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Hi Andrew,

I’m in Adelaide and interested in this. Where would pick up be please?

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Thanks very much for the replies. I've had this wood for many years and it's good to finally be using it. My dad mentioned some time ago that he thought it might be blackwood. It does smell a bit...

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My Grandfather was a woodworker and wood carver who left behind this old timber. It has a finish on it but I've just ripped a strip and jointed one face.

I am keen to use it to make a...

thanks very much for the reply. I did make the purchase and have spent a bit of time playing with it. seems pretty good to me. Will definitely by you up when the inevitable questions arise.

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I'm a fairly inexperienced woodworker who enjoys the occasional day in the shed making furniture and renovation projects.

I currently have a 6 inch jointer a bench top thicknesser, triton...

Thanks for the replies. I have a fine finish tip that i haven't used before...I guess I'll just give it a go and see how it works out.

Cheers

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I've just made a bunk bed for the kids out of pine. I am planning on finishing it with satin waterbased poly. I own a decent airless sprayer (ie suitable for spraying neat house paint from...

My other concern was expansion across the grain as the shelf will fit into recesses, one above a fridge and the other above a window for a study nook. I was going to mount it onto an aluminium angle...

Thanks very much for the sound advice. I was planning on ripping the boards in half and making the finished shelves about 30 mm thick. You may be right regarding the strength - I'll give it a bit...

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I want to make a couple of shelves from offcuts of jarrah decking I have. The shelves will be about 1200 long and about 250 deep. I would really like to orient the boards with the end grain...

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I have some old (read crappy) furniture, a table top and some kitchen doors that I would like to spray to a half reasonable gloss or semi-gloss finish. I have access to a decent airless...

I have acquired some 60 x 35 mm battons and some 90 x 90 posts from a pergola built in Adelaide about 25 - 30 years ago. They were painted with acrylic paint. I ran them through a thicknesser and...

Thanks for the tips. I parted with the readies so we'll see how it shapes up shortly

Yes they are. So far my research indicates that they are pretty good but would love a independant opinion

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Like many others I am in the market for a SCMS. I have owned a GMC and a Ryobi and burnt both out fairly quickly so I thought I might spring for a decent quality one. I'm not a...

just as a point of interest has anybody tried one of these contraptions with very fine dust such as plasterboard flushing dust?

Thanks again for the advice and info. I ended up forking out for a new shop vac from bunnings for $90 and made a baffle for a paint tin in the thein style as suggested. I've used it to vaccuum up...

Thanks very much for the replies. I've found an old vaccuum that works albeit only just and give it a test and see how it goes.

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Ive been reading with interest the posts on these subjects and plan on building a mini cyclone using a couple of buckets or paint tins and a funnel as it seems many of you have. I intend to...

thanks a lot for the replies. I was talking about an in line water filter. I think ive come to the conclusion that my spray gun might be a bit thirsty for my compressor. Ive been looking around for...

thanks but im not sure what you mean re the nuts at either end?

Ive spent the day priming some original iron lace for my front verandah by hand and I'm wondering whether I'd be better off spraying it. I do have a 149 lpm FAD compressor which I have never used...

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My compressor died today. It was a 40 ltr direct drive used mainly for nail guns, chisels and a little bit of painting. I was thinking I could use a little bit more grunt but dont want...

I've been using recycled timber for a few projects around the house and I'm a fan of turning something old or someone else's rubbish into something useful but I'm wondering about preservatives, white...

thanks very much - I'd heard that the clay content in brick sand makes it prone to cracking. Is this true? if so, will it to continue to crack over a period of time or will it just develop a few...

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I'm having a crack at repointing an old bluestone house. The house is 125 years old and it appears the old mortar is just beach sand and lime (or something similar). Its broken down such...

Depending upon the width of your skirtings you may find that you need a sliding compound mitre saw...especially valuable if you want to butt one skirt to the wall and scribe the other into it by...

Thanks very much for the advice...I think I will keep my eyes open for a second hand job or - if nothing comes up in a short space of time I might find a home for a GMC....Just one more quick one -...

I've only ever fixed large heritage skirting and have tried a few methods. I reckon the best bet for you would be use a combination of liquid nails or plasterboard stud adhesive and nails and...

Thanks very much - there's a couple of good options there. I've used the Ramset ones before but was wondering whether they would be difficult to remove given that the plastic plug will presumably be...

Thanks very much for the response. I was leaning towards the Arlec - mainly because they are on special for $90 at K-Mart, but maybe the GMC warrants another look...

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I'm in the process of knocking up a canopy (aka eyebrow) to shade the front bedroom of my house. The house is bluestone with redbrick coins. I will get the place repointed soon so I want to...

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Thanks very much for the great info that this forum supplies. I've learnt an incredible amount about an incredible amount by just keeping an eye on things on this site. I am a keen...

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I'm looking to repoint all four walls of my bluestone and red brick house in Adelaide. I think I will get it done - as opposed to doing it myself but I was wondering if anybody has any...

To get rid of the paint go heat gun and paint scraper to get most of the paint off. Then to lift it out of the grain coat with paint stripper - leave for 10 or 15 and scrub with steel wool (the kind...

I've just finished striping my skirtings, doors architraves etc. Mine were Baltic pine covered with 120 years worth of oil based paint.

To get a good finish you will be amazed at how many hours...

Thanks for the reply - I bought a copy of the handbook just the other day as it happens - found it very informative however I'm a bit scared to try anything too fancy at this stage so will just use...

I'm certainly no expert but I do have an old tongue and groove jarrah deck at my house...The house is 125 years old and i suspect the deck is original. The boards are very weathered and like yours...

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I've just finished making this fireplace mantle from recylced Karri boards that I picked up at the salvage yard. I'm not an experienced woodworker so Im pretty happy with it (although it...

thanks for the suggestions - we'll give it a try

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A mate of mine has an old house with and old zink roof. He has recently replaced the flashing around his chimneys and obviously there is quite a contrast between the old and the new. He...

I can understand your frustration. I had a similar problem with a roofing contractor who was recommended by friends. They did an appauling job, which took almost 2 months longer than anticipated just...

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Hopefully I've posted this in the right spot. What I have is a house full of solid brass light fittings to install. I thought I'd hang them myself and just get the sparky to connect them. ...

I've been to otto's before, but not for a while. I'll check them out. Thanks

its a plastic ring that you connect to the tap. turn the tap on and push the roller thru. water forces into the nap of the roller and forces the paint out.

There's no need to clean the roller out each day (assuming you will use the same paint the next). Just wrap the roller in glad wrap or similar and leave overnight - should be fine for a couple of...

thanks very much for the advice - it is very much appreciated. I'll just leave the floor a while and then get stuck into it in a couple of weeks.

cheers

Thanks for the advice - I have had a look at the range of corbels on the web and seems there should be something that will do the trick.

It seems that making a new one will be better than a...

Thanks very much for the responses - particularly given it's good news - I sincerely hope you are correct.

The reason I used turps was because I figured it would dry without damaging the timber...

still only one pic worked - no doubt operator error - here goes again...

Cheers for the repro suggestion - they are available here as well and they look great until you compare them to an...