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9th December 2006, 04:05 PM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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What post? It seemed that some were incapable of...
What post? It seemed that some were incapable of grasping the phrase "It's Illegal and dangerous" so I had to do a bit of spoon-feeding.
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9th December 2006, 03:51 PM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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I know when I'm licked. It's true what they say...
I know when I'm licked. It's true what they say about a little bit of knowledge being a dangerous thing. No amount of arguement is going to change your mind. Go ahead and do what you want and I'll do...
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9th December 2006, 03:18 PM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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Maybe there's an electrician on the board who can...
Maybe there's an electrician on the board who can put him right because it's getting a little tedious. But I'll have one more try.
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9th December 2006, 02:01 PM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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Whole leg in mouth
Wow, it's open again. Time to have my right of reply to Boban's deleted thread before it gets closed again. I accept the fact that I wasn't clear enough in my original post when I told of the...
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9th December 2006, 11:36 AM
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Me neither. We can save the governor general but...
Me neither. We can save the governor general but nothing will save santa.
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7th December 2006, 08:54 AM
Thread: Freeze Warning
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My daughter lives in New York and is expecting...
My daughter lives in New York and is expecting the arrival of her third child in January. When her second was born we nearly froze getting the baby from the hospital to the car. It was about 20 deg...
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7th December 2006, 08:34 AM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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I'm amazed and confused. Are there any conditions...
I'm amazed and confused. Are there any conditions on where this circuit can exist. Is this allowed in the same building. I can't see the point in requiring separate Power and Light circuit breakers...
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6th December 2006, 01:20 PM
Thread: More care needed- warning-it is gory
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An air drill and a forstner. Now there's a...
An air drill and a forstner. Now there's a combination to conjure with. I know less about air drills than I do about forstners but I would have said it was a case of 'ne'er the twain shall meet.'
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6th December 2006, 01:06 PM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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I had a space under my house that had a concrete...
I had a space under my house that had a concrete slab, power point and lights and nothing else. I converted it to a proper room, put up the walls, plaster and cornice, painted it and tiled the slab,...
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5th December 2006, 11:08 AM
Thread: driving a car on tiles
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That sounds like excessive movement to me....
That sounds like excessive movement to me. Everyone I spoke to recommended Ardex X56 because my floors are yellow tongue chipboard. The grout I used was Flexgrout Ultrasmooth. I have only finished...
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4th December 2006, 10:22 AM
Thread: driving a car on tiles
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Flexible (adhesive) doesn't mean the tiles have...
Flexible (adhesive) doesn't mean the tiles have the ability to move. It just means that the rubber in the adhesive gives it the ability to have an almost microscopic amount of compression when the...
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3rd December 2006, 04:14 PM
Thread: driving a car on tiles
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I agree with a couple of the previous posts....
I agree with a couple of the previous posts. There's no reason why it won't be perfectly OK to drive the car on them. Just use the rubberised flexible glue and make sure it's evenly spread. Ask the...
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2nd December 2006, 10:06 AM
Thread: I Really Cracked It Last Night!
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It's always going to go on but the thing that has...
It's always going to go on but the thing that has changed is the way we deal with it. I remember being told by a teacher in a Sydney inner city primary school that one of the male teachers had been...
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1st December 2006, 03:24 PM
Thread: I Really Cracked It Last Night!
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I know a few people who were abused as children...
I know a few people who were abused as children (male and female) and if some of us have to get our noses out of joint to stop other kids from going through what they have been through, then so be...
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1st December 2006, 02:37 PM
Thread: Renovation Advices please!
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Unless you are going to have trouble getting...
Unless you are going to have trouble getting tenants I wouldn't spend anything on it. I have had two rental properties for a number of years and you have to work on the broad assumption that all...
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Kitchen
I've given the lathe a miss for a while to concentrate on square bits of wood. This is the kitchen so far.
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21st May 2006, 10:45 PM
Thread: Did you miss me?
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More to the point - how did you get him ON it....
More to the point - how did you get him ON it. You must have one hell of a chuck on that Delta.
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21st May 2006, 10:35 PM
Thread: Tiling on Particleboard
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Thanks. That's good info.
Thanks. That's good info.
