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Thanks for all the feedback.

Like I said I do not have the room for a two layer insulation. Also, it is only a mancave (gasp, did I just say that). The purpose of placing a layer of batts and a...

Thanks for the reply.

The door thickness is 35mm. Its the stile that I am talking about.

Bunnings fitting is $300 - I asked. More than twice the price of the door + door knob + hinges (oh and...

Hi, I am hoping to reach out to anyone that knows about doors.

Just purchased a Hume external door 2040 x 820 from our mate Bunnings.

The old frame and old door is 807 wide (and when you look...

Hi all,
As some might know I have been working on my mancave.

The roof is a colourbond steel roof with exposed beams. It gets hot - bloody hot. So I want to put insulation and ceiling (panels)
...

Fast forward from the post. I went to Bunnings, got the same base paint - I worked out that if I got another 4 litres i'll commit to three coats (no wastage).
Now for those that do not know with...

Wow! that's lit up like the MCG at night. Good selection there.

Hi, more of a rant than information or question....

Working on my man cave recently. 50+ year old single car garage (brick, concrete and tin) which was made into someone's workshop. When we...

Apologies, I thought it was in relation to the foil insulation suggested above.
In order to the do the fibro, I would need to add additional battens. As the main beams are 900 apart. This would...

Thanks,
so with the FC, I would need to remove the roof sheeting, place that down then reattach the roof?


Looking at the instructions sheet that is what it appears how that works. Almost like...

Regarding the Jarrah comment with termites. The original home was built in the 1950's and the shed in the early 1960's. No evidence so far with any termites. Basing it on that.

But take your...

Hi All, me again.

I have been "given permission" to work on my man cave. This man cave is a tin roof and (very solid) brick wall, concrete floor. I want to convert it into a small activity/games...

HI Perth people,

some good jarrah slabs here if one wants to make any fancy tables etc. And appears cheap too.

Finishes in a couple of days 2/2/21

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Not sure if this is allowed......I often go through the Grays online site and saw this.....

I have no affiliation with any of this..... its just me informing those that are or may be interested in...

Thanks

So: The plumber would unscrew unscrew this part (A) add the riser to that, then add an appropriate joiner to the top end where the new level would be.

Then when the water corp come,...

***** sorry meant 500mm (50 cm).

HI all,

WA watercorp are upgrading the mains water pipes in our suburb (Melville). They have informed households that if you want to relocate your meter to apply and it would be free as they will...

A bit late replying now.... another suggestion might be to make it out of cement.

Make a solid cement table 70-100mm thick. Nice and solid and easy to clean.
A simple mould, a bit of mesh in...

Its a PDF report of what my son did. Thanks to all those on here for your invaluable advice.

I think he has some talent (unlike his father)



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KIDS/STUDENTS: Ask heaps of...

Thanks for your reply.

A couple of observations....
The reviews for this product was not that good as most people said it left a milky finish as well as other negative comments (yeah I know take...

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Hi Jack, thankyou for your invaluable feedback.

So this product is OK? if not what other oil base would you highly recommend. He wants the satin finish.

I might follow up with the steel wool...

OK, looks like some focussed gently rubbing on the cards

Greetings all,

Following on from my son's hallway table (made from jarrah floor boards).


In lieu of the nail holes being filled with epoxy resin, he wants now to "varnish" the wood. I would...

Good luck.

There may be some minor legal requirements that you may need to find out first. I have no experience, but was curious and did a bit of searching.

A Summary Of Australian Funeral...

Hi all,
I just want to give a huge shout out to Allan W and those at the Manning Men's Shed (in WA). :2tsup:

My son is doing a school project and is nearing completion. We needed all the wood...

That looks like a nice piece of wood. Lucky.


I am no expert, far from it.... not even close to a hobby wood worker.

why 4 legs and not three. 4 legs you may get one slightly longer etc than...

I'm in

Thanks heaps for all your replies.

I forgot to mention that I (we) have no skills in this project. (its my son's school project).

The plug approach is appealing. The problem is as you can see...

Hi,
A few months ago I posted about making a table using the old jarrah floor boards.

Well, long story but that is on the back burner but my son wants to build a hallway table.


We have kept...

Hi Men's shedders.

I live in Melville and will be helping my son do a school project with some woodwork.

I will not go into detail at this stage.

What is the etiquette of me/him bringing...

Thanks Poundy,
All good and valid points.

I do have two men's sheds around the area so I will explore that too.

I was going to post something in the men's shed forum as well.

You say about...

Thank you for your feedback Lewisc.
I am looking at keeping the tongue and groove in to join the wood together. And maybe adding a small amount of the Titebond. I will sand back the outer edge of...

Thank you for your suggestions. Will definitely follow those advices. Nail holes, maybe mix some of the Titebond3 with the sawdust and pack it with that? or like you say, epoxy the holes as a...

Hi all
I have just stumbled across this site and am still going through all the posts to simply learn as much as possible.
I suspect all my questions will be met with "yep he has no idea" which is...

Hi all,
I've decided to join this group to get expert tips.

Firstly, I have no woodworking experience - I'm only a medical scientist.

So there will be lots of quite amateurish questions being...