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    So I bought a Chromecast with Google TV and set it up.

    While setting up it installed the apps we use and my wife’s favourites and preferences off her IPad (I assume, as that’s what I was using to...
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    I think Pippin88 has pretty much answered it for...

    I think Pippin88 has pretty much answered it for us, and I don’t doubt he’s correct, so we’ll be buying the Chromecast with Google tv.

    Thanks for the offer of the old Chromecast too but I think...
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    Ok, I can wait. Thanks But in the meantime,...

    Ok, I can wait.

    Thanks

    But in the meantime, am I right in thinking your current understanding is that we could use Chromecast With Google TV to watch, say, the SBS On Demand or ABC IView app...
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    Can someone plain Chromecast to me

    I’ve listened to numerous instructional videos but still can’t get an answer to this question. Can someone with experience of the Chromecast which Google TV product please answer this for me.

    We...
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    Tossed

    Tossed
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    Fix or chuck these two ROS

    Hi. I have two Bosch PEX random orbital sanders with problems and I’m trying to work out what to do with them.

    They both have the same problem. Turn them on and they get up to full revs quickly,...
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    Distinguishing treated timber from nontreated

    Aside from the look of it, is there a fail safe way of distinguishing treated pine from non-treated?

    Reason is I’ve just picked up a small load of 90x35 which is pre-loved but in very good shape....
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    Finish softens with meths - what is it

    Hi. We have some mid-century Parker dining chairs that I’d like to redo. The finish on the timber is still pretty good so I don’t want to refinish, just reinvigorate. I believe they were made in the...
  9. Thread: Man Shake

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    I figured my main fixable problems were eating...

    I figured my main fixable problems were eating poorly and being overweight so in July I started
    counting and limiting the calories that I eat using a calorie counting ap. This worked very well and...
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    Or if in the business, a Morso MORSO F DELUXE...

    Or if in the business, a Morso
    MORSO F DELUXE manual miter cutting machine (N20005)
  11. Well, wouldn’t you know it. Just after writing...

    Well, wouldn’t you know it. Just after writing here that I never get emails from Temu - I start getting emails from Temu. Except that on closer inspection I don’t think they are from Temu. Probably...
  12. I don’t get emails from Temu. Maybe I...

    I don’t get emails from Temu. Maybe I unsubscribed in which case they honoured it.

    I do get bombarded with emails from Banggood and Ali Express. The Ali Express ones arrive 2 or 3 times a day but...
  13. Same here. I’ve used Temu a bit. Reliable...

    Same here.
    I’ve used Temu a bit. Reliable seller.
    Similar to Banggood and Ali Express.
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    Yep, slip a tack into the head of the hammer,...

    Yep, slip a tack into the head of the hammer, then bang it down.

    Upholstery tacking doesn’t normally need great accuracy, and you often can’t use two hands because the other is stretching fabric.
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    i think that in the way this hammer is used the...

    i think that in the way this hammer is used the bulbous end is kind of necessary, or at least it would feel a lot better then without. I’m assuming this is one of those upholstery hammers that you...
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    So obviously things are different in the bush, as...

    So obviously things are different in the bush, as one would expect.

    We also had a staged development, but to move into stage 1 it had to be finished in its entirety - a home within a home. Then it...
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    Nice to hear you’re getting so close to moving...

    Nice to hear you’re getting so close to moving in, but no mention of an Occupation Certificate. Are you required to get one ? If so it may be good to exercise some caution in terms of making move-in...
  18. Yep, that’s significant. Thanks Arron

    Yep, that’s significant.
    Thanks
    Arron
  19. Related question

    This raises a question about firing things. If charcoal burns at approx 1000 degrees c, if I have that charcoal burning in a chamber can I raise the temperature of the chamber significantly above...
  20. Test run

    Well my thermometer and probe arrived a few days ago so this morning I gave it a test run. I drilled a hole in the back of a hibachi barbecue - a bit too small to maintain an even heat within but I...
  21. Thread: Handrail fixings

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    For good reason.

    For good reason.
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    Where to buy Lacquer - Mirotone or similar

    Hi. I’m wanting to buy some precat or nitro lacquer - probably Wattyl Stylwood or Mirotone Mirocat 3210 or 3220 - or similar. Just a 4 litre can or thereabouts.

    Anyone know of a reseller on...
  23. Ok, I bought an inexpensive locally-available...

    Ok, I bought an inexpensive locally-available digital thermometer. It comes with a thermocouple which has plastic so I can either read very quickly or upgrade to a better thermocouple.

    It’s a...
  24. Thanks Bob. I’m not familiar with these. I assume...

    Thanks Bob. I’m not familiar with these. I assume I would just poke the end of the probe into the firing chamber and place the meter itself as far away as the cable would allow. I presume I can leave...
  25. Reckoning heat without measuring it - pottery firing

    Hi. I sometimes fire small pottery items in our back yard using charcoal as a fuel. It works OK but the limitation i come up against is that it’s all driven by guesswork. I don’t have a pyrometer so...
  26. I’ve just bought some Blackwood from Matthews...

