[GSBN] re tying half bales

[Carolatkn at aol.com]

Thanks for all your useful comments.
I think I must be too much of a perfectionist - trying with all my might to 
 re tie the bales as tight as the baler did!
I saw the clamping at ESBG and was impressed with the speed (much quicker  
than threading needles) but was horrified at how loosely the bales were tied 
off  - but then there was a whopping great glulam frame to keep the bales 
in  place.
A design with half bales can be quicker than trying to find x number of  
whole bales in the stack whose length perfectly add up to the length of the 
wall  - much easier to make up 5-10cm in the half bale (if your arms are up to 
 it)
I think I will give a little thought to a system that uses lorry straps to  
overtighten a half bale so that they can be tied off without too much 
physical  exertion. Thanks for that idea.
I think the previous injury point is relevant too. Over the past 18 months  
I have applied nearly 200m2 first coat lime and clay plaster by hand,  
taking a lot of care to push it well into the bale. That's a lot of lower arm  
use - the last bale tying I did must just have pushed the old arms over the  
edge. Better revisit the spray plastering threads of late too!
 
thanks
Carol - arms still throbbing - Atkinson
 
 
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