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5th September 2012, 10:43 AM
Thread: Coping saws?
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Redbeard, I use a coping saw that is over 50...
Redbeard,
I use a coping saw that is over 50 years old and it is the same design as the ones avaliable today The blades an not suited for accurate cuts. For dovetails I would only take the waste... -
5th September 2012, 10:33 AM
Thread: Help buying first router
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I have used this router and it is very good. You...
I have used this router and it is very good. You say that you live in an apartment with not much room. Any router will scream this may be a problem for you. If you are going to use the router for...
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5th September 2012, 10:04 AM
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Mr Brush, A question? Any saw cut is dependant...
Mr Brush,
A question?
Any saw cut is dependant to the blade. So the top line saw, the blade has....
type and number of teeth
speed of blade
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3rd September 2012, 11:46 AM
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You were on the right track with railway bolts. I...
You were on the right track with railway bolts. I would go to the local railway museum and try there
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28th August 2012, 10:52 PM
Thread: Aligned dowels in chair seat cause cup?
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I have no idea why this method would reduce...
I have no idea why this method would reduce cupping, but if you think of nailing or screwing timber togheter they are alway staggered . On thin material it helps with the timber splitting but more to...
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16th August 2012, 09:28 AM
Thread: Jayco Camper Trailer ceiling replacement
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Classic Caravans - Newest Threads...
Classic Caravans - Newest Threads
This is a site for caravan repairs and restorations, I am a member there and good advice on your problem
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14th August 2012, 10:15 AM
Thread: What were you before?
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My trade is carpenter and joiner 5 years...
My trade is carpenter and joiner 5 years apprenticeship from 1950 to 1955. Then subcontracted pitching roofs and interior fit outs including making cupboards. When the project builders stated up it...
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10th August 2012, 10:03 AM
Thread: Measuring the distance between 2 holes
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It is easily done with the in and over method of...
It is easily done with the in and over method of setting up.simple put one side of the rule to the inside of one of the holes and measure to the over of the other hole.
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9th August 2012, 06:54 PM
Thread: Vietnam Veteran's Distribution Begins
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I can only add to the other members comments, it...
I can only add to the other members comments, it shows that governments come and go with no thoughts to the trouble that they cause and leave behind, that the ordinary folk do care. Well...
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13th July 2012, 10:31 AM
Thread: Staple gun nails in floor
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I use a Carpenters Pincer.
I use a Carpenters Pincer.
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5th July 2012, 04:01 PM
Thread: Makita drill chuck problems
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I don't think that the chucks were made for small...
I don't think that the chucks were made for small drills . I use a Dremil for that sort of stuff
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28th June 2012, 09:47 AM
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what a shock!! I liked the old one best, but...
what a shock!!
I liked the old one best, but after seeing new Barry old Barry would never be the same
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28th June 2012, 09:44 AM
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I have a mate who is a professional cabinet...
I have a mate who is a professional cabinet maker, only does pieces on order. We were talking about removing coffee cup ring marks with a warm iron. He said the hardest thing to remove was what you...
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24th June 2012, 11:01 AM
Thread: Cheap Tools
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Cheap Tools
The older members might remember me, three years ago my wife passed on beaten by Ovarian cancer.
I moved out of my large house to a smaller one with one garage.
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23rd June 2012, 11:16 AM
Thread: Unknown Tool
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It is a saw set I had one and used it for years, ...
It is a saw set I had one and used it for years,
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10th May 2012, 06:21 PM
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I live in Goulburn and our local hardware is...
I live in Goulburn and our local hardware is Magnet Mart who have been taken over by Danks and Woolworth owns Danks.
In Canberra Woolworths are building a super hardware store
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25th February 2012, 04:10 PM
Thread: Cupboards for Pop-Up Van need ideas
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Cupboards for Pop-Up Van need ideas
I like the idea of a pop-up van so I bought an old one with the intention of stripping it out and making the cupboards to suit me.
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25th February 2012, 04:08 PM
Thread: Cupboards for Pop-Up Van need ideas
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Cupboards for Pop-Up Van need ideas
I like the idea of a pop-up van so I bought an old one with the intention of stripping it out and making the cupboards to suit me.
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24th February 2012, 04:54 PM
Thread: Re Berg Chisels
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When I was an apprentice in the early 1950 these...
When I was an apprentice in the early 1950 these were the top chisels and they were very popular. I still have a few still left from those years long ago.
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24th February 2012, 04:43 PM
Thread: Help I can't remember
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Help I can't remember
I can't remember the name of these fasteners. They are use when connecting two free standing cupboards together. They work like this. a hole is drilled thru the sides of the cupboard the same size as...
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3rd February 2011, 05:38 PM
Thread: Yasi is a huge, dangerous cyclone
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Cliff, I have been worrying for Wolfie she lives...
Cliff, I have been worrying for Wolfie she lives right on the ocean front, hope she moved out of harms way.
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25th January 2011, 08:54 AM
Thread: You know you're getting old when ...
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I hired a car at Melbourne airport and I only...
I hired a car at Melbourne airport and I only made it no hiring to 76 +
At Manly swimming pool in the change room was a machine that you inserted a threepenny piece into .....pushed a lever and... -
27th October 2010, 08:20 AM
Thread: Straight edge
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position two boards side by side hold in vise and...
position two boards side by side hold in vise and electric plane them straight,
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27th October 2010, 08:16 AM
Thread: How hard can it be...
