the all aussie dribble thread!

[derwoodii]

ot a fan of the daily but a few tree articles here


Family of teenager Sophie Howard crushed to death by tree branch in Yaxley, Peterborough, handed payout after 11 other trees in park were found to be in a dangerous condition | Mail Online

The branch fell due to a natural phenomenon called Sudden Limb Drop Syndrome (SLDS) which causes branch limbs to randomly explode.The condition is caused by long periods of dry weather followed by a sudden down pour of rain. Branches which have been dried out can explode when it rains and the tree soaks up a lot of water.

err exploding tree limbs arrh don't think so they may crack off but not quite explode

'Tree rage of the hot tub bather': Dorset businessman 'paid for neighbour's protected tree to be felled | Mail Online

 

[MCW]

err exploding tree limbs arrh don't think so they may crack off but not quite explode

Awe I dunno mate. I took this photo after the drought when a few drops of rain hit a Redgum down by the river...

 

[MCW]

Finally got a few videos uploaded from the Bulahdelah Show. All feature this short little fella from NSW who did pretty well on the day.

Open Post Rip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmjJ2csLk2g

Under 100cc Unlimited Modified Speed Final (guess who wins and with a saw 20cc odd less than the opposition)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagVwNeK_Pk

Over 100cc Unlimited Modified Speed Final - Dean (Bigfella) closest to camera really should have bought himself a longer bar and/or removed his spikes. He would have just beaten Neil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDoGZejFTzk

 

[Rudolf73]

Did you see Neil man handle that log?! :msp_ohmy:


Congrats though, good work :msp_thumbup:

 

[MCW]

Did you see Neil man handle that log?! :msp_ohmy:

I'm thinking of getting him down my way as I could do with a few posts for the garden. He'll do it a lot quicker than me driving to the hardware store.

 

[ausneil 1]

Did you see Neil man handle that log?! :msp_ohmy:


Congrats though, good work :msp_thumbup:

Thank you rudi,i have already thanked Matt.
I must confess that saw was not on the pace, as it is a new test cylinder kit (supplied by Matt) and only partly done to how i want it. With more tuneing it will do the job, i am quietly possative on that and if it works other competitors will benafit also.

 

[CM76]

Great footage of the boys in action.

Nice work with the racing Neil - congrats on some good wins.

Regards,

Chris.

 

[Bigfella]

Over 100cc Unlimited Modified Speed Final - Dean (Bigfella) closest to camera really should have bought himself a longer bar and/or removed his spikes. He would have just beaten Neil

Matt, the bar was just long enough. It had more to do with the operator. Neil noticed "issues" with that saw after. Needs a new crankshaft. Husky prices $557.00. May look at buying a very good cond 2nd hand saw. i know where i can get. Just to convince the bloke to sell it.

Not sure if Neil was giving his full power, that saw usually beats me by more then that. 2nd to this, the bloke standing 3rd in line (Bill) is not far off either with his modified saw with no pipe. Bill uses this saw in the open post cutting. its a strong competitive saw.

 

[MCW]

Matt, the bar was just long enough. It had more to do with the operator. Neil noticed "issues" with that saw after. Needs a new crankshaft. Husky prices $557.00. May look at buying a very good cond 2nd hand saw. i know where i can get. Just to convince the bloke to sell it.

Not sure if Neil was giving his full power, that saw usually beats me by more then that. 2nd to this, the bloke standing 3rd in line (Bill) is not far off either with his modified saw with no pipe. Bill uses this saw in the open post cutting. its a strong competitive saw.

Yeah true Dean. It just pushed you back a bit too far and you missed it by half an inch. Neil mentioned your saw today and that it looks like a crank issue. Bummer.
Bill Rumble's saw was right on the pace like you said considering it isn't piped.


Also the following is a Youtube video where the bulls win at the running of the bulls. Not for the squeamish

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=2h-WhhqFjv4&vq=small

 

[MCW]

Got this sent to me at work today. Any tech heads here might find it interesting as it actually has the word timber in it so completely relevant...

