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  1. Majority of the boat trailer weight is on it's...

    Majority of the boat trailer weight is on it's wheels, only about 10% on the jockey wheel so at least 250kg on the boat trailer wheels which are behind the camper axle. That is going to make a big...
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    WEST AUST Leigh Super 18 Dovetail Jig

    Super 18 jig with instructions and bits. Has had very little use. $400 Pickup from Kalamunda

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    WEST AUST Got the shed cleaned and now have pictures. Both...

    Got the shed cleaned and now have pictures. Both machines come with instructions and a spare set of knives for the planer and a knife setting jig. All knives could do with sharpening. The timber in...
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    WEST AUST English Stanley 78

    English Stanley 78, in good condition, box is a bit tatty. Was unused when I bought it, has been used once since, what you see is what you get. $50 pickup in Kalamunda or I will post at your expense....
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    WEST AUST Jet 15 inch thicknesser and 6 inch jointer

    Fundraising for a new bike :)

    My thicknesser and jointer are being sadly neglected in the corner of the shed so it is time for them to go. Perfect setup for someone looking to setup their...
  6. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    My mates son found the workbench a few weeks back...

    My mates son found the workbench a few weeks back and proceeded to pester his dad to come over to mine every day to do some "work". His Birthday was coming up so it seemed like a good opportunity for...
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    Great to see one in use, pitty about the blue:q

    Great to see one in use, pitty about the blue:q
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    Yep, they make hats and socks out of them to sell...

    Yep, they make hats and socks out of them to sell back to us:oo:
  9. Thread: timbecon

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    Same here, I was absent from the forum for quite...

    Same here, I was absent from the forum for quite some time but have changed jobs to teaching VET Ag (i run the workshop side of things) so have found more time to get involved again. I did drop by...
  10. Thread: timbecon

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    Hi Dave, first post in over 3 years, how have you...

    Hi Dave, first post in over 3 years, how have you been?:bye1:

    Doesn't surprise me, I always found their service and gear quality to be wanting.

    Bob, that really sucks:(
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    I have always been a Makita bloke but when my...

    I have always been a Makita bloke but when my cordless finally gave up the ghost I changed to blue bosch. Got an impact driver and a drill in a kit, powerful, light and good build quality. We...
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    Bob, you need to come spend a week with me to get...

    Bob, you need to come spend a week with me to get desensitized:D I was only asking two boys with the low hung pants yesterday what they do in the morning when they can't find their "Tuesday" undies...
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    Thanks for this post, I spent an hour last night...

    Thanks for this post, I spent an hour last night reading some of the ABC reports and watching the videos as I had no idea really what ISIS was and thought it about time I educated myself. I feel very...
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    Nice work, do you just buy the brush inserts?

    Nice work, do you just buy the brush inserts?
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    Interesting, by all my reading it should not work...

    Interesting, by all my reading it should not work with a possum, 8 watts and DC. However some further reading shows that since my fiddling with this a few years ago some LED lights now have bridge...
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    Bob, where did you get that Cree downlight and...

    Bob, where did you get that Cree downlight and what is it?

    I have plenty of possum transformers but they won't run any of the LED's I have tried them with as they need 25 watts or similar to...
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    I remember we had an old cement mixer on the farm...

    I remember we had an old cement mixer on the farm that had these screw on grease caps. Long fine thread and some knurling around the top of the cap so you could fill the cap with grease and give it a...
  18. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    The youngest is a natural, picked up the saw and...

    The youngest is a natural, picked up the saw and is into it with no instruction, also handles the vise like an old hand.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sULx38g9nU&feature=youtu.be
  19. Thread: Sash clamps

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    I bought a couple a few years ago, holes did not...

    I bought a couple a few years ago, holes did not line up to put the pins through so I had to use undersize bolts as pins. Then when I used them the nasty Chinese casting broke at the non screw end.
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  20. Wow, big is an understatement. I quite like the...

    Wow, big is an understatement. I quite like the verticals of the legs and may steal the idea but I would probably look at the "feet" to see if they can be toned down to make it feel a bit more...
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    Seems GMF were ahead of the times, I read a 6...

    Seems GMF were ahead of the times, I read a 6 inch reversible diamond wheel grinder was available for tool grinding.
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    Cool, I was wondering how they set the length, a...

    Cool, I was wondering how they set the length, a block with a dowel in it and a thumb screw for final adjustment, very clever. I see it is designed to go on the side of the wheel. There are...
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    Why would Woolworths join a woodwork forum?:;

    Why would Woolworths join a woodwork forum?:;
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    Geeze what are the chances of getting two random...

    Geeze what are the chances of getting two random bits that fit together to make a set? Looks like a heavy duty spirulex type as the others have suggested. Keen to see what results you get from it as...
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    Wow, the robotics and mechanisation for 1936 is...

    Wow, the robotics and mechanisation for 1936 is amazing, the casting was amazing, the fact they all had five fingers two arms and two legs was amazing, the fact that the guy forging the cranks could...
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    Thanks hiroller, google gave me nothing, I am...

