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    Thanks for sending that to me Neil. Received it...

    Thanks for sending that to me Neil.
    Received it today.
    Tried to thank you PM but not sure it worked.
    Have a good new year Neil
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    Very kind of you Neil I will obviously pay...

    Very kind of you Neil

    I will obviously pay freight.
    It's people like you who restore our faith in our fellow tribe.
    Mick
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    Thanks Paul...Will give your idea a go. The...

    Thanks Paul...Will give your idea a go.
    The bloke that previously owned this lathe produced some beautiful pieces with this existing tailstock .
    Love your pic..
    Ta Mick
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    Have remeasured properly and its 19ml. If I can...

    Have remeasured properly and its 19ml.
    If I can get it out an MT1 taper might fit.
    The quill will need machining..
    Probably cheaper to buy a cheap new lathe maybe.

    Cheers Mick
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    Think this come out alright..replace with a Morse...

    Think this come out alright..replace with a Morse taper?486488
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    Old Lathe problem

    Have an old lathe I have picked up from the local men's shed.
    Works okay but has a fixed tailstock.
    It's about 16mm diameter .
    Have read that old lathes didn't have free spinning tailstock. ...
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    Thanks Jim and China. It was only cheap but this...

    Thanks Jim and China. It was only cheap but this bloke did some beautiful work with it.
    Will try and replace the drive .
    Ta
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    475553475554 First pic shows chuck and second...

    475553475554

    First pic shows chuck and second shows my problem that keeps happening.
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    Old Lathe problem

    Gday
    Have bought an old lathe and set it up.
    Only problem is the head chuck keeps cutting into the wood end whenever I press hard on the piece.The chuck has 2 screws aswell as the centre...
  10. Thread: Wet wood advice

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    No I thought their was a product to coat wet...

    No I thought their was a product to coat wet affected wood that prevented it deteriating further...maybe I'll just paint it..it's dry now.
  11. Thread: Wet wood advice

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    Wet wood advice

    Gday..have taken out a leaky dishwasher and have some wettish bluegum boards.
    Want to put some drawers in this area.
    Is their something I can apply to the boards before putting my drawers in?...
  12. Thread: Wd 40

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    Better penetration...What a product.

    Better penetration...What a product.
  13. Thread: A wee joke

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    Believe it or not Doug I didn't read this 7...

    Believe it or not Doug I didn't read this 7 years ago and just cracked the punch line..I read it the day I put the post up..amazing
  14. Thread: A wee joke

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    Brilliant..tickled me anyway...

    Brilliant..tickled me anyway...
  15. Thread: Celtic Cross

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    Brilliant..what scroll do you have..

    Brilliant..what scroll do you have..
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    Petrol is for cars..gas is for bbq"s.

    Petrol is for cars..gas is for bbq"s.
  17. Thread: Donald Trump

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    Just what the world needs..a narcissistic...

    Just what the world needs..a narcissistic fruitcake making the world a more dangerous place every time he opens his ill informed stupid mouth.
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    Achieve the same result banging it against ...

    Achieve the same result banging it against your workbench..or put a garden blower up it's bum...fruitcake
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    Phillips head are fine most of the time.With...

    Phillips head are fine most of the time.With some softwoods the bugle head on the screws tend to push it through the pocket hole.Better with a square head to avoid this.
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    Well done Buzzook..obviously if their was an...

    Well done Buzzook..obviously if their was an all loving all powerful god the world wouldnt be in the mess its in.
    But if I was that man made mythical entity I would do the right thing and...
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    Down here in Tassie things are going quite well...

    Down here in Tassie things are going quite well depending on where you are in the on the scale...housing prices going up,major investment in most cities.Many mainland people escaping the heat and...
  22. Thread: Workbench top

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    Plywood"s fine as a workbench top.It"s only...

    Plywood"s fine as a workbench top.It"s only drawback I have found is it doesn't really supply a laser straight top but hey does that matter
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    454741 Put it together anyway.

    454741
    Put it together anyway.
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    I should mention it's been finished as well..

