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    Oops ... I also forgot to say ... The lat and lon...

    Oops ... I also forgot to say ... The lat and lon milled into the picture above (bottom, red, side up) is the Google Earth loc for the stump. I felled the tree.
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    heheee �� The granddaughter's board (Crows...

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    The granddaughter's board (Crows Ash) was only 2-2.5 kg. This board (Ironbark) is for my nephew, big fella. I forgot to mention he wanted it big, and wanted me to retain the natural...
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    Hi Mate, Yes, I used a Bunnings Food Grade...

    Hi Mate,

    Yes, I used a Bunnings Food Grade oil, flat finish. I used a gloss first, but it didn't look real. I tried satin, but in end, flat finish was the best. I still live in the Bunyas and I...
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    Because it's so heavy I milled finger-grips all...

    Because it's so heavy I milled finger-grips all round. I cut the Latitude and Longitude into it with a 2mm end mill bit and filled it with epoxy.

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    I hope...
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    I wanted the rack to look like 'kitchen ware'. So...

    I wanted the rack to look like 'kitchen ware'. So I took it 300klm east to Brisbane, and had it copper plated by Cook's Electroplating at Arana Hills Brisbane. This cost a mini-fortune, and I had to...
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    So I thought, I'll make a stand for it, and that...

    So I thought, I'll make a stand for it, and that will serve as a drain rack as well. I started out with 16mm bright-steel-bar. I don't have a bender, nor a jig. So I bent it by eye using a vice and a...
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    By the time I finished roughing it out it weighed...

    By the time I finished roughing it out it weighed 10.6 kg. Too heavy and big for a kitchen dish-rack to support.


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    I used marine epoxy, 3-4 teaspoons at a time....

    I used marine epoxy, 3-4 teaspoons at a time. Well, before it was finished I ended up using more than 120 teaspoons over a period of 2-3 months. To prevent the major cracking I built an epoxy clamp...
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    Making a Cutting Block the wrong way.

    Hi, long time since I posted here.

    I made a cutting board for my grand daughter who is into cooking. I made it out of Crows Ash. My nephew (who is also into cooking) saw it and asked me if I could...
  16. Thread: Native hoop

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    QUEENSLAND Native hoop

    WIKI: Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of known as Hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine.

    A...
  17. Thread: Blur

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    Three megawatt catepillar blurred ...

    Three megawatt catepillar blurred

    http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7636832-lg.jpg
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    I slammed it Mr G. John. :punching: Greg

    I slammed it Mr G. John. :punching:

    Greg
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    Sticky: http://gallery.photo.net/photo/16911243-lg.jpg ...

    http://gallery.photo.net/photo/16911243-lg.jpg

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    Hi Mate, It's unlikely that you have...

    Hi Mate,

    It's unlikely that you have 'leakage'. Just have a look at your meter when everything is off, if it's still clocking up the kilowatts then something is wrong.

    But I'm guessing that you...
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    ummmm ... I know nothing about it. Except that I...

    ummmm ... I know nothing about it. Except that I installed an IKEA kitchen, entirely of wood, (I picked my own items and fabricated them into a single kitchen, not a spec kitchen) .. including the...
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    There is a manufacturing company in the right...

    There is a manufacturing company in the right field. WERCO (slovakian) but I don't know their history

    CLICK
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    Hi Paul (Bushmiller) .... no all is going well,...

    Hi Paul (Bushmiller) .... no all is going well, tho at the moment somewhat halted. But soon to start again.

    Ta for coming to dinner on the weekend. Was good to meet and debate many points of...
  24. Merde ... Bathurst ... That will mean traffic...

    Merde ... Bathurst ... That will mean traffic back to Brisbane ??? Do you think ?? But we could come back monday easy.


    The snow looks pretty severe, need chains ?

    Greg
  25. Oct-2013 But surely not snowing in NSW at...

    Oct-2013


    But surely not snowing in NSW at that time ?? (opps ... correction ... just saw the pic)

    greg
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    Dear Peoples of the Blue Mountains Gathering.


    FenceFurniture, Bushmiller, Crowie, Wheelinround and ALL others who attended the Blue Mountains Gathering.


    Thank you for your kindness. I...
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    WOW ..... amazing and beautiful work. Gary...

    WOW ..... amazing and beautiful work.

    Gary can you please photo the mechanism/suspension rods underneath the driver's foot plate ?

    Greg
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    First time I have come across this thread. Stage...

    First time I have come across this thread. Stage Coach builders are a world apart from the rest of us.

    Great work.

    Greg
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    I too have been busy. Daughter nd Son-in-Law...

    I too have been busy. Daughter nd Son-in-Law renovations plus some shift work.

    I have made some progress but not enough yet to post.

    Greg
  30. Great work so far ... I'm following .. just...

