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My post was to illustrate the dangers lurking underground. Our driver hit a soil pipe on a previous job. It was 4" under a lawn! As for the op's levelling off, have you seen the garden, because i havent.. he could be on sloping ground and want to create a bigger flat area. More info/ advice is...

The comments in the thread are good, especially about an experienced driver saving money / time. A guy and a machine can do a lot in a day. A mini digger is better than a micro if you can get it in the garden. With regards services, you'll want to contact your local electric board and ask very...

Thanks.... i think 🤔 🤣 im planning on bidding on some machinery in exeter, could be an expensive week!!

As said above, it doesnt look like a quick release. I have a quick release version of yours, i paid about 50 quid on evilbay. Its a big lump! You may well get that sort of money....

I use howdens regularly. Sponsorship in general, i believe, has no impact on trade users. It might impact a customer ( end user ) but i doubt it. More likely the head shed at howdens sponsored a mate's son's boat. Sponsorship costs come off your profits so your company pays less tax i guess

Thanks for everyones input. Im going to get the turboset 200 kit and some spare oxygen. For my current project i have 5 trays to make up in the next few weeks, so I'll get it, have some practice runs and report back. I will probably only use it a couple of times a year, so im not looking to get...

Just read that through..... looks like I'd need some spare oxygen bottles 😆

🤦‍♂️ i didnt notice that 😔 it was getting late, thanks

A quick google for propane lead welder ( as i have propane kit )

These kits are apparently extremely good for leadwork. A combination of torch / nozzle size and being able to reduce the flame down to a ball of about 3mm. Most roofers use these around here now. Probably easier / cheaper to get than the oxy acetylene roofers used to use?

Yep, good advice. I dont do much leadwork and if i need welding i usually get a roofer i know to do it ( window trays etc ) but I want to learn and not be reliant on others. It'll probably pay for itself after a few jobs 👍

🤣 spill, we want to know! 😁

Hi guys, Im going to pick up an oxyturbo kit, but i cant decide which one. Basically theres a kit for 135 quid, the oxyturbo 90, or for 220 quid, the oxyturbo 200. From what i can gather, the main difference is the more expensive one has guages on the bottles and possibly different sized...

Hmm. I always intend to do the registration stuff and always forget. I had to send a dewalt gun back for a fix within a few months and it was pointless dealing with dewalt. I took it to a registered dewalt service centre. They fixed it under warranty without me struggling to pin dewalt down...

😑 i tried that. It worked for a week until i got used to the godawful taste 😒

Youve got great skills 👌

I have makita and dewalt. I want a domino at some point.... but it has to wait. Back to profit though, i totally understand your comments about the hourly rate paying their living, but, theres 2 ways of pricing. The first is a fixed hourly rate where the customer agrees to an open price ( this...

Its because of moisture ingress. I keep mine at home ( central heating ) a lot of the time and try ti remember to take it to work when im likely to need it. If you put masking tape on glass or a window frame etc, wet it and leave it to dry, the glue seems to get stronger and its impossible to...

Interesting thread. One thing customers dont necessarily see is the cost of carpentry / building. As others have said, seeing the jobs, meeting customers, drawings where necessary, pricing, invoicing etc etc.... but on top of the 'non work' bits, theres tools. Yep sure, you could get by with a...

Hi, on a geniunely interested note, how can you tell when it has had enough poker time? I'm considering doing a shuttered concrete wall with reinforcing cages in customers garden and can borrow a poker