    I should mention it's been finished as well..
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    Vanity top advice

    Have done a TAS oak top glued and ready to go on a vanity top .
    Problem is one board at one end the ova has failed..this was about 200ml of board and I have relied as best as I can.
    My fear now is...
  26. Nice Ute.. well done.

    Nice Ute.. well done.
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    Yeah was thinking just some wipe on poly for the...

    Yeah was thinking just some wipe on poly for the underside and using intergrain gloss for the top.
    Ta
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    Thanks igalic

    Thanks igalic
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    Vanity top finish

    Finishing a bare Tassie oak vanity top.
    Can I start layering a gloss finish before cutting holes for the basin/tap ?
    What is needed for the underside?
    Cheers Mick
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    G'day.. nice job..Did you get the bowl and mixer...

    G'day.. nice job..Did you get the bowl and mixer on eBay?
    If so could you give me a link pls.
    Doing my own vanity as well.
    Cheers mick
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    I'm at Nowhere Else..can't make it.By the way ...

    I'm at Nowhere Else..can't make it.By the way Taswegians Carbatec at Lonny has been sold and will not be limited by the franchise any more..new products being brought in.
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    Have gone ahead with some spray on poly...

    Have gone ahead with some spray on poly [cabots]...seems to be working
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    Okay now i am confused .I have read that mostly...

    Okay now i am confused .I have read that mostly people will stain pine before poly. Then i read that a light stain on pine doesn't work that well .

    If i just want to gloss up the existing pine...
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    Anybody out there pls.

    Anybody out there pls.
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    Poly for dressed pine.

    Happy to finish a dressed pine vanity face with poly.
    Obviously I want to show the grain.Have noticed even a light sand (240)tends to mark up an otherwise nice surface .
    My novice question...
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    Wow.LGS looks great. Thanks

    Wow.LGS looks great.
    Thanks
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    Thanks..looks like Osmo is the go.

    Thanks..looks like Osmo is the go.
  38. Thread: Vanity unit

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    Thanks China..Will put some legs on. While i...

    Thanks China..Will put some legs on.
    While i have this post going .
    I was going to just finish the pine at the front of the unit with poly but have any members used a light stain and found to...
  39. Thread: Vanity unit

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    Vanity unit

    Gday

    Having a go at making a vanity unit. Dressed pine for front and blue gum for top.
    Basic questions

    Using glue and pocket hole screws so what is the best for unseen panels inside/back of...
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    Thanks fellas..that's a couple to choose from...

    Thanks fellas..that's a couple to choose from
    Mick
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    Bathroom vanity finish

    Gday
    Using tas blue gum as a top for a vanity unit.
    Getting one of those on top sinks
    from bunnings.
    Obviously the surface can get wet.
    Wasn't planning on stain.
    Multiple poly layers?

    Any...
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    Thanks for that..

    Thanks for that..
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    Sorry I think my post is a bit unclear. I am...

    Sorry I think my post is a bit unclear.
    I am just after some decent websites for furniture woodworking plans..
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    thanks mate...will search out some BLO..the raw...

    thanks mate...will search out some BLO..the raw is doing the job as a back piece for my project but i have learn't something today which is always good.
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    Umm using raw..what is BLO presume it's something...

    Umm using raw..what is BLO presume it's something linseed oil...learning curve happening here...
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    Thanks Pete..will have a think about it. Coated...

    Thanks Pete..will have a think about it. Coated some scrap plywood with linseed and left overnight and looks okay for what I want..quick question for a novice..do multiple layers(linseed) make any...
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    Poly over linseed oil

    Putting some linseed oil on a plywood sheet as a backing for a cupboard.
    My question is it worth putting some wipe on poly for a gloss...does it work?
    cheers mick
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    Furniture plans website

    Gday
    Just looking for a plan for floating corner shelf..Victorianish looking..
    Made me think about woodworking plans websites.
    Any suggestions..prefer metric measurements if possible?
    Cheers...
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    Looks great mate...

    Looks great mate...
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    Thanks to both of you..that explains it.

    Thanks to both of you..that explains it.
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