The 'Today's Job' thread

[Smiffy]

Ah an M3. Worth reading up on them, incredible history. In use for 50 years! Cost was 20 bucks iirc.

Seen a German M3008 in action a few years back similar thing.

Keep the pics coming @Smiffy it's on my to do list the overlord beaches.

I'm not really a great picture taker. We have been to two museums and thats the only one I took. We have a 2 and a 4 year old in tow so it is far from easy to actually appreciate the museums so would like to come back in 5 years time or so. We are going to do one of the museums near the English or Canadian beaches as the two we have visited seemed to be very america centric. They where near the American beaches but I get the feeling that a lot gets heavily funded by Americans and in turn a lot of other contributors get forgotten about.

 

[6feetdown]

I'm not really a great picture taker. We have been to two museums and thats the only one I took. We have a 2 and a 4 year old in tow so it is far from easy to actually appreciate the museums so would like to come back in 5 years time or so. We are going to do one of the museums near the English or Canadian beaches as the two we have visited seemed to be very america centric. They where near the American beaches but I get the feeling that a lot gets heavily funded by Americans and in turn a lot of other contributors get forgotten about.

I want to go to Gold my grandad landed on dd

 

[pettsy]

It’s one of only a few bucket list places I really want to visit. I believe my grandad operated landing craft on d.day. He was a stonemason by trade, and did the commonwealth war grave memorials in the small village where I live.

 

[William127]

Very busy month. 270 posts, 500 and some rails, 8 gate posts and 4 gates on one job Ground like rock or ful of roots, old concrete or flint.
My homemade rail holder/spacers worked an absolute treat though, combined with the M18 nail gun. Saved hours.
Finished up this morning but ended up going back to take the old gates as they were going to be skipped. Couldn't help myself, no need for them but....
Had a big tree done last week for a good customer. I just had to drop off the trailers for the timber and take them away They did bloody well to get that stick on with a Sherpa

 

[V8Druid]

Very busy month. 270 posts, 500 and some rails, 8 gate posts and 4 gates on one job Ground like rock or ful of roots, old concrete or flint.
My homemade rail holder/spacers worked an absolute treat though, combined with the M18 nail gun. Saved hours.
Finished up this morning but ended up going back to take the old gates as they were going to be skipped. Couldn't help myself, no need for them but....
Had a big tree done last week for a good customer. I just had to drop off the trailers for the timber and take them away They did bloody well to get that stick on with a Sherpa

couldn't leave those gates for the skip
some nice firewood there Boyo
love the rail spacers

 

[William127]

couldn't leave those gates for the skip
some nice firewood there Boyo
love the rail spacers

No just couldn't do it. The top 2 are (were) really nice, and heavyyy. I'll probably shift them around for a couple of years then take them to the collective sale
Don't normally bother with softwood but it'll make a couple of ibcs for Dad. I'll mill the stick.
I love the spacers too. What I hadn't thought of is that a lot of the time you can put the rail on, mark it, slide it along and cut it, without taking it away from the fence. Big time saver. Certainly not bad for 'mk1'

 

[doobin]

Very busy month. 270 posts, 500 and some rails, 8 gate posts and 4 gates on one job Ground like rock or ful of roots, old concrete or flint.
My homemade rail holder/spacers worked an absolute treat though, combined with the M18 nail gun. Saved hours.
Finished up this morning but ended up going back to take the old gates as they were going to be skipped. Couldn't help myself, no need for them but....
Had a big tree done last week for a good customer. I just had to drop off the trailers for the timber and take them away They did bloody well to get that stick on with a Sherpa

Love the rail holders- a great third hand'. I find that it's all about how it looks when you step back with the rails. For this reason I always use screws- they can be nipped in to hold it for oyu to check prior to sinking them, and also be adjusted quickly. Really not much slower with a decent impact gun. Certainly compared the the hassle of changing a nailed rail's position.

For cutting the rails- set the depth on a battery circular saw just right. Obviously you know to always put the bay in as midge short... Screw the rail in place and just run the saw over the rail dead centre of the post.

 

[AHPP]

That's a lovely jig.

 

[doobin]

Did a couple of hours on a woodland thinning and bramble clearance job but the fire quickly got too hot. Wet day job I think. No room to get away quickly in the woods.

Luckily the Loler company rang around the time I’d decided to give up- they had a cancellation and were in my area. So I headed back and the old girl passed with flying colours.

 

[Giles]

Love the rail holders- a great third hand'. I find that it's all about how it looks when you step back with the rails. For this reason I always use screws- they can be nipped in to hold it for oyu to check prior to sinking them, and also be adjusted quickly. Really not much slower with a decent impact gun. Certainly compared the the hassle of changing a nailed rail's position.

