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5th January 2010, 01:48 AM
Thread: Festool Sander Vibration
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No need ever arises - hand sand for the parts the...
No need ever arises - hand sand for the parts the Rotex 150 can't reach. Not an aggravational post!
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5th January 2010, 01:36 AM
Thread: Repairing polyurethane finish
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Concur. Satin (or a lesser gloss) poly is...
Concur.
Satin (or a lesser gloss) poly is good for tables with a lot of wear -sand either with the grain or use a good multilsander such as Festool Rotex type. Don't do this until cooler weather... -
4th November 2008, 01:12 AM
Thread: Todays milling - more lemon scented gums
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Bob, My friend, Crossed boxes for me as well. ...
Bob, My friend,
Crossed boxes for me as well. How well does this timber dry and mill??
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4th November 2008, 01:08 AM
Thread: Howdy From Oklahoma!
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Ok Lynn - So is that male or female - just for...
Ok Lynn - So is that male or female - just for the record!
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3rd November 2007, 01:33 AM
Thread: The Great Bessy Clamp Order 2007
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Martin Thanks for your work and advice. I...
Martin
Thanks for your work and advice.
I know you are not in a good position to provide the details of the clamp orders due to outside influences on which I shall not further speculate.
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3rd November 2007, 01:19 AM
Thread: Treated Pine for Vegetable Garden
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Patty If I were you, I would take all this...
Patty
If I were you, I would take all this unqualified advice for what it is worth! get some useful advice, and don't take me as a marker!
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18th October 2007, 01:02 AM
Thread: We're off to Germany
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Add: Munich - capital of Bavaria. Impressive....
Add: Munich - capital of Bavaria. Impressive. Take the train from there to Berchtesgarten up in the southern Alpine area. Se the eagles nest which was built for Hitler as a retreat. Hire a BMW...
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15th October 2007, 01:43 AM
Thread: Which Jointer - Advice Please?
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G'day Prosmart Beware the reply - "do a...
G'day Prosmart
Beware the reply - "do a search" (as doubtless you have done one already). And be aware that there is always something new coming up with various products.
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15th October 2007, 12:56 AM
Thread: buffalo seeds (lawn)
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Buffalo is a good lawn - provided it is a soft...
Buffalo is a good lawn - provided it is a soft type and you don't want to eliminate weeds by chemical means. It reacts dramatically (death) to many 'weeding' chemicals and can be a little abrasive to...
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3rd October 2007, 11:00 AM
Thread: Design for TV/Home Theatre
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Big Shed and ex-chippie, Thank you for...
Big Shed and ex-chippie,
Thank you for posting the pictures and sorry about the delay in responding - I have been otherwise occupied for a couple of days.
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29th September 2007, 02:36 AM
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I love the old style!
I love the old style!
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27th September 2007, 11:50 PM
Thread: Design for TV/Home Theatre
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Thanks Harry, Yes I have the centre speaker...
Thanks Harry,
Yes I have the centre speaker and wasn't thinking of two. I thought that more than a couple of people woud have looked at this before me. (I've always been one to go through a... -
26th September 2007, 02:41 AM
Thread: Design for TV/Home Theatre
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Scally Thank you very much for your reply....
Scally
Thank you very much for your reply. The smokey semi-transparent doors work well. I like the style in general terms but haven't yet seen one which allows for the centre speaker directly... -
26th September 2007, 02:28 AM
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Substantial price 'discounting' does occur, but...
Substantial price 'discounting' does occur, but it in my experience it mainly occurs under the name of legitimate price matching for dealers. I have first hand and very positive experience of this...
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19th September 2007, 05:25 AM
Thread: Design for TV/Home Theatre
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Design for TV/Home Theatre
For some unfathomable reason, I am being pressed to show cause for a certain amount of ww bits and pieces.
We are getting one of those big screen timewasters and I am feeling a certain strong... -
19th September 2007, 04:55 AM
Thread: Worlds best Hamburger Patties
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Can't agree, Lignum. Mince must be high...
Can't agree, Lignum.
Mince must be high quality but NOT a very low fat type. A little fat is necessary to carry flavour and mix properly to a good bite consistency. Your selected quality meat is... -
25th August 2007, 12:09 AM
Thread: The Great Bessy Clamp Order 2007
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G'day Martin As advised in post 218 - I am...
