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by Hydrostatic Dazza » Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:49 pm
GAP wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:45 am
Pardon my ignorance but what is SBR and Lanka571?
As Peter Butler mentioned
Styrene-butadiene or styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) describe families of synthetic rubbers derived from styrene and butadiene
Davco Lanka 571 is the down under SBR version that I could track down. Sold at the Big Green Box we have here . (Bunnings)
However some one down my way has discovered 20 l drum of Lanko 571 at 1/3 the cost per liter , "DOH !"
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by Hydrostatic Dazza » Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:27 pm
A few good hot days here baked off the white patches.
MAM had a positive to Covid, not bad, better today, Plod has no symptoms as yet, but still skipped his last weekend of driving at the Rattler. He is hoping the 10kg of granite chips will arrive today so he can attack the rest of the ballasting over his now free weekend while listening to the Aussies v SA at the Gabba.
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by Peter Butler » Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:43 pm
So sorry to hear MAM has Covid, I hope she gets over it quickly. Please pass on my best wishes.
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by FWLR » Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:49 am
Best wishes to MAM. Get well soon, we need your skills at planting the greenery.
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by philipy » Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:21 pm
Can't believe how much you've done in 6 months! Amazing progress and amazing quality.
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by Peter Butler » Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:22 pm
Ahhh, summertime, I remember that, we had one here, once!
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by FWLR » Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:06 am
Looks great. It has to be worth all the effort you have put into so far. I would love something like this.
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by steamgeorge » Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:20 pm
I really admire the way you've made the most out of the available space. I can already tell the landscaping is going to look very convincing once the greenery takes over
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by Andrew » Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:02 am
Looking great!
I particularly like the last picture, where the railway genuinely cuts through the terrain - looks just right, even with the overscale steps and water butt!
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by Peter Butler » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:06 am
It all fits together so well, picturesque and practical. I like to see road vehicles used for such purposes, proper workhorse there, just like mine.
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by Peter Butler » Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:45 pm
I wouldn't feel comfortable with that thing on my back, or even in the next garden! How you manage to achieve so much with such potential hazards around is just astonishing. I feel very comfortable digging around here in Wales, but that's due to fact that there is nothing here eyeing me up for lunch!
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by Tropic Blunder » Mon Jan 02, 2023 3:57 am
Ballasting looks exceptional mate I think im going to have to try something similar down here. Its amazing what a difference the little details make.
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by ge_rik » Mon Jan 02, 2023 8:15 am
Top marks on the ballasting. Looks great - both in terms of colour and size.
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