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Spot on chambezio. The varnish was indeed stored in my underhouse workshop which is always cool, and the rails are outside and it’s a sunny day.

Thank you for the clear and concise explanation...

Hi all, I’ve just applied the first coat of FeastWatson Weatherproof brand polyurethane timber varnish to a new timber deck railing. For prep I stirred the varnish (gently - not mixing) and brushed...

I admit that the concept peaks the interest of my inner-pyromaniac.

Thanks for your help Soundman.

I've decided to go with a saw instead of plasma. Three reasons:

I didn't realize I also needed a compressor (don't laugh, I haven't even learned to weld yet and plasma was on the feature list!)...

I spotted one of those at Bunnings. The trouble is that I'm running out of bench space and (more honestly) one new toy is justifiable but two toys will raise a suspicion that I might be enjoying...

Perhaps I've over specified? My design is ripped off from a fancy custom railing I saw at a rooftop restaurant. The thinner bar choices are 3, 5, 6 or 8

Hi guys, by way of background, I'm about to self-learn stick welding strictly for home use. My first job is a learning project to build timber storage racks for my mancave/workshop. The substantive...

I ended up using coach screws. Seems to have worked a treat, but haven't properly tested it yet. The pilot hole was ~5.8mm on an M8 screw.

Also invested in a socket adaptor for my cordless drill...

You're quite right. Just to get it straight, I'm proposing to use coach screws, but was wondering whether coach bolts would be more secure.

Hi everyone, my job this weekend is to fit a 16kg 9" woodwork vice under my workbench and I'm in two minds of the best way to fasten it. I'm leaning toward 75mm coach bolts screwed into the...

Ew, not wanting to hijack this thread (but totally failing), couldn't help but notice the remarkable tool collection mentioned in your footer. Are they in working condition? How do the post war...

just a bare concrete slab. Though I'm playing with the idea of putting down some rubber matting to stop my back getting too sore.

I'm beginning to have second thoughts. I don't tend to maintain a clean workspace - I'm the kind of guy who does a spring clean.

I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for helping me not burn down the house.

I'm thinking of shortening my 6m carpentry bench (most of which is used for stacking crap) down to 4m. In the...

My home workshop (10.5m by 4.5m) is currently dedicated to carpentry but I'm thinking of expanding into some light metal work. That got me thinking about a new workshop layout - ie putting down some...

These days I doubt they'd let you do anything but the drawer wheels. The others would risk liability for you burning down a house or crushing someone.

Its safety all the way now. Just this arvo...

That sounds like an interesting thread - there are lots of images of good beads and bad beads, but not much about the clues to look for in diagnosing a broken bead.

No criticism intended - I understand where TAfe is coming from and the old days of she'll-be-good-enough are well and truly gone.

Yeah, my sense of the TAFE intro class is that you don't actually get much time on the tools. I'm thinking that I might get a fair start by spending an evening or two watching youtube video...

Hi guys, not wanting to hijack this thread, but I have a related question...

I've got a one-off welding project (welding 10mmx70mm flat bar deck rails to C-cross section framing), and I'm thinking...

(obviously aside from the shop that sells the leather g-strings I wear on weekends)

What kind of shop sells leather?

By the way this guy mounts his vice (a model that is very similar to mine) with the inside jaw slotted inside a cavity hollowed out of the bench apron. In effect the bench apron becomes the inside...

Hi everyone, does anyone have any advice on the wisdom of purchasing magnetic vice pads?

I've just taken delivery of a 9" woodworking vice which I'll be installing this weekend and I'm turning my...

I tend to buy cheap for rare or one-off jobs, but if its a regularly used tool then I go for the best I can afford.

In terms of justifying the cost, I find myself dividing the price by the...

Do the instructions refer to a recommended RPM for the 30mm cut?

That's interesting - the videos seem quite compelling, like cutting through butter. Key selling points are no need for cutting fluid and only 10kg down-force needed.

From the perspective of my...

I'm not clear on the difference between drilling and boring. Is it that the boring scrapes whereas drilling cuts?

Wow, some great advice.

I'm thinking my Bunnings cheapo bench drill isn't going to like a hole saw, so it look to me that my choice comes down to having someone else do it (thanks PWD - and to...

Hi everyone. What's the best method for drilling a 30mm hole through a 10mm thick piece of 250mmx200mm steel?

While researching the problem I discovered the existence of step drills (and there's...

Based on the image I'll obviously need to take extra care not to gasunschluss the ausschnitt!!!

I've googled the model number and found a much more readily understandable image in German.

I'll start with the smallest likely hole and work upward.

Thanks for your help everyone.

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Hi guys, I'm having trouble interpreting the dimensions shown for a really really simple task - cutting a hole for a cooktop!

Here's the diagram for the hole dimensions:

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I have two...

Certainly is! My calculation is that because the overall savings are huge and because I'm buying excellent brands then it doesn't matter if one or two appliances are dodgy as I'm still way ahead. ...

Yeah, I've been looking at the UK websites and can't find anything that screams bargain. I had considered bringing in some timber, but the AQIS hurdles just warn me off.

Hi guys, as part of a reno I'm importing from the UK a container load of whitegoods and furniture etc (saving 50%+ even after freight and import costs!). I've only used about 2/3rds of the 20ft...

I like what I'm hearing. Does it need priming for the glue, or can I glue right on to it?

Oops my omission - the floor is of course on joists resting on bearers resting on piers. The RSJ is a bearer for a section of the floor area. Chipboard measures at 19mm, and the joists are 550mm...

Hi everyone, I have a chipboard floor on to which I want to glue some 1/2 thickness overlay timber flooring. But the floor isn't level.

The total area is some 7m x 5m. There are a number of...

Oh, while I'm thinking about it, if I were advertising it for an audience that doesn't see this kind of show very often, I think I'd promote not simply that there is a show, but the types of...

I visited the Hobart show on the Friday (thinking I'd be able to avoid the crowds, but sounds like that wasn't a problem).

Never having been to such a show, but I did have some expectations. I...

I'd appreciate some help as well. I'm having problems making a decision because I have no direct experience with table saws and I will have to buy mail order (I'm in Hobart and I can't find much of...

I bought a few of the early issues of the Family Handyman when it was construction oriented (albeit recycled from a sister publication in the US), but it quickly changed into a more general mag -...

Last night I took delivery of a 260mm angle grinder off of ebay - but I'll be buggered if I know what to do with it as I already have a more reasonably sized angle grinder that's perfectly good. ...

Oh, and another thing, because the stress on the hinges is greater, select hinges made of the hardest metal.

I suppose the only advice I can provide to the initial question is to be aware that a parliament hinge will pull on the frame, so make sure the screws holding the hinge to the frame go deep.

I'm probably being a bit unfair on the carpenters - they were subbies for the coy that sold me the doors. Their instructions were to install the doors in the old frames with a bit of additional...

I had some parliament hinged patio doors fitted by a contractor last month. I felt a bit odd using a contractor just for fitting some doors, but by the end of the experience I was so happy it wasn't...

You've all convinced me - I'll give it a go and damn my neck!

For those who asked, its a mid-70s era brick veneer. The wall gyprock is 10mm, so I guess the ceiling is the same.

Thanks also...

Hi, I'm about to replace my old style incandecent embedded downlights (10 of them) with embedded halogens. The halogens will need to be installed in different places on the ceilings so I'll need to...