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  1. Thread: Glass antenna

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    Glass antenna

    Hi, im tossing up whether or not to get a glass antenna or a fiber glass bullbar mounted antenna, anyone got any experience with the glass antennas, any pro's or cons?

    cheers.
    greg
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    thanks, turns out it was the battery, i just...

    thanks, turns out it was the battery, i just thought it would have been hard wired in, guess not, thanks again.
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    good idea having a third wheel up front, should...

    good idea having a third wheel up front, should make your son's life easier.
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    when i say DRO i mean just the digital meter for...

    when i say DRO i mean just the digital meter for depth of cut, wouldn't imagine it has a battery but will have a look, if i cant work it out i will cruch it under my boot:((
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    HM-48 DRO issue.

    every time i turn on the mill of late the DRO shows -385.85mm or something like that,turned it off and on many times, still nothing happening. any suggestions?
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    might be panning on carving up a reef :o

    might be panning on carving up a reef :o
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    use sikaflex or silicone to run a bead between...

    use sikaflex or silicone to run a bead between the stitch welds for the appearance of it been fully welded and to help the prevention of rusting on the cut edges.(just on the top, not the underside)....
  8. Thread: thin weld bead

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    hi eskimo, no doubt you have already thoought of...

    hi eskimo, no doubt you have already thoought of this but, just have a bit of a play with some off cuts you have laying around until your happy with what your getting,turn up the amps and down on...
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    hi , ive been in the maintenance game for years...

    hi , ive been in the maintenance game for years now (18 years) and dealt with bisalloy over this period, weldall's or stainless electrodes are used in the welding application of bis. nothing to it,...
  10. Thread: project pics

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    here's a pot belly i made for a fella down the...

    here's a pot belly i made for a fella down the road last year, wasn't easiest thing to do but the end result was well worth it.241164
  11. Thread: project pics

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    pipe was quite easy to make, got the idea of...

    pipe was quite easy to make, got the idea of iforeiron gallery, just used a cross pein, a straight pein and the edge of the anvil, shaped the end over the horn and it basically made it's self.
    ...
  12. Thread: the kimberlys

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    Thanks Burnsy, will see i f i can find it in pdf...

    Thanks Burnsy, will see i f i can find it in pdf format and give it a read.

    cheers mate.
  13. Thread: the kimberlys

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    non of the above, 4x4

    non of the above, 4x4
  14. Thread: waterproofing

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    cheers robbo, at that price i think i will...

    cheers , at that price i think i will continue rubbing dubbin into it.
  15. Thread: waterproofing

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    waterproofing

    was wondering if theres anything out there to waterproof a canvas tarp that doesnt require hours of rubbing, preferably in a spray can.

    cheers
  16. Thread: the kimberlys

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    the kimberlys

    anyone out there got any tips on doing the kimberly, best time to go ,must takes ,and anything else

    cheers
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    ever seen a blacksmith using a fibreglass handled...

    ever seen a blacksmith using a fibreglass handled hammer, must be a reason they only use wooden handles. when they break, linish the varnish off and use them for smoking fish or meat.:U
  18. Thread: tree project

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    tree project

    The Tree Project by Amanda Gibson and Ixia Black#on Pozible


    blacksmiths have the biggest hearts
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    go wood, fiberglass has a good argument but wood...

    go wood, fiberglass has a good argument but wood feels better in the hand and you can shape it, if it comes lose hammer a wedge into it.
  20. Thread: project pics

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    i spoke with a fella from abasa today who...

    i spoke with a fella from abasa today who suggested the same thing, i need a greater volume, forge is over 1200X600mm with a 100mm pipe leading into it, looking at a inline can fan for about $300,...
  21. Thread: project pics

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    cheers Andrew, will be a week or more before i...

    cheers Andrew, will be a week or more before i get back out there, need to find a new blower for the forge, getting some pretty hefty prices here.
  22. Thread: project pics

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    camp roast fork

    240826240825made this roast fork for when we go camping this morning, 10X10mm square bar. my fan caught on fire just as i finished now im in the marked for a new fan, so if anyone out there knows of...
  23. Thread: project pics

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    knocked this up this arvo while i was modifying a...

    knocked this up this arvo while i was modifying a camp bbq grill, not my best work but, any excuse to fire up the forge:U
    32mm nb pipe cut at a random lenght.
    240684240685240686
  24. Thread: project pics

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    240676240677this is like pulling teeth. here's a...

    240676240677this is like pulling teeth. here's a couple of pics of camp fire tripods i knocked up one morning, one's for a mate and i will keep the other.
  25. Thread: mystery metal

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    i went for SS because of the water used here to...

    i went for SS because of the water used here to wet down the roads is pulled from the artesian basin and its salty as buggery, went out to william creek and back the other day, no problems other then...
  26. Thread: mystery metal

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    it's difficutly always know what your getting...

    it's difficutly always know what your getting when you get it for free from a mate who own's a fabrication shop up here, kind of a lucky dip, most times it's mild steel or 316 stainless but, every...
  27. Thread: project pics

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    240513240514thought i would try and get the ball...