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20th May 2006, 04:58 PM
Thread: Workshop Forum
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Workshop Forum
I don't know whether it's been suggested before but I'd like to see a forum dedicated to the Workshop. I'm sure it would be a good place to get info on layouts, space saving ideas, dust collection...
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20th May 2006, 04:32 PM
Thread: Tiling on Particleboard
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Tiling on Particleboard
My kitchen floor is yellow tongue particleboard. Is it ok to lay tiles directly to it? It was suggested to me that I put down a layer of masonite first but that just seems to be covering seams that...
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20th May 2006, 04:16 PM
Thread: Kitchen cabinet help??
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Thanks for the reddie Stuart. :o I don't mind...
Thanks for the reddie Stuart. :o
I don't mind having to sift through disparate views to get the info I need; it's what makes the forum so good.
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20th May 2006, 03:44 PM
Thread: Green Woodworking
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There have been some good examples of the craft...
There have been some good examples of the craft on Grand Designs (Lifestyle Channel).
They've had two episodes where people have used green oak to frame their house. It was held together with... -
20th May 2006, 01:46 AM
Thread: Getting a check-up
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Tinitis. IBS-C. Diverticular Disease. Low...
Tinitis.
IBS-C.
Diverticular Disease.
Low Blood Pressure.
Skin Cancers on skin cancers.
Sinus.
If I knew all the things that were wrong with me I'd just start to worry and make myself ill.:eek:... -
20th May 2006, 01:36 AM
Thread: Property advice needed
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You're lucky to have been living rent free all...
You're lucky to have been living rent free all these years. $100,000 worth of improvements is less than 17 years worth of rent so you've had it easy. You should have been saving the rest for a place...
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19th May 2006, 11:17 PM
Thread: Kitchen cabinet help??
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One of the great joys of installing kitchen...
One of the great joys of installing kitchen cabinets is that the 2mm becomes 10mm when you put it on a wall that's out of square. I couldn't find a straight line anywhere in my kitchen. I don't envy...
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19th May 2006, 09:59 PM
Thread: Took my eye off the ball
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I can feel that!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: Apart from...
I can feel that!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:
Apart from minor cuts my latest was to fire half a 50mm brad into the end of my thumb down to the first joint. The worst part was pulling my finger off the brad.... -
19th May 2006, 08:26 PM
Thread: Kitchen cabinet help??
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Come on guys, give it a rest. There are people in...
Come on guys, give it a rest. There are people in Iraq who send their kid down to the corner store to get milk and end up childless. There's a little girl on the northern beaches of sydney who loses...
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19th May 2006, 06:02 PM
Thread: Kitchen cabinet help??
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Boy oh boy! I haven't been on the board much...
Boy oh boy! I haven't been on the board much lately but it's obvious that it hasn't changed. Still bitchy.:) :) ;)
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28th April 2006, 11:55 AM
Thread: Timber Kitchen Bench
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Thanks guys, Gives me something to mull over....
Thanks guys,
Gives me something to mull over. This kitchen project is going to give me the excuse I needed to buy a thicknesser and a small jointer. The tools are probably going to cost more than... -
27th April 2006, 05:46 PM
Thread: Timber Kitchen Bench
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I was thinking of the same option but I wasn't...
I was thinking of the same option but I wasn't sure about wood movement. The laminated timber could possibly have a uniform movement across the grain but when it gets glued to something like MDF...
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27th April 2006, 05:01 PM
Thread: Timber Kitchen Bench
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Timber Kitchen Bench
I'm in the process of planning my new kitchen and I was going to make a solid timber (laminated) countertop. I wouldn't have a clue what sort of timber to use, maybe Jarrah or Redgum. I want to get...
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23rd April 2006, 12:55 PM
Thread: Humungous Redback
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A friend of mine has one of those garden settings...
A friend of mine has one of those garden settings made out of PVC tube and a plastic mesh held on by plastic 'rivets.' She always folds down the padded insert and when she went to sit on one there...
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18th April 2006, 07:04 PM
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Do a google on "540mm gas " and you get a few...
Do a google on "540mm gas " and you get a few hits for Chef, Westinghouse etc.
