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23rd June 2018, 01:43 PM
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very stiff brush or file card with lacquer...
very stiff brush or file card with lacquer thinner, the miracle solvent (only 'cause I keep a 20 litre drum on a stand, ready for spraying and cleanup). And as mentioned before, get used to what...
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22nd June 2018, 05:19 PM
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BobL, Ha Ha! Too true...if you have not already,...
BobL,
Ha Ha! Too true...if you have not already, Homemade Tools forum is a cracker, and yea some guys do some AMAZING things in metal. Cheers
Jim
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15th June 2018, 10:07 PM
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Yea, and most yanks think that all British and...
Yea, and most yanks think that all British and Aussie accents are the same! Ha! An interesting thing about Aussie accents is that they are not so much regional as they are representative of education...
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15th June 2018, 11:51 AM
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TruckJohn, Great to see a fellow English speaker...
TruckJohn,
Great to see a fellow English speaker that understands! All of the language...I recall a PBS show in about 1985 about the history and development of the English language. Each, of 13... -
14th June 2018, 05:24 PM
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Ha ha! 20 years ago a friend of ex wife visited...
Ha ha! 20 years ago a friend of ex wife visited AUS. She (as the ex) was from Portland. The standing joke was, Come visit Oregon in the summer, the nicest week of the year! Or, 'you can tell the...
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12th June 2018, 05:12 PM
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Hey Fence, 'Oregon', as a species, is short for...
Hey Fence,
'Oregon', as a species, is short for Oregon Pine. Found this very good info at Wooden Boat forum.
Oregon Pine is Euro (and Brit and Aus) speak for Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii.... -
12th June 2018, 01:44 PM
Thread: A big shed. A long time coming.
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Wayne, From the close up pic, definitely not my...
Wayne, From the close up pic, definitely not my old one. The crank is in different position and the anti kickback pawls are different. Same basic machine, though. My big test was a 400mm wide by 30mm...
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28th May 2018, 10:00 AM
Thread: A big shed. A long time coming.
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WOW! I thought I was the only one who had a...
WOW! I thought I was the only one who had a Jonsered thicknesser like that! In fact I thought it WAS my old unit (sold to a fellow in Moss Vale NSW 2012)...but yours has the sharpening attachment, so...