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    To continue

    Due to health issues, bladder cancer, I haven't got past the under frame.
    A very nice person in another club I belong to gave me an old dawn vice from a school. I didn't want to steal it from him so...
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    Sorry about the other post. Here are the photos....

    Sorry about the other post. Here are the photos.
    my old employer makes doors and has in his workshop a 900mm wide helical head planer and a 2 belt 1500mm wide self feed sander and he let me use them...
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    Being a hoarder I can't pass up free timber and...

    Being a hoarder I can't pass up free timber and being a carpenter on demolition sites the opportunities are too much to resist. Especially when it is being dumped.
    15yrs ago I had some free cash and...
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    Another bench build

    My 1st bench I built was made in the front room of the first house my wife and I owned and renovated in the first year of our marriage 1967. It was made of 70x35 os Oregon frame with chipboard top....
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    Problem solved. I'm 90% sure it is jarrah just...

    Problem solved. I'm 90% sure it is jarrah just from older trees.
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    Sorry about the lack of pictures. I was in the...

    Sorry about the lack of pictures. I was in the shed using my phone and couldn't figure out how to send pics. I'll try with the ipad
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    confused about the species

    I hope you are able to identify this timber for me before I commit it to the fire. The one on the left I am 90% sure is jarrah but the other I suspect could be blackwood in which case, as I have a...
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    I am interested in coming. The only thing I am...

    I am interested in coming. The only thing I am working on at the moment is a new bench which is a bit big to bring. I do have photos of old projects and I can bring some old tools for show and tell.
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    When I used sellys I always got exterior. When I...

    When I used sellys I always got exterior. When I had to get more where the boss has an account it was parfix. In the middle of summer it separated to a more watery consistency. I don't like using it....
  10. many yrs ago before cheap 2m levels were...

    many yrs ago before cheap 2m levels were avaliable I made one for myself using a length of alu sliding door stile and the bubbles came from cheep plastic line levels.
    I still use them and the last...
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    looks like canite with plasterboard in front....

    looks like canite with plasterboard in front. maybe for insulation purposes or just didnt want the mess of removal so went over it.
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    help with nail ID

    first let me say I didn't know where to post this so if it needs to be shifted please do so.
    The nail is triangular with a flat head, 2" in length and was only used to skew nail the jarrah joists to...
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    For second hand tools try the port market. I...

    For second hand tools try the port market. I haven't been for a while but he was in the north west corner.
  14. Thread: ironbark offcuts

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    Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try.

    Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try.
  15. Thread: ironbark offcuts

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    ironbark offcuts

    I have acquired some offcuts of ironbark for my wood fire and although I have put aside a quantity of old jarrah for my chisel handels I'm starting to think the ironbark might be better. I also want...
  16. auger bits

    short answer - no as the auger relies on the worm to pull the cutter thru and it won't pull thru the last bit of thin timber. Other types, like spade bits and forstner bits rely on being pushed and...
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    silicone removal

    I also used the bunnings product to clean up and separate class to a fish tank and altho it took time with several applications to penetrate the thicker sections it did work.
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    Backsaw

    I have to apologise but I won't be able to make it. I just got back sat from a week in the Flinders on a sheep station restoring a pug and pine cottage and I can't justify the cost of traveling to...
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    After convincing swmbo I'm in if there are...

    After convincing swmbo I'm in if there are places avaliable
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    perhaps some one could contact hebo and tell them...

    perhaps some one could contact hebo and tell them how Adelaide is spelt:D
  21. Thread: answer me this

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    answer me this

    thanks for the reply hiroller, it make sense for the old hinges and I suppose the new brass are only copying the design as I thought with modern methods they would be machined not cast.
  22. Thread: answer me this

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    answer me this

    why are old (60 yr plus) and brass hinge leaves tapered. I haven't had to do very many in my career as a carpenter but I now have 40 brass hinges to fit to windows and although I can router the thin...
  23. employed a carpenter yrs ago and because we...

    employed a carpenter yrs ago and because we needed them got him to make a pair of sawstools. he did a teriffic job. The next day while cutting up sheet ply he cut a stool lengthwise down the middle...
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    i have had the carbetec version with metal...

    i have had the carbetec version with metal triggers for several yrs with no problems.
    i also have 4 of the bessy clamps that have the reversable switch so they push. the switches all failed/cracked...
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    so now that you have made it how does it...

    so now that you have made it how does it perform/keep it's edge. i would like to make one too and your method sounds achevable with my limited resourses. how did you heat such a thick blade.
    sorry...
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    i have had these for a long time. 2 blue sets,...

    i have had these for a long time. 2 blue sets, the second set came with a smaller set for 6mm rope which i have never used, and the last set are bronze plated for 12mm rope. i learnt to tie a truck...
  27. Thread: Hi from SA

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    Thanks for the pictures. I love the old stone...

