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    Yes JDP, can be embarrassing for some... I...

    Yes JDP, can be embarrassing for some...

    I have been in and out of a wheelchair for the past 26 years...

    At the moment I am just walking, last 6 years I have had a good run using a painkiller...
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    Water vortex generation was used on a trial in...

    Water vortex generation was used on a trial in germany about 10 to 15 years ago(proved itself on a small scale)..
    Water Vortex generators would be good used in an area with flowing creeks ect(small...
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    I'd have to wake up.. I dont go to events and...

    I'd have to wake up..

    I dont go to events and if I did, my wife would be the one dragging me along...

    But in response, it would be embarrasing, so probably keep waving...
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    Ok here is the PD at Big Brook. Sorry about the...

    Ok here is the PD at Big Brook.
    Sorry about the photo's but I forgot the camera..

    The wind was, well lets say, calm..
    In fact my youngest was blowing on the sail to make it move.

    One little...
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    due to things not being available or not cut...

    due to things not being available or not cut right, I have made the mast and rigging to suit what I have.

    Its come together nicely and hopefully suitable, but as all things in life, we can change...
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    ok finally got some bote cote. First time...

    ok finally got some bote cote.

    First time using this stuff and was i disappointed...

    All the dramas people have and how things don't work...

    I didn't expect a product so easy to use, so...
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    Haven't had a call in ages.. Even after havin...

    Haven't had a call in ages..

    Even after havin the fool trying to explain to me where the start menu is(I don't have a start menu) and then telling me he wants me to allow him desktop access, they...
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    One thing I'll add stevecanaga, Don't overly...

    One thing I'll add stevecanaga,

    Don't overly stress if one side looks to have minor differences to the other(of course if one side is square and other is chined, then there is an issue)..

    I...
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    Hi MIK, What where you doing on the internet...

    Hi MIK,

    What where you doing on the internet on xmas day, should have been over eating, over drinking and then getting over it...

    Anyway's Yes the lug rig, have everything here to finish it,...
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    David Gomm's OZ PDracer update

    After the 101 jobs narrowed down to 99 and only doing things I don't have to go out and get bits to do, I have finally got into doing something with David's PD..

    Shaped and fitted the rudder,...
  11. Thread: The end !

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    Damn I missed it... What happened, I was busy...

    Damn I missed it...

    What happened, I was busy building a chook pen.
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    How time flies when your busy getting no where.....

    How time flies when your busy getting no where..

    Sorry haven't done anything about the photo's yet, been busy doing so many other things I haven't achieved much at all..

    A friend of mine will...
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    ok, done a small log with my new toy.. Bit...

    ok, done a small log with my new toy..

    Bit hard on the body, but it went ok..

    Will grab a decent chain and bar for the 66 to use on the mini mill and make a couple of changes..(drilled the bar...
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    Pemby is always worth a visit and still the place...

    Pemby is always worth a visit and still the place to live(just need deep pockets to buy land there)..

    Maccas have always facinated me..some love them, some hate them, I have had only a couple and...
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    Hey Bob, before I go off.. I first seen this...

    Hey Bob, before I go off..

    I first seen this area as a little kid, about 40 + years ago..

    Dad was into horses and use to compete in showjumping at the Manjimup show..(mostly to pick up a few...
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    Thanks Bob and willy, Just about finished my...

    Thanks Bob and willy,
    Just about finished my test unit..

    A bit of cleaning up and same with the saw, it was chucked into the box last time I used it and not even sharpened(Happens when a friend...
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    These photos where taken by mobile phone, so not...

    These photos where taken by mobile phone, so not great in a shed at night..
    I'll try to get some with a camera or phone, in full light..
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    mini alaskan or just a slabbing machine

    Well after seeing all these nice jarrah trees down from recent storms, and some being quite good, I went senile..

    Today I picked up some steel and built a mini alaskan mill(that's what I'll call...
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    I have been fixing a friends 66 magnum, found...

    I have been fixing a friends 66 magnum, found stilh dealers prices, alright..
    Try before you look else where, maybe easy to get and reasonable too..

    I always put saw up, ie on a stump or log. or...
  20. USB computer, well not quite but an OS on one..

    I must be going mad or just plain senile..

    Bought a 16 gb USB from the local PO and installed my operating system on it...

    Pretty dumb but I do run Linux from a usb hard-drive since my wife...
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    Nice weld job, manifolds are always a place of...

    Nice weld job, manifolds are always a place of drama, especially the older stuff..

    Why is it, you come across good solutions, years after the job was done..

    The amount of times I have sat out...
  22. Thread: Dog attack

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    First I hope she gets well soon and Hope that she...

    First I hope she gets well soon and Hope that she gets over the mental scar from the dog..

    The law is an ass, we know that..

    Dogs learn bad habits from people, my son was bitten on the face by...
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    Also water cooling being one of the favourites...

    Also water cooling being one of the favourites along with refridgerants...

    BOINC(Berkley Open Infrastructure to Network Computing) is a group that utilises peoples pc's either by dedicating them...
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    I doubt you would get close to the edge, made a...

    I doubt you would get close to the edge, made a heat exchanger for an airseeder, using drums and jig saw to cut ends out, i couldn't get any less than an inch or so from the edge...

    Was fine for...
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    Thanks Christos, I prefer a hot lemon and...

    Thanks Christos,

    I prefer a hot lemon and honey drink with a good dash of scotch, it supposed to kill the bugs but don't seem to keep them away...argh
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    I have welded cast before, and had all knockers...

    I have welded cast before, and had all knockers tell me it won't work..

    One was the knotter arm on a Bamford hay baler.. I ground it and kept it warm, not hot, and then welded it up with WIA 140G...
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    Splinter, with the price of the welder/gen sets,...

    Splinter, with the price of the welder/gen sets, you could buy one that will weld and produce power without the headaches..

    I have a small stick welder, and you need a fair bit of grunt to start...
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    Nice job on the burl.. I gave one to a friend...

    Nice job on the burl..

    I gave one to a friend of mine, last week, a tree came down on the fence and there where 3 burls on it, one about 18 inches across, another about the same but can't get to...
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    Wow lots of replies but ? Just back to initial...

    Wow lots of replies but ?

    Just back to initial question, fill it with water, saves explaining the short hair or black eye... Hammer and chisel, there is no other method to use safely without prior...
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    Thanks for the welcome all.. Damn Flu, get rid...

    Thanks for the welcome all..

    Damn Flu, get rid of one and get another..

    Was always told best way to get rid of it is to give to someone else, anybody want the flu?
    :D

    well back to feeling...
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    South west of west ozzie

    Should have done this last year but been busy and usually just have a quick read..

    At the moment I got a wicked flu, so sittin on bum writing instead..

    I built a pram a few years ago, may...
  32. Thread: David Ghomm

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    Just some information about what happened to...

    Just some information about what happened to David..

    He had a heart attack while walking home from the shop..

    Not surprising, considering the medication he was on for his problems, they really...
  33. Just a bit of an update to Davids PDRacer... ...

    Just a bit of an update to Davids PDRacer...

    As David passed away last month, I was given the honour of having his pdracer..
    All the bits and pieces, that the people sorting his gear out, thought...
  34. Thread: David Ghomm

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    David Ghomm

    Just thought I may let you all know(If you haven't been contacted), that David Gomm (dhgomm) passed away last month.
    I didn't know him personally, my mother and his, are friends, and as such I...
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