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18th December 2023, 11:52 PM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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Fair enough. I'm sure you must be exhausted...
Fair enough.
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18th December 2023, 11:29 PM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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Fair enough. For a bit of fun, could you...
Fair enough.
For a bit of fun, could you explain how your not pedantic calculations and assessments of contributors' various answers apply equally to predicting the position of the hands on a... -
18th December 2023, 09:57 PM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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Sorry, I must have missed the bits in this thread...
Sorry, I must have missed the bits in this thread that weren't pedantic.
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18th December 2023, 09:36 PM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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Confirms the old comment that even a broken clock...
Confirms the old comment that even a broken clock is correct twice a day.
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18th December 2023, 09:32 PM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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The original question doesn't limit the type of...
The original question doesn't limit the type of analog clock to a quartz movement, unless one interprets 'regular' in the question to mean as regular as a quartz movement as distinct from a 'regular'...
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18th December 2023, 04:22 PM
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Alas, my idiot neighbour has a line of tall and...
Alas, my idiot neighbour has a line of tall and still growing cypresses along my northern boundary, which will render solar panels useless for half the year.
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17th December 2023, 11:32 PM
Thread: Simple framing questions
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I'm taking it that you're not going up but just...
I'm taking it that you're not going up but just partitioning an existing space with timber framed plasterboard lining which isn't bearing any structural load, to make new rooms. If so:
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17th December 2023, 12:01 AM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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I might be missing something here (and quite...
I might be missing something here (and quite likely am), but wouldn't that result in 1:05:06?
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16th December 2023, 10:52 PM
Thread: A Time puzzle to solve...
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Can't calculate it precisely (I never went past...
Can't calculate it precisely (I never went past Form 2 maths and wasn't any good at that), but I reckon it's around 1.05 pm.
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16th December 2023, 08:30 PM
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Same here. Some sort of straw type pads. ...
Same here. Some sort of straw type pads.
They're a major risk in a bushfire, especially if they're running and sucking in embers, which is why my family has been instructed to shut down the... -
16th December 2023, 08:24 PM
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Probably not. There is a bit of insulating value...
Probably not. There is a bit of insulating value from direct heat on the walls as the horizontal steel channels supporting the cladding allow about 50mm behind the cabinets and hanging boards, but...
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16th December 2023, 08:15 PM
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Thanks. That encourages me to carry out an...
Thanks. That encourages me to carry out an experiment with ice blocks - the type sealed in plastic bottles - in front of my monster fan. Shouldn't be much of a humidity problem with that, apart from...
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16th December 2023, 08:12 PM
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Thank you! Never heard of these. Googled them and...
Thank you! Never heard of these. Googled them and they're readily available. Even better, they're made for dogs, which my old dog will probably like as he's finding hot weather harder.
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15th December 2023, 11:47 PM
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Yeah, off topic, but particularly as every year...
Yeah, off topic, but particularly as every year for the past few years the energy market regulator warns us that there mightn't be enough electricity to meet all needs for the coming summer and...
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15th December 2023, 09:38 PM
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I was thinking of a smallish mobile cooler that I...
I was thinking of a smallish mobile cooler that I could move around and direct at me where I'm working, rather than trying to cool the whole shed. Cooling the whole shed with endlessly rising energy...
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15th December 2023, 09:33 PM
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Bit of a problem there as, although my 7.5 x 5.8...
Bit of a problem there as, although my 7.5 x 5.8 mt shed isn't lined, most of the walls are covered with base cabinets, hanging boards and shelves. A major and time consuming PITA to empty, remove...
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15th December 2023, 04:10 PM
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Nothing significant. Shading for first few...
Nothing significant.
Shading for first few hours of daylight, then full sun.
No lining.
Thin and largely useless foil insulation under roof.
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15th December 2023, 12:32 AM
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On a very hot day my shirt is dripping in the...
On a very hot day my shirt is dripping in the shed after an hour or so, and it's all mine. Doesn't help that much under the fans.
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14th December 2023, 11:06 AM
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Thanks for that. It follows neatly on abandoning...
Thanks for that. It follows neatly on abandoning the evap cooler idea. I'll look into refrigerated boxes.
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14th December 2023, 11:03 AM
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Thanks for that. I'll abandon the evap cooler...
Thanks for that. I'll abandon the evap cooler idea as yesterday was certainly the sort of day I'd want it to be fully effective.
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13th December 2023, 08:11 PM
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Is a mobile evaporative cooler in a tin shed a bad idea?
My existing ceiling, wall and monster floor fans just move hot summer air around with only moderate cooling effect.
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11th December 2023, 10:12 PM
Thread: squaring timber
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I've been experimenting a little with a Freud...
I've been experimenting a little with a Freud Glue Line table saw blade. LM75R010 | Saw Blades | Ripping | Glue Line Ripping - Freud Tools
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10th December 2023, 10:36 PM
Thread: A mathematical puzzle to solve...
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4. A does an extra revolution around its own axis...
4. A does an extra revolution around its own axis of rotation in addition to its own circumference around B's circumference.
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10th December 2023, 08:43 PM
Thread: Door triming and installation
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Agree. My original post assumed it was a hollow...
Agree. My original post assumed it was a hollow core.
I'd charge about $220 - $300 depending on how square the jamb is and whether I have to trim the new door out of square and or fix the... -
10th December 2023, 08:16 PM
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I didn't test it for touch and it's gone now. ...
I didn't test it for touch and it's gone now.
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10th December 2023, 11:07 AM
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Exactly. Also, the range of affordable...
Exactly.
Also, the range of affordable woodworking and other machinery available to us nowadays is massive compared with what was available even thirty years ago. A lot of it isn't top quality but... -
9th December 2023, 11:02 PM
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Along with general machine design; material...
