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hi oohsam if you were up for a drive theres some young guy's milling cypress out the back of a factory that mill to order and very reasonable prices, i brought some (heaps of 200 x 50 x 3m) of them...

hi found this in my google travels the other day, thought it might be of use to someone


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It is time to think about how we are going to finish off our...

thanks everyone sounds like it should be some good buying at $20 a log, logs are between 400 to 1metre in diameter give or take and around 6 to 10 metres in length some are pretty knarly though....

hi i'm after some information on black walnut, like is it only the heart wood that is any good how stable is it, anything that might help as i have come across some logs(a few hundred) but most have...

you could use either! my preference it oil based as i believe the timber absorbs it better. i have started using acrylics now for easier, faster application and i haven't had any problems so far. ...

masking tape on the cornice is not a good idea but it shouldn't do that to the paint job, the biggest problem with a new house is plaster dust if it is not all remove the paint does not adhere very...

thanks everyone great help:2tsup:
i think i'll go with the bikkies for alignment purposes
thanks again simon

thanks both joins would be glued

simon

hi i'm joining some boards up to make a 360mm wide board(several actually) and just wondering which would be the better join a biscuit or tongue & groove.
thanks in advance

simon

hey nathan australian woodsmiths has a great pdf on trouble shooting for these jigs
http://www.australianwoodsmith.com.au/pdf/30machinecutdovetails.pdf

hope this works and i hope it helps

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look up this link http://melspray.com.au/ and look at the paintcrew airless spray unit. it's more for the home handy man but doesn't do to bad a job, i would preffer a larger professional unit but...

hi 6weeks i would recommend a min 3 coat system(sealer, 2 finish coats) you really can't get a great finish with 2 coats.
i would stay with the major brand name companys.
i mainly use solver paint...

penetrol is the product i like to use but i don't think anything is 100% over shiny laminates and you'll have to apply an oil based product over the penetrol.

a panel shop i was working for was doing a lot of bar and kitchen tops for cabinet shops around the area, he used the automotive two part clears he uses on the cars and they came up very well, if...

hi john i'm another happy ks 12k owner haven't had it long but is doing a great job so far.
had much the same trouble, i wanted a 10amp and most are 15amp, was told most cabinet/contractor saws out...

allan sorry to hear about your dodgy saw, but thankyou for sharing your experiences with us.
like you i like to buy goods from e-bay and have had some great buys from there.
i believe you can...

i like to peel back as far as it will go then seal it off with a good sealer then a premix top coat as the others have said, usually put it on with a trowel and sand off with a block sander, seal it...

i am only trying to give some advice like you are big shed.
i am only speaking from my experience as a tradie and the information i gave works very well for me and has done for many years.:2tsup:

big shed is right in saying don't use enamal as a finish product, i like to use solver usually and the duragaurd is a great drop of paint.
what i am saying is i preffer a oil based primer over an...

hey gregt gypseal is wattyl's trade plaster sealer not a bad product but there is better around, i just find it a bit thin and some colours don't cover over it quite as well, but you could always...

hi adds as ashore said if you use the correct product the sikkens is a great product there is also a primer you are ment to use under it first.
another good product is intergrain dwd but my...

hi kasier i would personally oil base prime and then two coats of solver.
they say it's self priming, but on the tech sheets it say's self priming on small bear area's only and recommend priming...

thats the one dj.

thanks dean it sounds like the chinese crf 50 copy motorbike i bought for my son then, maintainance is the one thing i am half good at.
thanks again.

it's definatly a 07s my dad bought it in 1961 still has all the paper work.
i found it on the stihl web site. i'll take some pic's and post them if i can.
the timber i'm milling is silver...

hi i'm just wondering if anyboby has bought or used one of the 52cc e-bay chainsaws on their mills as yet? if so how did it go!
i'm only milling small stuff but using my dads old stihl 07s just...

thanks guy's but picked one up 2 days ago, a ks-12k from carba-tec, got a good deal as they have a sale on in their melbourne store at the moment and they threw a blade in as well.
never used one...

hi soundy
while i was making up my mill i talked to a few pro loggers and asked about the kick back risk as i've mounted it on my dads old 07s(no chain brake), they said the main reason for kick...

hi i'm in the proccess of buying a new tablesaw the two i've come down to are the hafco sb-10 and the carba-tec ctj-650. my problem is that they are both 15 amp and we only have 10 amp to the shed,...

i looked into the harkaway homes and if i remember correctly they help out with the permits you put the foundations down then they come and put up the frames and trusses, then it's up to you to do...

got a year old Magnolia Little Gem hedge going that shot up about a metre great looking plant with a nice flower, take the tops out to encourage them thickening up.

hi i've found auto 2 packs to be very good as well fast drying, uv resistant, hard wearing, even under heat and if you get a mark on it cut and polish it like you do a car.
once you've done your...

hi
with my experiences with deckings as a painter i would usually just wash it down with oxalic acid( found in paint shops ) granules mixed to the recommendations, then once dry, coat with a weather...