Appropriate sink size?
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Comments (24)The 250 is a decent saw. Where I am coming from is that I had a 250 for a little over a year as my only saw. I have since sold that to a neighbor and now have have the 026 for my general use saw, a Stihl 200T for climbing and the Makita 6401/Dolmar 6400 for larger diameter. The 250 does well. You can run that saw pretty hard for what it is. You can climb with although it is a little bit heavy for extended climbing. You can put an 18" on it but it will definitely perform better with a 16". I'd strongly vote for you getting a saw larger than the 40-50cc you are looing at. Something in the 60-70cc range. I say this because you have your Wild Thing that is not the greatest saw but it is running and cutting well. Why pay money to buy something the same size but better built and stronger unless you have to get rid of the other one? Keep that Wild Thang and get a saw that will compliment it. And I will guarantee that if you get a 60-70cc Pro or at least mid-range Husky, Stihl or Dolmar, you may find yourself barely ever picking up the Wild Thang except when you need the lighter weight, when your bigger one is down or if a buddy is over helping you cut. I am not well versed in the Husky's but I know the 1xx series are not Husky made, I think they are Poulan made. The 3xx series I think is there pro grade, especially XP models. I also think the 4xx series is there mid range. The 346 I think is equivalent to the Stihl 260. By many accounts the 346 is a better saw. On the other hand, the 260 design has been around for 20 years and is tried and true. You can get Husky parts mailorder. I assume shop manuals are available. The mid-range Stihl's are very reliable. They are also heavy and harder to work on. Shop manuals are not easily available for Stihl. You can find them though if you know where to look. Although I don't know if it would be harder to get a manual for a mid-range saw, I just don't see the calls for them and therefore don't know if they are as readily available. Parts are only through Stihl dealers, but they are plentiful enough for most. That 360 is a very, very nice saw. The 440 is a great saw too. The Dolmar/Makita line is not a widely known brand but they really rock. Their biggest downfall is dealer support. Their pro models are xx00/xx01. You can get parts mail order. There are a couple dealers that are great to work with for them. With your engine experience, you're a great candidate for a used saw. In person is better than over the net for these purchases as you know. But if your model is harder to find, you may have to do the net thing. There are some specific tools you will have to either make or buy if you want to be able to do full engine breakdowns. As far as I know, some of the tools are chainsaw and even manufacturer specific. If you get a chance, rent a chainsaw from your HD. I have not heard of there being anything but Makita 6401s, but make sure you get one of those. Try that sucker out and see if you can live without a saw that size :). Post a way I can send you a note offline....See MoreSilgranit sink - appropriate with young kids?
Comments (10)I have two in Antrhacite, and two 11 yos and a 17 mo. So far we've not broken anything in the sink, though it's only been a couple of months. The older two clear the table and put dishes in the sink (will train them to load the DW as soon as I've figured out the best system). I've not had a stainless sink but my mom has previously and now has Silgranit. She's not had any problems with it, and the Silgranit is much easier to keep looking clean than the SS. Here are my suggestions (it's not too early to start any of these): 1. Train them NOT to clear their dishes and put them in the sink but to leave them on the table. But if they can learn that, they can learn the next two: 2. Train them to clear their dishes and put them in the sink carefully. OR 3. Train them to put breakable things beside the sink. In addition, keep a dishpan of soapy water on one side instead of in the sink itself. That will free up some space in the sink and provide a little cushion, as long as they are not literally tossing a glass in on top of another glass....See MoreHow do you pick appropriate size trees for the lot size?
Comments (25)My comments were in response to edlincoln. I think it's kind of simple to be a good neighbor and I do agree this is why the op asked the original question...trying to be a good neighbor. I do not agree with the people who tell the op to just plant whatever, that it doesn't matter how big a tree gets, if it hangs over into neighboring yards, or shades them, and I do not agree that the eventual size of whatever is planted is irrelevant just because the tree might grow slowly. I don't agree that it's okay to just make it someone else's problem in the future. I also don't agree that it's okay to plant trees that will affect what your neighbors do with their property. When you shop for a house, if the lot is already shaded by neighboring trees and you don't like that, you shouldn't buy the house. End of story. I don't think you should be able to force your neighbor to cut down a large tree that pre-dates the purchase. But, when you buy a house, you buy it with future plans for that house/yard. Your neighbors are not being good neighbors if they then plant huge trees that prevent you from enjoying your property in the manner that you originally bought it for. One of my neighbors has this problem. She bought her house first, with a sunny backyard and she put in a pool, a vegetable garden, and planted roses and a small fruit tree (where it would not drop into her pool). Neighbors then planted a tree that grew fairly rapidly. It now hangs into her yard, drops tons of stuff into her pool all the time, and shades most of her back yard. She can no longer have her vegetable garden, her fruit tree is barely hanging on due to the shade and her house is pretty dark now inside. She never wanted a dark home or a shaded backyard. Trimming that tree back to the property line would do nothing to prevent the problems she's having with it, due to lot orientation, pool location, tree location, etc. Does this seem okay to you that her inconsiderate neighbor has done this to her and she no longer gets to do the things she enjoys with her own property? No, she cannot afford to just move (and why should she have to?). If I put up solar panels, which cost a lot of money, do you think it's okay if my neighbor then plants a tree that grows up and shades my panels? Do you think it would be okay if I had a bunch of sun loving plants in my back yard that I grew and carefully tended over several years and a neighbor then decided to plant a row of huge shade trees that then transformed my yard into a place where only shade loving plants would grow?...See MoreIs a 12 inch drawer pull an appropriate size for a 42inch kitchen draw
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