brightspark
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i got a 4 step youngman trade pair in good nick same price .i never buy krap diy steps or use them
when i see them in punters houses there as rickety as hell and dangerous 
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when i see them in punters houses there as rickety as hell and dangerous 
Memmeddu
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It happens when we work like slaves.I imagine Italians work very much like they drive. Chaos.
Talking of which, my neighbour is Italian. He likes to sit in garden and watch, sped up, cartoons. Loudly.
This morning I was woken up by this at 6am
No time to rest no time to clean no time for nothing just working for half of the normal paycheck
Pigeon_Droppings2
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Also bought X1 of these just to test...I'm planning on using it as the quick release on my vacuum pump but first I need to test if the seals can actually handle a vacuum (not all can I believe).
I seem to have done well this week...this is also very well made with a nice weight to it.
I seem to have done well this week...this is also very well made with a nice weight to it.
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Maybe use this as an opportunity to report a workplace injury, get paid time off work and claim for a workplace injury.
They are trying to get rid of you so use this incident as evidence of how your employer has been treating you.
Advise getting your union lawyer involved, that's what you pay your union dues for!
You should stay off work for a few days and get to a hospital asap and get checked out - scans, x rays, the works. Get copies of any results plus a copy of any injury report from work.
They are trying to screw you over, use this to get there first!
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Oh No I didn't pay £6:00 for this.
I paid £46:00, but did get a pack of 10 AAA thrown in.
Kram
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My blow job has arrived, the whole street has had a great blow job 
Compared to the common Stihl BG86 blowers and the backpack BR600 or BR800 blowers, which I use all the time, this feels somewhere between the two. Great power!
The paper specs are slightly better than BG86 level, however the outlet is bigger, feels like its shifting more air with a lot more force.
It can be turned right down to barely spinning and may make a good summer ventilation fan for indoors! Could last all day like that.
I shall have zero further use for my mains or petrol leaf blowers..
Compared to the common Stihl BG86 blowers and the backpack BR600 or BR800 blowers, which I use all the time, this feels somewhere between the two. Great power!
The paper specs are slightly better than BG86 level, however the outlet is bigger, feels like its shifting more air with a lot more force.
It can be turned right down to barely spinning and may make a good summer ventilation fan for indoors! Could last all day like that.
I shall have zero further use for my mains or petrol leaf blowers..
MattF
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I'm the opposite. I love backpacks, especially my Makita one. Prefer that to the Stihl I use at work.
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Their petrol backpack. I don't think they make them anymore. EB5300TH.
Too much force is what I'm thinking. The reason I never use the mid section on the backpack tubes is due to the amount of additional force it places on my shoulder. I assume a high power handheld would be asking a lot of shoulder strength too.
Kram
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As a tree climber and rock climber (tho one that greatly suffers a lack of shoulder strength) theres absolutely no issue.
So I suggest its likely good for your shoulder, good excersise if you dont want to get old and frail!
Its a muscle group that gets very little every day use and easily neglected.
Dolmar made/make the petrol kit, I think they still do it but not under the Makita brand. It was good stuff!
So I suggest its likely good for your shoulder, good excersise if you dont want to get old and frail!
Its a muscle group that gets very little every day use and easily neglected.
Dolmar made/make the petrol kit, I think they still do it but not under the Makita brand. It was good stuff!
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Been after one of these for a while, I was hoping to bag the unused one from work during the factory move. But looks like somebody beat me to it, so I just went and bought one.
Sealey, Clarke and SGS all seem to sell the same thing with a different paint job, so I just went with the cheapest offer this week.
First job is replacing the bearings in the router. Followed by the ones in the compressor, the bench grinder, ...
Sealey, Clarke and SGS all seem to sell the same thing with a different paint job, so I just went with the cheapest offer this week.
First job is replacing the bearings in the router. Followed by the ones in the compressor, the bench grinder, ...
My blow job has arrived, the whole street has had a great blow job
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Compared to the common Stihl BG86 blowers and the backpack BR600 or BR800 blowers, which I use all the time, this feels somewhere between the two. Great power!
The paper specs are slightly better than BG86 level, however the outlet is bigger, feels like its shifting more air with a lot more force.
It can be turned right down to barely spinning and may make a good summer ventilation fan for indoors! Could last all day like that.
I shall have zero further use for my mains or petrol leaf blowers..
Mate has just bought a parkside battery one from Lidl and is quite impressed by it's performance.
Might be tempted to buy one to use instead of the heavy stihl 2 stroke one I have.
Using it murders my knackered shoulders. You are swinging a heavy weight from side to side, having to hold it out from your body so your trousers don't block the air inlet.
My Old Landy
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Got a few things ready for my band pass filters build.
northwest
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If you are going to use it like that make sure the pump stays the way it is, the guy I got mine from had the pump the other way up and the air in the pump all went up into the valve and it wouldn't work. I know but we are always tempted to fiddle with these things aren't we!
dieselsamurai
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Helped a friend advising how to clear the contents of a friend of his who has recently been widowed. I think the guy was a lot like most of us quite an eclectic mix of mechanics tools plumbing electrics etc she just wants it to go to good homes if she can the rest is going in a skip she already has definitely doesn't need the money. He restored motor bike for a hobby the son is having an immaculate 1974 RD350 and 1977 Z650 but just tons of unidentifiable bike bits everywhere. She didnt want me to go home empty handed so got me to pick a few items i wanted. Ive been in this position 3 times in the last 12months and always filled with a bit of guilt but also from what she said if it doesnt find a home its headed to the skip and im sure he would rather it go to someone who will use it rather than just sell it on. Makes me think I need to find a couple of people I know and trust who can help my family if and when this time comes , my wife has no idea or interest in my stuff and would be booking a skip before the funeral directors !
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I'd rather that be the path my gear took. It's useless to us when we're gone, but it'd be nice to know it'll be getting appreciated & used after we are gone. We've already had our use & enjoyment from stuff when we buy it &, potentially, use it.
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Mostly, the realisation that my recently acquired Holdridge radii-cutter will enable me to manufacture bespoke rollers for my CMZ bead swager, amongst a variety of other things that are not yet apparent.....
