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20th October 2007, 10:06 PM #1Happy Feet
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the possessed meatsafe!!
I recently did a make -over on a very boring old meat safe
the timber looked like M ash but it bent nails, smoked when drilling, broke fine drill bits and when i tried to put brass screws (english good ones) the heads twisted off and yes i pre drilled. I started to think it was haunted!! and resented being turned japanese
any idea.s what it was?
astrid
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20th October 2007, 10:11 PM #2
Very hard????
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20th October 2007, 11:02 PM #3
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20th October 2007, 11:05 PM #4
Possibly painted aluminium.
Cheers,
Bob
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22nd October 2007, 06:32 PM #5
I made this one....
OK can't help you with the wood that you have...tough stuff by the sound of it...LOL....Try pine...is easy to work with...quick & looks pretty bloody good....well I think....
Hope you like it, I have made several of them now and even put a sneeky hidden compartment into them, which is really nice....
Hope you contact me if you want to see any more pictures of my work...
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24th October 2007, 08:34 PM #6Happy Feet
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possessed meatsafe
Hi
i wasn't making this one, I dont have your skills,
I was remodling a boring as bat sh-t 1920's meatsafe into a japanese tansu like cabinate.
wouldnt fool anyone and was not intended to.
just gave it a japanese feel with dark black over red stain, barred front and steel coners. looked pretty simple and elegant when finished.
client thrilled.
must remember to photo this stuff
love
astrid
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24th October 2007, 08:57 PM #7
Sounds like it was made from Ironbark to me. Old seasoned Ironbark has those characteristics Bend nails, burns drills, twists screws in half and generally unworkable.
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24th October 2007, 09:11 PM #8
Your drill bits either weren't sharp enough or you were pushing them too far and not letting the chips/swarf clear out, read: excessive heat/tension ie; not cool dude...or a combination of both. If you are shearing off screw heads, you need to drill a bigger pilot hole.......
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
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24th October 2007, 09:43 PM #9
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24th October 2007, 10:15 PM #10Happy Feet
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I go for the Ironbark/box theory
thanks B-W and echidna
Timber was a bit greyish for ash.
thanks for the tips but I know when my drill bits are blunt and i know how to size a drill hole
astrid
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24th October 2007, 10:35 PM #11
Another tip when using brass screws. Start with steel ones. Drill the pilot hole and drive a matching steel screw in first. Remove and insert brass screw. Also try using a tiny dob of wax on the screw. It makes a huge difference.
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24th October 2007, 11:09 PM #12I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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24th October 2007, 11:32 PM #13Happy Feet
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good tip
thanks mark H
if i ever get this stuff again (which is odds on) I'll remember this
astrid
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25th October 2007, 12:02 AM #14
your silence is deafening.....
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
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27th October 2007, 01:16 AM #15Happy Feet
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timber grabs
I think the reason that one can drill holes in metal but break a bit in timber is to do with friction, timber seems to grab more
I'm not a scientist but the timber seems to create more friction than metal does.
I hope this kinda makes sense
astrid