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    In old days you would stir up the water a little...

    In old days you would stir up the water a little and throw a handful of cement in there.
    The cement will head for the leak and set in the hole.
    Unused cement will fall to the bottom of the tank.
    ...
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    Doug, Looks like a nice project. Shellac,...

    Doug,
    Looks like a nice project.

    Shellac,
    Well, no need to seal, just put a THIN shellac coat on.
    Shellac is often used as a sealer anyhow.


    I have a suspicion that the "white" patches are...
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    Hi SuperBunny, I like to Shellac my Silky Oak...

    Hi SuperBunny,

    I like to Shellac my Silky Oak projects.

    Usually helps to bring out the grain in them, gives them a golden colour.

    Never done it yet, but I reckon one ought to varnish the job...
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    artme, I had problems similar in the old Pine...

    artme,
    I had problems similar in the old Pine Rivers Shire Council.
    Now Moreton Bay Regional Council.
    I let the shed building company worry about it.
    Basically if the shed company wasn't willing...
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    Yes it is adustable. mine was slipping. From...

    Yes it is adustable.
    mine was slipping.

    From memory,
    undo screw holding lever onto shaft.
    shaft has splines on it.
    remove handle from splined shaft, rotate by one spline position.
    out handle...
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    Gerhard, Thanx for your detailed explanation. I...

    Gerhard,
    Thanx for your detailed explanation.
    I enjoyed the read.

    lpg_falcon.
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    Bosch Blue Router

    I have a Bosch Blue Router.

    It has had a couple of problems.

    One I found was the handles used when plunge routing flex a little, plastic handles on a plastic body/chassis.
    The most serious...
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    Taper and socket must be absolutely clean before...

    Taper and socket must be absolutely clean before you fit it.
    Try cleaning with turps then metho then bang it home.
    If that fails try some engineers chalk on the cleaned parts.
    The chalk will give...
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    Tiger, You would probably get away with it....

    Tiger,

    You would probably get away with it.
    The concrete although set, wont have much strength for a week or so.
    So, if you vibrate the post by working on it, swinging a gate off etc, you may...
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    I have successfully veneered Stainless steel...

    I have successfully veneered Stainless steel sheet onto Melamine.
    I used contact adhesive.
    Did a 1200*900mm in one go.
    This was to create a slide out benchtop.
    Works OK.
    I think the important...
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    You got it about right. Dig hole where Post is...

    You got it about right.

    Dig hole where Post is to go.
    Clamp Post to Fence Rails.
    Drill and bolt post to Fence.
    Make sure the sucker is level.
    Put supports on with clamps or nail to the post to...
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    Yes, just match the threads between the nut in...

    Yes, just match the threads between the nut in the dynabolt socket and the Stainless Bolt you plan on putting into it.

    As for the dissimilar metals corrosion.
    Maybe there are stainless Dynabolt...
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    Don't know much about the stainless side. But as...

    Don't know much about the stainless side.
    But as for fastening to concrete.
    You can get a Dynabolt Socket, rather than a bolt.
    You put them into the concrete and then use your favourite bolt to...
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    I just let the dust build up. The sawdust tends...

    I just let the dust build up.
    The sawdust tends to form a slope of its own down to the extraction point and doesn't get any worse than that.
    So I tend not to worry too much about it.
    Occaisionally...
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    I cannot recommend a company. But. We do all of...

    I cannot recommend a company.
    But.
    We do all of our incoming correspondence.
    Abby Finereader is the OCR software we use, about $800 a license.
    We have 3 Finereader servers (Simply A pc with...
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    For what it's worth. I had problems with those...

    For what it's worth.
    I had problems with those wires on 2 victas.
    Mine became intermittent, bastard to start.
    It seemed to me that the problem was the switch on the wires.
    I have now removed the...
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    Some of the units I used to work on. Fujitsu....

    Some of the units I used to work on.
    Fujitsu.
    Use to put a Signal into the 240v lines between the two units to communicate.
    It kind of looks like a spike when looking at it with an oscilloscope.
    ...
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    pawnhead, :doh:Unfortunately, I don't work for...

    pawnhead,
    :doh:Unfortunately, I don't work for the same council I live in.
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    For what its worth, You will probably get some...

