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16th June 2022, 08:21 PM
Thread: Milling Raintree questions
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A variety of thickness's is always good, some of...
A variety of thickness's is always good, some of the smaller branch stuff could be cut at 1" thick and then that should be close to useable in a yr, 50 and 100 thick are also good on suitable sized...
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6th August 2018, 12:17 AM
Thread: Storing and working large pieces of driftwood
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I wouldn't bother with any sort of disinfectant,...
I wouldn't bother with any sort of disinfectant, just clean water with the pressure washer, dry, stack and leave it at that.
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17th June 2018, 12:11 AM
Thread: a few pics
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a few pics
Hi all, just a few pics
1 dragon fruit flower, they only fully open at night for one night and start to deteriorate the next day
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27th May 2018, 12:10 AM
Thread: Potatoes and the no dig method
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Tyres supposedly have issues with nasties...
Tyres supposedly have issues with nasties leaching out of the rubber, the idea is good but I'd avoid. Pete
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17th September 2017, 01:51 AM
Thread: Two dust extractors in parallel
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Fans/pumps in series and parallel are both a done...
Fans/pumps in series and parallel are both a done thing, at the textile factory we made the air conditioning units with 3 fans in parallel, this is not an uncommon thing to do if you want to increase...
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2nd September 2017, 11:02 PM
Thread: Questions about a second hand set up.
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Well yes, I was just taking 10" of WC as a...
Well yes, I was just taking 10" of WC as a number, Auscab could well have 10" of WC with air flowing, the main point of my reply was to try to expand a little on why and how "back pressure" occours....
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2nd September 2017, 12:05 AM
Thread: Questions about a second hand set up.
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The vacuum is part of how a cyclone works, ...
The vacuum is part of how a cyclone works, another way to visualize it is that the fan creates an empty space by pushing air out the exhaust, the air that is outside the system tries to rush in to...
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1st September 2017, 12:48 AM
Thread: Questions about a second hand set up.
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28th August 2017, 12:56 AM
Thread: Questions about a second hand set up.
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Just a few thoughts from me..... Given that the...
Just a few thoughts from me.....
Given that the motor is 5.5kw, (2 pole=2900 rpm) a good size fan and a 200mm inlet indicates to me that it will have plenty of suck.
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6th March 2017, 11:27 PM
Thread: How loud is your generic 15 inch thicknesser?
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The thing that used to make my generic 15" thicky...
The thing that used to make my generic 15" thicky scream was if I adjusted the plastic chip scraper too close to the blades (which would have been after a knife sharpen), first time I turn it on and...
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6th March 2017, 11:03 PM
Thread: Bris to Rocky
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Bris to Rocky
Hi all,
Does anyone go past Yandina (nth of Bris) to Rocky on any sort of semi regular basis, 3 to 6 months sort of timeframe?
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19th February 2017, 01:07 AM
Thread: The Forum Express
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Hi all, it's great to see the transport forum...
Hi all, it's great to see the transport forum going strong and this thread is exactly what I was hoping would happen.
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8th January 2017, 11:35 PM
Thread: Santa must be a gardener
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Snake picking up tools???? Pete
Snake picking up tools????
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12th December 2016, 12:08 AM
Thread: A new Vege Garden being built
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Wire netting clips are what you want, look like a...
Wire netting clips are what you want, look like a capital C, there is a couple of sizes, put one clip into the pliers and squeeze closed.
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20th November 2016, 09:18 PM
Thread: I do like a bit of cucumber
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I do like a bit of cucumber
I cut this one yesterday....
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5th November 2016, 11:56 PM
Thread: fungas and acid
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Trimmings were mostly bottle brush that are...
Trimmings were mostly bottle brush that are planted on a lot of the road verge here in Rocky, broadly speaking tho I dunno that tree species would make a difference, as long as the wood contained...
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3rd November 2016, 02:03 AM
Thread: fungas and acid
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fungas and acid
I was ferreting about in amongst the mulch were I disturbed a patch of fungas, I decided to test the PH of a lump of it, they tell us that fungi produce acids so I was interested to see if that was...