    I’ve just bought some Blackwood from Matthews Timber for a smaller table. Like you I didn’t want a heavy table (I’m 100% over heavy furniture) and didn’t want to buy thick boards and thin them down....
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    Very likely. A couple of years ago I was booked...

    Very likely. A couple of years ago I was booked in for laser ablation/debridement surgery - the standard treatment. In this procedure they scrape off the epithelium layer and then scarify the layer...
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    Recurrent corneal erosion

    Recurrent corneal erosion is a condition where a cut on the cornea of the eye won’t heal. The very top layer of the cornea (the epithelium) is poorly anchored around the cut and is vulnerable to...
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    In Victoria maybe, but in NSW there should be at...

    In Victoria maybe, but in NSW there should be at least a sewerage service diagram which shows the sewer line in detail. Here’s ours from a previous house we owned built in 1961.

    Stormwater may be...
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    Wouldn’t council have a drainage diagram of your...

    Wouldn’t council have a drainage diagram of your lot ?
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    ‘American oak’ is usually either white oak or red...

    ‘American oak’ is usually either white oak or red oak, but can be many other species. If it’s white oak, then Tasmanian oak would look similar enough for a shelf. Live edge should be available...
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    I have used Parfix PVA for years and have seen no...

    I have used Parfix PVA for years and have seen no indication that it is second rate.

    I would not be using 4 year old glue - just in case.
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    How to build cabinetry without end-boards

    Hi. Not actually a kitchen but placed here as it’s the same technology.

    We want to replicate the wall cabinets and panels in the attached image in our TV room. It’s important to us to replicate...
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    Or perhaps a sign of the declining influence on...

    Or perhaps a sign of the declining influence on the market of us babyboomers.
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    Just gave the punch a try

    I just gave Rustynail’s solution a go. I don’t have a knurling punch so used a 1.5mm nail punch which has nice crisp edges. It worked really well. Just one tap is enough to depress the ground as far...
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    Yes. I hadn’t thought of a punch but that sounds...

    Yes. I hadn’t thought of a punch but that sounds like an excellent idea.

    Just punch away, then scrape away the compressed and damaged fibres, then punch to a lower level and repeat.

    Thanks...
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    Don’t know anyone with a laser. Btw: I didn’t...

    Don’t know anyone with a laser.

    Btw: I didn’t realise it had to be mirror image. Good pick up.
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    Making a makers mark

    Hi. I want to make a ‘makers mark’. This will be pressed into pottery while it’s still fairly soft.

    Most are made from either fired clay or timber. I choose timber. Usually they are machine-carved...
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    Also be careful about fixing anything to a...

    Also be careful about fixing anything to a speaker cabinet as it may affect the resonance


    Edit. Sorry, just scrolled up and noticed it was an amp, not a speaker.
  40. Mine are about that size and I used ply base and...

    Mine are about that size and I used ply base and 19mm pine DAR sides. Work fine.

    You can also use these for a quick simple solution
    Drawer Metabox 320H 450 C15 450Mm 'H' Cream 30Kg Single...
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    Can you access the inside of the cabinets? If so...

    Can you access the inside of the cabinets? If so then, as the others have said, nuts, washers and bolts. If not, make a plywood dolly of the same size as the bottom of the cabinet, attach castors to...
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    Is the smell like nutmeg or some type of Asian...

    Is the smell like nutmeg or some type of Asian spice?
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    They are just standard besser blocks so 190mm...

    They are just standard besser blocks so 190mm wide I guess. That means I won’t get all the way through with a 9inch. I don’t mind a bit of demolition damage though because I will be rendering it...
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    Thanks. I have a 9 inch angle grinder. Do you...

    Thanks. I have a 9 inch angle grinder. Do you think I could use that with a diamond blade? Save myself a trip to the hire shop.

    Also, would there be any reo in the bit I’m removing and will that...
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    How to modify this garage

    Hi. This old garage is at the rear of our house. I want to retain it but update the front.

    The walls are besser block.

    My current idea is to cut down where I have drawn the red line and remove...
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    YEp, poked a pin in them and they deflated...

    YEp, poked a pin in them and they deflated completely. Oddly they were full of fluid, not air, but obviously just delaminating occurring.
    Thanks
    Arron
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    Another question

    Thanks guys. With the confidence of knowing I was doing the right thing I was able to get it out fairly quickly. The odd thing is that there are a couple of little raised lumps on the seal. You can...
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    How to remove toilet outlet valve

    Hi. I have a toilet which is slowly leaking water into the pan. I’m assuming it’s probably just a seal on the outlet (flush) valve that needs replacing. I can’t see how to remove this style of...
  49. Looking at how the ones you linked to are made,...

    Looking at how the ones you linked to are made, it looks like they use sections of solid wood and route the pattern in to simulate dowels.

    I would consider doing it that way before paying $24 per...
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    Thanks for the replies guys. My interest in...

    Thanks for the replies guys.

    My interest in these was mainly as carving tools. In many carving situations conventional rasps are of limited use because you only get such a short stroke.
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