    For what its worth,
    You will probably get some sort of relaxation on the setback due to being a corner block.
    I live on a corner block in Pine Rivers Shire and my house is closer to the street ...
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    You could also rebate it and then contact...

    You could also rebate it and then contact adhesive your stainless strip to it.
    Cut it oversize, so the steel hangs off the bottom.
    Stick it on with contact adhesive, then belt sand the overhang...
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    Viking. Electrician did mine. Not 3 phase,...

    Viking.

    Electrician did mine.

    Not 3 phase, but,
    I have a circuit breaker in house fuse box.
    This has FAT circuit, going to the shed.

    I have a separate fusebox in the shed that splits the...
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    Backup

    How do you guys backup this size in a reasonable amount of time?
    What happens if you loose a whole disk?

    I can only manage to backup 1Gb per minute per Tape drive.


    Surely some of your 5Tb is...
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    I am not agreeing with asking to go for a leak. ...

    I am not agreeing with asking to go for a leak.

    But it would be courtesy to say, "just going out for a minute or two".
    Safety, and so when the phone rings someone wants to talk to you, the person...
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    Toni, Yes, BUT, you need to change the blade...

    Toni,
    Yes, BUT, you need to change the blade and the speed of the blade.
    In some bandsaws, mine for instance is just a metal cutoff saw.
    I have variable speed by changing the pulleys.
    I do not...
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    Raised modular floor.

    The computer industry uses a system like you want.
    Very expensive.

    I would suggest you do it yourself but think it through.

    We had a computer room floor like this a few years back.
    Roughly...
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    Very nice. How do you keep it cool and quiet?...

    Very nice.

    How do you keep it cool and quiet?
    What OS are you going to run on it.
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    Ducted airco

    Chances are you can use the existing ducting.

    But you may find that the new system requires different ducting to the original.
    e.g. Ducting nowadays is insulated whereas it may not have been when...
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    Gimp Layers

    It may be that your effects were applied to the background layer.

    When the image is indexed it probably deals with the background in a special way.

    Try using your layers and make sure you apply...
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    Where to start.

    You could clamp and nail.
    Or
    You could assemble as a T piece and Put the bottom of th T on th floor and Nail into the Top of the T.
    Or assemble as a Upside down Squared off U and Nail from the top...
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    T nuts

    I have successfully used large T nuts with cuphead bolts into the timber legs of the bench.

    You then simply use a spanner on the square shaft of the cuphead bolt to lengthen the bolt and level...
  31. Step up or down too great

    Fair enough with the step up or down.

    Our step up or down is in the Wet areas and garage.

    We may at a later date retile the wet areas.

    As our steps are in doorways it isn't too much of a...
  32. Bearers might be the go

    Did my floor with bearers.

    Only 19mm thick.

    It allowed me to Secret nail the tongue and groove to the bearers to hide the nails.

    I did seal the concrete first.
    I dynabolted and glued the...
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    Add on slide table

    I have one of those chinese table saws.

    With the same slide table.

    I also use a saw sled.
    I rarely use that slide table.
    I have to admit it is very tight on the nylon runners.
    I also feel...
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    I use either the Table Saw with a saw sled or...

    I use either the Table Saw with a saw sled or Compound Mitre Saw(Drop Saw with depth adjustment and slide) to rough cut.
    Then I clean up with a chisel.
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    laminating plywood

    I have had success of using thin ply and glueing each sheet to the previous sheet.
    I simply clamped the first one to my formwork (rounded chipboard) then glued the next one to it.

    You will find...
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    Electrolysis tank

    Jeff,

    can you explain how the electrolysis tank works?

    I am assuming you are going to pass a current through the steel to clean it?
    If so what voltage, what anode/cathode metal are you using?...
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    Tail Vice usage

    Manix,

    My tail vise I have found very handy as it has Pegs in it that can be raised above the bench height.
    The bench also has these Pegs.
    I am then able to grip, using the vice, Large flat...
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