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  1. Piers, I reckon it’s the longer pipe that’s caused it to soot up. I’ve had mine running for two years now, the shed isn’t too big, 2m x 3m and I run it at slow speed otherwise it’s too hot. It hasn’t missed a beat in the time. on the subject of silencers, my homemade stainless vacuum flask works really well and cost next to nothing Bert
  2. Posted by Bob Cotsford on 24/09/2020 16:43:43: I must be ahead of the curve for once, I bought this Ministick lazer cut kit from Kits123123 (Wayne) off Ebay a couple of weeks ago. Bob, I did a search on that seller ID but nothing came up, could you give me a link, please? Thanks Bert
  3. Barrie Thanks for sharing that, excellent stuff! Bert
  4. Posted by FlyinBrian on 15/09/2020 19:56:59: Piano wire is no longer the cheap product it used to be, good stuff is worth the cost, The three suppliers mentioned above are good but beware buying on Ebay. Have you tried looking for piano wire on eBay? Or are you just giving a general opinion?   Edited By Bert on 17/09/2020 15:06:46
  5. Ernie Just keep it in mind, if you need it. Bert
  6. Search for ‘piano wire’ on eBay, you will have scores of suppliers come up. Bert
  7. Ernie, If you send me a sketch of what you want, with some dimensions I will happily make you a couple of them FOC. Bert
  8. Don’t buy wire from amazon or RS, far too expensive. Get it fromThe Crazy Wire Company Bert
  9. Posted by Gary Manuel on 10/11/2019 12:44:24: Interesting silencer you've got there Bert. I assume that you drilled the holes in the outer layer. What did you do to the inner layer? I started by drilling right through the bottom with a 14mm drill bit into the space where the tea would be, I then drilled at random a lot of 6mm holes through the outer case as in the photo. I turned an adapter out of a bit of scrap steel bar which I silver brazed in place. Finally I silver brazed a patch onto the bottom of the outer skin over the 14mm hole The exhaust gases go into the inner chamber then pass into the space between the inner and outer casings and then out through the random holes. It works very well and it’s cheap! Bert
  10. I have just got my shed heater up and running, I didn’t want to mess about filling it up so I mounted it on staging with a four gallon diesel reservoir underneath. I have a submerged 24 volt pump in the reservoir so topping up is a breeze. I made a silencer for it using a redundant stainless vacuum flask. This is very effective, when standing near to it the sound is like a small gas torch. A few yards away an there is no noticeable noise.
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  14. If you want good hex keys you need to get some from Wera, a small set will set you back about £20 - £25, but really good tools are never cheap. Bert
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