    240513240514thought i would try and get the ball rolling with a couple of pics of a project i started a couple of months back, this forum got me motivated to get it done (well over due). wife hasn't...
  28. Thread: Anvils?

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    240479got this anvil about 4 years back, peter...

    240479got this anvil about 4 years back, peter wright 225 lbs, made around 1865 going by the markings, cost me $600, easy find, called a few second hand machine shops around adelaide and had it that...
  29. Thread: mystery metal

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    . tap and drill set are VA with the blue...

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    tap and drill set are VA with the blue stripe.HSSE base material with TiCN finish, should be good for cutting into steels of up to 1000 N/mm2.
  30. get a mate over to give you a hand,measure your...

    get a mate over to give you a hand,measure your diagonals, then with old mate pick up the work in question and belt the longest diagonal corner onto the ground, not to hard, then remeasure, keep...
  31. Thread: mystery metal

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    ive had this lenght of steel for over two years...

    ive had this lenght of steel for over two years now, no rust, non magnetic, all the characteristics of stainless steel, i
    did fail to mention that the week before i tried to drill a hole into it...
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    contact the abasa, they might be able to help you...

    contact the abasa, they might be able to help you out. it's diffucult to get these days in SA, stirling no longer supply it as you mentioned. i got a mate that brings it over for me from bendigo so...
  33. Thread: project pics

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    project pics

    this is great to finally see a smithy forum on this site, lets get some pics posted on your works of art, past and present.
    cheers.
  34. Thread: mystery metal

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    mystery metal

    hi, the other day i was making a bracket for a dual battery set up and was required to tap a few holes, no problem one may think. the steel i was using was stainless or at least i thought it was. ive...
  35. Thread: tassie trip

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    tassie trip

    planning a trip to tas in september, 10 days of camping in the off road camper trailer with the wife and kids, wondering if anyone has any advice for this time of year and any must see spots.
    thanks
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    ive been around blacksmithing and smithy's my...

    ive been around blacksmithing and smithy's my entire life and one thing i can say about the old / worn anvils is that they have character and not in the way Benny Hill did. each rounded edge,...
  37. Thread: Chuck storage

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    yeah dave, i find with the 3 jaw i find tight...

    yeah dave, i find with the 3 jaw i find tight spots, i mean really tight,
  38. you wont ever stop cast iron from rusting, it's...

    you wont ever stop cast iron from rusting, it's in the structure of the iron it's self, think of it this way, when you have pits or holes for water to sit in wether it in the form of condensation or...
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    number one, don't boil them! the kero solution...

    number one, don't boil them! the kero solution aint a bad idea as far as i know, ive seen thousands upon thousands of grinding , wet , oil stones left to their own devices and age isnt their friend,...
  40. Thread: Chuck storage

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    on the same topic of storage, i try to keep mine...

    on the same topic of storage, i try to keep mine as dust and contaminant free as possible (running a boiler shop and blacksmithing doesn't help) but i more often then not find tight spots on the...
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    shame he didn't have his head under the chuck,...

    shame he didn't have his head under the chuck, eliminate that gene pool from the equasion.
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    ive made my own MT2 mandrels for pen turning, if...

    ive made my own MT2 mandrels for pen turning, if your still interested PM me and see what we can work out.
  43. Thread: Kangaroo island

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    we just got back and i wouldnt go agin, just...

    we just got back and i wouldnt go agin, just under $700 for 2 adults, 3 kids under 9 and a prado to get there and back, (thats just the boat ride) $19 for 2 bags of ice and a bottle of water, $180...
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    awesome score, much envy from here you lucky...

    awesome score, much envy from here you lucky bast#rd.
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    Off road trailer

    fellas, need to build a trailer for myself next year, thinking about something in the 7x5 range to go off road in so im not getting top heavy on the 4x4, if any one has detailed drawings they are...
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    i wouldn't bother with stainless, seen them...

    i wouldn't bother with stainless, seen them before, they look ugly, discolour, suseptable to warping and way too expencive to buy ( unless your getting it for nothing)

    ive made a bbq here and...
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    you can use a gp if you like.

    you can use a gp if you like.
  48. Thread: Freighting Rods

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    i was about to buy a new rod for the wife the...

    i was about to buy a new rod for the wife the other day but passed when i saw the postage was $90, i nearly fell of my chair. looks like shes going fishing with some line wrapped around a beer can.
  49. Thread: Welding Courses

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    get a job with someone thats prepared to put you...

    get a job with someone thats prepared to put you through the training, easier said then done i know but there are mobs out there that will do it.
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    i got some chinese ones from mighty dear a while...

    i got some chinese ones from mighty dear a while ago and they mushroomed out on the non striking end and some even bent, the prior ones are nice, i was looking at the one with the interchangable...
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