Today I acquired...........

[Kram]

After much ars ing about over the last year, today I aquired my chainsaw CS30 and CS31 assesments, with a pass. Getting a trainer and assessor organised took bloody ages, but now thats done I can continue training for cs38 and cs39

Today I acquired some of my Aliexpress purchases over the 11.11 sale and Black Friday sale.

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CCMT060204 inserts from my favourite lathe tool supplier in China (KeenCuteer)
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3 x carbide boring bars. 6, 8 and 10mm
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The small carbide bars, are you aware the 6 and 8mm with an insert fitted on center height, still need a 10mm hole or near enough, so I'd say 6mm is redundant. To do smaller holes you really need the rare, expensive 0401 inserts or solid carbide boring bars, also expensive

 

[Onoff]

Lad up the pub made this. Absolutely amazing! The rhubarb comes from The Rhubarb Triangle:

Used to have rhubarb in the garden here. Hope to once again. There's a clump in my Dad's old garden that my brother and I are going to split.

 

[OJCar]

Lad up the pub made this. Absolutely amazing! The rhubarb comes from The Rhubarb Triangle:

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Used to have rhubarb in the garden here. Hope to once again. There's a clump in my Dad's old garden that my brother and I are going to split.

Well, now is the time to move rhubarb.
Dig in plenty of muck and then a layer of muck on top as a mulch.

 

[Onoff]

Well, now is the time to move rhubarb.
Dig in plenty of muck and then a layer of muck on top as a mulch.

What manure? I've a choice of horse, cow or chicken.

 

[OJCar]

What manure? I've a choice of horse, cow or chicken.

Farmyard muck, (mix of them all with some off the compost heap).

Plant it and do not harvest any for a full year to let it get re-established.
If it sends up something that looks like a flower, pull it off.
Feed with a mulch of muck in the spring and the autum.

 

[OJCar]

One of my rescue rhubarb babies.
(size 11 for scale ).

 

[zx9]

If it sends up something that looks like a flower, pull it off.

If you don't pull out the flower stems they get over 2M high, well they did in my Dad's old garden whilst we were dealing with probate / covid / putting the house on the market. etc.

I brought some down to London which has done ok over the last two years but it dose not like London clay as much as it did East Yorkshire loam.

 

[OJCar]

If you don't pull out the flower stems they get over 2M high, well they did in my Dad's old garden whilst we were dealing with probate / covid / putting the house on the market. etc.

I brought some down to London which has done ok over the last two years but it dose not like London clay as much as it did East Yorkshire loam.

It is possible to let the rhubarb flower and set seeds to propagate, but it is much easier to use the division method.

Rhubarb does like decent soil with muck in it and does not like clay or very rocky soil.
Digging a pit and filling it with muck and riddled soil to plant in can help in clay or rocky soil.

 

[Onoff]

Digging a pit and filling it with muck and riddled soil to plant in can help in clay or rocky soil.

Clay and chalk here. Looks like I'll be digging a pit then. How deep?

 

[Onoff]

my Dad's old garden whilst we were dealing with probate / covid / putting the house on the market. etc.

Exactly the situation I'm in. Arranging to meet my brother there over Christmas and divide it up.

 

[OJCar]

Clay and chalk here. Looks like I'll be digging a pit then. How deep?

3 to 4 foot - it can throw roots down to about 6 foot in good soil.

 

[MattF]

Don't make the pit over 3ft long, @Onoff. You don't want to be giving your missus ideas, & saving her a job.

 

[Onoff]

3 to 4 foot - it can throw roots down to about 6 foot in good soil.

Digger time then here!

 

[OJCar]

Digger time then here!

I thought you had a yoof at a loose end ?

 

[Onoff]

I thought you had a yoof at a loose end ?

He's only gone and got himself a proper job! Putting that degree to good use at last.

Then the other one has got herself work experience at a graphics/printing place when not at college.

 

[OJCar]

He's only gone and got himself a proper job! Putting that degree to good use at last.

Then the other one has got herself work experience at a graphics/printing place when not at college.

Well that's good news.
Hope it goes well for both of them !

 

[Smouser]

The small carbide bars, are you aware the 6 and 8mm with an insert fitted on center height, still need a 10mm hole or near enough, so I'd say 6mm is redundant. To do smaller holes you really need the rare, expensive 0401 inserts or solid carbide boring bars, also expensive

I have a really good selection and quantity of drill bits from 1mm - 13mm. Most are high quality Dormer bits I bought at an auction once as a job lot. Therefore, I can easily make 'rough sized' holes in stock on the lathe.

The whole reason for getting small boring bars were so that I can 'sneak up' to a desired ID of the stock in the lathe.

I might not use the 6mm much but I am sure it will be handy at some point. That being said, I have not used the boring bars yet and will see how they do/what is the minimum size hole I could do with the relevant boring bars.

 

[OJCar]

He's only gone and got himself a proper job! Putting that degree to good use at last.

Then the other one has got herself work experience at a graphics/printing place when not at college.

BTW Does this mean as there is no one else about you'll have to talk to the wife?

 

[DAPPH]

Lad up the pub made this. Absolutely amazing! The rhubarb comes from The Rhubarb Triangle:

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Used to have rhubarb in the garden here. Hope to once again. There's a clump in my Dad's old garden that my brother and I are going to split.

Let it run to seed and collect thousands of seeds off the seed stems , then grow the seeds in to plants the next year , splitting crowns is not always successful as some rot . Garden gate sell or give away a few dozen seedlings potted on into 10 inch pots .

Move the rhubarb every four years to prevent disease build up & soil depletion even if you do heavily manure the crowns or as said collect and sow seeds . Compost the old chopped up crowns

Don't use horse muck , their stomach system does not kill weed seeds the other ruminants and chickens usually do.

Well chopped comfrey is an excellent addition to the compost mix when green or directly worked in the top inch of the top soil around t5he crown .

 

[DAPPH]

It is possible to let the rhubarb flower and set seeds to propagate, but it is much easier to use the division method.

Rhubarb does like decent soil with muck in it and does not like clay or very rocky soil.
Digging a pit and filling it with muck and riddled soil to plant in can help in clay or rocky soil.

Yes see my other post seed sowing is easier but takes two years for a really good crop
WRT London clay a couple of buckets of sharp sand mixed well with four or more buckets of well rotted animal dung & bedding manure ( not horse muck or hay & bedding ) will allow the crowns to stay dry , warmish compared to just clay and & be feeding off the compost