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2nd November 2016, 11:33 PM
Thread: A few pics of the garden
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Hi Brendan, we had 34° here the other day, that...
Hi Brendan, we had 34° here the other day, that gets a bit hot on the old noggin, but it does mean I can be getting things going well before spring, last month of winter I had the first corn planted,...
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2nd November 2016, 01:32 AM
Thread: A few pics of the garden
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A few pics of the garden
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I've never had any success growing spuds, but this year is a little better, mostly small but still ok, next year I'll plant varieties that are available earlier,... -
29th October 2016, 10:23 PM
Thread: Perpetual Motion Machine
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If there was no friction between any moving parts...
If there was no friction between any moving parts of given perpetual motion machine once it was moving it should keep going, but friction is here to stay so nope, there are various means of reducing...
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16th October 2016, 01:28 AM
Thread: just a few odd pics
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just a few odd pics
Queen Anne's Lace flower with spirals
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Yep, Hover flies, good critter to have. ...
Yep, Hover flies, good critter to have.
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16th October 2016, 12:47 AM
Thread: Bandsaw Feeder
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Hi Darren, I have a Felder F38 feeder setup...
Hi Darren,
I have a Felder F38 feeder setup permanently on the planer, I bought it when K Rudd was throwing money about, from memory about 1K.
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24th September 2016, 12:51 AM
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I always buy brass hose ends/fittings, the...
I always buy brass hose ends/fittings, the plastic ones don't last, I've got some ends on two of my hoses that are still going strong after 20years, Neta rings a bell but I'll have to check, I did...
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7th September 2016, 12:40 AM
Thread: more compost
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Just another thought....if you have any concern...
Just another thought....if you have any concern re the leaching don't plant any root crop up close to the CCA treated wood, reserve that for above ground fruiting plants or flowering plants, flowers...
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7th September 2016, 12:05 AM
Thread: more compost
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A quick read of wikipedia suggests that the raw...
A quick read of wikipedia suggests that the raw linseed is the better option especially if it's cold pressed, any of the other have additives in it which well could be as bad as the CCA. The BLO...
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6th September 2016, 07:51 PM
Thread: more compost
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I recall a while back a story on Gardening Aus.,...
I recall a while back a story on Gardening Aus., they were talking to a citrus tree grower, the old fella painted the tree trunks with something white and I can't recall the purpose of it.
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5th September 2016, 03:21 AM
Thread: more compost
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My thoughts would be, What then is leaching out...
My thoughts would be, What then is leaching out of the plastic paint? I don't know. Maybe nothing. I guess a paint that was suitable for potable water could be an option but whether it stands up to...
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5th September 2016, 01:32 AM
Thread: more compost
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Sheet mulching, certainly a viable method, when I...
Sheet mulching, certainly a viable method, when I start a new area here I mow the grass down to the ground (scalping) chuck some green manure seeds about on top of the ground then cover with...
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3rd September 2016, 11:14 PM
Thread: A new Vege Garden being built
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Some serious work going on there Brett, but if...
Some serious work going on there Brett, but if you got to keep the beasts out that's what you gotta do, I'm lucky here (so far) that I don't have to fence out critters although not completely critter...
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3rd September 2016, 10:32 PM
Thread: noise reduction at gore point
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Yep, I think any shape/design that is not...
Yep, I think any shape/design that is not parallel to the fan blade would all reduce noise, whether one shape was better than another does sound like it might be an interesting project, I don't have...
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2nd September 2016, 11:19 PM
Thread: noise reduction at gore point
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noise reduction at gore point
Jcge is in the process of looking at a fan, fan housing and cyclone build, in his thread I mentioned the fan distance and the gore point and possible noise reduction strategies, I am in the process...
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1st September 2016, 02:35 AM
Thread: more compost
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Hi Matt, Good to hear you have got some results,...
Hi Matt, Good to hear you have got some results, I have read that brassicas favor a compost that has actinomycetes bacteria, I generally don't bother too much with that lot, too much hassle with...
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31st August 2016, 01:10 AM
Thread: first cucumber for the year
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I haven't seen a frost here where I am, mind you...
