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Software
- ARPCalc: a powerful reverse polish calculator.
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Useful Tools and Notes
- Google Maps to GPX: a tool to create route plans for your GPS with Google Maps.
- GEMF Format: a format for efficiently storing map tiles for use off-line on smart phones with FAT32 or similar file systems.
- Ebay Seller Blacklist: a browser plug-in to allow you to blacklist bad ebay sellers.

Chunky Planter Build Process

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4/12/2021

The planter's been under a tarpaulin for more than a month and I thought it was time to pull my finger out and get on with it as the weather was looking okay. I took it apart today and gave all the cut surfaces a coat of Ronseal End Grain protector. I really wasn't expecting it to be bright blue!

Hopefully the decking stain that's going on afterwards will cover up that blue colour; otherwise I'm not sure what I'll do!

At the moment, my plan is to do a coat of decking stain as I assemble it. That will mean assembling it while the stain is wet but gives me somewhere to put all the bits while it dries. I'll then do a second coat of stain on the whole assembled planter. If anyone can tell me why that's a really bad idea, then please do so (but preferably before tomorrow!)

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