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what about arch bars from a building supplier les
what about arch bars from a building supplier
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26th August 2010, 09:14 AM
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I would square up the cut with a router as...
I would square up the cut with a router as suggested, but what about the doggy door can you buy a larger one or some of them have an architrave type of surround moulded into them. That is the way I...
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21st August 2010, 08:17 AM
Thread: One for the Birds
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It is really upmarket. Which birds are you...
It is really upmarket. Which birds are you targeting?
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20th August 2010, 03:54 PM
Thread: WIP a 'thing'
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It must be a good idea or a lot of trouble for...
It must be a good idea or a lot of trouble for nothing.
btw I used the pieces in your pics to draw what it might be, so far a blind deer.
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10th August 2010, 07:54 AM
Thread: Another mortise and tenon option
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Wow.... were do you get it. les
Wow.... were do you get it.
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10th August 2010, 07:50 AM
Thread: Robertson Screws
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A pity they were not invented when I hung doors...
A pity they were not invented when I hung doors for a living. Slotted head screws inserted with a push spiral screw driver one slip and ......
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3rd August 2010, 03:38 PM
Thread: The Ultimate Kennel
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I would bet that the dogs stay in the big house....
I would bet that the dogs stay in the big house. Do you just show them the outside house if they are naughty
Beautiful dogs Beautiful house
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3rd August 2010, 10:21 AM
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Gun stocks for the top grade guns are cut from...
Gun stocks for the top grade guns are cut from trees two or three hundred years old, and the blank is left for another 25 years. So if that is the time frame for completely seasoned timber what...
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26th July 2010, 09:24 AM
Thread: Log cabin construction help required please
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When I was 'young les' , I made all of my log...
When I was 'young les' , I made all of my log cabins from privet hedge long before it was declared illegal to grow them The mating corners were cut with a pocket knife. I can't remember how I covered...
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23rd July 2010, 04:22 PM
Thread: French Polishing-New Guinnea Rosewood
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As the previous members have said about polishing...
As the previous members have said about polishing I am in agreement.
I made a drop side table out of NGR and I used U-beau waxes for a mirror finish.
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Bingo les
Bingo
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22nd July 2010, 09:27 AM
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It is great that you have a result, in hindsight...
It is great that you have a result, in hindsight the store should have replaced them when you first noticed that they had a manufacturing fault not to tell you to wait to see if they fail
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21st July 2010, 07:53 AM
Thread: blue crabs
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The price of crabs is very high but I think...
The price of crabs is very high
but I think that they have the best taste of all.
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20th July 2010, 10:46 AM
Thread: left hand wheel studs
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These LH / RH threads on the nuts / bolts are...
These LH / RH threads on the nuts / bolts are they marked ? If not what a lot of stripped threads
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27th June 2010, 08:57 AM
Thread: Electric Plane or Manual Plane or Both
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I use a block plane for any touch up required,...
I use a block plane for any touch up required, with electric planes many do not have a long bed. I have both types but I rarely if ever use the short bed one.
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24th June 2010, 08:29 AM
Thread: Ever seen a table walk down the road??
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What is it used for? les
What is it used for?
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23rd June 2010, 08:09 AM
Thread: Verandah ceiling lining timber
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I would use pine lining boards. have you...
I would use pine lining boards.
have you considered the weight of floor boards will the existing structure handle it.
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16th June 2010, 07:24 AM
Thread: For people who have run out if ideas
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Plenty of ideas there Phil.... bookmarked it ...
Plenty of ideas there Phil.... bookmarked it thanks
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13th June 2010, 11:10 AM
Thread: Bench Hook
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a very useful tool.... I see that you are left...
a very useful tool.... I see that you are left handed
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27th May 2010, 07:40 AM
Thread: Board for External Tiled Area
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I would use a compressed cement sheet, and cut it...
I would use a compressed cement sheet, and cut it with a diamond blade
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27th May 2010, 07:33 AM
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Replace the door. Our revolve tip sells doors...
Replace the door. Our revolve tip sells doors from a $1 solid core $3
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27th May 2010, 07:29 AM
Thread: Drilling pilot holes for post stirrups
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I use the same method as skew chiDAMN les
I use the same method as skew chiDAMN
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26th May 2010, 08:18 AM
Thread: Power Tool Storage
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I have never thought of using a filing cabinet...
I have never thought of using a filing cabinet for tool storage, it seems a great method and the cords will not be tangled with one tool one draw :2tsup:
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25th May 2010, 07:48 AM
Thread: Overhead Cabinet Support stands
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When I was fixing overhead cupboards I would just...
When I was fixing overhead cupboards I would just cut some 50x25 to the correct lengths
and use those
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16th May 2010, 08:18 AM
Thread: 9/16" brad point drill bit
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have you checked Miter10 les
have you checked Miter10
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10th May 2010, 06:53 PM
Thread: Automated milling and joinery
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thanks for showing those photos Bob, it would be...
thanks for showing those photos Bob, it would be interesting to know how they started and moved into massive machinery like they have. It's a long way from a chain saw and chisel. and what a...
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6th May 2010, 08:27 AM
Thread: Basemate ladder stabilizer.
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it looks a great idea, and if I did ladder work I...
it looks a great idea, and if I did ladder work I would buy one.
My concern would be, if it is a bit springy
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