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Old 17th July 2010, 03:52 PM
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Well I took the first big step yesterday, and ordered 6x6mtr lengths of 25x25 box and 3x6mtr lengths of 19x19 box to be delivered on Monday morning for a delivered price of £118 from a company called F.W.B. Cymru

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Old 17th July 2010, 08:52 PM
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Ooooh, it will start to get exciting soon. Sounds like a pretty good price on the steel. Hope you enjoy your build as much as I am enjoying mine.
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Old 17th July 2010, 08:53 PM
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Good luck. Keep us updated
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Old 17th July 2010, 10:01 PM
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Am really looking forward to getting it started, the only problem I have is that I am a bit of a technaphobic and have absolutely no idea how to start a blog so that I can post photos any help would be greatfully recieved

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Old 17th July 2010, 10:24 PM
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try www.blog.com

not straight forward but if you blunder arround a bit you will work it out.
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Old 17th July 2010, 11:04 PM
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Thanks will have a look at that in the morning, think I have had too much vino collapso to try it now

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All the best for your build Arfon

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Old 18th July 2010, 08:52 PM
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Thanks Andy good to see you back as I anticipite asking many questions and from what I have been reading you seem to be the man to ask

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HAndy is the man Arfon.....

All the best with your build and welcome to the forum, keep us all upto date with progress. Some more build blogs like Enochs' would keep us all entertained on these long days.

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Old 19th July 2010, 07:37 PM
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Thanks for the good wishes have already posted a question on the chassis section, that will teach me not to have too muchtime on my hands that I look at the drawings

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