    Thanks hiroller, google gave me nothing, I am amazed it was such a big company. I had figured it was a little backyard handle maker from WA. Could be the handle is spotted gum then. Might go back and...
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    That was my first suggestion as well MS but he...

    That was my first suggestion as well MS but he was not keen on an oil. May change his mind when we do a few trial pieces as short of spraying every tread with hundreds of coats to get build up I...
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    Timber steps - what finish

    I am helping a mate do s set of floating timber steps in his new house using laminated hardwood beam as treads. Anyone got any clever suggestions for finish and application? He wants hard wearing...
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    Cleaning TS Blade

    What are people using to clean their saw blades? I used orange oil on one blade and it worked but took a lot of scrubbing and work to get the gum off even after soaking.
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    I know nothing of these so can't help but do you...

    I know nothing of these so can't help but do you think the twin pulley is a modification and it originally had two wheels? It looks like it was cast to have two tool rests so two wheels and maybe...
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    Allen Taylor - Gumleaf Hammer Handles WA?

    I had this little cross pein head lying around for a good few years (I suspect it is just a Chinese one) but with the girls workbench ready for use I thought it would be a good size for them (250mm...
  32. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    Yes it is planned for, I just need to cut a piece...

    Yes it is planned for, I just need to cut a piece of ply to size so site on the bottom rails. I plan on dressing a heap of pine and cutting it into shorts and stacking a heap on the shelf so they can...
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    Finished the bench today and the girls were...

    Finished the bench today and the girls were straight into it. As predicted we had the one vise fight until I pointed out that the big handle on the end was also a vise. Looking forward to spending...
  34. Thread: console table

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    Beautiful top, what have you finished it with, it...

    Beautiful top, what have you finished it with, it has come up a treat?
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    That was full height before it comes out, needed...

    That was full height before it comes out, needed to be that height to get enough lean on it that it did not fall back down. It just lifted out (stuck a shop wall hanger under it and levered it up, I...
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    I tend to live in my work clothes at home as well...

    I tend to live in my work clothes at home as well as work and usually traipse in and out the house without much concern so long as there are no shavings chips or fall off me type lumps. I do try and...
  37. Thread: Coffee Tamps

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    SM, I always assume you will have multiples :p

    SM, I always assume you will have multiples :p
  38. Thread: Coffee Tamps

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    Nice, why so many? Here is mine (from a distance)...

    Nice, why so many? Here is mine (from a distance) along with it's reason. Turned up the base and the handle myself.
  39. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    Bit of forward movement today:U. Fitted the...

    Bit of forward movement today:U. Fitted the Carter ready for the side skirt to be rebated around it (it is amazing how well it came up after a strip and respray), drilled out and fitted and turned up...
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    Just to follow up I ended up getting a Lincoln...

    Just to follow up I ended up getting a Lincoln Powercraft 130. $300 and I am very happy with it. A mate who runs a big fabrication shop uses them for site welders as they have VRD so meet the...
  41. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    Love the concentration on their faces Joe, might...

    Love the concentration on their faces Joe, might have to steal the drawer idea sometime in the future, although I reckon I need some on my bench first:D

    Picked up the front vise today which is...
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    Old bench, Dawn No 8 and dog

    Saw this today in a second hand store in Toodyay, not sure if it was for sale, was just being used as a display bench and the bench itself was nothing special. What sparked my interest was the built...
  43. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    Kids Peltors highly recommend them if you have...

    Kids Peltors highly recommend them if you have kids.
  44. Thread: Kid's Workbench

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    Made up a plan last night based on the need for...

    Made up a plan last night based on the need for two vises and enough space for two as miss three will be all over this like a rash. This morning I grabbed a sink cut out of jarrah I had laying around...
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    Kid's Workbench

    First up lets say I am surpirised that a troll through the workbench subforum and search shows no other kids workbenches here - what's going on:oMy two girls (6 and 3) like spending time in the shed,...
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    Brand is Tema, if you google Tema Wolverhampton...

    Brand is Tema, if you google Tema Wolverhampton you get a few hits.
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    My parents are on the road at the moment I will...

    My parents are on the road at the moment I will see if Bendigo is on their itinerary.
  48. Here is a picture of mine in bits, see the slot...

    Here is a picture of mine in bits, see the slot running up the side of the quill (??), that is what the grub screw runs in. You may need to drop the quill out, turn the screw 180 degrees before...
  49. Just rebuilt my drill press vice using acme...

    Just rebuilt my drill press vice using acme thread from a car scissor jack. Cost me 30 seconds of my time while I got out of the car and grabbed it off of roadside chuckout:D
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    Had one tonight, was reading on here whilst I...

    Had one tonight, was reading on here whilst I strung him along, "press the windows ikon and R at the same time, what has happened" he says. "Naked ladies" I say, "there are naked ladies on my screen"...
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