G'day Martin
As advised in post 218 - I am still happy to be the distribution point for Perth. Have emptied the piggy bank to order clamps as well! Never mind the cap as I have one, but thanks... -
19th August 2007, 09:09 PM
Thread: One shot shellac finish
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Neil - As you say it looks and sounds good in a...
Neil - As you say it looks and sounds good in a demo. I have looked at your handbook and there are substantial similarities. The demonstrator however was undoubtedly making the claim that it was a...
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19th August 2007, 11:22 AM
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Hello Derek Thank you for the review and the...
Hello Derek
Thank you for the review and the very informative pictures. It is not possible to draw a word picture which conveys nearly as well as the photographs the difference between the... -
13th August 2007, 02:21 AM
Thread: One shot shellac finish
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One shot shellac finish
I was at the Perth Wood show on the weekend and saw most of a demo on a shellac finish - all in the one application. The idea is that one can keep bulking up the shellac finish by continuing to add...
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So, Wild Have you done a comparison of real...
So, Wild
Have you done a comparison of real output - mind you, this is coming from a fellow who's last effort in this area was to put a pair of super oscars on a Datsun 1600!
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12th August 2007, 11:42 PM
Thread: The Great Bessy Clamp Order 2007
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Oh - all right then. Bargains and lemming races...
Oh - all right then. Bargains and lemming races are so compelling.
2 x K30
4 x K150
2 x KLi20
Perth Pickup.
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10th August 2007, 06:32 PM
Thread: Carbetec are a funny mob eh!
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Shane --- Mate, Has it occurred to you there...
Shane --- Mate,
Has it occurred to you there is a common denominator in all these problems?
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10th August 2007, 11:46 AM
Thread: The Perth Wood Show (August 2007)
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I'm in for Noon Saturday as well. I'll be easy to...
I'm in for Noon Saturday as well. I'll be easy to spot as crutches are mandatory for someone recovering from a leg and ankle broken in 4 places. I have to bring my blonde driver/assistant as well!
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3rd May 2007, 10:51 PM
Thread: What's in an ideal first aid kit
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I always keep a nubile young lady in the first...
I always keep a nubile young lady in the first aid kit. You never know when or where you might get bitten by a snake. And it must be obvious to everyone that if you want the poison sucked out, there...
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13th November 2006, 10:39 AM
Thread: Shower pressure low
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I am no plumber. This however will work for you...
I am no plumber. This however will work for you with no tools at all.
I recommend that you sit on the shower floor to have your shower. Gravity will accelerate the speed of the drops and... -
11th November 2006, 01:12 AM
Thread: Meet and greet in WA?
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What a dill!
"Thanks for the vote Pete, but we are meeting at Kerry this time. I am very happy to host another meeting in a couple of months, one that Dingo will attend (Gawd help us! :D )."
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4th November 2006, 01:16 PM
Thread: Meet and greet in WA?
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Now come on! Why do all you fellas think that we...
Now come on! Why do all you fellas think that we need only one date?
I suggest that we take up Derek's kind offer - and he can choose either 11th or 12th. BTW Derek, I'm in.
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13th October 2006, 01:52 AM
Thread: Meaning of dressed timber????
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DAR means what is says. Dressed all around. Did...
DAR means what is says. Dressed all around. Did it say square all round? Not-on-your-nellie! Having just spent some time planing and thicknessing timber for a project on some reasonable equipment, I...
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13th October 2006, 01:31 AM
Thread: LeeValley Woodworking Newsletter No 1
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Mat I received the newsletter What do you...
Mat
I received the newsletter
What do you do if you have more coats than hammers to hang your coats on?
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13th October 2006, 01:25 AM
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So what is wrong with this? Sure he's not...
So what is wrong with this? Sure he's not particularly good but so what? It's woodworking, its his view of something funny - what is wrong with this?
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10th October 2006, 08:45 PM
Thread: white shellac
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Dear Ub' - you don't mind this universal...
Dear Ub' - you don't mind this universal Australian abbreviation do you?
I will try your advice this evening. You neatly skirted around the question of whether I was just incompetent or whether... -
10th October 2006, 01:05 AM
Thread: white shellac
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Bump. I was hoping for some response to...