I'm shopping around for a new range as well. The best I've seen so far (without spending big bucks) is the Lofra... -
25th February 2006, 11:15 AM
Thread: Woodworking and IT
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I've been out of IT for 7 years but from what I...
I've been out of IT for 7 years but from what I remember, IT people (and office workers in general) spend an inordinate amount of time in front of computers doing anything that doesn't include work....
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25th February 2006, 10:47 AM
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I worked in IT for 30 years and I've seen plenty...
I worked in IT for 30 years and I've seen plenty of powersupplies with smoke coming out of them and scorch marks on motherboards when CPU fans fail. I would be interested to know what effect, if any,...
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24th January 2006, 12:07 PM
Thread: Warning about depression - please read
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My first experience with suicide was when I was...
My first experience with suicide was when I was in primary school. One of my friends brothers hanged himself on the clothes line. He was only about 12.
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19th December 2005, 11:56 AM
Thread: NSW Racial tension.............
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http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/bob.htm ...
http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/bob.htm
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7th November 2005, 11:52 AM
Thread: Bruising on wood
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Have you tried lower speed settings?.
Have you tried lower speed settings?.
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3rd October 2005, 12:28 PM
Thread: MC1100 Speed Settings
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The MC900 range is (1-10) 500, 620, 760, 900,...
The MC900 range is (1-10) 500, 620, 760, 900, 1050, 1210, 1400, 1590, 1790, 2000.
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19th September 2005, 08:54 AM
Thread: Sick of Telstra Bashing
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You should go to Optus or Vodaphone or any one of...
You should go to Optus or Vodaphone or any one of the other overseas owned telcos and see if they can do it faster.
The answer you will probably get is 'we don't do that sort of thing. We wait... -
17th September 2005, 09:59 AM
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It depends what your definition of "trouble...
It depends what your definition of "trouble maker" is.
He's a peace activist who has spoken out strongly against the US involvement in Iraq. The term trouble maker was also applied to peace... -
16th September 2005, 07:06 PM
Thread: Sick of Telstra Bashing
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Your's is a very good example. Japan is small...
Your's is a very good example. Japan is small enough so that if a sparrow breaks wind, most of the country will hear it and half the country will smell it. There's a population of 125 million...
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16th September 2005, 06:51 PM
Thread: Sick of Telstra Bashing
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I agree, it could be better but with a population...
I agree, it could be better but with a population only 60%of the size of California in a country the size of the lower fourty eight states in the US what country do you choose as a benchmark?. Who...
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16th September 2005, 10:23 AM
Thread: Sick of Telstra Bashing
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Sick of Telstra Bashing
Is anyone else as tired of all the crap and misinformation that's said about Telstra as I am.
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16th September 2005, 09:45 AM
Thread: Telstra 1223
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HiString is right, 1223 is clearly listed in the...
HiString is right, 1223 is clearly listed in the phone book as the number to call for directory assistance. The number you quote is for operator assisted calls. If you're using 1234 you have too much...
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16th September 2005, 09:31 AM
Thread: I'm OUTRAGED
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It's that little red MG. No room for kids. To...
It's that little red MG.
No room for kids. To be eligible these days you have to swap the 'boy's toy' for a Tarago and buy a small white furry dog called pixie. -
15th September 2005, 04:03 PM
Thread: Finger joint jig
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Nice job Mike. My workshop has quite a few jigs...
Nice job Mike.
My workshop has quite a few jigs that I copied from photos on this site. But only the simple ones because I don't yet have sufficient time or patience these days to put that kind of... -
15th September 2005, 03:54 PM
Thread: woof woof !!!
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There's a Game museum in Munich that has stuffed...
There's a Game museum in Munich that has stuffed animals like that on display. They look like a taxidermist took LSD and decided to glue chickens, squirells, dogs, cats, pigs and ducks together. The...
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Nice work. Welcome to the forum. They're a good...
Nice work.
Welcome to the forum. They're a good bunch of guys here but I hope you have a thick hide because you'll need it from time to time. -
15th September 2005, 03:42 PM
Thread: Crosscut sled
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I was reading it this morning. Very good....
I was reading it this morning. Very good.
Thanks.
Just and aside: I wonder if the publishers realise that the binder they sold me no longer takes the new magazines.