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    Roller door problem

    I have a shed that has a roller door on it, with an automatic opener. It is much closer to one side than the other, so much so that it is quite uneven and noisy as it goes up and down. One side...
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    Wow. He seems to be using an unusual technique. ...

    Wow. He seems to be using an unusual technique. From what I can work out he is using a tub of clean water and concentrated dyes, rather than diluting the dye. It would give a lot of precision but...
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    Guitar finishing recipe suggestions

    I am making a guitar from a kit - mostly maple, with a figured maple veneer top. I would really like to finish it in a transparent ruby red colour if possible. Wondering if anyone has recipe...
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    CLAIMED I'm in

    I'm in
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    FREE: QLD Parker sideboard - needs restoration

    Old Parker sideboard that needs restoration - water damaged on top and the veneer has lifted.

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    Thank you all. It's off! I removed the chuck...

    Thank you all. It's off! I removed the chuck from the adapter, which gave me better access. I then used the cord around the V-belt trick and that stopped the spindle well enough that a few quick...
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    MC900 stuck scroll chuck

    Need some idea please.

    I have an MC900 lathe, and the scroll chuck is jammed on tight. I have sprayed with WD40, and wedged a long screwdriver into the jaws. With a bang that will turn, but the...
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    The problem with repairing these circuit boards...

    The problem with repairing these circuit boards is that they are buried under a centimeter or so of hard black epoxy. I am sure that help protect against dust and vibration (as well as anybody who...
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    I guess if all else fails it doesn't look as if a...

    I guess if all else fails it doesn't look as if a new controller would be all thaty expensive compared to a new router, and a new component may be a better design and certainly should come with a...
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    It's worth having a play - push it down as well. ...

    It's worth having a play - push it down as well. Problem is that this PCB has solid plastic on the bottom, and epoxy filler on most of the top. That one piece is the only one that isn't drowned in...
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    Bummer :((

    Bummer :((
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    OK, here is the photo. The cardboard is just a...

    OK, here is the photo. The cardboard is just a strip of thin cardboard (manila folder actually) folded over a few times and wedged in there. Hopefully the same trick will work for others (and...
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    MOF001 Speed Controller Problem

    Just posting this here in case it helps somebody. I have a MOF001 that I bought cheaply years ago during the close-down that has hardly any use on it. Took it out recently for a project and got the...
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    That is exactly the kind of thing I am thinking...

    That is exactly the kind of thing I am thinking about. So, you built this, and then clad the outside (front and ends)? I wonder if it would be possible somehow to do something like this without the...
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    Need ideas for timber storage outside

    OK, so my 9 x 6 m shed just isn't big enough :U

    All the nice timbers are stored inside, but I need something outside to store the longer things - old lengths of random building hardwood, lengths...
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    Thing is though, this is a really big, reputable,...

    Thing is though, this is a really big, reputable, nationwide shed company. If we walk away from this, there's nobody around more reputable to look at. I won't say which company it is, but if you...
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    Shed contract questions

    OK, realise most here probably aren't lawyers, and not looking for lawyer type answers. Just need about of an answer about how far we should insist on getting clarification as far as contracts go.
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    Sounds liek a great idea. Even if lemons are...

    Sounds liek a great idea. Even if lemons are better, at this time of the year I have access to many hundreds if mangoes, most of which are half eaten and then thrown on the ground. Might be...
  19. According to the specs, the one you linked to...

    According to the specs, the one you linked to only runs on 120V, so I would guess you can't find them anywhere in Oz.

    Edit: actually I stand corrected. Seems there are 240V versions. There's a...
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    Scale model magazines free

    Finescale Modeller and a few others here

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f275/free-photography-scale-model-magazines-180053/#post1729227
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    Giving away photography mags

    here

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f275/free-photography-scale-model-magazines-180053/#post1729153
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    Well. he isn't going to do anything until the...

    Well. he isn't going to do anything until the rego expires in the new year, but I don't need a trailer until then so it's all good. I offered him $100 - $150 for it, and he seemed a bit surprised...
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    Opinions on this trailer please

    I know somebody with a trailer. I am borrowing it at the moment. Anyway, it's been around since the 80's, and the bloke that owns it is convinced that it needs replacing, to the extent that he's...
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    If it's paint, Strip-it disks on an angle grinder...

    If it's paint, Strip-it disks on an angle grinder are much faster than a sander

    Josco | Brumby Strip-it Discs
  25. I don't have a drum sander, let alone this one,...

    I don't have a drum sander, let alone this one, but one thing that I have found useful in the past is that a lot of the machines we get in Australia are re-badged generic machines. There are some US...
  26. When making regular square/rectangular objects I...

    When making regular square/rectangular objects I still check for square by measuring the diagonals. Easy to do with limited resources and gives good accuracy.
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    We can easily "protect" our borders against the...

