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  7. Bubble

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    On 25/06/2020 at 07:17, moor man said:

    Nice haul!

    You have inspired me!

    Too hot to work today.... going to load up the kayak and try for some mackerel on the coast.

    I went and caught 1/2 dozen mackerel and a nice bass......meals for a couple of days, delicious!!

  9. Mitox strimmer problems...

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    Got to admit this has me a bit baffled.....

    Picked up a Mitox 3600UX strimmer/brushcutter cheap.

    looks little used but 'won't run properly'

    To date I have;

    Changed to fresh fuel, 50:1

    Checked fuel line ok.

    Checked fuel filter ok

    Stripped carb and cleaned with carb cleaner, diaphragms look fine.

    Cleaned plug.

    Reassembled and fired up it does run but will not pick up revs when given throttle.

    Here's the strange bit.....when the on/off switch is moved to 'off' it will pickup revs,  run normally for a few seconds then stop? Is it electrical I wonder?

    A new carb is £50 but I have a sneaking suspicion that it's not the problem.

    Any thoughts from the P.W. posse?

    Thanks.

  10. trailcam rain cover

    in Craft and DIY Section

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    9 minutes ago, ditchman said:

    field expeidenency..............:good:

    all my waterproof outside lights are made from big jam jars..............cheap and effective like your idea..

    I was a bit bored this afternoon, ended up doin these.

    👍Ditchy.......how's yer moles?

    Us got sum gurt big ones here in Deb'n, big as dogs they be!! Can pop some in post if u loike....🤣😂👍free!

  11. trailcam rain cover

    in Craft and DIY Section

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    1 hour ago, chilly1981 said:

    Good cheap option mate 

    might be worth doing the inside with tape to so you don’t get any sun reflection on to the lens

    Good idea, I try to position cams to not pick up early/late sunshine as it does tend to wash out image, ta.

    11 minutes ago, Walker570 said:

    Yep, good idea, but I have never really had a problem with rain, fog and mist yes.  Another idea for you.  A piece of 3/8th rod, weld a bolt on top which fits the base of your camera, or of course put the thread on the rod, screw into the base of the camera and you can then put that wherever you wish.  The length of rod obviously to fit your requirements I use 18 inch.

    CAUTION however do not push the camera to get the rod in the ground , hold the rod.    I'm about to weld some short 'foot' pedals on the side so I can push them in with my boot.

    I also include a nut on the thread and then you can lock the camera wherever you need it.

    Is it standard tripod thread? Good idea,.....👍

  12. trailcam rain cover

    in Craft and DIY Section

    Posted

    Got fed up with water on lenses ruining what could be great shots so......

    Just knocked up a couple of these.

    Made from cut out 2L plastic milk jugs, sticky camo tape and zip ties (blue peter badge on the way...) The zip ties go through trailcam base and rain cover then I use green covered wire to fix to tree.

    The 2L jugs fit 'Little Acorn' sized trailcam perfect, this one is a cheap amazon Boblov.

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  14. Crow Caller recommendation

    in Other Pest Control

    Posted · Edited by moor man

    I've used a few and had some success.

    The acme crow call has never been productive for me but the Primos power crow has. Also the Flambeau/Lohman 'gold crow' call. I use them mainly if im pigeon decoying and crows are passing out of range, you can lure them in close enough to shoot. I usually put a few outlying crow decoys in my pattern with an empty couple of egg shells for added interest.

    Apologies to those in the know but the main thing with corvids is staying hidden till last minute, their eyesight is sharp and can be tricky to fool. Other times they're almost suicidal!😎

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  17. Bubble

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    49 minutes ago, snow white said:

    I like it Bruno you are on fine form the missis and my self bust our bubbles you yesterday keep it quiet don’t want Drakeford to now we traveled 90 miles on round trip fishing just myself and the wife in motor and never spoke to  another sole all day kept five trout put three back lost three at net not a bad afternoon fishing 2.30.till 6.30

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    Nice haul!

    You have inspired me!

    Too hot to work today.... going to load up the kayak and try for some mackerel on the coast.

  25. 357mag carbine

    in Wanted

    Posted

    I have  a Marlin .357mag carbine conditioned for aolq, so that's fox, humane dispatch of deer, rabbits and squirrels. Put picatinny rail and low powered scope on it.

    If you reload, it really is a versatile, cheap round. You can use lower powered .38sp or full house .357mag loads. I cast my own lead for it and it works out less than 10p/round! 

    The carbine really is a handy size for close woodland, shame they're not deer legal😒

    Had a great afternoon on squirrels round the feeders, shot a couple of rabbits too, great fun!.....

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