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Be very careful if doing a lot of final positioning manually. In the olden days there were lots of experienced people around but less so these days. Murphy's law is lurking. Poles need to be near...

You could also try power supply companies to find a source of second hand poles. They won't sell the sus chemical infused bottom section but there is over 6.5m above that.

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Let people know the overall plan and there may be some suggestions on how to achieve it with other materials. Poles 6.5 m long will need 1 m post holes if there is to be any wind loads and you may...

You could try towing a piece of concrete reinforcing mesh with a couple of old tyres wired on top.

Great looking machine! Is it feasible to fit Honda petrol with flexible exhaust to outside? Or could it be positioned to be shaft driven from outside shed by motor with remote electric start? Old...

Try hard to get it going before your strip it down. Fuel, spark, compression and timing all needed but compression seldom is suddenly lost so other factors need close checking to help with diagnosis....

The MF is 4wd as well judging by wheel size and tyre type.

All other things being equal, the JD 1140 could be a good chice. 55hp with 4wd is as good a pulling tractor as 70hp with 2wd. Plus, most...

A quality brand tractor that has been well cared for should be in its prime at 3000 hours. A cheaper brand could be getting pretty tired. A lot of people change tractors because they want something...

Yes I soon started using a cable tie that I could slip over the throttle once started on a new cut. I used the four threaded rods rather than a sliding clamp to be certain that the guide bar frame...

Thanks to this forum, and to BobL in particular, I was able to read enough hints to make a chainsaw mill which worked well at first go. Nose end fitting is on sliding carriage to fit different bar...

Piano removalists often good. Got the gear and the experience.

Your options will be dictated a lot by soil type. Both angled stays and box strainer assemblies will convert horizontal forces into vertical ones and will try to lift your strainer posts out of the...

Hi Mugget - I welded the angle treads on the bottom so the RHS provides an edge to drive within. I welded a thin strip of flat steel under the angle treads along each side which makes it slide in and...

I welded up a pair of ramps 2.4m long and 300mm wide to load ATV onto ute. Used 50x25 RHS on each side with 20x20 angle welded across every 100mm up the ramps. Welding onto just the top edges of the...

Is some of the shaft down near your new weld going to be unencumbered when re-assembled on the machine? If so, you might get a lot of extra strength by welding on some right angled triangular say...

I reckon jhovel is on the money. Maybe humans have instincts from ages ago which are not used now and we don't know they exist and wouldn't trust them in any case. The wire is like a placebo which...

Kosciuszko Huts Association helps maintain the high country huts and they have a lot of people with great skills in all sorts of old crafts incl slab hut construction. You might get some ideas from...

I agree with Bedford - rigging up a flexible housed cable control would be cheapest and easiest. If you wanted to go the hydraulic way, just a double acting cylinder on one side as you have drawn it...

An excellent and thought provoking thread. BobL's mention of "hierarchy of control" reminds me that there can also be a hierarchy of consequences. For example, a relatively minor blow can take an...

A couple of years ago I bought all 12 unbranded sash cramps at the auction of a defunct kitchen fabricator only to find that whilst all 4 blue ones were okay, 5 of the 8 red ones had female threads...

When travelling long distances, I take the drop sides off and reckon it improves fuel economy by 5%. It's not possible to do a test really as temperature, humidity, wind, etc all impact on fuel...

3 deaths in NZ vs the 5 it would be if same rate as Australia is probably not a statistically significant difference although whoever those two lucky people are in NZ would be happy!

The fitting...

I wouldn't cut the trailer floor. What about drilling one or two 13mm vertical holes through checkerplate and the rear RHS and weld matching piece/s of rod on the ramps. Alternatively, drill right...

We are happy with new single cab chassis diesel Amarok we bought a couple of months ago with a steel tipping tray added. It has more power, better roadholding, better off road traction and lower low...

Sounds like a great deck! If you already have a good Panasonic battery then that skin would be the ideal buy. I agree on the pre-drilling! You probably won't find 65mm screws with 30mm of clear...

