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    Liquid Nails skirting to brick

    Hi all,

    Just wondering if it is possible to liquid nails 87mm tall skirting to my brick/plastered walls?
    I searched and most skirting questions talk about plasterboard walls and wood frames...
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    Thanks for all the feedback. I had pretty much...

    Thanks for all the feedback. I had pretty much decided to go with the second one (the trim), but then i took another look at the tilers edge and the height. From the concrete slab to the top of the...
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    Floating Floor to Tile transition

    Hi,
    I am currently renovating our master bedroom. I have pulled up the carpet and am about to lay floating floor.
    The instructions are that you have to leave about a 10 mm gap from any walls etc....
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    Just to follow up on what Willy said, go to one...

    Just to follow up on what Willy said, go to one of the WAWA clubs. I am a member at Wandi also and there are a number of lathes you can try your hand on. Once you try the Vicmarcs you may find it...
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    WL-46A users - need your help

    Hi,
    Anyone that has the Hafco WL-46A or the variants out there (https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W387)

    I just picked one up yesterday and it was making disturbing noises today. Pulled the...
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    I have been checking out gumtree for secondhand...

    I have been checking out gumtree for secondhand lathes. Havent been impressed with the few available. Not too much going around in Perth area.
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    Thanks Hughie. I will check out the tree...

    Thanks Hughie. I will check out the tree loppers. Sounds like a good idea.
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    Best time to buy

    Hi All,
    So am thinking of buying a new lathe (ref my post about the gifted lathe that will be turned into a disc sander..).

    I have bought all my other gear (table saw, bandsaw,...
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    Ah, yes i wasn't impressed with the rigidity or...

    Ah, yes i wasn't impressed with the rigidity or general quality. Turning it into a disc sander however has a quite a lot of merit, thanks for that idea!.

    Ok, well i am really keen now to do some...
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    Gifted Lathe - Worth Keeping?

    Hi All,

    Have recently been given an old lathe.
    I have been doing some self education and I am not sure whether this lathe is worth keeping.

    It is only 1/2 hp but the main issue is that it...
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    Cubby House advice

    Hi All,
    I am planning on building a cubby house for my young son. While i have pretty good experience making indoor furniture, I am not familiar with this kind of outdoor structure.

    I was hoping...
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    retic hot water problem

    Hi,
    I have an unusual problem.

    I have a Rinnai instantaneous hot water system.

    This system has started making an unusual noise whenever I run my reticulation to water my lawn.

    It only...
  13. Thread: pore filler?

    by Redback
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    pore filler?

    Hi,
    Can anyone recommend how to get a perfect finish for Jarrah table tops.

    I have made a couple of coffee tables before where I have used shellac then ubeauts wax or EEE. However under direct...
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    Poll: That actually says Koloda track :) But I have...

    That actually says Koloda track :)

    But I have heard of it referred to as the Kokoda Track all my life, so its not a recent media thing. Also sounds very American if thats true that they came and...
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    This sort of question is best posted at...

    This sort of question is best posted at http://www.whirlpool.net.au/

    all your questions and more will be answered here...
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    Posts for a gate..treatment require?

    Hi Guys,

    quick question, Im busy building a jarrah gate for the side of our house and am just about to sink a post (jarrah) to hand the gate off.

    I have been told to sit the post on a brick...
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    great work. something I could only aspire to...

    great work. something I could only aspire to achieve one day...

    whats the story with this minwax poly.

    Gumby was raving about it ages ago, then there was talk that it was no longer made. ...
  18. Thread: Perth people

    by Redback
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    World Wide timber traders in bobra lake does a...

    World Wide timber traders in bobra lake does a hug range of veneers.

    http://www.timbertraders.com.au/

    Just had some Jarrah veneered Chipboard and its come up great...
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    Thanks Guys. After much pro-crastination Im...

    Thanks Guys.

    After much pro-crastination Im going to try spraying floor seal stuff.

    Will be interesting to see if my el cheapo gun handles it.... :)

    Just need the weather to warm up a...
  20. Thread: veneered edges

    by Redback
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    THanks Guys!.. much appreciated. Redback

    THanks Guys!..

    much appreciated.

    Redback
  21. Thread: veneered edges

    by Redback
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    veneered edges

    I thought I would be good to the environment and bought some veneered chipboard instead of using a whole lot of jarrah just to make some desk tops.

    Anyways, I got the company to veneer the top...
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    hmm gel filled glove eh.... Ive just spent...

    hmm gel filled glove eh....

    Ive just spent the last 2 days sanding, and I have been getting a tingling numbness in my right hand for hours after....

    I have a bosch...
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    Spraying Lacquer - more things...

    So I have been researching all about spraying lacquer etc...

    Have read numerous threads and theres lots of useful information.

    Some of you may experience this, but until I actually try a task...
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    I just posted a longish reply to this and it...

    I just posted a longish reply to this and it didnt post :mad:

    Anyways, thanks for the input.

    Richard, I was sorely tempted by your recommendation, but I need/want to learn how to spray...
  25. Definately the main green man.... Id only...

    Definately the main green man....

    Id only have half the green dots I have without him :)
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    Hi Guys, Have been reading a few of the...

    Hi Guys,

    Have been reading a few of the threads on sparying lacquer as well.