    We can easily "protect" our borders against the perfectly legal arrival of asylum seekers on boats. Shooting them out of the water is usually considered poor form though. If there were ever a...
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    I have the shop vac. It's great. I also have a...

    I have the shop vac. It's great. I also have a compressor and some air tools that have never given me trouble. Not constant use though either. I have digital calipers that have been good, but...
  29. Sounds like cleaning contacts may be the way to...

    Sounds like cleaning contacts may be the way to go

    Carlsbro Cobra 90 - diyAudio

    I had a similar problem with a bass amp once - it was the effects loop too.
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    And further to this, when I was turning it, the...

    And further to this, when I was turning it, the epoxy came out, in almost a complete plug. It had started to yellow though, so maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. I damaged the label sticker...
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    I was just talking with my wife the other day...

    I was just talking with my wife the other day about a new shed, and she suggested a single car garage as a WW shed. We would have a 2 car garage for the cars (how boring!), and a separate 1 car...
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    Thanks all. I did what salty suggested and added...

    Thanks all. I did what salty suggested and added a second layer of epoxy. That hasn't filled it completely, but has raised the level enough that I think it won't matter when it's turned down to...
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    I replaced the dead motor on my 14" bandsaw with...

    I replaced the dead motor on my 14" bandsaw with a 2HP one. It um er cuts a fair bit better. Got mine second hand on ebay. Had to buy a new pully - because she shaft was a different size, and also...
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    Kallenshaan acoustic guitar pen advice

    Hi all. I am currently assembling a Kallenshaan acoustic guitar kit. I have got to the part about filling in the soundhole with epoxy. I did that, but the epoxy smooths out to a flat surface. ...
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    Dave won't be back until he recovers from his...

    Dave won't be back until he recovers from his injuries...
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    I could be wrong, but I reckon that if you search...

    I could be wrong, but I reckon that if you search through the archives for the yahoo penturners group you would find most of the info in that book. Rich has been pretty active there
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    Tell the person you got it from to be careful. ...

    Tell the person you got it from to be careful. It rots very well if it is in a place where it regularly gets wet. I had to replace a bunch of oregon on a patio roof because it rotted out.
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    Buy a second hand one, use it, and then sell it again? Should be able to do that without too much loss?
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    Biggest problem I had is that if you don't set...

    Biggest problem I had is that if you don't set the depth control properly, it will put the staple straight through the wire thereby not doing exactly the best job of holding it on. That's user error...
  40. Thread: Depression

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    Full Disclosure: I am a professional...

    Full Disclosure: I am a professional psychologist.

    What Tea Lady says is correct - look for a psychologist who offers cognitive behaviour therapy. Discuss it with your GP, because you can be...
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    I have one, or at least I have had one for...

    I have one, or at least I have had one for several years, so mine may or may not be the same model as they currently sell. Mine has a depth control. The staples are easy enough to find at Bunnings...
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    I am going to keep using XP until I don't have...

    I am going to keep using XP until I don't have any choice (I upgraded to XP when WIndows 98 wouldn't actually support a piece of hardware that I needed to add to the system).
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    Hmmm. Both. You will be able to just upgrade...

    Hmmm. Both. You will be able to just upgrade from XP, but you will need to buy Windows 7. I suspect that will be an ebay transaction because I think you will only find Windows 8 in shops now. ...
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    I have seen people living beside running water...

    I have seen people living beside running water using water wheels for generation. That would be pretty cool because I imagine it would be a lot more reliable. One thing that I have seen proposed...
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    One thing to think about if you want to go off...

    One thing to think about if you want to go off grid is that storage does not just need to be for using power generated during the day overnight. A cloudy or overcast day can also seriously reduce...
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    Ended up cutting the rails off. There is a large...

    Ended up cutting the rails off. There is a large cutout in the fence to accommodate the tree that is on the fenceline which is being removed, which is why the fence needed to be temporarily removed....
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    Yeah, tried drilling the heads today. Even with...

    Yeah, tried drilling the heads today. Even with heaps of oil to cool it the timber started to catch on fire. Not exactly ideal. I think I will just cut it off. My wife suggested gang nail plates...
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    I kind of did. Finger slipped on the direction...

    I kind of did. Finger slipped on the direction lever by mistake. :doh::B:D
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    Ooooh, good idea. A bit of work but hopefully...

    Ooooh, good idea. A bit of work but hopefully not too much. MIght need to sharpen a few bits, but that's doable.
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    Yeah, I wondered about that. think I'm out of...

    Yeah, I wondered about that. think I'm out of grinder disks but might be worth doing some shopping. The heads are countersunk so I'd be taking away a decent amount of wood and it would look a bit...
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