theconrodkid
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 03:16 PM |
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strimmer
got my petrol strimmer out to wind up the tossers next door,it cuts grass pretty easily but is defeated by anything heavier.
i was thinking of making a steel blade like my mower and using that,its got a clutch of some sort so the spinner stops at idle,would this make a hard
core strimmer or would something break as soon as i hit the odd buried car parts?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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dave r
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 03:22 PM |
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my neighbour did that. the hospital sewed his toes back on
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 03:36 PM |
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would make it less usefull IMHO, the joy of the wire blade is you can skim walls and tree trunks without smashing stuff.  Use thicker wire and more
power!
[Edited on 9/4/07 by JoelP]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 03:53 PM |
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i,m using bowden cable at the mo,it dosnt last long but its free.
ok i take your point Dave,just need a book now"how to power tune a kawasaki stroker"
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 05:09 PM |
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Open exhaust like all the little scroats round here have on their mopeds !!
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 06:41 PM |
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you can buy metal blades for most strimmers, I wouldn't go the DIY route though...
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JUD
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 06:46 PM |
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Got a cutter blade on mine - bloody marvelous thing, goes through anything up 1 inch diameter. Can take out saplings at the base no problems.
I wouldn't recommend DIY. You need the thing fully tempered. I have heard stories of them shattering - including one where the bloke using it
had to go to hospital to have shrapnel removed from his chest 
Just like any other useful plaything - you have to treat it with respect
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