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20th October 2012, 09:56 PM
Thread: Strutting your stuff ......with Gas Struts
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The following link was found at their site:...
The following link was found at their site:
http://www.uesint.com/upload/pdf/Complete%20Gas%20Spring%20Section.pdf
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20th October 2012, 09:49 PM
Thread: Strutting your stuff ......with Gas Struts
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Yes, that is showing off, you deserve it, v nice!...
Yes, that is showing off, you deserve it, v nice! Had a look at your other videos too, you're a handy bloke to know (with some serious machinery)!!
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20th October 2012, 09:46 PM
Thread: Strutting your stuff ......with Gas Struts
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Thanks for the offer, appreciated, but I weighed...
Thanks for the offer, appreciated, but I weighed the lid (open the lid a fraction and shoved put the bathroom scales in between) and it only came out at about 25kg.
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11th October 2012, 05:00 PM
Thread: Strutting your stuff ......with Gas Struts
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Strutting your stuff ......with Gas Struts
Sorry about the corny title!
I've just purchased a 2nd hand 5x3 trailer with metal hood/canopy.
It is currently opened with muscle power and held up with a stick. Gas struts would be an ideal... -
21st May 2012, 06:30 PM
Thread: Billy Cart - wheel and axle
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as many of you are having a trip down memory...
as many of you are having a trip down memory lane.......here's a clip from this afternoon after school. Not much has changed.
Keep your Billy Cart ideas coming in. Taking notes.
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21st May 2012, 03:46 PM
Thread: Billy Cart - wheel and axle
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some more pics of the current billy cart ...
some more pics of the current billy cart
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/bjsa06/IMG_1520.jpg
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/bjsa06/IMG_1521.jpg
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21st May 2012, 03:43 PM
Thread: Billy Cart - wheel and axle
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thanks for the tip, there are no washers under...
thanks for the tip, there are no washers under these, will do! It seems as though the bolt holes on the bracket are too close to the axle. Once the nuts move out of square, they rub on the axle...
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21st May 2012, 02:03 PM
Thread: Billy Cart - wheel and axle
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Billy Cart - wheel and axle
I've just made a 'rough' version of an old style Billy Cart for my sons. I got the 3/8" wheels and axle from Bunnies for about $40 (4 wheels, 2 axles). After about 4km test, they run rough with...
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6th December 2011, 06:55 PM
Thread: my first 2 boxes
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Yes, and easy to do. ...
Yes, and easy to do.
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/bjsa06/IMG_1343.jpg
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5th December 2011, 10:03 PM
Thread: my first 2 boxes
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my first 2 boxes
My wifes 40th prompted me to put aside several project guitars and turn to the boxes.
Here they are. Huon & QLD Red Cedar. Paua shell inlay. Barrel hinges 5mm epoxy glued. Royal Blue Flocking... -
19th November 2011, 07:27 AM
Thread: dremel wood engraving
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Thanks for the information Roger - just what I...
Thanks for the information Roger - just what I was after.
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18th November 2011, 10:23 AM
Thread: dremel wood engraving
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any takers?
any takers?
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16th November 2011, 10:55 PM
Thread: 22 years of Woodwork magazine
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All the best with that I hope you enjoy reading! ...
All the best with that I hope you enjoy reading! I wouldn't mind a set myself.
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16th November 2011, 10:46 PM
Thread: dremel wood engraving
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Thanks for the link, it's been a 5 week wait so...
Thanks for the link, it's been a 5 week wait so far (although it's never been that long usually) from Stew Mac (probaby sitting on someones desk in customs)
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16th November 2011, 10:13 PM
Thread: dremel wood engraving
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dremel wood engraving
I'm about to have a go at some engraving "Happy Birthday etc etc" on a handmade box I've just finished (Huon+Queensland Red Cedar).
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4th November 2011, 03:25 PM
Thread: some great music sites:
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some great music sites:
Metacritic - Movie Reviews, TV Reviews, Game Reviews, and Music Reviews
takes all the major reviews from all the major publications and averages them out to give a 'meta' score for your... -
11th July 2011, 12:36 PM
Thread: Aussie timber for fretboards
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I've tried gidgee (I like it a lot). Northern...
I've tried gidgee (I like it a lot).
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11th July 2011, 11:04 AM
Thread: Aussie timber for fretboards
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Aussie timber for fretboards
I have just cut some Tassie Blackwwod down for a couple of necks. The offcuts look perfect for a fretboard.
Also did the same with some Northern Box (heavy heavy heavy).
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3rd April 2011, 08:36 PM
Thread: Grain Filler options
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I use Feast Watson Sander Sealer to fill the...
I use Feast Watson Sander Sealer to fill the grain on open pore guitar bodies (eg American Ash)
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24th March 2011, 12:35 PM
Thread: meranti solid body? Anyone?
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thanks, I did a search and came across this...
thanks, I did a search and came across this thread
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f98/pacific-maple-56133/
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23rd March 2011, 05:16 PM
Thread: meranti solid body? Anyone?
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thanks appreciate that
thanks appreciate that
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22nd March 2011, 11:15 PM
Thread: meranti solid body? Anyone?
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meranti solid body? Anyone?
I have a heap (yes heap) of 'dark red meranti' (Pacific Maple). Excellent condition, very old, heavy and dark red in colour.
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22nd March 2011, 04:57 PM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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no fly zone imposed in shed - no more flying...
no fly zone imposed in shed - no more flying pieces of wood - very careful with this cut. pics show the mottled growth ring.
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22nd March 2011, 04:52 PM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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no fly zone
I've done another cut perpendicular to the tangent of the growth ring.
It took me a little longer than expected as I imposed a 'no fly zone' in my shed on large hunks of timber (flying from the... -
22nd March 2011, 01:11 PM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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past the bench, through the roller door, past the...
past the bench, through the roller door, past the mop top tree and smack into the back fence - only about 8m!
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22nd March 2011, 09:31 AM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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I gave it a go. Pics show the cut line and the...
I gave it a go. Pics show the cut line and the result. By the way the mangled piece of wood was a result of me rushing and not holding the wood correctly - it flew across the shed and hit the...
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21st March 2011, 11:48 AM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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here's a fresh cut. the smell..well I'm no...
here's a fresh cut.
the smell..well I'm no connoisseur, but it had a soft pine/sweet/wood smell.
I guess that description is next to useless.
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20th March 2011, 11:28 PM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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thanks the grain i agree looks like meranti,...
thanks
the grain i agree looks like meranti, but the weight? it's noticeably heavy. My experience with meranti has been on the 'lighter side'
what about red mahogany?
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20th March 2011, 04:35 PM
Thread: Cutting with a jigsaw
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the jigsaw is a handy tool but is pretty crude...
the jigsaw is a handy tool but is pretty crude for straight work.
Tip: I often put metal cutting blades when I want to use it for more 'careful' wood work. It won't jump around so much - but I... -
20th March 2011, 04:07 PM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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timber ID thanks
Please could you help me ID this timber. I have estimated the weight based on the piece I had = 850kg/m3
Reddish, close grain consistant throughout, slight darker grey lateral lines irregualrly...