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I posed the same question to the swaggers, and decided that the OzHitch was the way to go.

Ordered one this morning, so hopefully it arrives in time for the weekend!

Thanks Jatt, will do!

I'm actually embarking on the, perhaps rather ambitious, task of building a no-canvas pop top camper, similar to a kimberley karavan.

When I get a few spare minutes,...

I was originally looking at getting on OzHitch for my camper build, but after a bit more looking around, I discovered the AL-KO off road hitch, which I'm now considering for the build.

The thing...

Thank you all for your advice, I've managed to get it almost spot on. I'm only out my a couple of mm over the whole length now, and with a little more tweaking, I should be able to get that out too....

Thanks Graham, that makes perfect sense. I'll have a crack at it on the weekend, seems very simple.

You're right Yonnee, I may have sightly overwelded the rear shackle hangers a little...

Thanks for the offer, much appreciated. I'll have a go at straightening it with a jack on the weekend and see if I can get it right.

It's just a frame at this stage, and I'll be welding sides on...

Hi Grahame

The rails are 2900 long, and the distance between the hangers is about 870, I'm calling this the straight bit. The front and back drop 5mm from this. I've got full access to all sides,...

Hi All

I posted this in the Welding forum and it was suggested I try here.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f160/rhs-welding-distortion-148488/

I'm building a camper trailer, which I though was...

Unfortunately, the only thing I have that would come close to producing the heat I would need is a little butane blowtorch that we use for browning the top of creme caramel, and I really don't think...

Hi All

I'm in the process of building up a camper trailer, which was going really well until I welded on the spring hangers to the chassis rails.

I didn't notice it until much later in the...

I bought a mig/tic/arc unit oft Token Tools and am really happy with it. I'm new to welding, and don't do a lot of it, so I am by no means an expert in the field.

It cost me around $800 and was...

I got my gasless wire this week and ran a couple of beads.

I think I'm almost ready to try my hand at actually joining some metal now!

Thanks, I think I'm getting there. Experimenting with different amps and speed at the moment. Burning a stick or two whenever I get a chance!


A monthly charge would certainly be easier to deal...

I think I'll end up fronting up the cash for a hire bottle of Ar/CO2. Once I've got the hang of it with the right stuff, I can start experimenting with alternatives. Like has been said many times,...

Good point about welding outside. I ordered a 5kg spool of 0.9mm wire, and some 0.9mm contact tips.

I've seen a couple of CO2 cylinders on eBay, about $160 for a 2.5kg and $200 for a 6kg. Do they...

Based on suggestions from my earlier thread, I decided to go with the Token Tools MIG200 welder, which arrived last Wednesday.

After a quick trip to Bunnings on Saturday to get some consumables...

I suppose the best plan of attack is to get it, see how I go, and then decide if I need extra rollers. But from what you say, I probably won't. Which is good.

I was watching a training video on...

Hmm, thanks for that. Interesting read. Although I do tend to take some negative reviews with a grain of salt, I think I'll stick to either Token Tools or Magnum.

After re-reading the specs, I'm...

A little background first. We love camping, but hate the time it takes to get everything set up, so I've decided to build a camper trailer. But first, I need to get myself a welder.

My initial...

I've got a little 7¼" Makita that I bought in 1984 that is still going strong. Only issue I've got with it now is that the base plate has warped, but for a 25 year old saw, I can hardly complain I...

Oh for a panel saw. Or, come to mention it, any kind of accurate saw...

I've just spent the past week, on and off, making some basic melamine cabinets for our study. I'm not 100% happy with the...

I scored one very big, very orange router :D

Thanks guys, I figured it would be 10A but just wanted to be 100% sure first. Finding one might be the next challenge!

The review I read was in Australian Wood Review, perhaps they were talking...

It looks like I might be getting a TRA001 for Christmas from my wonderful girlfriend, but I just wanted to check something first.

A review I have read say that it's 15A in the specs, but 2400W....

I guess that would be the smart approach to take. Pity, I thought I'd done all the appropriate research and the better half was going to get me one for christmas. Back to the drawing board I suppose!

So does this mean I should or shouldn't buy a new Triton router?

I'm in the process of building a timber frame workshop, will be clading in BGC NuLine fibre cement weatherboard and colorbond roof. Eventually we'll be doing the house in the same materials, so I'm...

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Thanks Woodwould, you've started my weekend off with a good laugh!

Yeah, doing it all myself. Money seems to be more of an issue than time at the moment though. When I get going on the workshop, I'll start up thread in the renovate forum.

I suppose it is kinda big, 6.3m x 4m. And made mostly of wood...

I'm going to start to seriously indulge myself in making some furniture, perhaps turn a pen or two, and maybe a box to keep them...

Not really a woodworking project, as such, but I'm about to start build a new workshop for myself! I'm just in the final stages of getting a building permit through, and then I'm on my way. Hopefully...

Thanks monkeyrelish, I guess the draftsman I spoke to was on the money (which I kind of assumed he would be)

I'll hand the thread back to it's original owner now...

Apologies for hijacking this thread, but a quick question for monkeyrelish.

I'm doing a bathroom reno, and as part of that I'll be removing a 2m section of (non load bearing) wall. When I rang a...

Excellent point Ross, something I didn't think about.

Just poking a bit of fun, I realise they wouldn't be worth $3k, but they are very nice tables!


Back to the matter at hand though. I do have the support of my partner, which is great, and we...

Very nice. Although I would have expected something bigger for $3000!

I glad I made someone proud....

The only problem with that plan, is that I don't get to work with someone experienced. And I still have to pretend to be interested in computers 4 days a week.
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That's sort of what I'm starting to think. Get my workshop built and set up, then perhaps drop back to 4 day weeks and spend a day or two in the shed.

Stop it, you're killing me!

Hmm, I don't suppose I'd be able to pump out a $3k table every 2 weeks...

I have to admit, I usually just look at the home renovation forums, this is the first time I've ventured out into another one. I really shoud get out more...

Obvious now, but for some reason I'd never made the connection.

So, who brews their own beer too?

Geez Wongo, talk about killing my dream!

Nothing wrong with attention to detail!

I was just speaking to a colleague who is studying psychology. He said pretty much the same thing. We spend all day developing non-tangible products, wood...

Sorry Gra, couldn't resist...

I think the attraction to wood, or other forms of artistic endeavour, is that everyone can appreciate what you've made. I can spend weeks on getting some code working perfectly, running efficiently...

Glad to see I'm not the only programmer who loves wood. If I could have my time over, I'd definately do a trade, but that ship has sailed now.

I take your point Vernon, I like to take my time,...

That's a good point Adam. I can afford to buy some pretty decent toys at the moment, and I'm in the process of building (well, planning at the moment) a workshop for myself. None of which I could...

That's actually something I was thinking about. I could drop to 4 days a week in my current job, and maybe find a 1 day a week part time position. My other half thinks this is not a too bad idea, if...

I've reached a point in my life where my current career, software development, is just not rewarding me any more. So, I'm having a serious long hard think about a career change. Something to do with...