Jonty

Hi jega sorry - just seen your query now. The model I got requires a 16amp feed. I've fitted a dedicate 16 amp circuit with a commando socket and also fitted a commando plug onto the welder to save any confusion. Most of the other gas/non gas welders on the same paages as my link are all 13 amp. I just figured that I'd get the beefiest I could as I knew I could power it at home.

That'll be the ones !! Thanks amateur 😀

I really rate ‘Reisen Cutter’ woodscrews - I get mine at JT Atkinsons, I’m not sure if they have a branch over your way but they’re worth a try if you can find some.

I made a BIR version of chicken tikka masala with home made naans last night. Marinated the chicken in spiced yoghurt and then cooked it under a really hot grill before adding it to a pan of curry base gravy & spices. Really easy and really tasty. I also made a quorn version for my daughter - which was surprisingly tasty.

Not done much brewing for ages so I thought I’d pull my finger out. This is a clone of Brew Dog’s Dead Pony Club…… it cost a small fortune in hops!

A quick google of her name brings up numerous newspaper reports showing that she’s certainly getting her comeuppance. Good job too!

The routes are signed from Pen Y Pass and there will be hoardes of people traipsing up the hill and the three main routes from that side of the hill all converge at some point, so as long as you are heading in an upwards - you will be heading in the right direction. That said, you are heading up a 1000m mountain and you should be able to take some responsibility for sorting yourself out if you become navigationally challenged - a hell of a lot of the people up there with you will be on some form of organised challenge and they wont necessarily know where they are or even where they are heading back to so it pays to choose wisely so to speak if you ask someone for directions. if you're not great with map reading, a useful start would be to buy the OS map for Snowdon (OS Explorer OL17) and download an app called OS Locate onto your mobile. The app will use the GPS on your phone and provide you with a 6 figure grid reference which you can then transpose onto the map and therefore give you an accurate location to either reassure yourself you are on the right track or if you have strayed. It's typically much easier to go wrong on the downhills (going faster/easier going/stopping less = more distance travelled before you realise) so a few checks as you start to descend to make sure you're heading down the right side of the hill (happens more than you'd think) and then onto the right track will soon boost your confidence that you're heading in the right direction. I'd recommend a physical map over a mapping app for a couple of reasons. The first is that you can start looking at the route you'll be talking well in advance of your actual walk - you can check out landmarks etc that you will be passing/crossing that could reassure you that you're on the right route. On the miners (on the way uphill) that could be when you get to Llyn Teyrn, cross the causeway and when you reach the shore of Glaslyn after heading uphill from the reservoir - this doesn't need any great in depth map reading skills but will give you the confidence to know you're on the right route. The second reason I'd recommend the paper map is it won't eat into your phone battery. I hope you have a great day out - and if you are going up from Pen Y Pass, don't forget you need to pre-book parking there now.

Is it a changing room for the Lady of the Manor so she can go for a dip without the plebs seeing her bathers?

A few weeks back I was on holiday on the Fife coast within eye shot of the Bass Rock. The number of dead gannets along the coastline was shocking to see.

Thanks, in the end I don’t think the oven was hot enough so they stuck a little - they tasted good but I need a little work on improving airflow to the base I think in order to get it hotter.

This one Welder link OPP - thanks for the response re branded/unbranded wire. Due to space etc and my man cave being made of timber most of my welding will probably be done under a car port hence me looking at no gas if it’s windy conditions. Thank you, as a newbie to welding, maybe I’m reading too much and over complicating things.

😀 I know what you mean - it was a tad warm! I used welding gauntlets for sticking the naans to the inside…… and picking them up when they dropped onto the coals….

Having only done a very little welding, and only with a stick welder up to now, I’ve just got myself a gas/no gas mig welder. It came with a proprietary spool of wire which I suspect will be pretty rubbish, so I’m looking for recommendations of a decent flux core wire for no gas welding. Any suggestions would be very welcome - thanks.

