Thread: What to do with this wood?

Hah, I don't do anything without ma Ranchworx gloves. I always used to jam my fingers in things, get splinters, lose my grip etc. Got a pair of them when I was moving house, they lasted me right through my brief (3 year) career as a labourer, right up until last week when I had them on mixing mortar. They shrivelled up like an egyptian pharaoh. So I got a new pair, and immediately friction burnt a hole in the saddle grip using a wire brush bit on my drill to clear rust of my second hand triton mk3, Doh. Still the best damn gloves I've ever had, and this pair will last me a few years yet, hopefully.

Gonna pick up some of that West System stuff with the slow hardener next time I'm at Carbatec. Might get some of the dispensers too, although $40 for a set of bottle pumps seems a bit pricey.

EDIT: Hey, noone has managed to identify that other timber for me yet! :P

Skip the pumps, you're not going to using it in that sort of volume or frequency.

Best thing to buy is a $10 scale from ebay - NEW 500g 0.1 gram Precision Digital Pocket Scales Jewellery Electronic Weight | eBay , zero it with a paper cup on it and mix in the cup. (Use them in a plastic bag if you are messy)

Buy some vinegar, too - it is good for cleaning up any tools used to mix the epoxy (prior to it setting...after that, its sandpaper time)

And you don't want to mix more than a cup at a time - the setting reaction is exothermic and in bulk, can reach temperatures of 350 degrees!

Originally Posted by vincentvega

regarding getting the nails out, can you weld?

to remove embedded nails i weld on a scrap of metal then pull the scrap out with a pry bar. the next nail is then welded to the tip of the one just removed. works great

This seems unlikely, but do you think I might get away with a decent solder joint? Cause I have a soldering iron, and I know how to use THAT.

Soft solder...I'd be tempted to make a guess at 'No', and it'd be more trouble than its worth. Hard solder would probably work, but if you can do that you can braze them!

Originally Posted by vincentvega

regarding getting the nails out, can you weld?

to remove embedded nails i weld on a scrap of metal then pull the scrap out with a pry bar. the next nail is then welded to the tip of the one just removed. works great

One reason why welding works so well is the thermal shock compresses and then shrinks the wood around the nail.
If enough of the nail is sticking out of the wood applying a heat torch to the nail also makes it easier to remove with a hammer
I found it very hard to weld onto nails that had broken off level or below the level of the wood. In that case if the wood is not too thick I found it easier to just bash the nails through with a punch. A few years ago I had to denail a room's worth of Wandoo floorboards and started out trying to pull the nails out in the end I cut the heads off with an angle grinder and pushed the nails thru with a punch

I think it's fair to say these joists fall under the category of "too thick". A lot of them seem to have had their heads knocked below the surface of the wood, but the pointy bits are sticking out the other side, and have just been hammered flush. Given that the nails are probably just bullet heads, I can probably just crowbar them out. Yay

Also, thinking about getting some Marri off of gumtree, to use with my jarrah, as I understand they have similar properties. Anything I should know about this stuff before I make a purchase?

For those curious, the ad is here, please don't steal all the good boards.

yeah no chance with solder. it wont take to steel.

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