Bump.
I was hoping for some response to Shannon's post of 3 Oct.
I am in the middle of finishing a coffee table with hard shellac and am also curious as to how to apply it by brush without... -
10th October 2006, 12:52 AM
Thread: Funnel Ants coming under the walls.
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Funnelly enough, I don't.
Funnelly enough, I don't.
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10th October 2006, 12:48 AM
Thread: Working With Wood Shows
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Poll: In Perth the show is Ok but not comprehensive....
In Perth the show is Ok but not comprehensive. The demonstrations are good but could be a better sales tool than at present. I bought from Colen Clenton at the last show only because he was clear and...
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7th October 2006, 12:18 PM
Thread: American measurements
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The principal reason the americans don't have the...
The principal reason the americans don't have the metric system is that they see it as French! :D They don't like the French, even less so over the last 5 years.
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2nd August 2006, 01:11 AM
Thread: cost of cutting down a tree?
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Evening Reybec Count yourself lucky. 1....
Evening Reybec
Count yourself lucky.
1. The cost could have been much greater. About 10 years ago now, I had a huge tree cut down on the North Shore of Sydney and it cost about $11,000... -
25th July 2006, 01:04 AM
Thread: Thicknesser help required
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Les, You got me. I am struggling with this...
Les,
You got me. I am struggling with this concept of not letting it pass! Whyever not if you have the 15"? :confused: -
23rd July 2006, 09:59 PM
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G'day Derek, Driver, Pops & Co, Saturday 12th...
G'day Derek, Driver, Pops & Co,
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4th November 2005, 12:14 AM
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Cork is definately the way to go. My method is to...
Cork is definately the way to go. My method is to buy a dozen bottles of Penfolds Bin 389 because they have really good corks in them. As an incidental matter, you have to drink the wine, but...
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2nd November 2005, 02:15 AM
Thread: The Lucky Country
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Good evening all I reckon you people are...
Good evening all
I reckon you people are getting old. Like me.
It ain't what is used to be like - is it?
Wasn't it much better in the old days?
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2nd November 2005, 01:52 AM
Thread: The Best Reasons for Buying Tools
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Derek et al The counterpart to this of course...
Derek et al
The counterpart to this of course is when your most highly valued other half suggests spending some hundreds or thousands of dollars on something you might consider to be next to... -
2nd November 2005, 01:39 AM
Thread: Sofa table
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Hello Derek I suppose I should say what a...
Hello Derek
I suppose I should say what a nice piece you have made. But I won't.
I think that would be an understatement. It has delightful lines and looks great, especially with the boat... -
11th October 2005, 10:59 AM
Thread: Are you faithful?
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Grunt Why the D50 rather than the D70? ...
Grunt
Why the D50 rather than the D70?
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11th October 2005, 10:56 AM
Thread: Stihl Blower?
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I have had a Stihl for 5 years now and it fires...
I have had a Stihl for 5 years now and it fires up every time no trouble. Variable blowing via trigger is always easy and I am very happy with its performance. Of course you could always go the '5...
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Good evening all Nothing is good enough for...
Good evening all
Nothing is good enough for this thread even though this thread is good for nothing. Nothing deserves an answer except for the following question -
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29th September 2005, 01:05 AM
Thread: Owner Building - YES or NO?
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Doubtless what the tradies are saying is true in...
Doubtless what the tradies are saying is true in their experience. It is a long while now since I owner-built in Sydney and maybe things have changed dramatically.
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26th September 2005, 12:07 PM
Thread: Starrett combination square for sale.
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They will sell you the metric set for the same...
They will sell you the metric set for the same price, but need to order it in.
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Just so every one knows - - This petej :eek:...
Just so every one knows - -
This petej :eek: is nothing to do with the original Pete J.
I am keeping a close eye on this interloper and stealer of names to ensure I am not verballed. :( -
22nd September 2005, 01:39 AM
Thread: Woodworkers screwdrivers?
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All right Auld! Let's get real. These are...
All right Auld!
Let's get real.
These are screwdrivers - am I correct?
(With all due respect to Derek and Col - to each of whom I owe a substantial libation and an offer in is in...