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    Stirrup cut

    Small Chainsaw
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    Help with resawing

    Hi All,
    I'm in Jarrahdale, Perth and am looking for help resawing some 60 year old Oregon from 300 x 150 down to 300 x 75 or so, depending on kerf.
    They are around the 2.4m mark and were originally...
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    Shed roof insulation

    How about some anticon rolls? You can have the silver side down, and tape the joins and nail/staple to the battens
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    Blue battens and zinc roofing

    Here in the West that's all we use, Zincalume roof onto blue steel battens. Granted all new builds here must use Colourbond to meet local council aesthetic standards. Getting (stupid) quotes to...
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    Globes

    Watched Furious Driving YT last week doing a short on changing a Mini Clubman globe...38 POUNDS...
    My favourite YT mechanic is in upstate New York. Lady came in with a 1 year old Chevy something...
  6. Brads into brick..

    Just had to do some skirting for a customer, on the cheap getting ready for sale, so not prepared to pay the time to drill and nail. I did manage to get most of the 35mm C brads into the white set...
  7. Brads for skirting..

    The problem is there's not enough penetration into the brickwork with standard brads. You can purchase concrete brads, I explored this when re-installing my daughters skirting, but they are not held...
  8. + 1 for spaghetti

    use it all the time with MR MDF skirting. MUST be MR. Just for fun I left an offcut outside for a few weeks last year in the rain. No discernable swell, although it was wet through...
  9. Ripping long board

    Using the fence that most likely came with your circular saw is a great way to ensure you stay straight. Cut from the side that you want to keep so you can ensure the size is correct. I have been...
  10. Wide drawers

    Currently doing these for SWMBO...for the kitchen. Widest 804mm.
    Used Meranti from a door and window maker, less than half the price of the Green Shed.
    Bought 60 x 19 and 45'd the corners. Ran a...
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    fillers...

    Thanks all,
    I have used and still use builders bog for the big ones. And timber inserts. The door I had to put the leadlight in was only a few weeks old and in a bathroom AND did not have the bottom...
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    Filler suggestions sought

    Do a lot of painted woodwork, don't judge me.
    While I love my Timbermate, it does not like this push I'm seeing to water based paints. Recently had to alter an internal door (see my post in...
  13. What's wrong with a tiny sharp block plane?...

    What's wrong with a tiny sharp block plane? Cleans up fast and leaves nice new crisp edge.

    Around $100 should get you one for the job.
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    Bathroom leadlight art piece.

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    Refitted this bathroom door yesterday after installing the leadlight my wife designed and made.

    Client brief was to receate (on a MUCH smaller scale, LOL) a Matisse church stained glass...
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    Plantar Fascitis

    I had this bad a couple of years ago. Went to a podiatrist for hard inserts and they did not help.

    Had a stall at the WA Garden Show and a fellow stallholder watched me flinching, a lot.

    I...
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    Yep, I'm here...

    Being a simple man, can someone help me?

    There used to be a "New Posts" link to all the latest posts in the old Renovate Forum. This was where I used to log in to see what was happening and if I...
  17. WANTED:WA Thanks All..

    Eaxctly the kind of input I was chasing...

    I have a logo already so "should" be as easy as providing that....LOL

    Once again, thanks for the input everyone..
  18. WANTED:WA Custom branding iron for our timber pieces

    Hi All,
    Some years ago there was mention on here of a business supplying custom logo branding irons. We've decided it's time we had one.

    Had a good search of the forum and it's either too long...
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    Other happy customer..

    A few years ago we got the job of fixing a couple of cracked pieces in a family "heirloom" leadlight.
    The panel was originally in the front door of the ladies family home in country WA. When the...
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    Opening post

    Something for a client.
    There was an opening in the wall directly inside the front door and the hole overlooked the husbands study, apparently always a bit messy.
    The wife and I, (Possums Run...
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    Personally I don't rate Liquid Nails at all, but...

    Personally I don't rate Liquid Nails at all, but did you use the outdoor version? And what were the projects? That has a lot of relevance. I use Titebond 3(?) for outdoor stuff.
  22. I suspect that a router will probably give a...

    I suspect that a router will probably give a better result as the "foot" supplied by a large 1/2inch router is much larger than a biscuit jointer platen.
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    WANTED:VIC Thicknesser blades.

    Any decent saw doctor will be able to supply these. They have lengths and will cut to size. I have bought a few sets over the years for my 20 inch and my 12 inch.
  24. That video shows the unit definitely not fit for...

    That video shows the unit definitely not fit for purpose. Not sure how they can claim "normal".
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    Time to switch

    Hi Derek,
    I met you at the day you held at your place some years ago for forum members and can guarantee you can pull this off...

    I built our website www.possumsrun.com in Squarespace, could not...
  26. I THINK there's a chance I may have what you are...

