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I hope that your 'equivalent to R-4' is not that...
I hope that your 'equivalent to R-4' is not that foil bubble warp on the outside under the purlins and under the roof? It is in fact barely R-1 and no more effusive than standard foil wrap and...
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Looks a bit like a rambutan - most of which are...
Looks a bit like a rambutan - most of which are red, bit they can come in all sorts of colours from yellow to orange to green the usual red. What inside those pods?
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2nd January 2013, 10:03 AM
Thread: Please Help! Cutting Wood
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Saw guides are cheap as chips - and allow...
Saw guides are cheap as chips - and allow accurate cutting to a line at most angles using a circular or hand saw eg: Protractor & Saw Guide : CARBA-TEC or if you want to get fancy try this Aussie...
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2nd January 2013, 09:54 AM
Thread: How should I fill these holes....??
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Yep - two-part epoxy/ polyester is the go....
Yep - two-part epoxy/ polyester is the go. Although you could get some veneer and glue into place then fill the remaining gaps, so reducing the area needed to be filled and sanded level. Depends on...
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26th September 2011, 12:52 AM
Thread: Just got my Lincoln 180c -Not Good!!
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This is not a recent obligation! The Commowealth...
This is not a recent obligation! The Commowealth Trade Practices Act applies andhas required this of retailers since 1974! All that happened in 2011 is that all States and Territories made adopted a...
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20th March 2011, 06:34 PM
Thread: timber ID thanks
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Looks like pacific maple - nowadays 'meranti'
Looks like pacific maple - nowadays 'meranti'
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21st February 2011, 07:12 PM
Thread: Welding earthed objects
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I have to accept the wisdom of my betters (and...
I have to accept the wisdom of my betters (and maybe elders), but having been welding fairly regularly on and off for more than 40 years this has never happened (or maybe I have left a trail of...
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21st February 2011, 07:04 PM
Thread: Earth Path for Welder - Danger?
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Earth Path for Welder - Danger?
EDIT - duh! I should have read down and I would have seen Chrisp's post and Graeme's answer . . .
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30th January 2011, 08:07 PM
Thread: Ball weight
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Thats when you need a Curtis SwayBraker - I've...
Thats when you need a Curtis SwayBraker - I've had one on every trailer I've owned since I got one after they won an Inventors program in 80s. Same family still makes them I think Curtis Automotive...
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3rd December 2010, 09:38 PM
Thread: what type of timber??
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Treated pine no question.
Treated pine no question.
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23rd April 2010, 09:13 PM
Thread: Go get your mig welder , Youl Brunner.
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What brand & model MIG did you buy?
What brand & model MIG did you buy?
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27th March 2010, 05:55 PM
Thread: 10 Amp Welders
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Just my two bob's worth - I reckon if you are...
Just my two bob's worth - I reckon if you are gunna weld in your shed you need a dedicated 15amp circuit no matter what welder you have. That also means that the main cable into your shed need to be...
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27th February 2010, 07:37 PM
Thread: welding structual beams
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If the beams are engineered then your engineer...
If the beams are engineered then your engineer will have to sign off on all parts for council approval. So if he specced beams and that they needed to be welded according to the standard (as he no...
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25th January 2010, 06:27 PM
Thread: How do I make a big hole
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DIY is one thing I suppose and is satisfying, but...
DIY is one thing I suppose and is satisfying, but I have an Aldi meat grinder that I paid under $50 for and it has a sausage nozzle attachment with it that works a treat. I needed to modify it a...
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21st January 2010, 09:28 PM
Thread: DC arc thinnest rods weld body panels ?
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I have used my trusty old Abel arc welder to do...
I have used my trusty old Abel arc welder to do car body work for more than 40 years. I have some 1mm rods that I have had so long I can't recall where I sourced them (and as I hadn't seen them...
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16th January 2010, 02:59 PM
Thread: Plan B trailer build
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The reasons why many of us use the formply and...
The reasons why many of us use the formply and not CD ply is that it is guaranteed waterproof glue between the plies and the two faces are laminated with a melamine layer. That means that so long as...
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15th January 2010, 09:35 PM
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Phosgene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Phosgene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Argon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is useful from the US centre for disease control:
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15th January 2010, 09:09 PM
Thread: Timber decking to steel frame.
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Renovate is the best info source, but stainless...
Renovate is the best info source, but stainless steel screws directly into gal steel is fine - will not cause a problem with the gal. Gal screws are also made for the purpose and they too are fine....
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15th January 2010, 08:49 PM
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I must be overly cautious. I have been using...
