Small things matter

[Joeboy]

Are these 18v systems ? I have a decent set of power tools and two stroke strimmer and chainsaws which are all too serviceable at present to change in fact the stihl strimmer is over thirty years old and my trusty bosh plug in hammer drill is forty two and dads metal bodied drill is so old I don’t know the maker and it’s got to have been bought by dad in the sixties so older than me and all are still as good as new so the most I can sensibly do is plan to convert across as and when tools die or as in the case of needing a good palm sander which my present tool set doesn’t have.

Moxi

Moxi, my system for powertools is 18v or 36v twin battery pack on the chainsaw. I use Einhell. Nowt wrong with Mskita either, better than Einhell I think?

[Stinsy]

Are these 18v systems ? I have a decent set of power tools and two stroke strimmer and chainsaws which are all too serviceable at present to change in fact the stihl strimmer is over thirty years old and my trusty bosh plug in hammer drill is forty two and dads metal bodied drill is so old I don’t know the maker and it’s got to have been bought by dad in the sixties so older than me and all are still as good as new so the most I can sensibly do is plan to convert across as and when tools die or as in the case of needing a good palm sander which my present tool set doesn’t have.

Moxi

Moxi, my system for powertools is 18v or 36v twin battery pack on the chainsaw. I use Einhell. Nowt wrong with Mskita either, better than Einhell I think?

I've bought in to the Makita system. Primarily because of the range of tools available. My old NiMH DeWalt batteries were kaput and I wanted to swap to Li-ion. I had a selection of Makita mains-powered tools so I sold the very-old and well-used NiMH-compatible DeWalt 18V tools and bought Makita. I'm happy with the system. I might sell my 240V circular saw and multi-too and replace them with battery versions.

I heard that Milwaukee tools have a very comprehensive system and well-regarded quality too.

[Joeboy]

Are these 18v systems ? I have a decent set of power tools and two stroke strimmer and chainsaws which are all too serviceable at present to change in fact the stihl strimmer is over thirty years old and my trusty bosh plug in hammer drill is forty two and dads metal bodied drill is so old I don’t know the maker and it’s got to have been bought by dad in the sixties so older than me and all are still as good as new so the most I can sensibly do is plan to convert across as and when tools die or as in the case of needing a good palm sander which my present tool set doesn’t have.

Moxi

Moxi, my system for powertools is 18v or 36v twin battery pack on the chainsaw. I use Einhell. Nowt wrong with Mskita either, better than Einhell I think?

I've bought in to the Makita system. Primarily because of the range of tools available. My old NiMH DeWalt batteries were kaput and I wanted to swap to Li-ion. I had a selection of Makita mains-powered tools so I sold the very-old and well-used NiMH-compatible DeWalt 18V tools and bought Makita. I'm happy with the system. I might sell my 240V circular saw and multi-too and replace them with battery versions.

I heard that Milwaukee tools have a very comprehensive system and well-regarded quality too.

We had milwaukee spreads on a few systems offshore. I'd place it below Makita and Dewalt. Decent enough gear.

[Joeboy]

Gas avoidance ongoing, I love this wee single element hotplate. Dark pork, honey and garlic on a noodle bed. Noodles are going on the woodstove.

[Joeboy]

Extremely poor pv day here, single digit combined poor. Fell back to the woodstove, kettle going great guns all day, pasta sauce scratch cooked, ravioli on stand by and SWMBO's eggs for salad boiling away.

Storage heaters and WS have house up at 19 degs + which is roasting compared to outdoors. The battery is large enough that even at a 50% soc we will easily make the 21.30hrs tou window.
BTW, where's Mr Gus?

[ecogeorge]

Being lazy and not looking back in the thread .......... what material is your woodstove top extended in ? Looks like slate ??? did you cut a cutout for the flue ? how ? Does it conduct the heat ??
Need to do the same with mine .......
George

[Joeboy]

Being lazy and not looking back in the thread .......... what material is your woodstove top extended in ? Looks like slate ??? did you cut a cutout for the flue ? how ? Does it conduct the heat ??
Need to do the same with mine .......
George

Got to read the whole thread George.....

Slate pal, enough that i can 4 pot cook.conducts heats as well as the metal top or to a point where I can't see the difference.
They are slate pieces on top of the thermal bricks so all is level. Metal WS top is still exposed.

[Joeboy]

£4 in a charity shop, SWMBO spotted. Weighs 5kg+, ready for Winter 22!

[Bugtownboy]

Bostin !

Love cast iron (presume it is) Dutch Oven type pans. We’ve got a few of different size/capacity.

I’m convinced cooking with cast iron, even when the inner surface is enamelled, imparts a better taste to food.

Sure this is impossible to prove, but, who cares. Long, slow cooking is such a good cooking method.

[Joeboy]

Bostin !

Love cast iron (presume it is) Dutch Oven type pans. We’ve got a few of different size/capacity.

I’m convinced cooking with cast iron, even when the inner surface is enamelled, imparts a better taste to food.

Sure this is impossible to prove, but, who cares. Long, slow cooking is such a good cooking method.

It is indeed cast iron and can be found in house of Fraser for £52. I much prefer SWMBO Laser eye spotting for four quid. I agree on flavor imparted, a 6 hour slow cooked curry on the WS is a taste to behold (or something like that). I look forward to detecting similar in big red.