    I THINK there's a chance I may have what you are looking for... from my 12" H&F saw. Do you have any reference/parts numbers? Let's face it, all the saws we buy generally come from just a couple of...
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    yep Camellia Oil, used to coat (in tiny amounts)...

    yep Camellia Oil, used to coat (in tiny amounts) steel that you don't wish to rust. Not sure if food safe. Expensive too.
    It's used for tools and tables like jointers, table saws, planes etc. as it...
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    I have seen videos on YT of guys wrapping the PVC...

    I have seen videos on YT of guys wrapping the PVC in foil and then putting it in an enclosed BBQ.. Seems to work well(?)
  29. +1 floor poly. I use it for kitchen and laundry...

    +1 floor poly. I use it for kitchen and laundry benchtops, several coats and wet sand in between with the tiniest bit of detergent in the water to carry off the dust..
    515155
  30. +1 Leica Disto, bluetooths to my iPad and I can...

    +1 Leica Disto, bluetooths to my iPad and I can do a room plan with the measurements in a couple of minutes. I use it a lot for the one measurement I struggle with. The one between two fixed points...
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    FREE: WA I can collect...within two days if that helps..

    I can collect...within two days if that helps..
  32. Some time ago I did the sums on the difference...

    Some time ago I did the sums on the difference between buying all the components and processing or buying the flatpack on a 450mm wide pantry.
    There was ~$15.00 dollars in it. Certainly not worth...
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    Plus 1 for the broker idea. The insurer they use...

    Plus 1 for the broker idea.
    The insurer they use is more likely to not want to lose the entire brokers business over a single claim.
    The few percent they charge is worthwhile, and in my case they...
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    Hey Bob, Appreciate the response. I actually...

    Hey Bob,
    Appreciate the response.
    I actually suspect something has happened to Nick, or in his world, hence the issue. Up until I started not getting replies he was super responsive(?) replied to...
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    Can anyone suggest what to do?

    Several weeks ago I collected an auction win of a pattern makers vice here in WA for a forum member from NSW, Nicaboo799.

    As Aust Post could not assist due to it being over 25kg, the plan was for...
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    I have the blue Bosch saw with the blade on the...

    I have the blue Bosch saw with the blade on the right. Initially I found it a little gutless, took it back for repair and now it's better, but nowhere near my old Hitachi corded. It is battery...
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    Contact with Nicaboo799

    Hi All,
    A few weeks ago I collected an auction win vice for Nicaboo799 here in WA.

    As agreed I tried AusPost to send, too heavy. I have since attempted contact by phone, email and via PMs with no...
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    Hey Log Dog, Check out Fiverr.com for logo...

    Hey Log Dog,

    Check out Fiverr.com for logo creation. We had excellent results, we think. All I supplied the designer was a photo of a cut steel panel that had a possum in it.

    Couple of tweaks...
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    My mix bottle for the chainsaw is typical...

    My mix bottle for the chainsaw is typical European - Centilitres.
    And all guillotines in the print trade from Europe were in cm and they used the comma instead of the point as decimal place so...
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    The wife and I did this ourselves.. Possums...

    The wife and I did this ourselves..

    Possums Run Glass Art

    On Squarespace.com

    Actually not as hard as you may think. You get a free trial period, so it's worth a bash to see if you can...
  41. I can most likely assist, PM me... David

    I can most likely assist, PM me...
    David
  42. I did some sums some time ago and found that at...

    I did some sums some time ago and found that at that time the difference between buying all the materials, banding, hinges, feet etc. for a 450 wide pantry was $15.00 less that a flatpack. And then I...
  43. Nephew bought a Stihl battery saw, about $1000 I...

    Nephew bought a Stihl battery saw, about $1000 I think. I run a couple of big Huskies and love them. After 16 years my one big repair expense was my fault, entirely.
    When the nephew came firewooding...
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    Two sided latch

    We have a couple of these...awesome, Stanley National N199-158 Flush Mounted Gate Latch 6 Inch Black, N199-158 : Amazon.com.au: Home Improvement
    ...
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    Cannot see a listing now, but we bought the...

    Cannot see a listing now, but we bought the "tradeflame" type from ebay for about $15 for 100 delivered..
  46. FREE: WA Hey BobL, could be just the thing to line some...

    Hey BobL, could be just the thing to line some of my shed. Do you happen to have dimensions
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    Thread tape, a'la plumbers tape?

    Thread tape, a'la plumbers tape?
  48. Note the black material everything is mounted on...

    Note the black material everything is mounted on (name starts with Z, I think) contains asbestos as fire proofing and bitumen. You are not allowed to drill/cut that, so the leccy will replace with a...
  49. Traded out of my 2000 many years ago. I did get...

    Traded out of my 2000 many years ago.
    I did get lots of success with the saw, I had a 12" Makita in mine. I believe you will find that saw can move sideways in the frame it mounts to. I also had to...
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    Well I'll be stuffed... the power switch will be...

    Well I'll be stuffed... the power switch will be it...I too have a separate switch mounted on the table so it all makes sense now..

    Thanks all for the prompt replies...
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