers and be consigned to the bin but not convinced.
  5. Dan Maynard
    I bought the Bear Valley Alpha jacket on special offer, it does have useful arb features like high pockets above your harness, long back, long sleeves. It does a pretty good job keeping rain off, maybe a bit thick though so only for cold rainy days. Mostly I wear a cheap top from GoOutdoors, less worried about the holes and cuts. Doesn't keep me dry, but at least warm whilst it's raining.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Probably remove that branch, looks like the bark is dying all around it anyway. They do seem to lose branches now and then, make space for new ones to sprout.
  7. Dan Maynard
    I was going to say that checking the chain speed is probably less important than power output anyway, if it hasn't the power it will slow down so the rated chain speed is a bit irrelevant.
  8. Dan Maynard
    I've a Dolmar 112 that my dad repaired a cracked crankcase on in about 1985, still going. Just make sure the repair is really clean before you apply it, which will be tricky on the oil tank. I'd overlap the patch on the outside, blend it in then can of spray.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Maybe you need a backup plan too? Certainly round my area there are very few yews big enough to supply the lumps you need, if one comes down it's a bit of a special occasion. If you wanted willow, ash, oak etc you'd be sorted a lot easier.
  10. Dan Maynard
    I was looking recently at the Axminster Ultimate Edge sharpening system, which appears to be basically a very fancy belt sander for £450.
  11. Dan Maynard
    I will tend to listen to the same few albums over and over so maybe not such a weird habit. Also I hate the idea of £10 a month on music, over the last 10 years I have not spent £1200 on CD, don't want to get caught up in this modern move to make monthly outgoings creep up and up with £10 here and £10 there. I have an app called Musicolet on the phone, which plays MP3 files. Mostly I rip CDs and transfer to the phone on a USB cable, you can buy MP3 albums and download to the phone direct but it's not as popular any more. I then have a Bluetooth speaker in the van, was only about £40 and much easier than fitting a radio.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I don't think you need a lot of power for sharpening, you won't be pushing it hard else the chisel heats up too much. I've just got a small Ryobi from Screwfix for bits and pieces, been fine.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Some were trouble but they aren't all bad, I'm still running my 261 from 2010, never had any trouble with needle bearings and no noticeable wear on crank.
  14. Dan Maynard
    This sounds like your problem is cold surfaces. Warm air holds more moisture than cold air, and for any particular amount of moisture in the air there is a temperature at which it starts to condense out. The cold glass surface is why old single glazed windows usually had lots of condensation in winter, but with double glazed the inside glass surface is warmer and so not below the dew point. If you insulate behind the plasterboard should raise the internal surface temperature above the dew point and so stop condensation happening there.
  15. Dan Maynard
    It depends what you're doing. Up to about 12 inch diameter the 261 is more productive, lighter, easier to use. On bigger bits of wood, the 400 increased cut speed will win out. If you're a climber the 400 is a great saw to have sent up after the 201 runs out of length on the stem, lots of power for the weight. On the other hand someone was on recently who had tried a 400 against a 550xp cutting sweet chestnut coppice, didn't produce any more with the 400 but used 50% more fuel. This is where you come to the same as every other which saw question - answer is both.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I guess I'm thinking ahead to next time you ask them something. "I'm wondering if you would object to this tree being felled" "Ah it's you again. Here's a TPO. Now, what were you asking?"
  17. Dan Maynard
    Fair enough the legislation is clear, just have to be sure you want to get into the argument. On the other hand fell it and stop correspondence, council probably won't notice.
  18. Dan Maynard
    Sounds like a grey area then. If 6 weeks have elapsed already but no TPO served, if you fell without replying to the council then you are strictly within the law, but I can see them getting grumpy about it.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Top tip is to remember the trailer is there. I know someone who's forgotten at least twice, until it jackknifed against the side of the car. Luckily he has an old car with the towbar on so doesn't matter the trim is held on with cable ties now.
  20. Dan Maynard
    I'd be interested to work a CS100 for a bit, my JoBeau has 50cm wide infeed which does mean a lot of Y shapes you just bend and shove until it's eaten the join.
  21. Dan Maynard
    I believe this was the gang that broke in to my Defender last year but stopped when they got to the pedal lock. Police were very interested to see the CCTV at the time. Four jailed for ram-raids across three counties - BBC News WWW.BBC.CO.UK The group caused "havoc and misery" for Tesco and other businesses, police say.
  22. Dan Maynard
    I'm sceptical, think the damp cure people are often sharks and most of it is fixed by regular gutter maintenance.
  23. Dan Maynard
    I think the advantage of skip is requiring less power to keep chain speed up, so length is relevant. Suck it and see I reckon, start with your normal chain and if it struggles then splash the cash.
  24. Dan Maynard
    Some of those Solidur come in +7cm and -7cm leg length too, will have to have a proper look when I'm next needing some.
  25. Dan Maynard
    Should have thought a year or two would be fine. Don't cross cut till you need a section and then don't leave a section half planked. Also, as it's off the ground already I'd get some good big logs under before cutting it so that it stays up out of the mud.

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