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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 69439Post lutonlagerlout

think i paid about a ton for 4 ,shocked at how easy they cut the clays
got about 15 m chase in tarmac tomorrow,that will be the test
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Plenty of water Tony :)
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digerjones wrote:cheers for that, never keen on them guys selling out of a van
Know what you mean but when you get to know and trust one guy they're ok......
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Post: # 69442Post lutonlagerlout

no one legit sells stuff out of the back of motors nowdays dave
some sort of scam if thats the case
i think its the chippings that wreck the blade on tarmac
?
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I remember when i first started scaping. I was approached by a guy in a van selling cheap diamond blades. When he told me the price I couldn't get my money out quick enough. Sounded too good to be true..it was, the blades were about as useful as a blunt knife. Learnt a lesson there.

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lutonlagerlout wrote:no one legit sells stuff out of the back of motors nowdays dave
some sort of scam if thats the case
i think its the chippings that wreck the blade on tarmac
?
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Post: # 69461Post seanandruby

Using a blade meant for concrete will make it wear out quicker. There are a lot of factors involved in cutting with blades that need to be taken into account, speed, dry/wet cutting diamonds wearing to fast before the matrix wears etc: Always use a blade for it's purpose ie, soft cutting ( tarmac, green concrete. ) or hard cutting like stone, concrete etc: You will get a longer working life from them if used with the correct materials.
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Post: # 69473Post lutonlagerlout

giles you are taking the peesh mate
I am talking unmarked pikey wagons and you know that
FTR the JCB blade went through15 M of 80mm of tarmac top and base in less than 10 minutes with very little blade wear
I do find that you can get good and bad blades even in the same batch from the same manufacturer
or maybe its my imagination? :)
this particular blade ,I am gonna spray it gold and hang it on the wall
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ilovesettsonmondays wrote:five jcb blades on ebay now at 20 pound each 3pound postage dylan

cheers for that.the man dropped them off today. a steal at 100 for 5. he said their not stolen and he can't get any more.

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Post: # 69492Post GB_Groundworks

lutonlagerlout wrote:giles you are taking the peesh mate
of course i am this is still the brew cabin isnt it?

in our floor saw we have different blades for different surfaces, asphalt blades have bigger gaps between the diamond sections if i recall
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forgot to add the :;):
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i often get a guy selling gloves. Seems genuine enough, has a landline number and an address, and the gloves are good. £10 for 12 pairs



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I keep getting offered memory foam mattresses from eejits driving past. When working in a crappy area I have been offered power tools too.

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Pikeys pick them up from retail seconds outlets and drive arround with a dodgy logo on their shirt pretending that the company has sent out to many with no invoice??? Don't buy from a van as they might do the old switcharooo! On laptops and power tools!
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Post: # 69597Post lutonlagerlout

hopefully tomorrow will be ripoff on the 235m drive and paths we have been doing the last 3 weeks,might even get a chance to take some more pictures
was on the stihl today and used a whole 5 litres of juice,I dont count cuts but,reckon we marked and cut at least 400 all on curves
anyway while i was cutting i started thinking
and i realised it hasnt rained once during work hours in the last 3 weeks
sadly the spray from the stihl completely soaked my right leg and foot,partially compensating for hamstrings that feel as tight as a nun's
:;):
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