    Great work so far ... I'm following .. just watching silently at the moment.

    I too had your problem ... got so many photos loaded to this site and then found it would take no more. So I upload to...
  31. Hi peoples. Been busy and away. Showed my...

    Hi peoples.

    Been busy and away.

    Showed my Mum the results of the survey .. Haa. She liked very much and said to make sure to thank you all.

    She is working on another piece and has sold many...
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    Steve ... Excellent work on this, I have been...

    Steve ... Excellent work on this, I have been following it. Foresight and technical skill at work.

    greg
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    Hi Geoff .... I also am a newbie to building...

    Hi Geoff .... I also am a newbie to building scale models. My first piece I just used wax .... I think on small objects as opposed to furniture the varnish can produce an 'artificial' effect....
  34. Thread: Knife set

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    Haaa .... Neil, so true. Amongst many other...

    Haaa .... Neil, so true.

    Amongst many other uses ... a length of fencing wire is the best thing to carry if there are snakes about. I just bend a handle on it and carry it thru the bush. I would...
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    oopps ... Gotta get back to wire-jerking or i iz...

    oopps ... Gotta get back to wire-jerking or i iz in trouble.

    The process your referring to Paul is called 'wringing' And is commonly used in machining.

    WIKI HERE

    An important feature of...
  36. Thread: Knife set

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    OK ... thats one. No .. I have never had a...

    OK ... thats one.

    No .. I have never had a problem bringing them in so far.

    cool bananas ... Greg
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    I see a 'Blitz' Monkey Nose Cab there !!! (CMP...

    I see a 'Blitz' Monkey Nose Cab there !!! (CMP Canadian Military Pattern) very rare now.

    Well done on the shed.

    Greg
  38. Thread: Knife set

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    Here is a couple of the rocker-knife-cleaver in...

    Here is a couple of the rocker-knife-cleaver in action. Fileting Basa.

    Notice the ubiquitous Tamarind Wood Block. They are self dis-infecting, someting in the wood itself and they are used for...
  39. Thread: Knife set

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    I 'bevel' on a normal stone plate about, maybe,...

    I 'bevel' on a normal stone plate about, maybe, guessing, 200-400 grit. In any case this stone was initially for wood-chisel-sharpening before I commandeered it. Then I use the diamond stone.

    I am...
  40. Thread: Knife set

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    Cool ... will photo mine this weekend greg

    Cool ... will photo mine this weekend

    greg
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    When I have let my knife go to long .. my first...

    When I have let my knife go to long .. my first rough in is perpendicular to the edge .... This is a very fast way to get the bevel back.

    But for sharpening I use a circular motion ... and always...
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    A quick link to the Thai Butcher in action ......

    A quick link to the Thai Butcher in action ... but don't think he is sharpening here ... just cutting and 'steeling'.


    Thai Style Butchering opps ... just fixed link

    Greg
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    I find onion Skin (brown onions) is the worst for...

    I find onion Skin (brown onions) is the worst for blunting my knife. I use an old serrated knife to cut the skin. Fibrous matter also blunts, but strangely not frozen meat.

    For one dish I cook I...
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    My problem with those 'aids' to the correct angle...

    My problem with those 'aids' to the correct angle is that as you become proficient, more experienced, the more those things start to get in your way.

    They are very good to start with as a learning...
  45. Thread: Knife set

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    Hmmmmm ... the reason I sharpen at 22.5 is when I...

    Hmmmmm ... the reason I sharpen at 22.5 is when I first started out sharpening ... which came about thru cooking ... I went to the butcher shop and asked the butcher how to sharpen knives.

    He...
  46. Hard to tell from the photo. But it looks like...

    Hard to tell from the photo. But it looks like the timber is soaking up some of the yellow. On the axle ?

    But maybe these are just the first few coats .. in which case it may be easier to 'seal'...
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    Yes ... I get mine very sharp too. So, if you are...

    Yes ... I get mine very sharp too. So, if you are right then my Chef's Knife must have a softer lamination on the outer sides of the blade. It is definitely softer and easier to sharpen than the...
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    Sticky: Try fitting those clip-around capacitors on the...

    Try fitting those clip-around capacitors on the power lead ... Should stop them interfering with the TV.

    Greg. :)
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    Hmmmm ... Well, I tink it was google proof, so...

    Hmmmm ... Well, I tink it was google proof, so now I just have to work on how I phrase my clues.

    but both well done. The fact iz, I don't really know a lot about the wizard of Oz ... Whearas the...
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    Sticky: A small lathe ? Ebay ... ManSon Small...

    A small lathe ?



    Ebay ... ManSon Small Machines Inc Vintage 1940's Miniature Small Mini Lathe


    And its story ..... with many pics
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