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29th March 2009, 08:37 PM
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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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15th March 2009, 10:56 PM
Thread: Renewing Shellac Top
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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.
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26th January 2009, 08:46 PM
Thread: How should I finish Silky oak
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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... -
22nd June 2008, 03:14 PM
Thread: Council Regulations
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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.
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17th June 2008, 08:21 PM
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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.
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29th May 2008, 07:10 PM
Thread: Bosch blue routers
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Gerhard, Thanx for your detailed explanation. I...
Gerhard,
Thanx for your detailed explanation.
I enjoyed the read.
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26th May 2008, 09:23 PM
Thread: Bosch blue routers
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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.
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1st May 2008, 08:10 PM
Thread: Drill press worries!
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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.
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27th April 2008, 12:55 PM
Thread: Install gate in paling fence
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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... -
25th April 2008, 07:51 PM
Thread: Veneering metal door
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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.
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25th April 2008, 07:34 PM
Thread: Install gate in paling fence
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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.
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12th April 2008, 02:21 PM
Thread: Stainless hand railing
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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.
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11th April 2008, 10:46 PM
Thread: Stainless hand railing
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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... -
10th January 2008, 09:42 PM
Thread: TS Undertable Dust Extraction Question
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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.
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2nd January 2008, 07:29 PM
Thread: Optical Character Recognition Scanning
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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... -
1st January 2008, 02:32 PM
Thread: Lawnmower carburettor aargh!
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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... -
2nd November 2007, 07:39 PM
Thread: split system cables
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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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30th October 2007, 08:40 PM
Thread: 6 x6m carport on the fenceline (Bris)
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pawnhead, :doh:Unfortunately, I don't work for...
pawnhead,
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28th October 2007, 09:50 PM
Thread: 6 x6m carport on the fenceline (Bris)
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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.
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27th October 2007, 08:47 PM
Thread: Metal over wood... a few questions??
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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.
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27th October 2007, 08:43 PM
Thread: Plug-in circuit breakers
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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... -
11th September 2007, 10:39 PM
Thread: Storage - When is enough, enough?
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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.
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4th June 2007, 08:49 PM
Thread: Toilet Breaks
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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... -
29th May 2007, 08:16 PM
Thread: Metal bandsaw ?
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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.
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13th May 2007, 06:30 PM
Thread: Work Shop False/Sub floor
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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.
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14th April 2007, 09:32 PM
Thread: White oak and mahogany computer
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Very nice. How do you keep it cool and quiet?...
Very nice.
How do you keep it cool and quiet?
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26th March 2007, 09:11 PM
Thread: Ducted Aircon query
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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.
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25th March 2007, 08:28 PM
Thread: Gimp help with transparencies
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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.
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23rd March 2007, 07:15 PM
Thread: Another basic question
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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.
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10th March 2007, 11:01 PM
Thread: Leg levellers - where can i get em??
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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... -
9th March 2007, 07:48 PM
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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... -
5th March 2007, 01:04 PM
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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.
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4th March 2007, 08:02 PM
Thread: small sliding table?
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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.
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25th February 2007, 05:58 PM
Thread: How do you cut your tenons?
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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.
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7th February 2007, 07:15 PM
Thread: shaping plywood
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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.
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4th February 2007, 01:34 PM
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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?
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2nd February 2007, 07:26 PM
Thread: Vice Location On Workbench
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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...