Peter 1955
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A long time ago I was warned not to use the Bio oil if saws were left unused for any length of time. Another happy Synth plus user here, my son too.
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While your definition is undoubtedly accurate, I would never have regarded it thus, until you pointed it out. I would have regarded it as a resource, a source of information ( cos so many of the posters on here know what they're talking about, ), a source of help, and a marketplace. Re Social Media, there is of course the inevitable banter, badinage, jests, japes, jokes, toys being thrown out of prams, and handbags at twenty paces. ( I think I can get away with the last one, cos I'm not a soccer pundit). All human life is here, long may it continue.
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No idea about anything self sharpening, but I have an old Makita corded, which has been magnificent. No other word for it. After years of hard work, other than the inevitable chains and sprocket replacement, it's still doing its job. If and when it gets replaced, it will be a similar model. As far as I'm concerned, if you're within easy reach of 240v, electric beats petrol every time, as long as you're cutting diameters below say 15"
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If it isn't illegal, it certainly ought to be! The thought of bits flying off at high velocity worries me somewhat. I've had cheap chisel blades lose teeth, and stopped using thhem for that reason. The EIA blades will cope with everything you describe, and the beauty is that they will even cut grass reasonably effectively.
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Can't help thinking he had a lot of bits left over when he put it together. ? This blade is effectively the same, and gets a lot of use from me. Very versatile. I'm only an an enthusiastic amateur, but my saws are what I have now. Makita 12" battery saw ( love it to bits) Stihl 250 ( The 023 it replaced was twice the saw. Still might rebuild it after what I've seen on here). Stihl 038. Like me, it's getting on a bit.
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This one. I have it, and it's a brute. Its little sister is no slouch either. Get the biggest capacity batteries you can, it makes so much difference.
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There's no one-size-fits-all answer. That's why there are so many options, axes, splitting mauls with varying profiles, wedges, grenades ( bloody useless, I had one), and powered splitters, to name but a few. I wouldn't be without a powered splitter now, but wouldn't look at anything with less than six or seven tons of force. Sadly, due to changed circumstances, I no longer have access to the one machine which dealt with almost any gnarly, twisted awkward log presented to it, and turned out a tidy, straight, even sized product. A big sawbench. Still miss mine.
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Don't much fancy replacing all my 18v/36v tools with new 40v. Be nice if the new batteries were backwards compatible somehow, step down circuitry or something, but I can't see it happening.
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I cannot fault that logic. I'm laughing and wincing at the same time here. ?
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Time spent sharpening any cutting tool is never wasted time. Never.
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Could have been worse, he could have been watching that Austrian lad. He often makes a pigs ear of his jobs. Am I reading correctly that it has a diameter of around 8-9 inches? It's not the biggest tree I've ever seen. Only advice I would give is that cutting it 4ft from the floor is 4ft less leverage for your rope. Leverage is your friend, get as much as you possibly can. Archimedes may have been an old bloke from way back, but he's still right.
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Absolutely correct. The fastest way to wreck bags is to do just that. I don't know of any with reinforced bottoms, but would be interested to know if they do exist.
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Looking for good bypass loppers for shrub, fruit, vines tree, jobbing
Peter 1955 replied to FrankE's topic in General chat
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That's what I used to do for a long time. As long as the moisture isn't excessive, it's a transparent method. Obviously merchants can point to a bag and say there's no disputing what you're buying, if they're selling a ( fairly ) constant size of log, especially if they're not too big. Most customers are likely to want logs that require no further splitting or cutting, so that's another scenario which is transparent. It's only people like me who want a non standard commodity who upset the applecart. It was ever thus. ?
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As I used to do, many moons ago, when there was a timber yard near me. In these modern, mechanised times, the local log merchant uses metre cubed bags and a hoist. No more chucking each log off by hand for them!
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The problem I have with volume measurements is fresh air. I contacted a local supplier to ask for a price for larger sized logs for my boiler. I wasn't offered a significant discount, even though I'd expect to get less material in the same sized 1cubic metre bag if it were cut larger. Now if I were allowed to take my Ifor into their yard, and stack it carefully myself with logs, I'd expect I could get a very good deal for me, based on the ( very roughly ) two cubic metre capacity of the trailer with sides. I suppose, it would be interesting and informative to buy two of their bags, and then arrange them in the floor of my trailer, just to see how they compared. Sadly, I don't have the spare cash to try this.
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I think I've caught up! You don't have a Kombi Hedgecutter, do you? You have a one piece (HS) unit. The Kombi needs both types of grease. The HS type only needs the light one.
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Superlube-Bevel Gearbox. Multilube- Hedgecutter gearbox. The pics show that. Simples.
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I reckon you're bang on, there. You've just described the two greases perfectly. Bevel drive is thick and dark ( Moly, presumably ) and cutter grease is thin, light and clear. Thanks.
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To be serious, I'm confused. There are two types of grease, and you have both. The top one ( dark grease) goes in the angle drive gearbox on the hedgecutter and the lower one ( almost clear grease ) in the blade gearbox. That's what I've always done. Unless there's a third type? ?
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Good news, bad news! ( depending on how you look at it ). The hedgetrimmers now need both types of grease, so the good news is, you will need the one you already have. You also you need to buy the other one as well, tee hee! The type you already have for the gears, and the other type for the cutters. ?
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When dealing with Leylandii, either use gloves, or leave it for a long time before touching it. ( And wear gloves. It's filthy stuff ). Best when really well seasoned.
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Which is effectively what happens with the " toothpaste tube " anyway, as you don't get a lot of pressure on it. Good idea. ?
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Hence my use of " ludicrously expensive". Anything in smaller packages seems to incur higher unit charges. Ah well.
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I see what you mean. Not a very elegant solution, but it may easily be the only one. I will look further into it. ?
