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24th January 2022, 05:30 PM
Thread: Powtran Problem
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No luck with cleaning contacts, or replacing the...
No luck with cleaning contacts, or replacing the bridge with a cat5 cable, so will email Powtran.
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24th January 2022, 06:03 AM
Thread: Powtran Problem
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Thank you all for your replies. Bob, it is...
Thank you all for your replies.
Bob, it is indeed after simply turning on mains power to the VFD. If Tony's and Chris's suggestions don't work, I'll email Powtran. Thanks for the contact... -
23rd January 2022, 08:23 PM
Thread: Powtran Problem
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Powtran Problem
I have had a Powtran P19100 running a CVMax since 2015, 1Ph input, output basically at 50Hz, without any problems. Only thing I ever had to do (early on) was 'slow down' the deceleration phase to...
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12th December 2021, 05:34 PM
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What you have posted Ian is absolutely correct,...
What you have posted Ian is absolutely correct, except my understanding from Bob's post was that he was referring to recharging of that day's usage, which is only the 6-7KWh required for the mean...
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12th December 2021, 03:02 PM
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And furthermore, supplying the sort of...
And furthermore, supplying the sort of infrastructure required for BobL's solution is not expensive.
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27th August 2021, 04:13 PM
Thread: breaking covid rules
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Ian, folic acid (also - rarely - called vitamin...
Ian, folic acid (also - rarely - called vitamin B9) and B12 are not the same.
Folate is indeed sourced from vegetables, but B12 is sourced from animals. This is why vegans can have real problems... -
11th July 2021, 10:30 PM
Thread: Covid Logic - Food for Thought
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The cubital fossa.
The cubital fossa.
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13th September 2020, 09:51 AM
Thread: Marketing explained
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and MD is much deeper
and MD is much deeper
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26th February 2020, 07:41 PM
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Ian, my latest electricity bill lists 15.74...
Ian, my latest electricity bill lists 15.74 kWh/day as typical three person home consumption. This would equate to ~ 25 kWh/40 hours. Where did the 600 kWh figure come from? Allowing say 70%...
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26th February 2020, 06:20 PM
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With a vengeance Brett. From nine weeks between...
With a vengeance Brett. From nine weeks between mowing (November to February), to probably six days this week. Looks like a park again.
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8th January 2020, 01:26 PM
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Brown Brett, utterly brown.
Brown Brett, utterly brown.
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6th July 2018, 10:19 AM
Thread: Cost of Conveyancing?
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Update
Thank you everyone who responded; it confirmed my first impression and I queried the lawyer.
I would have thought the work is the work, but no, there is a scale based on property value:
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2nd July 2018, 05:02 PM
Thread: Cost of Conveyancing?
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Cost of Conveyancing?
Could anyone who's sold a property in, say, the last 12 months or so advise how much they paid for conveyancing please? I'm in NSW, but information from any state would give a guideline. Maybe WA...
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23rd June 2018, 10:53 AM
Thread: Building design costs
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Hello Arron, We did something similar. Paid...
Hello Arron,
We did something similar. Paid architect for concept drawings. Then went to recommended local builder, whose design department took design through council, and to CC. Because of... -
20th June 2018, 10:43 AM
Thread: Repair to Acrylic
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Apparent Success
Firstly Robbie, the last time I encountered a reference to phosgene must have been a good 50 years ago. My father (an organic industrial research chemist) told me what must be the ultimate obscure...
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13th June 2018, 04:02 PM
Thread: Repair to Acrylic
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Thanks for the comments RV. I actually have...
Thanks for the comments RV.
I actually have both acetone and sodium hypochlorite, so could make some chloroform, and would only need a few drops as you remark. The concrete verandah area of the... -
10th June 2018, 07:06 PM
Thread: Repair to Acrylic
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Makes sense Ian. Actually, I've found...
Makes sense Ian. Actually, I've found un-thickened West to be very runny, and am pretty sure it is OK with acrylic.
But Brett's suggestion is a good one. No-one in Nowra (or even Unanderra that... -
10th June 2018, 04:46 PM
Thread: Repair to Acrylic
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Hello Ian, Thanks for the reply. I'll look...
