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  1. Disability - a bench for the toilet - thoughts?

    My wife has a brain tumour that is continuing to advance. Things are now getting... hard.

    Walking (she is guided) is very hard, but she is determined to do as many things as possible without a...
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    Years back I went through the whole "try...

    Years back I went through the whole "try everything" to get the blackest black that wasn't paint.

    I was keen to ensure the timbers qualities weren't simply drowned out by fillers and coats.

    If...
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    they can be pesky sometimes....

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  4. Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't a demo be...

    Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't a demo be covered under a 1 year warranty, regardless?
  5. Thread: lining boxes

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    Homey is bang-on correct. This stuff from...

    Homey is bang-on correct.

    This stuff from AliExpress is ultra-thin but sticks to everything like crazy. Its used for shoes and phones. I used it for all the displays at DJ's and their internal...
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    Whole floors! I've a 500ml and used it on a...

    Whole floors!

    I've a 500ml and used it on a hundred things. Ive STILL 98% left.

    BTW, it re-blacks the handles of Japanese knives superbly.
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    Black is pretty hard, but the easiest way is with...

    Black is pretty hard, but the easiest way is with india ink from Eckersleys.

    The very best method ive ever found is with Osmo 3590 Black Oil Stain

    This is the result.....

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    Rasp Pi solution

    Easy.



    Rasp Pi Zero2W with a small screen.
    Two air pressure sensors*


    One before the inlet and the other inline (before the cyclone). BobL called these "manometres" and used a simple...
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    Timber is a natural product and always contains...

    Timber is a natural product and always contains various inclusions - branches, knots, twigs, disease, damage.

    One normally picks boards that fit the price consumers are prepared to accept.
    ...
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    Down to Three

    Humpf.

    Three hey. Tricky.

    Scrub, Jack and Smoother.

    I've been living without a workshop/studio now for a bit. I've had to make all the hard, critical, minimising decisions and have the...
  11. VERY! I think the convict marks would yield...

    VERY!

    I think the convict marks would yield good results on a search.

    I like the tray. Its novel and its a rather obviously useful design.
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    Plain old boring Titebond. Probably 2 or 3, I...

    Plain old boring Titebond.

    Probably 2 or 3, I don't remember, but most likely 2, as I have so much of it.

    The big boxes were terribly popular. Kitchen makers should sell them as kits (speaking...
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    I've watched many videos where it has been used...

    I've watched many videos where it has been used by guitar makers.

    TBH though, using epoxy gives the same result and is a MILLION times easier.

    Ive done the epoxy thing on a few boxes. Its quick...
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    There certainly is. One would do it in a few...

    There certainly is.

    One would do it in a few passes though, not all as one all-mighty go.

    Routers a fearsome beasts. Think carefully about how the timber will be held, the fence you'll be...
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    and now for another amazing distraction....

    This will blow you up with the opportunities.

    A bit of imagination and we can now generate methane out of sunlight, water and CO2.

    Production of Methane by Sunlight-Driven Photocatalytic...
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    I rather think its growth qualities are the...

    I rather think its growth qualities are the clincher.

    Its grows fast, in a huge range of conditions, needs little water, no fertiliser and its commercial uses are seemingly endless.
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    Bulletproof wood --> Hemp!

    The devils lettuce makes a decent plank apparently: Hemp's potential to become major Australian agricultural industry for manufacturing building products - ABC News

    Ive been a big advocate of hemp...
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    That might not be as silly as it sounds. Given...

    That might not be as silly as it sounds.

    Given the unbelievable state of preservation, this may be retained in any of the hack-marks.

    I'd bet they were as interested in the efficient use of a...
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    ancient woodworking - a new find

    I'll let the article talk for itself.

    VERY EXCITING.

    Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago | Nature
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    good news everybody! Move over lithium-ion:...

    good news everybody!

    Move over lithium-ion: Zinc-air batteries a cheaper and safer alternative - ECU Newsroom
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    convert carbon dioxide into propane

    Im back to interject with a "yeah, but more technology!"

    Not a battery this time, but a CO2 to Propane tech..... neato!

    Read up chaps and chapettes :) .... imagine what could be done with this...
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    Yes, but they were on display...

    “But the plans were on display…”
    “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
    “That’s the display department.”
    “With a flashlight.”
    “Ah, well, the lights had probably...
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    In todays news....

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/south-americas-largest-lake-gets-dire-warning-as-water-levels-drop/ar-AA1eBXVO "South America's Largest Lake Gets Dire Warning as Water Levels Drop"
    ...
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    more exciting science!

    MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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    I'm a resident of this fine capital. Luckily...

    I'm a resident of this fine capital. Luckily winter here has been tshirt weather. Its unreal. Not cold at ALL.

