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<DIV>Thanks for all your useful comments.</DIV>
<DIV>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!</DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV>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)</DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV>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!</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>Carol - arms still throbbing - Atkinson</DIV>
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