    Thanks for the pictures. I love the old stone shed.
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    Workshop wood flooring

    I can't comment on the type of flooring except to say it has to be hard wearing so avoid the thin veneer types.
    my shed is metal so I insulated between the steel grits then lined with 12mm ply...
  29. Thread: Hi from SA

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    High from sa

    Pictures please of the machinery and your project in your workshop
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    Does it come with tweezers for the splinters

    Does it come with tweezers for the splinters
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    Now I'm getting excited

    Now I'm getting excited
  32. Nailed it. Nailed it. Nailed it. (MKR)

    Nailed it. Nailed it. Nailed it. (MKR)
  33. Thread: Stinky Wood

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    Stinky wood

    My guess is peppercorn. I cot some to burn in a slow combustion but I had to drag it out as the stink was so bad. It cost me $35 to dump the rest.
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    Grinders

    This is the definitive word "grinder". Not cutter. If you want to cut steel or stone or tiles then use the appropriate tool. As a grinder they are fairly safe. When used with thin blades to cut is...
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    New bloke

    I joined the forum in 2007 after buying the polishers hand book as I wanted to try to French polish a dining suite.
    To start with I was only interested in the timber working sections then when I...
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    sustainable timber

    Currently I'm working on a heritage listed gov job in sa and all the timber must have chain of custody and no timber is allowed from asian forests. but they made an exception with meranti so we can...
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    old marples brace

    the owner where i am working brought out this old brace and i am wondering if anyone can give me any info as i have never seen anything like it.
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    artisans of australia

    this vidio came up last year and I copied it to use at a lecture I had to give on old methods of construction and timber conservation.

    For the 18 min it played I had a rapt audience.
  39. Thread: mac antivirus

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    mac virus

    thanks sjt, I've done what you suggested and its all set up now.

    Thanks to all who took the trouble to reply. I feel a lot more comfortable using the mac now:2tsup:
  40. Thread: mac antivirus

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    Mac antivirus

    I do have a habit of wandering all over the net, following link to link,and now the last kid who uses my computer has left home, maybee this Mac will be more secure and virus free.

    Another...
  41. Thread: mac antivirus

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    Mac antivirus

    Thanks for the advice. I asked because I do on line banking and on the old windows pc I was always getting viruses, malware etc every week and I find it difficult to believe macs don't get them.
  42. Thread: mac antivirus

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    mac antivirus

    After many yrs i finally let my daughter talk me int getting a mac and after a settling in and adjusting period i kind of like it but the thought of having no virus protection at all worries me.
    ...
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    Braces

    I bought my braces from carbitec about a year ago . Top of the line with shoulder padding.
    I have always use 50mm wide leather belts and with my waist beginning to exceed my hips I was having to do...
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    drommond lathe

    thanks for the help. i have looked at tonys site but didnt know about a manual
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    Drummond round bed lathe

    The first thing I have to say is I know nothing about metal turning. I did make a center punch at high school 45yrs ago.

    I picked up this lathe a few yrs ago on a building demolition site. It was...
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    How do you age the saw cuts to the end grain....

    How do you age the saw cuts to the end grain. Wire brush perhaps and then some stain.
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    Interesting point. This would also apply to all...

    Interesting point. This would also apply to all tax reciepts.
  48. maths

    As an apprentice carpenter I was required to work out an entire roof including timber lengths and cut angles. All on paper using a ruler pencil and compass.

    I can see similarities in the way both...
  49. Thread: "askew"

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    askew

    still took me about 10sec
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    definately a pop. All the tradies use them but...

    definately a pop. All the tradies use them but any rivets over 1/8 go for the long arm
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