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the money pit ( this place - guess most of you too young to remember that film :lol: ) is a WIP - there are lots of "unfinished/needs tidying/ must get round to that sometime bits :? start one small job - end up with 3 big ones :roll: then the weather interferes or the cash flow is non existent...

IMO we are in for a "run" of colder winters now - with the odd mild one interspersed , and summers will be the usual mixtures of rain and heat waves - with the possibility of another " 76"** thrown in somewhere along the line - well it cant be any more wrong a forecast than spend...

crowsashes wrote:health and safety would have a field day with that creation !

instant prohibition order !! - maybe they don't take H&S so literally as we do in France ?????

here you go - a pdf on the subject brett 53 I think you forgot to attach the pdf :icon_smile: We are quite used to fast spinning things that can take off your appendages if you don't pay attention, we cut our firewood on this home built saw. http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/danielakfamilyin...

thats well cool :thumbright: - had some good timber from pallets in the past - the ones to look for are those with sheet material on ( 8x4's ) some of them have hardwood bits :shock: - iroco etc ( poor mans mahogany ) and even if they don't - there are usually some longer lengths of timber in them -...

ho hum - was looking at my efergy monitor today and thought "that's reading low- considering whats running at the mo " - so did a bit of investigating - i dug out my spare ( original ) monitor an electrisave - and then had a rummage around in the rats nest that passes for an electric cupbo...

What a fantastic place to do a course, tucked away in the woods under that lovely canopy. Wonder if i can convince my other half to make me one of those rotating foot powered lathes? hmmmmmm :study: Might have to go and see if I can find some plans on line. here you go - a pdf on the subject - look...

hello there , the solution to all those overpaid pric^&S in Brussels is that aliens come and take over .If possible the aliens who live ss lives and want us to do so , the all the useless pric#@^$ from Brussels could be composted . regards , Paul :lol: like your thinking there Paul :thumbright:...

ever wondered WHY we Brits are not in to this - its all the petty fogging RULES -( regardless WHO is behind them ) - we don't like being dictated to :wink: - and most of us ( well those interested in such things** ) can see that the aggravation and effort DEALING with all the petty fogging officials...

I'd stop reading tabloids if I were you Brett. Aside from mostly being filled with nonsense, they can't be doing your blood pressure any good. my blood pressure is fine thanks for your concern though :thumbright: - so which paper would you recommend then ?? - as to me they are all much of a much as...

aww come on guys - blaming the EU for any thing and everything is a national sport in the UK :lol: and not naivety - realism !! - we are plagued with petty rules which REGARDLESS of ones political persuasion - ARE imposed on us by the mob in Brussels - as i have said before ( and let me reiterate th...

well i told you :angryfire: this from the daily express today : - enjoy :lol: http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/157894 so are they going to "fine" those firms who PRODUCE all the packaging ?? - and what about the looney tunes recycling effort ?- different places recycle different th...

but that's not stopping you generating leccy for your own use is it ?? - just selling any surplus , and i smell the deft hand of the accursed EU bureaucracy here some where + of course the power companies REALLY don't want people generating their own and then daring to expect THEM to buy it - oh no...

In case anyone is unaware - the new FiTs schem from the UK government, denies anyone from using 'recycled or reused or refurbished equipment' And it all needs to be 'MCS accredited' - which is a load of twaddle. Go look - you might be frightened. Especially, like me - you own an old mill, and want ...

more to the point do we REALLY need most of the stuff thats being shipped half way round the world ?? - why cant it be made in the country its consumed in - thus providing employment for the locals etc etc etc oh sorry i forgot - global economy - workers paid poorly - consumers want it cheap cheap c...