"Nanomaterials technology can serve as a non-invasive and biocompatible platform for the delivery of a broad range of therapeutics, and has many applications in the veterinarian and other primary industries. The creation of smart, stimuli-responsive systems that respond to subtle changes in the local cellular environment is likely to yield long-term solutions to many of the current delivery problems. One such example is the effective targeted delivery and controlled release of biocides such as imidacloprid, and fipronil. In Australia, the timber industry is worth an estimated $10 billion per year. Termites pose a great problem to the industry, causing up to $2 billion damage to the housing industry alone. The project aims to develop micro/nano encapsulation technology for targeted delivery and controlled release of biomolecules using mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as the carriers. In developing the biocide-delivery system to target the entire termite colony, the system will increase the efficiency of delivery and reduce the amount of biocide released into the environment. These novel coated particles, with the encapsulated biocides, will be gathered as food by termites at aggregation stations and carried back to the colony. Once ingested, the biocide will be orally transferred to nest-mates and after a controlled delay, released inside the body of the termites. Herein we report for the first time agricultural biocide loaded into porous structure of silica nanoparticles. To achieve further controlled delivery, ethyl cellulose coated MSNs were successfully synthesised using novel S/W/O/W emulsion technology. The controlled delay is expected to allow the biocide to be distributed throughout the colony before release. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Fourier Transform Infra-red spectrometry (FTIR) were used to characterise the particles. Biocide release from ethyl cellulose coated composite particles showed slower sustained release than uncoated particles. Finally, these composite microparticles were tested in a lab scale in-vivo study where release of both imidacloprid and fipronil was tested against termites and mortality rates were compared between pure biocides, nanoparticles formulations and microparticles. We believe that this novel method can be applied to a wide variety of inorganic nanoparticles to achieve controlled release."

It's sort of in English. Sort of...

 

[WidowMaker1]

great stuff Neil, hope to see you and, Will ..in action some day

 

[ausneil 1]

great stuff Neil, hope to see you and, Will ..in action some day

Thanks mate,,,
I guess one thing to remember is we have a lot of outstanding competitors in this sport and, a lot of fine operators who hardly ever get a mention.
Competative post ripping is a tough sport, phisicly and mentaly plus the dissaplin of speed and disc events take years to master.

Matt,,,
In Deans defence regarding being pushed back, at bulahdelah we order 14inch blocks for all O100cc speed events, our block trimmer and supplier guessed the size of those blocks as his wood was big thinking it would not matter and the end result was 15 1/2 inch blocks and all compeditors were expecting 14inch. I ran a 24inch setup for QLD raceing, for 18inch blocks so those blocks at the show were no problem to me.
In short, Deans pipe and dogs handicap the saw somewhat, but if he knew of the block change, he would of taken corrective measures to compensate.

Dean,,,
I have another piped saw at work now with exactly the same problem as yours, he took it well when i gave him the damage report but like yours, it is repairable if fixed now.

 

[WidowMaker1]

yeah true say Neil, many great guys in your sport foreshore, ...on a side note mate, I'm pretty good at ripping posts on the farm, many K's off fences. ...my times a little off, but it runs around BEER breaks.

 

[MCW]

Thanks mate,,,Matt,,,
In Deans defence regarding being pushed back, at bulahdelah we order 14inch blocks for all O100cc speed events, our block trimmer and supplier guessed the size of those blocks as his wood was big thinking it would not matter and the end result was 15 1/2 inch blocks and all compeditors were expecting 14inch. I ran a 24inch setup for QLD raceing, for 18inch blocks so those blocks at the show were no problem to me.
In short, Deans pipe and dogs handicap the saw somewhat, but if he knew of the block change, he would of taken corrective measures to compensate.

So you're saying I can't just blame Dean for it? Understandable though Neil - I thought the blocks were all standard size.
Sorry Dean

 

[WidowMaker1]

Not working, Used 3 times for Firewood and now needs a New Piston? lol ..... Stihl MS 070 Chainsaw | Other Tools & DIY | Gumtree Australia Cessnock Area - Cessnock

 

[bezza1]

do ya think its a real STIHL ???

 

[deye223]

he took it to a bloody good dealer $110 to fix it i say BS IT'S chinga

 

[splitpost]

i don't think it is,looks like a plastic model tag?looks asian.

 

[bezza1]

yeah i dident think so

 

[2strokenut]

Not working, Used 3 times for Firewood and now needs a New Piston? lol ..... Stihl MS 070 Chainsaw | Other Tools & DIY | Gumtree Australia Cessnock Area - Cessnock

yet agen another nice looking stihl knock off

mmm I wonder if he straight gassed it of did the ring fly to bits