Chaining up - Page 2

Nick Hearne · 17 October 2005, 15:01

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Originally Posted by Scary Des

I'm 6' and 16.5 stone, Trust me, it's easy

So the diet is going well

Scary Des · 17 October 2005, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Nick Hearne

So the diet is going well

Yep I used to be 6’2”

Des

roycruse · 17 October 2005, 15:09

All this talk of £60 per meter chain etc

But at the end of the day wont an 18v cordless angle grinder just go through any metal chain in less than 30 seconds with the appropriate cutting disc regardless of cost per meter ???

codprawn · 17 October 2005, 15:11

There is no way anyone can get the same leverage inside a vehicle than when something is being pushed down on from above onto the ground.

Maybe you are some sort of contortionist as well?????

To be honest though what DOES worry me about any of these things is what happens if someone come along with a rechargable angle grinder???

codprawn · 17 October 2005, 15:12

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Originally Posted by roycruse

All this talk of £60 per meter chain etc

But at the end of the day wont an 18v cordless angle grinder just go through any metal chain in less than 30 seconds with the appropriate cutting disc regardless of cost per meter ???

My God I can't believe you just posted that - I should type faster!!!

jwalker · 17 October 2005, 15:17

Don't give the fekkrs any ideas!

codprawn · 17 October 2005, 15:21

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Originally Posted by jwalker

Don't give the fekkrs any ideas!

I am really suprised that there are very few cordless angle grinders about - you can pick everything else up cheap as hell - bought a mains 4.5" one from Makro other day for £4.50 - with all the cordless tools on offer why no angle grinders???

Thanks God though - nothing would be safe - maybe the manufacturers have a gentleman's agreement not to produce them - will only be a matter of time though!!!

Only saving grace is the shower of sparks they make - pretty obvious at night!!!

Scary Des · 17 October 2005, 15:27

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Originally Posted by codprawn

........with all the cordless tools on offer why no angle grinders???

Thanks God though - nothing would be safe - maybe the manufacturers have a gentleman's agreement not to produce them - will only be a matter of time though!!!

You can’t really get the grunt out of the batteries that you would need for a useful grinder

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Originally Posted by codprawn

........ maybe the manufacturers have a gentleman's agreement not to produce them...

Yeh right that would happen

Des

jwalker · 17 October 2005, 15:30

Shhhhhh, I said don't give em any ideas.

Jono · 17 October 2005, 15:33

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Originally Posted by codprawn

..- with all the cordless tools on offer why no angle grinders???

Look harder....DeWalt, Bosch. Makita....

tcwozere · 17 October 2005, 15:34

A chain is only as good as the object it's attached to. Most marina's only have cleats on the pontoons, and these can be easily unbolted.. Failing that, if the chain is attached around an "A" frame, it would be simple enough to cut a notch out to release the chain.. If someone is nicking a rib/boat, they aren't gonna be that worried about damaging it when removing the chain..

Jono · 17 October 2005, 15:38

C02 freeze spray and a hammer will deal with it anyway....

codprawn · 17 October 2005, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Jono

Look harder....DeWalt, Bosch. Makita....

Cheap ones I was on about!!! Still according to Des they wouldn't work anyway....

codprawn · 17 October 2005, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Jono

C02 freeze spray and a hammer will deal with it anyway....

You need to go a lot colder than that!!! Couple of years ago thieves in Port Talbot steel works were using liquid nitrogen!!!

Jono · 17 October 2005, 15:56

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Cheap ones I was on about!!! Still according to Des they wouldn't work anyway....

You'll find our Chinese friends make plenty of cheap *Ahem* copies for you....

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Originally Posted by codprawn

You need to go a lot colder than that!!! Couple of years ago thieves in Port Talbot steel works were using liquid nitrogen!!!

Next time you have a moment in your hectic life try using a tin of lighter fuel and a hammer on a padlock....

codprawn · 17 October 2005, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Jono

Next time you have a moment in your hectic life try using a tin of lighter fuel and a hammer on a padlock....

What the hell will that do???

I suppose heating a chain or padlock with a blow torch will destroy the hardening - then a hacksaw would work???

Jimbo · 17 October 2005, 16:10

When I've spoken to people about securing boats, the general consesus has been that it is impossible to ever prevent your boat being stolen. All you can do is:

a) Slow any thief down - the idea being that the longer they have to spend getting past your security the more likely they are to either be noticed, or get jittery and leave.

b) Make stealing your boat harder/less attractive than stealing the one next to it! Scuff up outboard covers, have some nice pretty high visbility security, and hope they don't even bother.

There is no security method that is absolutely foolproof and can't be broken, so go for the best, and the most visible you can afford. There's also a fine line between not enough security, and so much security it takes you 2 hours to get your boat on the water!

The most humourous hidden security device I've seen is where a boat had 2 highly visible chains locking it to a fence, and a wheelclamp. They were clearly visible. What wasn't, was the chain connected to the trailer underneath the boat, onto an eyebolt set very firmly into some concrete. The chain was pretty invisible due to grass and such, and was about 3metres long. The idea was that someone got past the other security, hitched the trailer to their car, had 3 metres to build up speed, then totally buggered their towbar/the trailer. The chain used was about 2cm thick toughened chain, shackled to the eyebolt, and shackled round as much of the trailer as was possible.

Jono · 17 October 2005, 16:11

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Originally Posted by codprawn

What the hell will that do???

I suppose heating a chain or padlock with a blow torch will destroy the hardening - then a hacksaw would work???

Heating??

Jono · 17 October 2005, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

There is no security method that is absolutely foolproof

Oh yes there is....

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Make yer boat invisble.... that'll keep the buggers away.... if you can't find it they sure as feck' can't steal it....

Jimbo · 17 October 2005, 16:21

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Oh yes there is....

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Make yer boat invisble.... that'll keep the buggers away.... if you can't find it they sure as feck' can't steal it....

And then... you can never use it!

(Like the outside the box thinking though.)