Hello Ian,
Thanks for the reply. I'll look into the windscreen repair epoxy. I've got some West system from a stitch-and-glue boat build, but will see if the other has specifically different... -
10th June 2018, 01:28 PM
Thread: Repair to Acrylic
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Repair to Acrylic
These are photos of damage to an acrylic fish tank, which a customer's kid dropped on the floor of the pet shop in which my daughter worked.
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10th September 2017, 07:14 PM
Thread: Kitchen cabinet door
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Hello MM, Last year, I built a kitchen along...
Hello MM,
Last year, I built a kitchen along similar lines I think. I used Finnish baltic birch ply (WISA brand) from DMK Forest Products in Brookvale. Apart from the sink cabinet and one other,... -
18th June 2017, 10:03 PM
Thread: Joinery 'systems' get together (JSGT)
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Thank you Alan for hosting a cracker of a day. ...
Thank you Alan for hosting a cracker of a day. The ability to see demonstrations of jigs in a real world setting, by users with no axe to grind (after all, that was what the sharpening GTG was for)...
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15th June 2017, 05:03 PM
Thread: Joinery 'systems' get together (JSGT)
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You're not wrong Brett; I don't think a double...
You're not wrong Brett; I don't think a double negative is always inappropriate.
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14th June 2017, 09:17 PM
Thread: Joinery 'systems' get together (JSGT)
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Hello Alan, I haven't received a PM, although...
Hello Alan,
I haven't received a PM, although my inbox is not full. I have your details from last time, so have your number and know where to go. I assume that, if the ground is dry enough we... -
28th March 2017, 03:10 PM
Thread: Joinery 'systems' get together (JSGT)
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Hello Alan, Put me down for the GTG too,...
Hello Alan,
Put me down for the GTG too, please.
I have an Ozzie jig (dowelling system), which I bought at a WWWS nearly 20 years ago. It was never quite right, though reasonably useful for a... -
10th January 2017, 08:25 AM
Thread: Festo giveaway.
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Hello Ratbag, Thank you for sending the...
Hello Ratbag,
Thank you for sending the cleaning kit. PO notice is dated 4/1/17, but only picked up yesterday as we were away last week.
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23rd December 2016, 08:26 PM
Thread: Festo giveaway.
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Hello Ratbag, Have sent a PM. Mark
Hello Ratbag,
Have sent a PM.
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18th December 2016, 06:56 PM
Thread: Festo giveaway.
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Hello Ratbag, If the cleaning set hasn't yet...
Hello Ratbag,
If the cleaning set hasn't yet found a home, I'd like to have it please. I've got a CTM26, with both 27 & 36mm hoses, and at the moment just use the end of the hose to suck up loose... -
14th September 2016, 07:27 AM
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Tools, I live just outside Berry, and could pick...
Tools, I live just outside Berry, and could pick up the package for you. Could hold it here for as long as necessary.
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Is this a joke up with which we should not have...
Is this a joke up with which we should not have to put?
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17th June 2016, 06:32 PM
Thread: SYDNEY T&WWW Show 2016 FORUM STAND - HELP
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Alan, Latest roster I can see is from Wed...
Alan,
Latest roster I can see is from Wed (15/6); if you haven't got company for Turner Ted yet, I can do 2pm - 3pm Friday.
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14th March 2016, 08:47 PM
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Tony has expressed my feelings exactly. Thank...
Tony has expressed my feelings exactly. Thank you Alan and Helen for your hospitality. It was a pleasure to catch up with old acquaintances and make some new ones.
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1st February 2016, 03:52 PM
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I'm coming Alan, as per PMs.
I'm coming Alan, as per PMs.
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5th August 2015, 09:54 PM
Thread: CBN Wheels for... Everything
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Thanks for the link to the IUPAC reference Bob. ...
Thanks for the link to the IUPAC reference Bob.
My father was an (organic) industrial research chemist, who gained his doctorate in Munich, so he would have referred to the element as Wolfram. If... -
5th August 2015, 08:59 PM
Thread: CBN Wheels for... Everything
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A bit OT, but never mind
The original name for the element we call tungsten was Wolfram, hence the chemical symbol.
I vaguely recall learning (~40-45 years ago?) that, during WWI, the poms not being very keen on the... -
Isn't the law 186,000 miles/sec (300,000...
Isn't the law 186,000 miles/sec (300,000 kilometres/sec)?
