What made you feel good today?

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Motorised tipping wheelbarrow, Bunnings courtesy trailer, green waste at your local tip.

Stump may also have appeal to woodturners. Wood appears quite sound.

A mate split his Chinese Elm stump into flitches by carefully chainsawing from opposing sides.

I took option 3 with the 14” chainsaw and a bit of axe work. Thanks for the tip!



It took 12AH of battery power but it got the job done.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Trendseeker

I took option 3 with the 14” chainsaw and a bit of axe work. Thanks for the tip!

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It took 12AH of battery power but it got the job done.

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Better you than me, I have a sore back just looking at those pics!

I'm guessing you will probably need a new chain after doing that?

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Better you than me, I have a sore back just looking at those pics!

I'm guessing you will probably need a new chain after doing that?

Yes, you’re spot on. It wasn’t slicing through nearly as well near the end. I’ll be buying a new chain.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Trendseeker

Yes, you’re spot on. It wasn’t slicing through nearly as well near the end. I’ll be buying a new chain.

Were you chopping the roots with it?

If so, they say the moment you touch the ground, the chain will be dulled instantly.

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Were you chopping the roots with it?

If so, they say the moment you touch the ground, the chain will be dulled instantly.

I hosed the stump down before I started, including underneath, to remove all the embedded dirt in the crevices. I then stood it back up and used the chainsaw to cut out chunks. I had to use the axe a few times to knock off chunks that were difficult to fully cut through with the saw. When I got to the lower part of the stump, I cut off the roots that were protruding from the main trunk with the axe, and then I rolled it over so the roots were pointing up and used the axe on the roots and lower part of the stump. There were a few stones embedded in the roots underneath and I didn’t want to risk hitting them. I didn’t cut down into the ground.
After some more axe work, the bottom part cracked into two, and I laid one chunk across the second one and made one more cut with the chainsaw to end up with 3 chunks that can all be easily lifted and carried to whatever it is that I get to take it all away. Maybe a skip bin.

[tbro4123]

SWMBO has received an invitation to a conference in Paris as a guest speaker for a medical conference.

It's for her work on pressure related injuries in ICU, which Wen and another colleague worked on for quite a while
mainly in their own time and ended up being published worldwide in different medical journals.

Now all we need to do is convince her to go!

Terry aka Tbro

[Syndrome]

See you in court Janet.

[mad2]

Originally Posted by Trendseeker

Yes, you’re spot on. It wasn’t slicing through nearly as well near the end. I’ll be buying a new chain.

sharpen the chain ...... it's not hard to do. no need to replace a chain just coz it went blunt.

[Citroënbender]

Nice long new video from Demolition Dave, although thought it sad the subject rock couldn’t be designed into a new dwelling.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Nice long new video from Demolition Dave, although thought it sad the subject rock couldn’t be designed into a new dwelling.

Not aware of DD ?? Anything like Diesel Creek ?

[Citroënbender]

No, quite different - he’s a “bangologist” who does controlled blasting of natural rock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CG83UcN9K0

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

No, quite different - he’s a “bangologist” who does controlled blasting of natural rock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CG83UcN9K0

Ok, nah, see enough of that at the quarry.

[Syndrome]

Luka is a once in a lifetime player

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by tbro4123

SWMBO has received an invitation to a conference in Paris as a guest speaker for a medical conference.

It's for her work on pressure related injuries in ICU, which Wen and another colleague worked on for quite a while
mainly in their own time and ended up being published worldwide in different medical journals.

Now all we need to do is convince her to go!

Terry aka Tbro

One of my brothers back in Kiwiland owns a business in teaching english(kiwi) to non english speaking adults. One of their clients is Air New Zealand. They approahed him about a staff trainging conference in Paris.
He turned them down due to wedding aniversery.
They came back on offered to fly him & wife over 1st class with a weeks accomodation on the French Riviera after the conference. Offer was accepted.

[OneMadMan]

Now this guy is a thinker and a pro

Thanks for using up 35 mins of my life. Very interesting.

[Syndrome]

Matildas end the She Believes Cup winless.

Marty Sheargold was right - they suck!

[HIPO]

My Moroccan inspired Beef Stew simmering along...... think i'll have Mashed Potatoes rather than Couscous though!

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by HIPO

My Moroccan inspired Beef Stew simmering along...... think i'll have Mashed Potatoes rather than Couscous though!

Have both, i would pan fry thin cut potato disc until they brown and are crisp.

The beef and crisp potatoes on the bed of couscous.

[Interceptor]

Cant say a lot, but got to look over an incredibly low km example of Ford/Tickford history.... they really need to bottle the new car smell.

[jaydee]

Picked up $419 in lotto, my previous best was $300 years ago.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Picked up $419 in lotto, my previous best was $300 years ago.

So...... your shout?

[Vekgib]

Being taken to Sydney Fish Market for birthday lunch by Mrs Vekgib

[Citroënbender]

Too much information!

Nonetheless, happy birthday!

[EBSXR6]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

So...... your shout?

Doesn't get you much in a Pub these days.

[EBSXR6]

Originally Posted by Vekgib

Being taken to Sydney Fish Market for birthday lunch by Mrs Vekgib

Happy Birthday Vekgib.

[Vekgib]

Thanks for the birthday wishes. It was a good day

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Picked up $419 in lotto, my previous best was $300 years ago.

Ok, so it wasn't today, but IT DOES fit in with this chat.

Went down to Glenelg for lunch with my 'current sweet young thing' of the time.
Walked past a pub on Jetty rd that had it's Bi-fold doors open and there was a poker machine... calling my name.
I reached into the sky rocket, found me a dollar coin, inserted it, hit the play button.. It's starts makin all the right noises. $110 payout. Paid for lunch, and some fun times involving petrol afterwards.

Can appreciate your feelings of having a 'WIN'.

Good job.

The best Lotto win I have had was $35. And I thought I WAS THA MAN..

[Captain Stubing]

Tossing up between the "Geez I hate that" and this one, and landed here. We had Dad's funeral today, he died at 82 years old and had a 23 year career as a police officer, starting in his mid 30's after a career in paint manufacturing. The service was conducted by a Police Chaplain, and we had a Deputy Commissioner attend to read his valedictory and the Police Ode.
I feel good because of the number of people who attended for Dad, of the number of members of my section who attended to support me. I also feel good that I didn't lose my shit while delivering the eulogy.

[HIPO]

Originally Posted by Captain Stubing

Tossing up between the "Geez I hate that" and this one, and landed here. We had Dad's funeral today, he died at 82 years old and had a 23 year career as a police officer, starting in his mid 30's after a career in paint manufacturing. The service was conducted by a Police Chaplain, and we had a Deputy Commissioner attend to read his valedictory and the Police Ode.
I feel good because of the number of people who attended for Dad, of the number of members of my section who attended to support me. I also feel good that I didn't lose my shit while delivering the eulogy.

Well done on the Eulogy mate! can't imagine doing public speaking, let alone that!

[FTE217]

condolense's CS.