I haven't seen a frost here where I am, mind you I don't get up that early:B on rare occasions in specific locales it might happen, I had a quick read up on frost, some plants benefit from a frost,...
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30th August 2016, 02:03 AM
Thread: green manure
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The digging in thing to me seems like too much...
The digging in thing to me seems like too much work, it might not be as immediate a result but it's not what nature does, leaves fall on the ground, animals pee and poo whenever wherever on the...
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28th August 2016, 11:26 PM
Thread: green manure
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green manure
My no dig method utilizes growing a green mulch crop which I then push over (just walk all over it) and then cover with mulch or compost then leave for a while to break down, as the compost is not...
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28th August 2016, 10:52 PM
Thread: fungas and a larva
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fungas and a larva
Doing a bit of digging in the garden and I unearthed something a bit unusual, to me it looks like a fugas of some sort (if that's what it is) has colonized a beetle larva
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28th August 2016, 10:41 PM
Thread: first cucumber for the year
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first cucumber for the year
I planted a few cuc seeds back in early winter, surprisingly they germinated, must still have been warm enough, however during winter growth was slow with only a few new leaves, it's now upto 6'...
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27th August 2016, 12:59 AM
Thread: more compost
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more compost
You guys will get sick of me posting pics of compost, but here I go again:; I use a lot of it so I make a lot of it.
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25th August 2016, 01:17 AM
Thread: brown cauliflowers
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Also a bit of K def. looking at the yellow at the...
Also a bit of K def. looking at the yellow at the leaf edges. There is a high demand for K during flower/fruit production.
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3rd August 2016, 01:06 AM
Thread: Carpenter needing joinery help
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So it seems that you might be looking at making...
So it seems that you might be looking at making the door no heavier than the rylock hinge/s will handle or changing the ordered hinge/frame to suit the door you make.
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3rd August 2016, 12:49 AM
Thread: Cyclone options
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If you are looking at fan blade design the best...
If you are looking at fan blade design the best shape for a blade is the same as an airplane wing which gives the best performance but the most complicated to make, the next best is the curved blade...
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2nd August 2016, 01:05 AM
Thread: Carpenter needing joinery help
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I installed some gates that were made out of...
I installed some gates that were made out of 50x50shs and about 6m wide 3m tall, the btm hinges was a tapered bearing much like a front wheel bearing and the top was just a deep groove ball bearing,...
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29th July 2016, 12:09 AM
Thread: Cyclone options
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The fan curve for the B60 looks to indicate that...
The fan curve for the B60 looks to indicate that that size fan run as a direct coupled unit (2850rpm) is borderline for the recommended flow, the chart in the first post shows that there is flow...
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28th July 2016, 01:36 AM
Thread: Cyclone options
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A good old cast iron unit, there would be some...
A good old cast iron unit, there would be some noise damping from the housing when compared with a thin sheet housing.
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25th July 2016, 03:10 AM
Thread: A few pics of mature compost and temp stuff
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A few pics of mature compost and temp stuff
Last couple of days I have been getting ready for spring by spreading the compost I made back in May, I wrote a post where I talk about the soil food web and monitoring the temperature and moisture...
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22nd July 2016, 12:58 AM
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Just my experience.....The only time my cyclone...
Just my experience.....The only time my cyclone spits shavings out the exhaust is when the cone becomes blocked which is a result of the bin filling up, if a leak developes in the bin/door seal there...
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20th July 2016, 04:24 AM
Thread: Cyclone options
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Hi John, your height is more than likely going...
Hi John, your height is more than likely going to be an issue, my cyclone is 400 dia and the cone length is 3d (1200) so by the time you get a wheelie bin under the cone there isn't much room for...
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Sticky: Just cruising the forums when I saw Scamander, I...
Just cruising the forums when I saw Scamander, I spent many holidays as a kid at my grandparents place in Pringle St, I remember walks down to the servo/shop, the walk back up the hill troubled my...
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14th June 2016, 02:34 AM
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Hot/thermal composting revised and microbial life
Hi all,
I have in the past posted on hot composting where I have used just lawn clippings in the pile, the pile gets hot, I water it when I turn it, then in time it cools down, I then apply it as a...