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Thanks for your reply Michael

I will bow to your design skills and tolerate the flat bow. (The GIS is soooo tempting right now!)

I did some research and found out the pic you supplied is in...

If I ever get a PDR in the water thats her name ... 'The Silk Purse'
(or will it be "The Sows ear") :U

so I am tempted to just leave the design alone. Is the racing scene for PDRs very popular in SA?

Firstly apologies to Michael Storer who has designed the MK2 - PDRacer, a beautiful little performer which is popular worldwide. I receive my plans soon I hope, and intend to build one over winter.
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Has anyone any experience with one of these?

Hi all
I am extremely tempted to start building a PDR and have followed some of the builds on this forum. BUT the GIS is such a beautifully shaped vessel. (This would be my 1st ever build of a boat....

All great advise, thanks for your responses, especially the engage brain bit about spelling. The links were everything I needed.
(I wondered why I got some very weird hits when I googled 'vice').

I have searched this to no avail by the way.
I am looking for advice on all things associated with attaching a quick release carpenters vice to an existing bench (35mm thick pine bench top).
I am...

Interesting ... does it separate do you know, the oil from the petrol?

Nope, but mine was right about the wasps!

I shan't be 'popping behind a bush' during wasp season then!!

Yep great advice from you all. Thanks

Well I bought a McCulloch. (which I believe is owned by the same mob who own/run Poulon and Husquavana. The Poulon is EXACTLY the same as the McCulloch except...

I hate the thought of giving up on the Stihl but I can get a McCulloch for $250 at Bunnies and it is brand new with Warranty. The Stihl is already 15 yrs old needs repair $200+ needs new bar and...

Good thoughts. What brand is your Chinese saw?

I've inherited an old Stihl 034 Farm Boss from my Dad. It's about 20 years old and I've had a problem trying to start it. It had been sitting unused for about 1-2 years. It worked well once started...

Mmmm your right, needs to be internal fittings and re worth of gear? it's a lot to me but I would also put all valuables in too like watches rings etc. We've been burgled before and it's a costly...

Thanks Kody
I also found drug safes here as another alternative!
http://www.buyasafe.com.au/index.php?cPath=53&osCsid=33d7038567d090d2820ac9991ee2571e

Which would be perfect.

I hadn't...

Great thought, thanks. I assume they would be long and thin though!

I need a 'strong box' for some photo gear and have been looking for a safe to bolt into my wardrobe. It needs to be largish about 400mm sq and 500mm high. Blimey! safes are expensive around $600 -...

True Poppa
Sadly good Managers are very rare, yet I always think good managing is easy. 90% is being a good listener, 5% is replying and 5% is appropriate action (and 1% is bad math). Bad managers...

True. When I was a manager I dealt with issues as they happened. I reserved the yearly appraisal for a "how was your year" and "what shall we do to improve things generally"

rant begins ...

I am assuming that there are bosses, managers and employees on this site that have been involved with the performance appraisal process and would value your opinions.
I have just...

good site thankyou ... i'll stick to 'P' for Professional until I absorbe it though!

This may have to be a new thread ... but what did you tweak on your Nikon to make the improvements?

I'm hoping somebody will have been through this and can give me some help re property lines and structures built near a neighboring fence.
I live in SA so I'm sure the regs are specific for this...

Mmmmm, your probably right. Thanks all anyway.

I have been reading the other thread re replying to help given on this site (How do you feel) and agree that courtesy is part of (or should be) this forum.
This prompts me to write up a thought I...

Turning our back on the vulnerable!


Have you read ANY of the last 200 odd posts

Just a quick question Andy Mac. Is the edge of your mesh tacked on to the frame then covered with a further steel strip? To cover the sharp cut mesh edges is my guess.

thanks

Thanks Andy Mac
That hammer art is fantastic, what a great job to have. I'll bet hes expensive.
Your own guard is really impressive. Beautiful work. was that cold steel bending? I saw a bloke at...

Just wondering if there is anyone out there who could knock together a fireguard. Just a fairly simple arrangement with a hinged door front. Please see Pdf attached.
The sizes are loose but can be...

Look on the bright side, you can now go get a new toy :2tsup:

I bought my D80 here www.camerasdirect.com.au

They delivered in 3 days and they're cheap!

Yep, Softwoods did mine. Triangular approx 5x6x7M. Gabled . Delivered un-painted. $8000 inc Gov't approval, 2 gutters GST and Laserlite. Built in 3 days.
I spent about $300 and 2 days to paint the...

You may have forgotten this question but I was looking at old posts re photography. This site is great for seeing what lens types will do on your chosen body. Very useful.
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Hey Geebung
If you didn't want to build a bench out of the door (good idea though except you couldn't keep junk on it when you close up!! ... unless you glued the junk to the bench ... thats another...

Thanks to all for the replies. A great help. I had to rush off home so I have only just read them.
I will be posting the reno as I go.

Cheers

Lots of questions ahead. Sorry about this. :C
I am re-tiling a bathroom and shower cubicle and want to be 100% sure the shower walls will be waterproofed. The walls are brick and it's all on a slab....

Why not glue the swivel mechanism into position. Superglue etc

My dentist in Glen Waverley when I was a kid was Dr Payne!
My woodwork teacher at Mt Waverley high was a Mr Fluck. kids gave him hell.

Surely any form of rust preventer on your tool will ultimately get on the wood your working with. Wont WD40 etc muck up the finished job??

I guess I better get cracking ... but what problems occur from damp to bricks (on a slab). I would have thought they were fairly robust to damp issues!

Thanks Doogie, my last post was to SilentButDeadly.

It's got to be bone dry does it! Ok. Many thanks.........

Good point ....so, if I seal it up on the shower side, then re-paint the Hall side where the paint is peeling, will this just trap the damp in the bricks? Or should I leave the hall side un-painted...

I have noticed that on two interior brick walls, both the other side of the two showers, the paint has bubbled and is flaky. I suspect the shower recesses are leaking damp through the wall. Both...

I'm installing a new window to replace an old AC unit. It will be protected by a Pergola so what is the standard for fixing in the glass? Putty or Silicone sealant.
Is 3mm the standard for glazing...

Actually it's neater than that.
1x schoolchild to the power of 1x drum + water = disaster
:D

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the...

Sorry been away from the board (Gastro in my girls)
Thanks all, great advice. Can you believe I was laying 50mm wall tiles once and even got a spacer underneath one of them!! So I will be careful....

I have a large area 50sqm to lay and have bought 500x500 tiles. A friend has warned me that laying large tiles has particular problems in that, due to its size it's difficult to lay evenly. I think...

....Sheep Shank?