Along with general machine design; material quality; and manufacturing and quality control standards. :wink:
I seem to be starting too many comments with 'in fairness to the retailers', but in... -
9th December 2023, 09:41 PM
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I suspect that the vulnerability is a combination...
I suspect that the vulnerability is a combination of the high efficiency of the drive rollers feeding timber into the cutters at a rate which the cutters can't accept efficiently, along with plastic...
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9th December 2023, 08:33 PM
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Was sold 'as is' with 6 month warranty. There are...
Was sold 'as is' with 6 month warranty. There are arguments under consumer law that this can't limit statutory rights, but in my considerable experience sellers generally don't understand or largely...
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9th December 2023, 11:00 AM
Thread: Door triming and installation
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The grades of door, starting from the bottom in...
The grades of door, starting from the bottom in structure and price, are hollow core, solid core and solid.
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8th December 2023, 11:13 PM
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The one I bought was advertised as a spiral head...
The one I bought was advertised as a spiral head thicknesser, which seems to be standard misleading, deceptive and or just plain (and implausible) ignorant conduct by most sellers of segmented head...
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8th December 2023, 10:30 PM
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My lips are sealed. But they're not primarily a...
My lips are sealed. But they're not primarily a woodworking retailer.
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8th December 2023, 10:02 PM
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Can timber with borer eggs in it be identified?
Bought some blackwood slabs from a private seller 8 or 9 months ago and stored them in racks under my house where it's nice and dry and a much more stable climate than outside.
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8th December 2023, 06:48 PM
Thread: Door triming and installation
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Is your measurement of 25mm the full thickness of...
Is your measurement of 25mm the full thickness of the door or just the stile, being the vertical solid timber sandwiched between the hardboard sides? I haven't seen 25mm as a full thickness in off...
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8th December 2023, 09:52 AM
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The problem is that I have no hard evidence that...
The problem is that I have no hard evidence that it was a returned machine rather than a demo, just the common sense inference that dealers don't put timber with metal in it through a machine in...
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8th December 2023, 09:43 AM
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Possibly, but if it was a return rather than a...
Possibly, but if it was a return rather than a demo I'd expect the dealer to want convincing evidence of a defect before refunding or replacing. I'm just hoping that there isn't some other defect...
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8th December 2023, 09:37 AM
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It was sold with an express six month warranty as...
It was sold with an express six month warranty as a demo machine. I bought it more than six months ago.
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7th December 2023, 11:30 PM
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Be cautious buying supposedly demo machines marked down
Finally got around to using a thicknesser I bought earlier this year from a major retailer of woodworking and other machinery. Supposedly a demo machine and marked down a couple of hundred bucks...
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7th December 2023, 10:11 PM
Thread: About treated timber
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Depending on the width and angle you need for the...
Depending on the width and angle you need for the ramps, could you use something like this? Kerb Ramp Rubber | Enforcer Group
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7th December 2023, 08:26 PM
Thread: please help identify these garden bugs
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Agree. Colours in first photo were a bit...
Agree.
Colours in first photo were a bit confusing but second photo is definitely a harlequin bug.
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5th December 2023, 11:53 PM
Thread: About treated timber
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Can you reverse the cut, so that the cut face is...
Can you reverse the cut, so that the cut face is upwards? Then treat that face yourself with a preservative so that the original H4 face is on the ground and you should get much better and longer...
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5th December 2023, 12:26 AM
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Is the house only 20 years old or is it older and...
Is the house only 20 years old or is it older and you've been there for the last 20 years?
Kalsomine disappeared a lot more than 20 years ago. -
2nd December 2023, 10:53 PM
Thread: Inaccuracies in paint coverage
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Mate, I am in awe of you. Demolishing the house...
Mate, I am in awe of you. Demolishing the house and keeping the shed. This separates the men from the boys in shed world! :wink:
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24th November 2023, 01:14 AM
Thread: HELP - Choosing A Lawnmower
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Definitely go for the disc with swivel blades....
Definitely go for the disc with swivel blades. The bar transmits any shock directly to the bearings and crankshaft and shortens the motor life if it's working on roughish ground. Although I think...
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24th November 2023, 12:28 AM
Thread: HELP - Choosing A Lawnmower
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If you can afford it, get a self-propelled one....
If you can afford it, get a self-propelled one. I've had a Rover one for years. Much cheaper than Honda self-propelled but does the same job. Also has a mulching plug, so you can use it as mulcher,...
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18th November 2023, 02:17 PM
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I don't recall getting any Temu emails other than...
I don't recall getting any Temu emails other than regarding orders. If I have had any, they'd have to a few per cent of what I get from Timbecon.
Similar here. For online purchases I use a... -
17th November 2023, 04:16 PM
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Same here.
Same here.
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12th November 2023, 12:29 AM
Thread: Cutting full panels the easy way?
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I think I posted this somewhere else on this...
I think I posted this somewhere else on this forum, but a while back when I was chasing the Festool track clamps for my Ozito tracks I was told by a Festool dealer that most tracksaw tracks now are...
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12th November 2023, 12:22 AM
Thread: Cutting full panels the easy way?
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I must have had a rush of blood to the head when...
I must have had a rush of blood to the head when I bought one of those useless Kreg Accusaws. Possibly useful for someone who has a saw permanently mounted on it, but no good for occasional use when...
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11th November 2023, 09:46 PM
Thread: Cutting full panels the easy way?
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As with some of my other Ozito purchases, I...
As with some of my other Ozito purchases, I bought the Ozito plunge saw kit and track several years ago as I could justify the cost for an experiment for one job but found it better than expected. I...