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Thanks Mick, I did read it I just didn't realise that the weld could "track" on the square tube when I was just trying to run a bead next to it.

Back to practicing, wind the amps up again and try...

No hurry but if I weld one side it doesn't blow through but if I do another side straight away it gets too hot and I start to blow holes in it. Just seemed like a really slow way to weld a bracket,...

Haha that's what I was thinking :)
People have quoted drag angles, focus on this, aim it at that.. A lot of the videos I've watched (hundreds) you can absolutely see what angle they are using and...

Hi Kryn,

Thanks for the reply, obviously I didn't explain myself properly in the last post sorry about that. When I was welding this I actually pretended that the square tube wasn't there at all....

Can someone tell me why the weld seems to jump from the base to the square tube when I ran a bead. I started the bead on the base and ran it all the way along tight against the tube but keeping the...

Ok update,

i realise that I have made it even more difficult before I even started welding!
The tube is 25mm square 2mm thick however after cleaning back to bare metal with an abrasive disk I...

Appreciate the replies everyone.

I will double check the dimensions when I get home, working a 12hr shift today.
The 8 week course was a 2hr a night one night a week course. We were using...

Thanks Bob,

Sorry I meant using 1.6mm rods on the 3mm square tube. ( I think its 3mm maybe 2mm ill check that when I get home )

Cheers
Nick

Hello there,

New welder here and purely a hobbyist. I completed an 8 week intro to welding course at the local community college which covered stick and mig welding.
I purchased a little 140amp...

I kept it simple because I couldn't do anything else haha

Hi everyone,

Haven't had anything to post before but have just finished my first project a butchers block/kitchen island. The frame is made from old fence posts and palings and the top is some...

Hi mate,

I sent you a link to the dropbox file so you can download it.
This way if anyone else wants it I can just send them the link rather than having to keep emailing it.
Let me know if you...

I know this is nearly a year old now but I have a pdf manual for the MJ2325G saw.
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Just inbox me if you want a copy. I just purchased a Hafco Woodmaster SB-10 second hand and contacted the...

Hi Norm,

i am a noob and haven't built my own work bench yet however I just watched the Paul Sellers youtube videos on how to build a work bench using pine. Check it out they are a good watch :)
...

Hello,

We (Eastern Suburbs PCYC) are interested in starting a new Men's Shed in the Maroubra/Kingsford area and we are asking people to register their interest. If you are keen to see a new Men's...

At least if I make it I can document why no one else should ever do it! Lol

Hey it's got to be worth a try!
Just need to set up the man shed at work first as the crappy drop saw I own cant even cut straight. I didn't realise how much slop in the blade there is in my cheap...

Hmmmmmm,
Thanks for all the valuable information everyone it's very much appreciated.

I have an ikea oak kitchen benchtop that is made up of little pieces laminated together and it is screwed...

Thanks Duke I was thinking the same thing. I was mainly asking to see if anyone had already done it and found out why it was a bad idea and save me the trouble. Looks like ill just have to find out...

Hello everyone,

Very much a newbie here, actually just trying to master sharpening my chisel after cutting my first ever mortise, which is proving to be a pain in the ar$3 but I digress.

Now...

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Looks like I will have a use for that 30cm off cut from my ironbark structural feature beam we put up last year. I've been wondering what to do with it!
...

Hello everyone,

A sharpening newbie here so I apologise in advance if this is a noob question but one which I have googled and searched for on here with no luck. I just purchased the Stanley...

Welcome from a fellow newbie!
looking forward to seeing some of your lures

Regards
Nick

Actually I have been checking there regularly. I think I will be looking in the $500 area and even though I have seen some negative reviews I think the Makita MLT100 might be for me. Especially if...

Yes I'm definitely going to try and get out to that. Maybe I could pick up a bargin on a table saw! :)

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome,

Ive spent most of my day off today watching Paul Sellers youtube videos on building a workbench. I'm not sure what everyone thinks about him but I personally...

Thanks Ian much appreciated :2tsup:
I think ill practice some mortise and tenon joints on some scrap before doing these.

Sorry Farmer Geoff I obviously wasn't very clear in my description. I have a 1m leftover piece of oak benchtop that was an off cut when I installed the kitchen. I will apply a food grade oil and use...

Thanks Crowie I've already started. Well thats if you can call posting picks of old fence posts that I've wire brushed a work in progress! Lol

Lol thanks mate,
I was starting to get worried my profession was hampering my chances of a reply, 36 views and no reply! :p

Hello everyone,
I am planning on making a kitchen island from recycled fence posts (any idea what the type of wood is anyone?) and I was going to use mortise and tenon joints but not the ones...

Well I just checked and apparently I joined a while ago and I tried to search to see if I had posted a hello before as i couldn't remember but nothing came up. Obviously if it was that long ago and I...