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    WANTED:N.S.W.. Andy If you are still looking for a #9 cabinet...

    Andy
    If you are still looking for a #9 cabinet makers block plane, Patrick Leach -- US tool dealer -- has an iron Lie Nielsen #9 with hot dog handle in his current tool list.
    Price USD $855 --...
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    the units we were taught when we were studied...

    the units we were taught when we were studied surveying at Uni over 40 years ago -- RIP Prof. Phil Jones -- were degrees, minutes and seconds AND Grads -- 400 Grads equals 360 degrees.
    I don't...
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    Rob, I have to ask, do deaf people actually...

    Rob,
    I have to ask, do deaf people actually "count" on their fingers to numbers >1,000,000 or do they use their hands to "say" those numbers in AusLan?

    i.e. do they count the digits 1, 2, 3,...
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    I attempted to send Adam a PM but had no success....

    I attempted to send Adam a PM but had no success.
    Adam has only posted once and I think you need a minimum of 5 posts before you can receive PMs.

    For those interested; Adam last visited this...
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    Jokes aside, there is a method of counting to 60...

    Jokes aside, there is a method of counting to 60 on your fingers -- and 60 is divisible by 12 !!

    and till the widespread use of calculators, there was a method of doing multiplication using your...
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    My 0.5 mm increment set was bought in Aus about...

    My 0.5 mm increment set was bought in Aus about 20 years ago.

    I also have one of those metric / imperial screw sizing gauges that give you both the metric and imperial drill size recommendations....
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    avoiding measurement stuff-ups is the reason I...

    avoiding measurement stuff-ups is the reason I maintain two near complete sets of rules.

    Metric, sized at 150, 300, 600 and 1000mm and graduated in 0.5 and 1.0 mm
    imperial, sized at 4", 6", 12"...
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    My drill bit set is graduated in 0.5 increments...

    My drill bit set is graduated in 0.5 increments from 1.0mm to 13.0mm
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    Hi Graeme I will take issue with this statement....

    Hi Graeme
    I will take issue with this statement.
    As far as I am aware, road freight operators -- i.e. the trucking industry -- already pay more in fuel excise than is spent on road construction...
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    apart from the numbers highlighted in RED, all...

    apart from the numbers highlighted in RED, all those numbers contain rounding errors


    :D
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    diving ever deeper into the definitions of an...

    diving ever deeper into the definitions of an inch

    by an act of congress in 1866, the US inch was effectively defined as 25.4000508 mm (with a reference temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit) --...
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    as a public servant who used to do that sort of...

    as a public servant who used to do that sort of big picture strategic planning such a system already exists with the Channel Tunnel.

    The Folkestone truck-onto-train terminal was my model. (Info...
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    I'm not sure how long your "bubble-level" is, but...

    I'm not sure how long your "bubble-level" is, but there are ways of determining the slope of your "flat" roof.

    If your bubble level is 1.2 or 1.8 metres long, just lay it on the roof and chock-up...
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    firstly, US spec semis are significantly lighter...

    firstly, US spec semis are significantly lighter (around 37 tonnes) than those used in Australia (45.5 tonnes for a 6 axle semi operating on an inter-capital route, and 68 tonnes for a 9 axle...
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    actually originally (in England) it was measured...

    actually originally (in England) it was measured in terms of barley corns, as in
    "three grains of barley, dry and round, placed end to end, length wise" (date -- 1324)

    the inch was effectively...
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    Martin Here you go 1" = 25.4 mm 1' = 0.3048 m...

    Martin
    Here you go
    1" = 25.4 mm
    1' = 0.3048 m

    working backwards;
    just remember that if it's imperial -- i.e. made before most of the English speaking world looking at you US went metric --...
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    Warb, I'm pretty sure that the Sydney-Melbourne...

    I've always thought that a return to trains for long distance work would be the best solution, but there's so much money tied up in the haulage industry that it's another issue where there would be a...
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    Martin sorry to be a pedant, but 2.9 mm is...

    Martin
    sorry to be a pedant, but 2.9 mm is measurably less than 1/8" = 3.175 mm
    5/16" = 7.9 mm a very significant difference

    :rolleyes:
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    Can I suggest that the existing Klip-Lok (or...

    Can I suggest that the existing Klip-Lok (or Trim-Lok?) roofing may be at too low shallow an angle for fillcoat fibre to work.

    I haven't looked for a spec sheet for the fillcoat fibre, or...
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    QUEENSLAND Mr Moon, what you have for sale is a CC mortice...

    Mr Moon, what you have for sale is a CC mortice gauge, not a double marking gauge.
    To use that gauge you set the pins to the width of the chisel you will use to cut the mortice and mark the long...
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    The lack of audible sound, apart from road tyre...

    The lack of audible sound, apart from road tyre noise, from a BEV or Fuel cell vehicle was an emerging issue when I left NSW government employment 9 years ago and BEVs were as common as hen's teeth. ...
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    I suspect that the existing roof sheeting is...

    I suspect that the existing roof sheeting is Klip-Lok not Trim Deck. The problem is that both profiles are designed for very flat roofs -- Klip-Lok is designed for a minimum slope of 1°, Trim Deck a...
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    Rob modern wire nails are made from drawn wire...

    Rob
    modern wire nails are made from drawn wire where as part of the manufacturing process a steel billet is successively pulled through a set of rollers till the desired wire diameter is obtained. ...
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    Hi Adam first post, so welcome to the WW forums ...

    Hi Adam
    first post, so welcome to the WW forums

    I suspect that your "cutlers rivet" is more likely 7/64" rather than the 2.9 mm you measured.
    Just something to bear in mind if you elect not...
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    Tony, I have to ask why are you keeping the...