I must be overly cautious. I have been using stick welders and oxy/ acetylene or oxy/gas for more than 40 years and have worn a suitable mask on all but a few occasions - mostly in a positive exhaust...
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13th January 2010, 05:41 PM
Thread: Electric chainsaws
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Not so - I use chaps (unlike almost every DIYer I...
Not so - I use chaps (unlike almost every DIYer I know!) and can confirm that they do stop the chain and the suppliers say so too. In any case there is no overrun with the electric saw - when the...
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13th January 2010, 04:49 PM
Thread: Electric chainsaws
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Depends how much work you intend throwing at it....
Depends how much work you intend throwing at it.
In a hurry to do one of those jobs only a chainsaw would do I bought an electric Ozito 'no namer' from Bunnies three years ago and it has been a... -
28th December 2009, 05:12 PM
Thread: New mill stand
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You can get cammed (optionally braked) wheels...
You can get cammed (optionally braked) wheels that you put on as a pair (usually) that have a raised an lowered position. There are a few designs - the ones I had were on my very heavy and ancient...
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10th October 2009, 03:33 PM
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Timber rot is a non-issue in the life of the tank...
Timber rot is a non-issue in the life of the tank with H4 pine sub structure (30-50 years) and H3 planking. The drainage area needs to allow water to run freely to the lowest point - the framing as...
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2nd September 2009, 09:33 PM
Thread: What wood is this?
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A bit yellow for Douglas Fir - looks like hoop...
A bit yellow for Douglas Fir - looks like hoop pine or baltic pine - a bit fine grained for radiata - but pic's not great [like the table . . . :) ]
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26th August 2009, 10:33 PM
Thread: 70's Estapol removal from furniture--Help!
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If it is '70s Estapol fair chance it is one of...
If it is '70s Estapol fair chance it is one of the two pack epoxy resin finishes (that was the Estapol brand entry to the market in the 60s) and they are usually only removable by mechanical means -...
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23rd May 2009, 05:12 PM
Thread: Oxygen / Acetylene rental
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I've been using Oxy/LPG with my Comet 3 kit for...
I've been using Oxy/LPG with my Comet 3 kit for >20 years. But I don't use it for welding - for heating, brazing and cutting. Fine for my cutting needs - I have cut 350 x 100 500kg/m RSJs but my...
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9th May 2009, 03:57 PM
Thread: Flexing & Creaking floor
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Often one way you can remove or reduce creaking...
Often one way you can remove or reduce creaking in floors when you have reasonable access underneath like that is to glue and screw some timber strips - say 30x19 or so in the centre between the...
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28th April 2009, 09:54 PM
Thread: Is this Tasmanian Oak
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:wts: my bet will be a victorian ash - but hard...
:wts: my bet will be a victorian ash - but hard to tell. All of these can vary in colour significantly within a single log and between logs form a very light almost almost white to light brown, to...
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27th April 2009, 03:29 PM
Thread: 7x4 box trailer walls
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Rather than ply I've used 16mm formply in my...
Rather than ply I've used 16mm formply in my trailer. I screw from underneath so the surface has no raised bit or holes for water to get in and seal around the edges. Formply is fully waterproof,...
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27th April 2009, 03:06 PM
Thread: Auto Welding Helmet opinions...
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Helmet is probably bought, but why wouldn't you...
Helmet is probably bought, but why wouldn't you just buy a CIG one like this one: http://dandygas.com.au/products/cat/Weldskillvar913ElectronicHelmet which looks identical to ebay ones and the last...
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27th April 2009, 11:38 AM
Thread: Hitachi Gas Framing nail gun - any good?
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Not sure who's been giving you the advice about...
Not sure who's been giving you the advice about the Paslode guns. I've had a framing nailer for more than 10 years (same one) and it will drive any nail an air compressor gun will into the same...
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27th April 2009, 11:16 AM
Thread: Renovating a Timberdeck
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Col - I would be replacing those timbers not...
Col - I would be replacing those timbers not trying to repair them - beyond it IMO - 14 years in FNQ ain't a bad life. You should re-ask the question on the sister forum...
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27th April 2009, 11:08 AM
Thread: Oregon beam span
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BTW driver75 - you might find a visit to the...
BTW driver75 - you might find a visit to the sister forum and a few searches on 'spans' etc is worth your while on this sort of query - http://www.renovateforum.com :2tsup:
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26th April 2009, 09:52 PM
Thread: door skin repair
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And easy to trim off the top and one side to fit...
