Retired Climber
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Thanks guys. I used to be pretty good at it but I seem to have lost the knack. I don't think I need to draw a chalk line or anything like that as I can go all the way round and the cuts meet on the outside. It's in the middle it goes a bit off. I must be tipping the nose up or down I suppose. I remember when I did one of my NPTC units there was a guy who couldn't make a horizontal back cut to save his life. He had this tiny little spirit level he used to put on the bar which seemed to help him start off straight. Seems like a good idea but I can't help thinking that if I need a level to cut level, it might be time to hang up the saws for good.
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Any tips or tricks for cutting a stump off dead level? I want to make a small table top for the garden by taking a slice from the top of a stump. Whenever I do it I always seem to cut a bit wonky, or the cuts don't line up by the time I've been round the stump. Obviously a long bar to go straight through in one go would be ideal, but the stump is too big for that. It's very close to twice the size of my longest bar.
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Congratulations on the birth of a
Retired Climber replied to Tippin Alaybye's topic in Milling Forum
This has got to be a joke. There is nobody on the planet who wouldn't just tip the mower back a bit to get it in and out ( with the possible exception of my wife). That bit is obviously cut out for another reason. -
I can see the picture. I don't know anything about carving but I think what you've been told is right; you do seem to have a natural ability for it. I'd say that is very good for one of your first goes. If I tried to do it, it certainly wouldn't look like that. In fact, you'd be hard pushed to even know what it was supposed to be.
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You make a lot of assumptions whilst scratching around trying to build a coherent argument. I don't think you've even persuaded yourself with the above. FYI, I'd have either shot it, or snipped one of the bars that was stopping it with some side cutters (with my hand safely inside a welding gauntlet obviously).
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People amaze me; either help it, or bang it on the head (either is acceptable). What you don't do, is stand their filming it whilst it's scared half to death.
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This was from HSE in 2001. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_pdf/2001/crr01402.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiNur6c_5fxAhWQmxQKHX5eDEAQFnoECC0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2LfCn5O_5HsSBYbymsqodW
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I would have had lads being assessed etc from around 2001. I would have kept any paperwork they were given. I'll have a hunt and see what I can find.
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Do you know when it changed?
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How to grow the business ideas
Retired Climber replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Business Management
I'm not a fan of doing more and more work to increase income. You are much better off finding ways to charge more for the amount of work you currently do. There is a trend among small business owners to judge success on the amount of staff you have. Usually, nothing could be further from the truth. I'd rather sit on my own at the computer for a couple of hours a day than spend 12 to 14 hours a day chasing jobs and staff. -
John Atkins was the other John at Dartline.
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When is 'back in the day'?
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You can't buy good taste.
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Nice work, but please tell me that's not in someone's house.
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Bit of filler and that will come up like new.
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Running a Bussiness from home.
Retired Climber replied to Ds Tree services's topic in Business Management
It does look a lot like a bunch of travellers have bought a house and moved in. -
How to grow the business ideas
Retired Climber replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Business Management
As above, automate what you can, and pay someone to do the stuff that will free up your time. You don't necessarily need to find someone to do the donkey work, you can find people to do more of the admin based stuff too. If you are in a rural area a lot of your promotional marketing could be done by someone else, leaving you to simply arrange to do the work. -
Haha. 12 A *s and her Dad can't even capitalise her name. She's done well; what's she doing next? What A-levels is she going to do?
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My comment wasn't aimed at you, but the semi-literate beings who spend their time making these 'funnies'.
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New member and first question
Retired Climber replied to dsmith1974's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Don't over complicate it. Get yourself a couple of Prussic loops and work out how to get yourself up to the top anchor, and then around the tree. Once you can do it with a length of rope and a couple of loops you can start to use shiny kit to make it easier. -
What he should pay is largely academic. If you charge him for a day when nothing got done, I don't think he'll be a customer for long.
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You'd think whoever makes these things, would at least check their English before unleashing their 'jokes' onto the internet.
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I wouldn't say extended to all (there are some right knob-heads on here😁). I'm happy to answer any strategic marketing questions though.
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The name for what you need to do is 'strategic marketing planning'. Do a bit of research on the subject and see if it's useful. If you have any specific questions you know where I am.
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Nope. Your grammar lesson has been a cock up.
