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Old 07 February 2013, 16:17   #1
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4 Hours with a grinder, more dust than a hoover bag but I am making progress.
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Old 07 February 2013, 16:43   #2
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I thought I see a cloud over sarisbury
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Old 07 February 2013, 16:47   #3
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4 Hours with a grinder, more dust than a hoover bag but I am making progress.
Is it my eyes or is that a mahoosive bote
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Old 07 February 2013, 17:33   #4
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6.5m, must be the wide angle lens!!
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Old 07 February 2013, 17:34   #5
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Every car in the street now has a red tint
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Like the way you've done the tent-was it hard to lash down and what's the pipe?
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Old 07 February 2013, 18:15   #7
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Looks like overflow pipe to me
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Every car in the street now has a red tint
I swear there's some on my motor. Would you cover over and wash it
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Looks like overflow pipe to me
Spot on £2.50 for a 3m length from B&Q, Tie wrap them onto the handles perfect working area. Just need to find a way to heat it!!
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I swear there's some on my motor. Would you cover over and wash it
Good try Bif!!!!
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Spot on £2.50 for a 3m length from B&Q, Tie wrap them onto the handles perfect working area. Just need to find a way to heat it!!
Get rid of that dust and then one electric fan heater should do it, don't be tempted to put a second in on the same extension lead or you'll melt it. I learnt the hard way
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i was orange most last year and in jan with humber your not alone
strip before you get in the house tho
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don't be tempted to put a second in on the same extension lead or you'll melt it. I learnt the hard way
Did I mention I'd done that?.....
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if using extension lead at high current draw always make sure it is fully unwind - if not you will issues

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if using extension lead at high current draw always make sure it is fully unwind - if not you will issues

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Yep, mine has welded the plug in the wall socket and melted the lead
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Old 08 February 2013, 10:54   #17
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Yep, mine has welded the plug in the wall socket and melted the lead
Additional heat then!!
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Spot on £2.50 for a 3m length from B&Q, Tie wrap them onto the handles perfect working area. Just need to find a way to heat it!!

Work harder, generates more heat !!!!!!
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Old 08 February 2013, 16:45   #19
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Work harder, generates more heat !!!!!!
Actually the angle grinder was glowing by the time I had finished
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