And easy to trim off the top and one side to fit . . .:2tsup: Get the measurements right and most door places will trim for you even Bunnies! But if you get the measuring wrong you get to keep the...
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26th April 2009, 09:43 PM
Thread: Oregon beam span
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It is considerably under-specced IMO. Mini's...
It is considerably under-specced IMO. Mini's suggestion using tensioned steel would work - but you cannot simply replace the steel in such a design with timber! :( Easiest solution would be to cut...
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26th April 2009, 09:28 PM
Thread: stress grades for wood
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weisyboy is right - there is visual stress...
weisyboy is right - there is visual stress grading and machine stress grading see here for explanations: http://www.timber.org.au/NTEP/menu.asp?id=90 and http://www.timber.org.au/NTEP/menu.asp?id=91 ...
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26th April 2009, 09:24 PM
Thread: Storing boiled linseed oil blends
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No reason why turps/ linseed oil mix will not...
No reason why turps/ linseed oil mix will not keep indefinitely so long as airtight. :2tsup: doubtful about polyurethane/ linseed longer than 12mths.
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4th April 2009, 02:32 PM
Thread: Fein Multimaster
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Anytime a tool creates smoke and/or causes...
Anytime a tool creates smoke and/or causes burning it means the tool is simply involved in friction and not cutting. Usual cause is user trying to force the speed along and not allowing the teeth and...
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19th March 2009, 04:15 PM
Thread: Quench metal by oxygen torch
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Better still just use an M14 nylon locking nut...
Better still just use an M14 nylon locking nut (Nylok). I can't see you will gain anything by heating an axle of that size for that use. :2tsup:
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18th March 2009, 08:11 PM
Thread: Is Cypress ok for boat trim?
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I would use an epoxy or resorscinol glue. I would...
I would use an epoxy or resorscinol glue. I would not be relying on just the glue as I said and I think you already mentioned anyway. :2tsup:
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18th March 2009, 07:55 PM
Thread: Retaining wall
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Ah doncha just love conspiracy theorists...
Ah doncha just love conspiracy theorists especially those that are the product of a modern education . . . :D
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17th March 2009, 09:40 PM
Thread: Decking Joist/Bearer sizing
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I agree with Afro Boy - go to...
I agree with Afro Boy - go to http://www.renovateforum.com and resubmit the post and get into the Allan Staines books. For your job his Decks & Pergolas is the one. See also...
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17th March 2009, 09:31 PM
Thread: Retaining wall
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Nah - not all that a problem and if you are...
Nah - not all that a problem and if you are really concerned you need only use a painted (bituminous paints) or physical barrier (such as fibre cement or plastic sheeting) on the side facing the...
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17th March 2009, 09:20 PM
Thread: Is Cypress ok for boat trim?
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It is probably OK so long as the pieces are high...
It is probably OK so long as the pieces are high enough quality to work into the shapes you need. It is hard and highly resistant to decay even from attack from marine organisms (not that it will be...
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17th March 2009, 09:12 PM
Thread: Building a Steel Shed
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:whs: One of the reason that the steel shed...
:whs: One of the reason that the steel shed builders are generally good value is that the all up cost included a set of engineered plans that mostly need just a site plan added to be OK for council...
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17th March 2009, 09:04 PM
Thread: Setting out a hip roof
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I mentioned the roofing square stops my Dad gave...
I mentioned the roofing square stops my Dad gave me. They look like the attached pic - mine are no longer shiny of course!
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16th March 2009, 08:07 PM
Thread: Will the joint fail?
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Well yes you are . . . :rolleyes: I know how to...
Well yes you are . . . :rolleyes: I know how to suck eggs too (well blow actually) and yes, screws into end grain do not hold as well as screws into other faces, but in the piece as described with no...
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16th March 2009, 08:00 PM
Thread: Will the joint fail?
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Depending on the glue and it's expected life, no...
Depending on the glue and it's expected life, no IMO - if no loads other than expansion & contraction indoors. I have various simple end grain to end grain jointed pieces in my home that were joined...
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15th March 2009, 01:04 PM
Thread: Will the joint fail?
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That's a big surface area to join and I can't see...
That's a big surface area to join and I can't see a use that would put a sufficient load on either piece that would break a plain glued joint using and good woodworking adhesive eg PVA. The joint...
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15th March 2009, 12:54 PM
Thread: Makita vs Hitachi
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:whs: there a few if any good deals now. When the...
:whs: there a few if any good deals now. When the $A was over 80c and into the 90c there were some bargains - at under or around 60c - no more. :(