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    Sometimes things just get over "engineered" lol. cheers ~ John
    G'day all !Enjoy your stay !!!

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    Overly complex solutions always remind me of the PaperMate pen history

    During the 60's NASA needed to make a pen that would work in the weightlessness of space. They had to develop and ink of just the right consistency that allowed it to flow without clogging but be rapid drying, and then invented a pump in the refill so that every time you pressed the nib onto the paper it developed sufficient pressure to force the ink onto the paper. These pens were beautifully made but to offset the Brazillion dollars invested in this technology they went on general sale to the public. I still recall the PaperMate TV adverts from the 70's where a pilot in a biplane was using one to write upside down.

    The Russians used pencils.

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    Don't you hate that


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    I think you have done a great job on the door.

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    I ended up just getting keys cut for the old lock, then removed plates and filled in the holes with bog, and repainted the front and back of the door. Just to add another twist, just after I bought paint to match the existing door, my sister decided to change the outside to match (only when door is open) the carpet inside. A dark grey in lieu of the green-grey so close enough to the other flat doors.

    What a drama , hope I never see the flat again.

    Off to 's soon, I'll look at trailer axles whilst there, plus hopefully he will have something I can do for him
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    Make him a steady supply of cups of tea
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    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    damn, agreed with me
    btw can I have a dollop of Ross' honey in u cuppa?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Well I have arrived in Melbourne, a bit earlier than planned, but my mother is having an op so I wanted to be here for her. I'll be here for ~6 weeks or so, but as usual, just using my mother's East Ivanhoe address as a base and travelling outwards


    If you are travelling in this area feel free to drop in for a cuppa. Plenty of space
    to park overnight if you wish. Some interesting timbers in this neck of the woods
    if you have space.

    Enjoying your photos of your travels - well captured.

    Allan
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan at Wallan View Post
    If you are travelling in this area feel free to drop in for a cuppa. Plenty of space
    to park overnight if you wish. Some interesting timbers in this neck of the woods
    if you have space. Allan
    I remember as a young kid in the early 1950's going to see the gliders taking off from the top of Pretty Sally from the old Hume Highway.

    Take Neil to the top of Pretty Sally. He will enjoy the fabulous views.

    Graham

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    Sorry Allan, I'm already in Melbourne at 's, but I may go back to Murchinson soon to collect some more Osage Orange I collected at my brother's property (see https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/osa...1/#post1715526) so could call in then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gmoss View Post
    I remember as a young kid in the early 1950's going to see the gliders taking off from the top of Pretty Sally from the old Hume Highway.

    Take Neil to the top of Pretty Sally. He will enjoy the fabulous views.

    Graham
    Might take a couple of photos over next day or so and put on here. It may
    entice Neil to visit the area.

    Allan
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan at Wallan View Post
    Might take a couple of photos over next day or so and put on here. It may
    entice Neil to visit the area.

    Allan
    You have to remember I spent over 20 years in Melbourne and surrounds, so know Pretty Sally pretty well . I also remember going tobogganing there as a kid once when it got a really good cover of snow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan at Wallan View Post
    Might take a couple of photos over next day or so and put on here. It may
    entice Neil to visit the area.

    Allan

    As he already knows the area might need to take photos of some wood that is pretty rare?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Sorry Allan, I'm already in Melbourne at 's, but I may go back to Murchinson soon to collect some more Osage Orange I collected at my brother's property (see https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/osa...1/#post1715526) so could call in then.

    Feel welcome to call in anytime. Will PM my phone number and address to you
    to guarantee I am home at the time.

    If you are lucky I will show you my stash of Osage Orange which I gained from a property
    a few miles away, some Tagasaste (Canary Island Lucerne) from in my next street,
    some Lightwood from Wallan East and a three beautiful Red Gum burls for sale at a
    woodyard in nearby Wandong.

    Pretty Sally Hill now has different views. Homes are half way up Pretty Sally on
    the West side and an extensive area called "Hidden Valley" is nestled on the East.
    We have only seen snow here once in the twenty years of living here.

    Hope to see you on your travels.

    Alan
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