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  1. ToughButterCup
    @MikeSharp01, you should know better than to come on BH and ask stoooooopid questions like that. I mean, who is going to say, "Naaah mate, just struggle on with a teaspoon, that'll do: I used a bent one, it was free cos I found it in the gutter: I sharpened it by rubbing it on a mermaid's thigh for 6 weeks." Instead you get: Bingo.... "Look Darling, Jeremy says we should get one, so I'm off down the BM...... OK?
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    OK, ok, ok, I'm the first official braille welder.... Who can say that they are an official braille welder eh? You? Nahhhh, See.
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    I'd be ashamed if I put that up. I'll post it to you though as an official BH trophy IF you can show me (on BH) that you can weld any better. Stick welder, any old bit of angle iron.... Weld the words Welding God, you may within the rules use any stick welding kit, any welding rod any angle iron grind off any black bits Prize? Recognition of The Honour and the Glory of welding something well. And @PeterW will buy you a pie.
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    Harumph..... If proof were needed here it is @Russell griffiths I am indeed a welding God after all! So there. Let that be a lesson to ya! (We all gotta start somewhere)
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    There are some things that you really should not tell people like me. And arc cutting rods is one of those things. The sheer magnitude of the damage I could do with that doesn't bear thinking about. It will fuel part of my fantasy life for a long time. And after that, well....
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    For those of us who, like me, have no idea what a counter batten might be, have a look at this
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    A few photos would help, or a Google Maps reference....
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    Blistering up nicely now. Never mind. @Russell griffiths will get his comeuppance; revenge best served cold eh?
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    Exactly . 's war I'm gonna do baby.... What an excellent idea
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    The old iron pipe acts as the slide hammer, yes?
  11. ToughButterCup
    No you're not, not in the least bit sorry. Just wait until you need some welding doing, then you'll be sorry
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    Declan, behave yourself , this is serious.... And you Pete...
  13. ToughButterCup
    Ha! This problem is almost fun now. Its kind of you all to pitch in....
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    Quite a bit of the job is left to finish. It's 12mm threaded bar, @ProDave. I'd need approximately 14mm (o/d) conduit inserted in 16mm hole : my SDS+ is 16mm. Is it possible to get 14mm o/d conduit? I've looked, and can't find any.... yet How about Heat Shrink .... 13mm. That should do it.
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    Thanks J. Pouring at 2.30 is, so Sparrow's Hiccup next morning, then. And, in relation to our pour, the hole size is small - so the stone would block the hole pretty quickly. Anyway, looks like a very early rise the following morning. Excellent. I really am so grateful for all the help. Ian
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    Hi @Russell griffiths: that was going to be my fall-back strategy. There's no need to (normally) cover Durisol (u0.15)....
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    As you can see from the following pics: There are three layers of reinforcement, each tied by threaded bar into a parallel set of timbers the other side of the wall The top layer is easy to see and so to get to thus; Then, some of the threaded bar in the middle layer is exposed because it hasn't been tightened up yet, so I stand a good chance of getting some silicone grease or vegetable oil or something like that to worm its way along the metal; ... a good squirt or two of whatever might well make its way along the bar... And the bottom row of fastening points are driven through concrete that has already set for a month (the layer on which Mark is working in the top photo..... and so should be easy to withdraw, and squirt foam through. Which leaves a fighting chance of being able to withdraw most of the bars. @JSHarris, How long can I leave the bars in before concrete grips too hard to withdraw the bar?
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    Or some simple electrical conduit would do.... my head's fizzing
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    Been out and had a closer look at everything. Piccies to follow soon. State visit from friends - and lunch - intervenes
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    Arghhhhhhhhhh. The wall was plumb before we shuttered it. But thanks for the nudge. I'll go and check the bits that we have already shuttered now. Like right now.
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    Hmmm, probably not, but I have do have a very curious cat. I'll try and persuade him. I've just emailed the MD of Durisol to see what's what on this one.
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    Quite a few of the bits of threaded bar are already in: I don't suppose I could use WD40 spray to the same effect could I? It would save a good few hours' work. I'm thinking that simply removing one set of braces from one side would expose the threaded bar partially. And being able to spray a good size gobbit of WD40 along the bar would help a good deal. I'm on my own on site until they come to pour on Monday......
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    You seem to suggest you both clamp the inner nut (in a drill chuck) and put a spanner on the same nut.... or have I got the wrong end of the nut, as it were?
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    They have no recommendations because shuttering is not normally needed. Normally.
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    You lot are brilliant. Thanks so very much indeed. I lost a good deal of sleep about this last night. I wish I'd posted this earlier................ Now, only got 60 studs to take out, grease and replace before we pour on Monday.
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