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  1. Save yourself some money TN. I think you should...

    Save yourself some money TN. I think you should stick with the Record quick release for the front. Clamping long pieces vertically(??) is not a problem for vice-screw/guide-rod alignment provided you...
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    I'd say that's the answer to your question...

    I'd say that's the answer to your question Virgil. If you're like most of us, you'll tend to use tools that are more comfortable in the hand and easier to control.
    Having said that, it's also true...
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    Monitors don't need a great deal of depth in the...

    Monitors don't need a great deal of depth in the shelf these days. The base is the biggest bit. My own 19" LCD has a base of only 175mm front to back.
    Given that you are going to have a natural edge...
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    sjm, he's from Perth, WA. They used Jarrah for...

    sjm, he's from Perth, WA. They used Jarrah for railway sleepers over there!!
    I don't think he's kidding about the firewood.

    Tom
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    Another thing to think about is whether or not...

    Another thing to think about is whether or not the recycled mini-orb has screw holes in it already. If it does, this will give you the heights for the stretchers so you can re-fix the mini-orb...
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    Newoodworker, according to Wikipedia the striking...

    Newoodworker, according to Wikipedia the striking knife is preferred for cross grain marking while the scratch awl is recommended for marking along the grain and for making holes to mark drill...
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    Just my thoughts based on nothing but instinct. I...

    Just my thoughts based on nothing but instinct. I would have thought the forerunner to a marking knife would have been the mortise gauge, both single and double point versions. It left a scribed line...
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    That's exactly what I thought too Ian. Don't...

    That's exactly what I thought too Ian. Don't suppose you have any more of that lovely Lancewood lying around, nudge nudge.:;:; A truly beautiful saw handle you've made from that which is most...
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    Nice work mate. I'll have to get one of my...

    Nice work mate. I'll have to get one of my brothers on to this sub-forum. He's a player who hasn't yet realised that deep down he's a woodworker too.
    Good stuff

    Tom
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    BobL, please STOP building your racks/shelves...

    BobL, please STOP building your racks/shelves NOW!! In all seriousness, I only have your safety in mind when I say this. I have some major concerns regarding your use of 50x5 flat (mild steel?) as a...
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    Crowie is dead right about that Archer; you can't...

    Crowie is dead right about that Archer; you can't use it as a workbench. :no:
    You should really do the right thing and send it to me so that its rapid demise can be commenced without delay.:D
    All...
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    I wouldn't go putting any Surf or Cold Power in...

    I wouldn't go putting any Surf or Cold Power in the electrolysis water if I were you. What you want to use is washing SODA, also known as bath crystals. It's probably on the lower shelf in the...
  13. User CP is the route toward setting or editing a...

    User CP is the route toward setting or editing a signature. However this function is not usually available to New Members.
    I am not sure if it is a 'time-lapse' requirement or a 'compliance with...
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    Thanks for those kind words Ruffly. Not really...

    Thanks for those kind words Ruffly. Not really any skill involved on my part, flick a switch and press a button. Luckily for me it was at the end of our wettest Spring for about a decade and didn't...
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    Good one John. But that's the trouble with those...

    Good one John. But that's the trouble with those psychic girlies, they're way too fickle. I'm sure I almost met her myself.:)
    And a 'giltfriend' would be okay Wheelin'. More than okay, in fact it'd...
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    Your turn

    Might be a bit cheeky but let's just see what you can do for it
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    My Best Pic is my desktop wallpaper

    I really hope this works out right. Never posted a pic on this site before and may have not quite sized it properly; supposedly the forums server will do this anyway. I tried a few resizing exercises...
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    I've got the Pink Floyd all sorted :cool:. Now,...

    I've got the Pink Floyd all sorted :cool:. Now, if I just had a shed I'd be laughing.
    Tom

    Little by little, the night turns around.
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    Woody Harrelson

    Woody Harrelson
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    Borscht

    Borscht
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    Ketch

    Ketch
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    Bellows

    Bellows
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    Serpentine

    Serpentine
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    Off the scale

    Off the scale
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    I'm no maths genius either, not by any stretch of...

    I'm no maths genius either, not by any stretch of the imagination.
    There it is! Imagination. That which I could not imagine as being possible actually is. It happens all the time.
    My sincere...
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    If only...

    That is a beautiful bench. I can only hope to maybe one day build something like it.
    Apart from the M&T joints and the huge dovetail joints (didn't know they were even thought of) there is one thing...
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    Sawdust in the blood

    I wouldn't be too sure about that if I were you Waldo. I reckon it's a genetic thing this mucking about with wood.
    Dad's father was a builder, (step)Mum's father was a wood turner/ cabinet maker....
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    Cheaper than you were told

    Hold that thought Powerb. I believe you have been misinformed as to the volume of resin required for your 2m x 700mm x10-15mm thick table top.
    I honestly believe you will have left over resin if...
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    Okay you blokes, just a bit of clarification on...

    Okay you blokes, just a bit of clarification on some terms.
    BMT= Base Metal Thickness. Pipeclay said it earlier and is correct; it's the thickness of the steel before either painting or...
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    Very much like the sign posted on the door...

    Very much like the sign posted on the door leading from the factory to the sales and administration office at my place of work: Please wipe you're feet. :o

    :no::no::no::no::no:
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    Yeah, what rrobor said, it can't be about the...

    Yeah, what rrobor said, it can't be about the money.
    If it's only about the money, why don't you become a stock broker or a merchant banker?

    I'll tell you why you won't do those things. It's...
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