Blue Mountains FGT #7 - Sunday 20th Nov - All welcome

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Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Any how Brett, if you think the idea has some merit, please give it your blessing and then ask others to put their hands up to become testers.

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Sounds good Paul. I suggest that the material to be sawn should be shot guns for two reasons: it would be softer than my Tallow Wood and I can then use them to hold pikers like Shane and NCA to ransom.

Sloped Gullets? Does eating lunch in a semi-reclined position count?

In between I'm delivering furniture (commissioned cabinet and love job chairs) and doing a forum 'mates run' into Southern QLD. The forum express rides again!
Re the GTG, I'll get a few of you to make just a little more noise and no-one will know I'm missing?
fletty[/QUOTE]

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Originally Posted by fletty

Bugger, bugger, bugger.....
Sorry FF, can't make it this time,a great time folks!
I'm away for a bit over a week starting and finishing at my daughter's place in Boambee.

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Yes, bugger! Start the trip a day earlier?

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Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Who was the other person that slept with Dave?

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Nursie.

An offer I can't refuse. I'll be there.
Regards
John

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Originally Posted by orraloon

An offer I can't refuse. I'll be there.

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No need to bring your chair John - it's still here. Actually it was the main reason I had to build the storage shed.

I'll be there in spirit

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

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Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I'll be there in spirit

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

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Are you sending your sprit level

Or Dave's "tinny" so he can be on an even keel.

Regards
Paul

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Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Sounds good Paul. I suggest that the material to be sawn should be shot guns for two reasons: it would be softer than my Tallow Wood and I can then use them to hold pikers like Shane and NCA to ransom.

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Perhaps we could contact the government and see if they have any stocks left over from the proposed amnesty. I am not convinced they would initimidate Shane and NCA however.

"Sloped Gullets? Does eating lunch in a semi-reclined position count?" That would be a relaxed rake not a sloped gullet.

Regards
Paul

I'm doing my very best not to hijack Brett's thread, but I thought this might be a good time to mention that if there is some interest I have some items to bring along.

Firstly I have some boards made of that chopping board type material. I have forgotten the name it goes by. It is a series of initials (first one is a "P") but I just call it polypropylene, which is probably incorrect.

These boards have some holes in them. These are mainly large and threaded. They currently have a plug in them that is easily unscrewed, but are in the corners. In other words they could be cut off and there is still a fairly handsome piece of board remaining: Much bigger than a kitchen chopping board. The dimensions are as follows:

950mm x 440mm x 45mm
850mm x 440mm x 33mm
850mm x 440mm x 12mm

Then I have some stainless steel rods in extremely good nick.

1625mm x 25mm (may be 1" I have to double check) Threaded BSF one end for 165mm. The other end threaded BSF for 65mm.

580mm x 19mm (probably 3/4") Threaded (UNC) for 25mm at each end

I have brass nuts to suit the 1" rod and copper nuts to suit the 3/4" rod.

Lastly I have what I originally thought was stainless steel plate. However I realised that the plate was only heavy, not bloody heavy. It should have weighed around 160Kg+, but only notched up 56Kg on my ex bathroom scales.

It is in fact aluminium plate. Again it has large holes in the corners and some other holes some threaded in other positions. To my mind it would make an extremely good surface plate and the holes could be useful for clamping

The dimensions:

975mm x 570mm x 38mm and heavy (but not totally unmanageable).

If there is interest I will post some pix. On request I can bring something along to the GTG. Clearly most of these items are not ideal for posting. I will be putting them up for sale in the Marketplace at some stage.

I believe the stainless rods would suit those of you looking to make up bench vices. I can cut the lengths and I may be able to extend the thread length too as I am in the process of sourcing suitable die nuts for the two sizes.

The poly is the sort of material that dummy fences are made from for your saw and router tables and is very easily cut and machined.

I don't think it is appropriate to post prices here, but suffice to say that the range is between $10 and $50 for the individual items. PM me if you would like further details.

Regards
Paul

PS: I'll have some saws for sale too for those of you who want to do some work in the evenings but are too considerate of the neighbours and also for those of you who thrive on hard work :D .

I've been talking with NCA and he's a bit upset about the general disbelief in his justifiable aversion to tallowood

Nick

Perhaps you should suggest to him, tactfully of course, that it might be better if he does not put his hand up for the saw experiment. We don't want him all cut up about it.

Regards
Paul

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Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

I've been talking with NCA and he's a bit upset about the general disbelief in his justifiable aversion to tallowood

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I never doubted it for one moment! I have the same reaction to rosewood and I've been working with it today thankfully with no..................oops.... :firedevil:

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Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Firstly I have some boards made of that chopping board type material. I have forgotten the name it goes by. It is a series of initials (first one is a "P") but I just call it polypropylene, which is probably incorrect.

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PUHMWP?
I guess that would be Paul's Ultra High Molecular Weight Polypropylene :doh:

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Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

I've been talking with NCA and he's a bit upset about the general disbelief in his justifiable aversion to tallowood

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Tell 'im to reee-lax. TW is already down there. Saving the sharp edged (dressed) FRG for him.

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Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I have brass nuts

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Good show. Cold weather isn't quite finished here yet.

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Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I'm doing my very best not to hijack Brett's thread, but I thought this might be a good time to mention that if there is some interest I have some items to bring along.

Firstly I have some boards made of that chopping board type material. I have forgotten the name it goes by. It is a series of initials (first one is a "P") but I just call it polypropylene, which is probably incorrect.

These boards have some holes in them. These are mainly large and threaded. They currently have a plug in them that is easily unscrewed, but are in the corners. In other words they could be cut off and there is still a fairly handsome piece of board remaining: Much bigger than a kitchen chopping board. The dimensions are as follows:

950mm x 440mm x 45mm
850mm x 440mm x 33mm
850mm x 440mm x 12mm

Then I have some stainless steel rods in extremely good nick.

1625mm x 25mm (may be 1" I have to double check) Threaded BSF one end for 165mm. The other end threaded BSF for 65mm.

580mm x 19mm (probably 3/4") Threaded (UNC) for 25mm at each end

I have brass nuts to suit the 1" rod and copper nuts to suit the 3/4" rod.

Lastly I have what I originally thought was stainless steel plate. However I realised that the plate was only heavy, not bloody heavy. It should have weighed around 160Kg+, but only notched up 56Kg on my ex bathroom scales.

It is in fact aluminium plate. Again it has large holes in the corners and some other holes some threaded in other positions. To my mind it would make an extremely good surface plate and the holes could be useful for clamping

The dimensions:

975mm x 570mm x 38mm and heavy (but not totally unmanageable).

If there is interest I will post some pix. On request I can bring something along to the GTG. Clearly most of these items are not ideal for posting. I will be putting them up for sale in the Marketplace at some stage.

I believe the stainless rods would suit those of you looking to make up bench vices. I can cut the lengths and I may be able to extend the thread length too as I am in the process of sourcing suitable die nuts for the two sizes.

The poly is the sort of material that dummy fences are made from for your saw and router tables and is very easily cut and machined.

I don't think it is appropriate to post prices here, but suffice to say that the range is between $10 and $50 for the individual items. PM me if you would like further details.

Regards
Paul

PS: I'll have some saws for sale too for those of you who want to do some work in the evenings but are too considerate of the neighbours and also for those of you who thrive on hard work :D .

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Thats best BM no pics please or I'll :C some good stuff there and its heading south.