    My electron prices just went up today. Yay! :no:

    I use a spreadsheet for...
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    GBP 3 billion for 6 million homes

    Imagine, during the costs of supporting the epidemic, rather than spending 300 billion dollars (?) we had put a bit of that towards something like this: The World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm -...
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    Cynic! Id imagine the EVs measure the energy...

    Cynic!

    Id imagine the EVs measure the energy input... so one could pay their mate the ~23 cents per KWh :)
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    This post exploded on Reddit 1 overnight: The...

    This post exploded on Reddit 1 overnight: The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On | IFLScience

    These big kahunas have blades that are 123 metres each.... and generate 16-megawatts
    ...
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    this may be of vague interest

    Ultra-fast niobium batteries boast 6-min charge for Lotus Elise-based EV | Ars Technica
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    BobL, I'd bet the cabin noise is non-existent...

    BobL, I'd bet the cabin noise is non-existent without the engine revving and roaring :)

    Must be nice.
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    for $2000, one would think it would come with a...

    for $2000, one would think it would come with a hitch...
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    big bigger biggest

    China is really getting into it: China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time | China | The Guardian

    Imagine what we could do....

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    How cool. I'd imagine the car dash has a tool...

    How cool.

    I'd imagine the car dash has a tool in it to find the nearest charger, with various ranges and options?

    "I am low, take me here.... NOW!"
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    second hand market - DIY replacement of the battery

    That was me.

    The battery pack was a swap-out. Other than about 2300 more bolts than needed AND the removal of more plastic panels, ducts and grills than one would think possible, it was dead easy....
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    a curiously timely article: Victims speak out...

    a curiously timely article: Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp | Meta | The Guardian

    On other sales, I'm selling a few smaller non-woodworking things on...
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    One wouldn't want to be a Russian in Russia being...

    One wouldn't want to be a Russian in Russia being seen potentially communicating with the enemy, or a sympathiser.

    It wouldnt look too good! (and a wee bit hard to explain...)

    One might have...
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    the artificial leaf

    Some interesting news today.


    Photoelectrochemical CO2-to-fuel conversion with simultaneous plastic reforming | Nature Synthesis
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    Been away for a bit and it all became vigorous! ...

    Been away for a bit and it all became vigorous!

    On the Salgenx - its all basically renders, a few engineering-looking schematics and not one single installation. Ive emailed "Greg" and its not...
  39. Thread: Teak panels

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    Take them back and swap them? Perhaps some...

    Take them back and swap them?

    Perhaps some pictures to guage how horrible they are?
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    New Whizz Bang

    If you are of a mind to watch videos, this one is interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bDXXWQxK38

    "A New Way to Achieve Nuclear Fusion: Helion"
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    Invest in your rooftop...or elsewhere...

    BobLs Italian Village (BIV) creates a new idea of what "the grid" may be.

    For those on a 20Ha farm, a DIY is needed. Its obvious.

    But for us city slickers who live in shoe boxes, the option of...
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    ahem...... 525768

    ahem......

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    FF,I think you are right about the combo battery....

    FF,I think you are right about the combo battery.

    For the same reason we have several modes of power generation, there will be several modes of storage.

    Its hardly a revelation that all tech...
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    Induction is incredible. I read a recent...

    Induction is incredible.

    I read a recent article on the BBC that all the top chefs have (essentially) switched to induction.

    Solar, its modular! Whack more on! :)

    On change, its occuring...
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    I was extremely surprised by the price of the BYD...

    I was extremely surprised by the price of the BYD ATTO 3.

    Just looked it up. Not too bloody shabby at all.

    I'm used to big horsepower guzeleine engines, but I've drive a mates Tesla and it was...
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    I dont know, I'd pay a bit more for such an extra...

    I dont know, I'd pay a bit more for such an extra :)

    I've certainly had my fair share of spooky landings. One flight into Melbourne during a typhoon had the plane "landing" 45 deg to the runway :)...
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    A lifter for the 710W trimmer?

    Resurrecting this ancient thread.... :H

    I saw this lifter on eBay... finally decided to buy a plugged-in trimmer to go with my hand one.

    I'll use a little bit of MDF as the base with a swivel...
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    Just about to post this. Invest in Lithium? ...

    Just about to post this.

    Invest in Lithium? :question::question:
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    It is as you say! I was listening to Dr Karl...

    It is as you say!

    I was listening to Dr Karl on JJJ many years ago. He had a segment where the Hoi Polloi would ring him and ask interesting question.

    One asked him how weight loss occurred....
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    I'm only relating what I know here and it could...

    I'm only relating what I know here and it could be vastly wrong.

    I just read up on this and it is fantastically complex, to me.

    As I understand it, ones O2 levels are a percentage of the O2...
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