I enjoyed the Canberra woodworking show. Lots of demos and gear for sale. But I would not have known it was on but for this forum. Surely the secret to having a good show from an exhibitors point of...

Hi Stan, I'd be happy to lend a hand for a few hours next Wednesday. Let me know a start time and I'll be there. Can bring a trolley, wheelbarrow, ute if any of that is handy. Cheers, Geoff

We had 40 metres of old floor bearers with a fair few nails. Wanted to rip them for bench tops. We found nails by drawing a strong magnet along then drilled a small hole each side of nail, used a...

Hi - I'd be happy to do a couple of hours on one day either in one stint or two. Prefer Saturday marginally but also happy with Friday any time or else Sunday morning. Cheers, Geoff

Maybe a coping saw would work? Sandwich stock in sacrificial timber so that edges guide saw? Then sand. Cheers

Sounds like a good project. You may get some ideas plus possibly some shafts, bearings, etc from old shaft drive overhead shearing gear. Some old sheds which now have individual electric stands still...

We have tallowwood floors with Wattyl 7008 two pack, gloss polyurethane finish. We added a bit of thinner with the first coat to lock into the tight timber. It's lasted very well. Certainly tough...

Short of locking up the energiser and putting the panel on a high metal post, I can't think of a foolproof method to prevent theft but if you can make it less visible or less accessible that will...

Apologies if this has already been mentioned - advertising and publicity is very expensive so conjuring up something for free is a good aim. Talkback radio is often on the lookout for topics so an...

She's a beauty! Mid 50's vintage I think. We had one of the same model in the 1980s except the paint job wasn't as good as yours! Ours was faded yellow over the original blue though it wasn't the...

Maybe you could stick some tape on the timber, mark with pen then use chisel to cut through tape and mark timber? Not sure what you aim to build but keep in mind that you need to be able to clean all...

I love attending field days, woodworking shows, etc but attendances seem to be down all over. One reason may be the internet. People now have easy access to ideas, 'how to' videos, can compare...

Thanks for provoking some thought on this. Often the value of tools in the shed is a small proportion of the total estate but it is a big proportion of the emotional component. I have been impressed...

A bit more info would be good - will the crosses be erected in the ground, painted, oiled, attached to a structure? If they are to be in contact with the soil and won't have any finish applied then...

Great idea. If there will be ads or sponsorship then it will need to be aimed at people who may become interested in those products.

Some info on how to do basic repairs to existing items with...

Can you look in ceiling space or under floor to see where cables are heading? Sometimes a small battery powered transistor radio gets more static when tuned just off the station and held near hidden...

Mild steel is a common choice. Cheap, comes in a range of sizes, easy to bend the leading and trailing ends and easy to weld. Most new slashers would use mild steel. Grass is pretty slippery stuff so...

A cheap workable option may be to find an old slow combustion or pot belly heater and use it in the backyard. If you get one with an air intake below the grate on which you can put the paper then it...

Yes don't leave the wire in the pipe. If it is high tensile stuff you might be able to bend a crank shape on the outer end and turn and jiggle it enough so that a helper with a length of pipe as a...

If you know where the pipe is, try digging a hole every 50 metres and as long as the leak is big enough and the soil is not too sandy then the first hole on the downhill side of the leak may be...

I think Gasweld at Gladstone St Fyshwick stock a lot of Toolex gear - it may be Gasweld's house brand so possibly a rebadge. I think I have seen a table saw in that shop - may be worth a visit to get...

By a '240 volt fence' hopefully you mean a mains powered energiser - which will have output of a few thousand volts but a pulsating current of only about one tenth of an amp. Volts frighten, amps...

Back in the olden days we used a lot of fertiliser which came in heavy sheet plastic bags. Us kids would light the bottom corner of a bag and let the drops of molten plastic drip into a bottle or...

Will buy one at Canberra show if still available.

I cheat with short lengths by putting Record No 7 trying plane upside down low down in vice, square against face of bench then use face of bench as fence as I slide timber along. Can hold or clamp a...