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I do just wonder if the decline in bees, etc could be traced to weedkillers. I wonder if any one is looking at that. Rob

Any one in the Edinburgh area on the list ? I'm already buying for one other so some postage might be saved. Mind you by the time you take fuel costs into account, postage is almost the cheapest option. Rob

I will give Jaymar the type of information he is asked for :twisted: My daughter's partner does gardens and things, and got the opportunity of buying one of the Ryobi One + items with three lithium-ion batteries. He offered me one of these so I bought the drill and then a spare battery and...

Congratulations Pete - I hope I'm right in remembering now that you started off as a pretty non-confident mechanical engineer; you've passed your exam with flying colours ! Well done. Two possible reasons for the new wheel not running on as long - the bottom wheel may well be heavier as it...

Here's the website for the show http://www.nelton.co.uk/scottish-woodcraft-show.html Doesn't say much but it does confirm that it is planned - I say that as the site doesn't say who has booked to be there and if they don't get enough stalls sold it may get cancelled. Ever the pessimist...

If this show is a goer, then perhaps we could agree to meet over a pint there at some agreed time - I'm sure there will be a bar somewhere! Rob

Lee Don't know if you read my thread on Processing a Beech Tree, but I'm asking much the same sort of questions as you. I'm only half a dozen miles away (Kirknewton) and although self taught have something like 20 years experience in chain saw use, and have a 22" blade machine. By the way, you...

Sounds as if the Scottish 'section' should have a get-together. Skeetoids - I'll race you; I reckon I'm 9 minutes away, but that does depend on the Newbridge roundabout !! Rob

Dibs - brilliant; go for it. I can't really see that we're going to save more than pennies if there is a better off - even if it's a quid, then my feeling is let's get on with it and let you get back to having a life !! By the way I don't know if there's another version of the spreadsheet...

Wabbitpoo - I must admit that's a tag that I think I might have difficulty living with !! :D :D. and Paul.J (much more ....something!) - many thanks. What I want to know is how to judge what size to cut it to and how to handle things like --"do I cut/split it longitudinally to take out the...

Quarter of mile from my house there's a downed beech tree - big one - that the farmer is quite happy for me to cut up and he's already brought out all the branch wood for my wood stove. We're now down to the 20 ft trunk, some 27" in diameter. The tree fell I think 4 years ago now - two of us...

There's a message about Wilmac saws on UKWS in 2008 which might be worth pursuing. George-N (lives not that far away from me I notice) and P111Dom are still active here. https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/wilm ... 28118.html Rob

Yep all those, Roy. My only experience of a failed motor had all of those but it went in a oner with the smoke getting out. It was the motor on effectively a home built table saw - actually the saw was supplied without the motor, and I fitted whatever I could find, which was an open...

Just a little change, :twisted: :twisted: Bob - and it becomes a rather dubious instruction! Rob

Talk about talking in riddles - we know what you mean, but do the others ? Thanks Tim -- you've given us something to mull over, even if it's just the translation of 'disjonctuer' (yes.. we can guess!). Bob's increasing leakage seems a good candidate though why it should increase slowly I'm...

Shultzy - I hope yu haven't opened a can of worms for yourself in making that offer.. Could you oblige me please. ([email protected] if the direct line is required!) Rob

Having had another look at it, it looks to me as if the wheel is held onto a separate bearing housing with the three recessed bolts, which might well be a logical method of manufacture. Again this will be a reasonably tight fit so a bit of persuasion will be needed with a hammer and a block of...

Pete The bearing has to be a tight fit on both the shaft and the wheel body, otherwise it won't really be a bearing ! That is if it was just a gentle push fit, it would move on the shaft / housing with the forces involved. You're going to either make a giant size bearing puller, or some way of...

Doh !!! Brain had switched off. :oops: Rob

Why ? Strain on the clamp, yes, but why on the motor ? Rob