Thanks Mel, it was pretty good - and good fun to cook too. They were actually sacrificial spuds ditchman , but yes, just to act as a heat deflector and a stopper

I fired it up last night for its’ test run. I think I have a little more fettling to do to improve airflow, but all in all, I was really happy with the end results.

Dougy, you’re right, for splicing and untying knots. The pointy thing is called a marlin spike by the way.

Thanks mate, I’m going to give it a week or two just to be on the safe side - I like the sound of the barrel pizza oven, the firebricks and vermiculite are hopefully going on an oven when I get around to it. For the first meal, I’m hoping to wrap a freshly baked naan around a piping hot skewer full of tandoori chicken….. that’s what I have pictured in my head - the end results may be somewhat different 😀

I’ve been wanting to make a tandoor oven for ages after I saw someone make one out of plant pots. It was very easy to make (took two hours max) but I must admit I had some spare firebricks and vermiculite kicking around for another project. I mixed cement with the vermiculite so it’ll be a while before it’s gone off and I get to try it out. It was good fun to make though.

I live at the tail end of our local electrical supply and we get a few outages a year ranging from an hour to maybe a day, then extreme weather like last winter can have the power out for 48 hours. We are a 3 bed house (2 teenage kids) with gas central heating (tank rather than mains). I have a 3.5kw champion dual fuel inverter genny which works a treat for getting us by when the power goes out. I trip the breakers for high consumption devices such as the electric shower/oven/washing machine and the genny is more than capable of running the heating, lighting and tv etc. I honestly couldn’t afford/justify the expense of something that would do the whole of the house devices but having used it during outages, especially in the middle of winter, it more than suits our needs. I opted for dual fuel as we always have 2-4 47kg propane cylinders here, I fire it up on gas and then go and buy petrol rather than having 20 plus litres of unleaded sat in the garage going off over time on the off chance we get a power outage. It’s not permanently wired into the house electrics, but from the power going off, it takes less than 15 minutes to site it, plug it in to the designated socket (commando) and have it up and running.

I would thoroughly recommend an ozone generator if you can beg steal or borrow one, or I don’t think they are too expensive to buy. Some years back I loaned my caravan to my sister and some selfish b……… smoked in it. It stank and I went ballistic. My sister bought me an ozone generator and after 4 hours with the generator in the van, the smell had completely gone, including from the upholstery. I was really prepared to lose my rag if there was even the faintest whiff, but I honestly couldn’t smell a thing.

Thanks all. I don’t get the chance to get many woodies here so I do really enjoy them when I get a couple. @mel b3- I could have eaten double but I’m trying to shift some timber. @old’un - Dave I poured the reduced port over which is a lovely sauce, but being a food porn photo tart I didn’t want anyone thinking they were leaching blood - you’ve caught me out good and proper !!!

This is my absolute favourite way to eat them, quick touch of a hot pan, a splash of port and the plonked on a pile of new potatoes sautéed with chorizo and black pudding - food of the gods!

I have private insurance through work. I’ve not really used it in anger myself but I have found it absolutely brilliant for getting quick and easy access to physiotherapy when I’ve had a couple of joint/back issues - a quick phone assessment and then no fuss, no waiting, just make an appointment with your own choice of private therapist and away you go. I was admitted to hospital for the first time in my life last year via A&E for an urgent condition and I have to say my treatment was fantastic and in that situation, the NHS performed brilliantly and apart from having a room to myself and probably better food, I’m not sure how private treatment could have been any better in my particular situation. My wife has used our private cover a few times, she has MS and has had a few orthopaedic issues due to impaired mobility etc. where the private cover has excelled is in the speed in which she has been reviewed, had scans etc and then being treated. Facing the prospect of an 18 month wait whilst in pain must be a tough situation to be in, and for me, the private cover is a huge comfort.

As said above, it’s to keep your head back - PC if you look up ‘slashed peak’ or variants of it you’ll probably find more info online.

That was my first thought too.