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  1. Thread: QUALOS lathe

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    qualos 5 inch

    Just aquired one of these. Any info would be appreciated.
    what sort of oil do you use in gear boxes, my guess is sae 90 gear oil.
    used to have a couple of fostermatics and they took sae 10 for the...
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    Macson hacksaw coolant pump

    Has anyone out there got a Macson hacksaw fitted with a coolant pump?
    The pump is a 5 cm spring loaded cylinder which operates off the cam lobe in the bottom of the tank.
    If so has anyone pulled...
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    Wattyl interior Stain

    Bunnings are no longer stocking Wattyl.

    As I have extensively used their interior oil based stain around my place that creates a problem when trying to match things.

    Had to try 4 Bunnings...
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    Decent Pine lining req Melb. South East

    I need to get some decent pine lining to modify a Pine Sauna.
    It is one of those elcheapo Chinese units but at least the Chinese can source some knotless pine.
    Bunnings only carry 2.7m lengths of...
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    Liability

    I agree with you Gregoryq however I am not qualified to give advice on what is required to bring a jack up to current OHS standards. APAC got done a couple of decades ago for using the wrong wording...
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    APAC Trolley Jack

    I appear to be gaining a collection of these and require more info on when specific models were produced.

    They are very much a display item. If you are looking to use then buy a compliant Chinese...
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    oils for pine sauna

    I just purchased an elcheapo pine chinese sauna. Comes in a flat pack and will fit nicely in a corner in my bathroom. What oils can be used on the pine timber to help preserve it? I was thinking of...
  8. Biscuit Joiner

    I went to Queanbeyan Aldi but the bogans had bought them all. Plenty of routers in stock but no biscuit joiners. Never realised there were so many chippies in town.
    I bought one of the $29 bimetal...
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    Microwave manual

    http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/micfaq.htm
    Is a general manual available on the web which explains in simple terms how things work and what goes wrong. Mr Goldwasser has done a good job.

    however...
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    Paint inside

    I did a search on the internet some time ago as I have a similar microwave. Touch up enamel is considered OK on the interior - not talking about the screen, around the Magnetron or door JUST THE ODD...
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    Starter caps

    Down in Melbourne and Canberra "Jaycar" carry a decent range of 240V starter caps. Main thing is to get the correct size in uf as that governs how they work.
    Had an interesting time last year...
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    Morrison 710 Rapier Mower

    Recently I noticed an advertisement for a Morrison 710 mower on the web in Australia and the information provided was not very accurate hence the following information for those that either consider...
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    "jewel Grinder"

    Obviously a jewel grinder for cutting gemstones. Talk to the opal guys and I think they will know exactly what it was built for.

    I will get some photos of some of my old junk and put it up here...
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