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  1. PEX 16mm pipe - Is Smart-ex same as REHAU 16mm

    Howdy

    My house has 16mm REHAU cold water pipe. I need to Tee into one of the lines.

    I cant find REHAU brand. Will the Smart-ex 16mm T fittings from the green shed still suit?

    The REHAU...
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    Thanks mate. Maybe I need to listen the little...

    Thanks mate. Maybe I need to listen the little pig that built with bricks
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    Insulating Old Queenslander with VJ’s

    Howdy all

    Just moved up to Toowoomba and rented an old queenslander with timber weatherboards and internal VJ linings. I ‘was’ looking to buy a similar place and reno’ it.

    But mercy this...
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    Timber floors - burnishing tung oil

    Howdy

    Is it possible or advisable to burnish a tung oil finish with a large oscillating floor sander?

    What I mean is, put the tung oil on, and while wet, run the sander over it to burnish it...
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    FINALLY. Sanded my timber floors!

    Sooooooo

    After many many years of reno's and building and woodwork, I finally, with much trepidation, bit the bullet and sanded my tas oaks floors.

    For some reason I had developed this phobia -...
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    Hey Woodpixel Agree 100% with treating drug...

    Hey Woodpixel

    Agree 100% with treating drug addiction as a health issue, and legalisation takes the criminality out of it.

    Disagree with your suggestion that police and politicians are involved...
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    Thanks Yvan. Will keep that in mind. Fuzzie...

    Thanks Yvan. Will keep that in mind.

    Fuzzie you are a real party pooper LOL. :)

    Plus I imagine NSW will hit us with some sort of tax if we sell post rental.

    Lance, thanks for your...
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    Hi Beardy Thanks for your reply. We can...

    Hi Beardy

    Thanks for your reply.

    We can finance the repayments even at the full mortgage repayments on 80%.

    Cheers

    Homer
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    Using home equity question

    Howdy

    I have an online meeting with the bank on Thursday but wanted some info before so I dont sound like a dill and understand the process a bit.


    Here’s the scenario.

    Say our house is...
  10. Thanks Log Dog. Will check it out. Sent...

    Thanks Log Dog. Will check it out.


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  11. You had me at ‘hinterland’ … That’s what i am...

    You had me at ‘hinterland’ …

    That’s what i am after :)
  12. Where to buy SE Qld rural 90min to Brisbane

    Howdy

    On the hunt for advice once again.

    I currently live in Nth NSW near the beach and its great. But for family reasons we would like to move closer to Brisbane onto a rural block. Rural...
  13. Thread: Need a knee

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    Hi Crocy Good thoughts and questions. I...

    Hi Crocy

    Good thoughts and questions.

    I cannot kneel on my replacement comfortably as it feels like the flesh is getting squished against the steel of the implant. Which makes no sense as I...
  14. Thread: Need a knee

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    Well that is no good. The nerve damage in my...

    Well that is no good. The nerve damage in my knee is worse and I am about to have injections into the nerves under ultrasound which may work. I will advise if it works or not.

    There is a...
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    Thanks all Advice really appreciated. I...

    Thanks all

    Advice really appreciated.

    I have to get some external work approved so will add removal of this wall to the plans. A lintel will be fine, as there is another one on the opposite...
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    Is this a structural internal wall

    Howdy everyone

    Is it possible to tell if the wall marked on these plans is structural or not?

    Kindest regards

    Homer
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  17. Thread: Need a knee

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    Hi Allan, Sad to hear that your TKR is not the...

    Hi Allan,

    Sad to hear that your TKR is not the best. I have recently had all sorts of trials and tribulations with my TKR, the outcomes are not always great.

    I had mine replaced exactly 2...
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    Thanks Thumbsucker. Will spend the next few...

    Thanks Thumbsucker. Will spend the next few weeks while off my feet reading the links!
  19. Thread: Air B&B

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    Glad you had a good experience. My sons just...

    Glad you had a good experience.

    My sons just came back from Japan and hit a snag the day before they were due to check in at Osaka.

    Typhoon caused their bnb to be flooded and the host offered...
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    Super proud of Son

    Thanks guys.

    When I went to high school there was never an inkling of going to university and I later wished I had. So three years ago I started a Macquarie Uni arts degree through open...
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    Super proud of Son

    My 22yo son JP has just graduated from Uni with a degree in electrical engineering with Honours.

    JP is the first to graduate from uni on my side of the family ever. Both his mum and I only did...
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    Thanks. Will wait for Melany. Sent from my...

    Thanks. Will wait for Melany.


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    Thanks BobL I was aiming for 168CFM so 200 is...

    Thanks BobL

    I was aiming for 168CFM so 200 is a freaking bonus!

    Sweet.


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    Nah they have one of those new Big green ones. I...

    Nah they have one of those new Big green ones. I tried it but the chips would almost make it up the pipe but fall back down into the machine.

    :)


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    When money is no object.

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    1HP
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    Hi double D Are the comments killing it or is...