    Tony, I have to ask why are you keeping the rubber tray liner and decking your ute with real timber? If it were me, I'd just cut two sheets of OSB to fit the wheel arches, and replace the OSB (or...
  26. IanW I always thought that Stanley (or was it...

    IanW
    I always thought that Stanley (or was it Lenard Bailey) started making cast iron planes BEFORE thread sizes were standardised in the later half of the 19th century into UNC, Whitworth, SAE, et...
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    developing a taste for lead footedness are we ??...

    developing a taste for lead footedness are we ??

    :D
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    thank you for this clarification

    thank you for this clarification
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    What I'm curious about is the purpose of the ~5mm...

    What I'm curious about is the purpose of the ~5mm deep recess on the underside (?) of the join.
    Is it intended to sit on a steel joist so that the joint is reinforced from below?
    ...
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    I've used a Makita dustless [saw] cutter to cut...

    I've used a Makita dustless [saw] cutter to cut 20mm FC sheeting -- it gave a very nice clean cut.
    Kennards have the same saw for hire.

    Given the low cost of the diamond coated router bits...
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    Hi Danny The following link was in my inbox...

    Hi Danny

    The following link was in my inbox yesterday.


    http://i1.cmail19.com/ei/j/D5/BCD/17A/192936/csfinal/28E1DCA7-E924-4451-9DB5-141A04652866_1_201_a-6afe2c181dfffd2d.jpeg

    Lie-Nielsen...
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    Being a frequent visitor to Calgary over the past 9 years, you would be surprised at the number of women shopping for woodworking related stuff at the Calgary store and the number of blokes shopping...
  33. FYI I just checked. The Veritas Round...

    FYI
    I just checked.
    The Veritas Round Spokeshave at $144 is the price in USD, not CAD.


    Searches from Australia for Lee Valley tools default to the US website. I haven't checked more...
  34. Lyle If I have the location of this offer...

    Lyle
    If I have the location of this offer "right", jpdv will be shopping at the Vancouver store, not the store in Calgary.
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    D.W. , NeilS and others reading this thread ...

    D.W. , NeilS and others reading this thread

    And please don't forget a person's exposure to silica dust that most grinding wheels give off as the wheel itself wears down.

    Silicosis is not a...
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    Perhaps not. I haven't looked at the cost of...

    Perhaps not.

    I haven't looked at the cost of similar sized cast iron Stanley planes vs those made by V&B, but I do note that the drop forged steel V&B planes were only made between 1919 and 1922....
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    Hi, I've a ski lesson at Sunshine on the 31st...

    Hi,
    I've a ski lesson at Sunshine on the 31st so can't meet with you in Canmore.

    I could possibly get into Banff on the 30th (Tuesday) -- our car will be in Calgary that day but the bus...
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    Hi Ian W Having done the "Workshop Technology"...

    Hi Ian W

    Having done the "Workshop Technology" course at Sydney Tech in 1974 and visited the Audi factory in Ingolstadt (Germany) around 2010 I can add some perspective.

    Cold forging sheet...
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    jpdv are you still in Banff or have you moved...

    jpdv
    are you still in Banff or have you moved on?
    I'm just down the road in Canmore.

    If you are looking for a decent coffee, I recommend Whitebark Cafe located in the Banff Aspen Lodge, corner...
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    Hi Greame, I'm not Paul but I think I can respond...

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    Hi Greame, I'm not Paul but I think I can respond on this.

    Hydrogen (H2) has a molecular weight of 2, compared to the molecular weight of air which as around 31. Air is a mixture of...
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    Greame, you are confusing He (the Nobel gas...

    Greame, you are confusing He (the Nobel gas Helium) with H2 (Hydrogen).

    The cost of Hydrogen is at least an order of magnitude less than that of Helium and possibly as much as two orders of...
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    Have you studied Sydney land prices recently? ...

    Have you studied Sydney land prices recently?

    Almost all land south of Munmorah is either national park (i.e. don't event think of developing a battery farm on it) or residential (existing or...
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    Hi Derek Can you tell me how wide your chisel...

    Hi Derek

    Can you tell me how wide your chisel is? and if possible who made it.
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    Frank, some words of warning. House paints...

    Frank,
    some words of warning.

    House paints used in Australia prior to about 1965 all contained significant quantities of lead. Lead is a significant neuro toxin.
    You do not want to be...
  45. Greame I "think" the preferred shipping route...

    Greame

    I "think" the preferred shipping route from the US to Australia is West Coast of North America - Korea (or China) - Singapore - then the east coast port of Australia closest to Carbatech's...
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    Hi zippo01, before you start with the hole...

    Hi zippo01,

    before you start with the hole drilling I suggest you get into the ceiling cavity (or onto the roof itself and lift the flashing or ridge cap) and find where the wires connecting the...
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    Danny, To the suggestions you already have I'll...

    Danny,
    To the suggestions you already have I'll add

    Krenov School of Woodworking [California] -- where James Krenov taught The Krenov School of Fine Furniture

    Inside Passage School of Fine...
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    Moby You do know that sort of banding is usually...

    Moby
    You do know that sort of banding is usually constructed by sawing slices off a much larger board, alternating the grain and colours and gluing the slices back together and then sawing the...
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    EagerBeaver Your plane looks like a Luban copy...

    EagerBeaver
    Your plane looks like a Luban copy of the Lie-Neilsen #60-1/2, which is a copy of the Stanley #60-1/2
    if it is
    the plane is
    6.25 inches long -- around twice as long as the block...
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    Hi Spin Doctor to my eyes those Bergs are 1....

    Hi Spin Doctor

    to my eyes those Bergs are
    1. not a matched set -- look at the differences in the handle detail
    2. not pristine -- look at the condition of the "shark" decals you can see
    3....
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