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    Silky Tsurugi for $49

    The title says Medium teeth but just a little lower I see "Size: 300 mm, Large Teeth"
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    Silky Tsurugi for $49

    CamelCamelCamel (price history site) shows Silky's store on Amazon regularly switching between $105 and $50-ish (blue line): https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B005Z070V2
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    Sands of Time

    I have used Google Earth's "Historical imagery" feature to see how my area has changed over time; going on that back to when you were last there and then moving forward might show you interesting things about when different changes occurred. On the Android app this feature is enabled in the...
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    Sawdust, a washing machine killer?

    ...and remembering to actually zip the pockets closed, sigh
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    Man dies after contact with live wire while trimming trees

    Sigh, another incident in the area so soon after the last :-( https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-dies-contact-live-wire-trimming-trees-lake-county-illinois/
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    Man flown after falling 40 feet while removing tree in Bull Valley, IL

    https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2026/05/21/man-airlifted-after-falling-40-feet-while-removing-tree-in-bull-valley/ No indication if this worker was climbing or in a bucket, or of their prognosis. I know some residents of that area and will update if I learn any more details.
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    Mysterious echo2511t issue

    This is the way I saw Norm Hall teach it.
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    San Jose aerial rescue

    Yep. Wasn't trying to imply otherwise.
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    San Jose aerial rescue

    From the patient's perspective, yeah, not good. But from the rescuers'? That doesn't sound too shabby considering it involved getting a helicopter involved and was a situation they probably (I could be wrong) were relatively unfamiliar with.
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    Eppel Epple hook pics

    ??? I don't understand those words
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    Air Cannons are not toys but..............

    I've been using a 24" barrel (with a homemade unit with much lower volume, not one of the Vevor / Skyshalo bead sealers). I assume a longer barrel will increase muzzle velocity, at least until the barrel's volume approaches that of the pressure tank, so I want to see what difference a 4' barrel...
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    Stump Cut Troubles

    Ooh, I like that! Gotta try it next time I'm working a larger stump.
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    Husq 540iXP brake band issues

    I'll check that out, thanks. And if I get the spare drive sprocket (what the band grabs) that I've been considering it'll be easy to compare 'em. "linkage"...from the brake handle to the brake itself?
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    Ban bamboo.

    Illinois' list: https://extension.illinois.edu/invasives/trees-and-shrubs And, unrelated to the quote above, "slippery slope" about <topic> is *exactly* the same thing as "society may not regulate anything related to <topic> at all, ever". Which is patently ridiculous. [edit: the above...
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    Husq 540iXP brake band issues

    I'll give it a shot. Have certainly had that succeed in other contexts. Nothing caught my eye during the 1st repair but a closer look never hurts. Just theorizing, however, I have trouble imagining what sort of defect could lead to this.
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