For cutting the rails- set the depth on a battery circular saw just right. Obviously you know to always put the bay in as midge short... Screw the rail in place and just run the saw over the rail dead centre of the post.

need to be using construction screws like timber locks if screwing, normal wood screws shear to easy with stock pressure

 

[6feetdown]

need to be using construction screws like timber locks if screwing, normal wood screws shear to easy with stock pressure

Not much difference in price either

 

[AHPP]

I use a bog standard screw to hold it and then two nails with hands fully free. Might skip the screw if I had a nail gun but I don't play the lottery so I won't be getting a nail gun.

 

[Mogman]

Got a phone call “got a wagon stuck on the wash bay could I get it out”

So after 15 minutes jacking and cribbing lifted and slid some road plates over the hole to drive it off

Then collected two shipping containers for a customer only for my wagon to loose all power and stop
Got my pal to tow me the couple of miles back to my yard with his fastrac (Jesus the steering is heavy on my truck without the engine running)
Pulled the fuel pickup pipe out of the tank to find this

The dreaded diesel bug
Managed to suck most of it from the bottom of the tank

So todays job get some additive to kill the shite

 

[Canal Navvy]

Just had to check that the cat was still with us
I used Marine 16 bought from a local boatyard and was impressed, interesting reading on their website too

 

[Canal Navvy]

Black sludge? Diesel Bug? Maybe not?

So you’ve found black sludge in your fuel separator?….Diesel Bug !!??But is all sludge Diesel Bug, read on....That sludgy black mess on the bottom of the tank and in your filters can be any of or a combination of the following:1. Oxidative degradation2. Thermal degradation3. Acidic Degradation4...

www.marine16.co.uk

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Got a phone call “got a wagon stuck on the wash bay could I get it out”
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So after 15 minutes jacking and cribbing lifted and slid some road plates over the hole to drive it off

Then collected two shipping containers for a customer only for my wagon to loose all power and stop
Got my pal to tow me the couple of miles back to my yard with his fastrac (Jesus the steering is heavy on my truck without the engine running)
Pulled the fuel pickup pipe out of the tank to find this
View attachment 74378
The dreaded diesel bug
Managed to suck most of it from the bottom of the tank

So todays job get some additive to kill the shite

Can I interest you in a fuel polisher !?

 

[Grahams]

For this reason I always use screws- they can be nipped in to hold it for oyu to check prior to sinking them, and also be adjusted quickly. Really not much slower with a decent impact gun. Certainly compared the the hassle of changing a nailed rail's position.

Have you seen Scrails? Screws you fire from a nail gun. I used them all the time for speed of assembly and ease of removal without damage.
They are more expensive per nail/screw but for the right application they save a huge amount of time and effort so are cost effective.
They come in many patterns and sizes - here is an example:

SCRAIL 34 Degree Galvanised Strip Nails 50mm-88mm 1,000/Box

Scrail 34° Strip Nails are driven in as fast as nails but as easily removed as screws These Scrail fastenings can be used anywhere that ordinary screws are used Saves time and labour costs Head: 50mm, 57mm, 65mm, 75mm, 88mm - TX15, 57mm Subloc-Pro - Versa Thread: 50mm, 57mm, 65mm - Coarse, 57mm...

pronailers.co.uk

 

[6feetdown]

Have you seen Scrails? Screws you fire from a nail gun. I used them all the time for speed of assembly and ease of removal without damage.
They are more expensive per nail/screw but for the right application they save a huge amount of time and effort so are cost effective.
They come in many patterns and sizes - here is an example:

SCRAIL 34 Degree Galvanised Strip Nails 50mm-88mm 1,000/Box

Scrail 34° Strip Nails are driven in as fast as nails but as easily removed as screws These Scrail fastenings can be used anywhere that ordinary screws are used Saves time and labour costs Head: 50mm, 57mm, 65mm, 75mm, 88mm - TX15, 57mm Subloc-Pro - Versa Thread: 50mm, 57mm, 65mm - Coarse, 57mm...

pronailers.co.uk

Be great for floorboards, as today.
Plastic wood, put dpc in too

 

[Giles]

so we got a new ring and it fitted better but not a satisfactory fit, fp mcann stuff is guff

we reworked the pipe work and got the tank connected back up after the old cast had failed in a few places coming out the tank

just need to seal the tank protrusion now with some underwater non shrink grout stuff at £55 a bag

sealed the joints behind the repointing with fosroc ms6000 (suitable for potable water tanks) stuff then repointed with a bagged roman cement product for harbors ( nice stuff corse but troweled well and set quick

 

[Giles]

also got 88m2 of rubber down on the roof, now for all the detail bits and joins! that was a learning experience, joiner had to tilt fillets but had to remove them as they make it much harder to get a good corner. he was used to fiberglass roofing

did my 40m2 garden room last year but that was a simple rectangle no up stands haha