    I am currently building two long craft workbench tables for my wife. The top is jarrah veneered chipboards, 2400...
  27. Thread: pyrography

    by Redback
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    pyrography

    The wife has expressed an interest in pyrography.

    There are 3 units displayed on carbatecs site. Id rather not waste money on a sub standard unit, so can anyone recommend something to get her...
  28. Thread: GMC Dowler

    by Redback
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    so if theres the darksiders who enjoy doing it by...

    so if theres the darksiders who enjoy doing it by hand....

    what do you call those who refuse to use biscuits and dowels and stick to the traditional joints, but still use machinery.....
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    First saw this many years ago, however, in the...

    First saw this many years ago, however, in the original, the last paragraph was different and was far more subtle and clever...
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    I was just looking at the hinges (because Im...

    I was just looking at the hinges (because Im hinging the same box at the moment - another trainer box).

    Im cutting the hinges with a chisel and its a bugger, im bad at it, never looks clean :(
    ...
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    Is the specials in Excel going to be posted here...

    Is the specials in Excel going to be posted here or on the website?

    Im keen.....

    I'll be there bright and early tomorrow :)
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    I dream of retirement. Yet Ive still got...

    I dream of retirement. Yet Ive still got possibly 30 years to go :(

    Also, as someone else said, make the most of it, my Dad passed away suddenly at age 54, poor bugger worked his butt off all...
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    While I have taken some pleasure in using my...

    While I have taken some pleasure in using my Veritas smoothing plane, and its nice to cut some pieces with a handsaw....

    I have ~ 21 metres of 80 * 40 recycled Jarrah to joint and thickness this...
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    Yup, Im now convinced to buy some magnets. ...

    Yup, Im now convinced to buy some magnets.

    Pity I wasted the money a while ago on that POS jig :mad:
    and Les, yeah now you say that, I can see that being the only way :mad:

    not happy Jan!....
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    Thanks Alex. Much appreciated.... ...

    Thanks Alex. Much appreciated....

    Gumby....what thread???? (im assuming you meant to post a link?)

    ps... I read in a thread somewhere (I did do a search)... that with a piece of timber on...
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    ML-392 blade setting technique

    Ok, Ive finally had to change the blades in my ML-392 and I'm having a hell of a time getting the flippin things straight and level again.

    I bought one of those jigs from timbecon, but they don't...
  37. Thread: cutting table

    by Redback
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    My own design. with a few last minute...

    My own design. with a few last minute adjustments, when some things didnt quite work :)

    and yes the arms swing out.

    It works quite well. I was cutting the felt on top of it, and the large...
  38. Thread: cutting table

    by Redback
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    cutting table

    This is a cutting table I have just completed.

    Its for the wifes craft room for her to cut material or whatever on.

    The top table is 1300 long * 600 wide. With the 2 extension arms out, it...
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    carbatecwa had some switches in there store the...

    carbatecwa had some switches in there store the other day....
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    It was probably the stain itself. I was...

    It was probably the stain itself.

    I was applying some stain with those surgical gloces you can buy in a box of 100 at bunnings. The gloves literally melted off my fingers! :)
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    Sorry, can't remember where I heard this... I...

    Sorry, can't remember where I heard this...

    I vaguely recall this on one of the forums here at some stage, people where saying that they use chopping boards to drill the wholes out to store there...
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    Thanks for the info.... Does Triton have a...

    Thanks for the info....

    Does Triton have a service centre in all States or would I have to send it to Victoria?

    The Router is definately needing something done, because I need to actually...
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    Gifkins Box

    Now, I'll admit up front that I only skimmed the article, so if I missed it, I fully deserve to be shot down....but

    In the article on making a box to store the Gifkins jig and router bits, I...
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    ah, but did you find your knob!? Gumby, I...

    ah, but did you find your knob!?

    Gumby, I love your new sig line.....I wish I had it.
    My wife appreciates it as well :)
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    Router knob falls off...

    I found a small brass bit on the floor around some of my machines the other week. After hunting around I also found a small spring.

    Doing the standard "Oh **** wheres this from", I checked...
  46. I dunno about the days of yore, but was certainly...

    I dunno about the days of yore, but was certainly what I was taught, and I dont think im of an age of yore yet :)

    In fact I thought in any rear ender, the person at the back is automatically...
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    They do seriously seem to have staff issues. ...

    They do seriously seem to have staff issues.

    The last several times I have been in the shop I have had to wait quite some time before I could get served because they were so understaffed. ...
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    Unless you are prepared to do a lot by hand, then...

    Unless you are prepared to do a lot by hand, then yes it can be expensive. Even if you decide to do it by hand it will still be expensive (decent hand planes are very expensive unless you can pick...
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    weeeell, actually what many people found was...

    weeeell, actually what many people found was that you align the fence to the blade and then find that the ruler scales are out a mm or so each end...

    ie to cut a piece straight at 400mm, one end...
  50. Thread: Box Practice

    by Redback
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    ooh ooh, I know, I know... :D dammit, you...

    ooh ooh, I know, I know... :D

    dammit, you already spilled the beans...

    Nice work matey...

    You wanna make some boxes for my missus b'day and that wedding Im going too....

    Im too damn...
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