    Hi double D

    Are the comments killing it or is the organiser.

    It’s a week out. The website says there are 15 exhibitors.

    The website hasn’t been updated since October.

    “Exhibitor...
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    Brisbane Wood Show 2018

    I’m thinking of going to the 2018 Brisbane woood show on 20April.

    But the website seems to only show about 15 exhibitors.

    Is it a crap website?

    Crap show?

    Crap user error?
  28. Thread: Anybody Home?

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    Hi. Have you thought of going ‘Japanese Style’...

    Hi.

    Have you thought of going ‘Japanese Style’ woodshop?

    They tend to sit when they work much of the time.

    Have fun


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    No need to get a cordless unless you need...

    No need to get a cordless unless you need portability.

    If I were in you shoes I would buy one of these;

    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180411/57f41a480f9f9e7830f0bb2e0dd8def7.jpg

    $178...
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    Thanks all. Will add a divider. Though...

    Thanks all.

    Will add a divider.

    Though the torsion box base was intriguing.


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    Drawer width and material

    Howdy

    I am building a outfeed bench for the table saw and have finished the top and cabinet sides.

    It has a strange opening size of 1050mm wide x 780mm high, 600 deep.

    I want to put in...
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    That thread also had other ways to cut. One...

    That thread also had other ways to cut.

    One is to reverse an old blade on a circular saw and cut with that. I used this method on the farm and it works.

    Neighbours will love you.


    Sent...
  33. Thread: Council issues

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    Council issues

    With councils the best thing is to go and meet the appropriate planner at council.

    Show them what you want to do and ask can you do it. Most will help you and the process is generally faster. ...
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    Lost for words! Amazing. Sent from my...

    Lost for words!

    Amazing.


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    The answer lies in the intended use. Power...

    The answer lies in the intended use.

    Power tool bench?
    Assembly bench?
    Hand tool bench?

    First two can easily and affordably be built using torsion box design. Strong, never go out of shape...
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    So Ashamed of Our Cheating Cricket team

    Simply reflective of Australia and it’s “whatever it takes” attitude that has seen us diminish in the worlds eyes.

    Sad.


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  37. Today I was working away on the saw running dados...

    Today I was working away on the saw running dados in some MDF. Absent mindedly pushed the sheet with my hand at the rear of the sheet and missed the blade by about two centremeters.

    Makes you...
  38. Thread: Chopstick Box

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    Hi Bob I will throw a ruler over it and post...

    Hi Bob

    I will throw a ruler over it and post the measurements. Sadly that will be in September 2019 next time I am in Kyushu. LOL.

    I thought about the chopsticks myself but thought it too...
  39. Thread: Air B&B

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    Hi Ciff Your matter seems very unusual; ...

    Hi Ciff

    Your matter seems very unusual;

    "Something went wrong on the web site while we were doing a booking & we ended up booked into the wrong place & they would NOT give our money back."
    ...
  40. Thread: Air B&B

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    You make some good points Damien. I think of...

    You make some good points Damien. I think of Airbnb just like I do flying Tiger air. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t and you have to be prepared to walk away sometimes.

    Though Tasmania...
  41. Thread: Air B&B

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    Surely their sisters know the address?

    Surely their sisters know the address?
  42. Thread: Chopstick Box

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    Hi Homey Sorry for the late reply. The finish...

    Hi Homey

    Sorry for the late reply. The finish is paste wax and the handle is from bunnings - cut down and rebated into the top.
  43. Thread: Air B&B

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    We use airbnb every year when we travel to Japan....

    We use airbnb every year when we travel to Japan. All good experiences thankfully. Much cheaper than hotels and with six of us its really then only way.

    More and more are really just private...
  44. Dunno. Just does. Less dust with in the shop,...

    Dunno. Just does. Less dust with in the shop, more in the bin, when the holes are there.
  45. To control the dust once I run the blade through...

    To control the dust once I run the blade through I take it back off and drill 6mm holes in all the non structural areas of the plate and countersink them to make them smooth.

    Dust the gets sucked...
  46. Thread: Chopstick Box

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    Hi. The boards have sat for about a year. I ran...

    Hi. The boards have sat for about a year. I ran them through TS so ended up with about 9mm thick then thicknessed back to about 6mm.

    I use TS sleds at 90 and 45. Under the lid is a 6mm piece that...
  47. Thread: Chopstick Box

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    Thanks for the positive comments! Will put...

    Thanks for the positive comments! Will put splines on the corners but very fine ones. Might use a Japanese pull saw if I can get one here on the Gold Coast.


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  48. Thread: Chopstick Box

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    Just glue. Thinking about a spline in the box...

    Just glue. Thinking about a spline in the box corners.


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  49. Thread: Chopstick Box

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    Chopstick Box

    A gift for our Nihon exchange daughters family.

    Merbau decking boards split on the table saw.

    Ryobi thicknesser WITH NEW BLADES!!!

    Lie Nielsen smoother.
    ...
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    Thanks all. Sent from my iPhone using...

    Thanks all.


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