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24th May 2015, 09:44 PM
Thread: 1000 c f m
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Chris, you're not wrong about the "extras" cost...
Chris, you're not wrong about the "extras" cost of the Max. I think the ducting, combination of 225 main from CV (outside) down the centre of the shed, with 160 sides to each machine, was more than...
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11th February 2015, 07:53 PM
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Hello Steamingbill, In relation to your OP,...
Hello Steamingbill,
In relation to your OP, there is a small article in today's Sydney Morning Herald, page 8 of money section.
This specifically relates to UK -> Aus transfers, but mention is... -
11th February 2015, 05:47 PM
Thread: 6'' pvc fittings costly? Adelaide.
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Similar prices at Total Eden (thank you to John...
Similar prices at Total Eden (thank you to John Samuel for the heads up on them) at Bomaderry, purchased this morning.
S/W 45o F&F bend 150mm $14.50
S/W 6M x 150mm $66.55
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30th October 2014, 03:20 PM
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Hello Brett, Will be able to make it; please...
Hello Brett,
Will be able to make it; please put me down as a BYO.
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16th October 2014, 06:03 PM
Thread: Some good news amongst the bad?
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I seem to have a vague recollection, as a 20-year...
I seem to have a vague recollection, as a 20-year old uni student, of reading somewhere that usable fusion energy was about 10 years away at the time.
Now, some 40 years later, it seems we've... -
10th October 2014, 03:22 PM
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If you specifically want 200L bags, I think the...
If you specifically want 200L bags, I think the Felder AF22-200 takes a pair of that size, so the guys just down the hill from you would be able to supply them (no doubt at a Felder price!). I...
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20th August 2014, 05:44 PM
Thread: Rodent proof gap filler
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Vermin Seal Suggestion
We've just built a garage (standard corrugated Colorbond profile) and I've bought these, though not yet installed, to hopefully solve (prevent) the same problem. Link: ...
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23rd June 2014, 08:09 PM
Thread: Self centre Vix style bits
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A local (Australian) source for the Blum EcoDrill...
A local (Australian) source for the Blum EcoDrill M31.1000 would be Lincoln Sentry (www.lincolnsentry.com.au), 07 3244 3200.
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17th June 2014, 08:51 PM
Thread: 150mm DWV Pipe - Brisbane
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Some other prices: 90o F&F bend 15.24 ...
Some other prices:
90o F&F bend 15.24
45o F&F bend "imported" (?=Chinese) 4.00
45o F&F bend DWV 21.00 (I wasn't offered Australian stormwater for some unknown reason)
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17th June 2014, 06:11 PM
Thread: 150mm DWV Pipe - Brisbane
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East Coast Price of 150mm Stormwater Pipe
Chris, I bought 150mm stormwater pipe (which I had buried in the slab as previously discussed) last December, from Total Eden in Bomaderry, for $65.53 (incl. GST) per 6m length.
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2nd May 2014, 03:53 PM
Thread: Liability for small shops?
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SilentC's car insurance
A little OT, but this thread has wandered somewhat over 10 pages, so I plead "pre-existing contravention".
SilentC, have you considered third party property cover for your "bomb"? Pretty... -
22nd November 2013, 06:02 PM
Thread: Ducting layout for new shed
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Mick, my earlier comments were specifically in...
Mick, my earlier comments were specifically in relation to wyes off the 200mm main (or 225mm if using PVC throughout, as I believe Corrimal men's shed did). The blast gate is always at 900 to the...
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22nd November 2013, 04:08 PM
Thread: Ducting layout for new shed
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Mick, as you know I'm working through the same...
Mick, as you know I'm working through the same process too; this may help clarify your thoughts.
Bear in mind that I'm using a DE capable of a 200mm main (CVMax, alternative was AF22 D200). It... -
15th November 2013, 06:40 PM
Thread: Ducting Layout
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He can't have it Brett. I'll be needing it to...
He can't have it Brett.
I'll be needing it to build the kitchen cabinets and the vanities.
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15th November 2013, 04:45 PM
Thread: Ducting Layout
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Gareth, thanks for contributing to the...
Gareth, thanks for contributing to the discussion. It all helps clarify my thoughts, which of course is the point of the exercise.
As I see it, having the trench open gives rise to two possible...