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  1. Good idea re the dowel. I guess the main problem...

    Good idea re the dowel. I guess the main problem with cocktail cabinet doors is that people are opening and closing them after a few cocktails. So giving the screws something to grab onto would be a...
  2. Baking paper - a great tip. I watched a video...

    Baking paper - a great tip.

    I watched a video showing a guy sawing out a thin kerf to allow clamping to get it back into line. Youtube video "Swollen Particle Board Repair Veneer faced." Maybe...
  3. Repair to cocktail cabinet door - advice needed please

    Hi all,

    My daughter has a cocktail cabinet with veneered particleboard doors. According to her it is a "mid-century classic".

    This is the daughter who, at the age of 7, asked me to make a table...
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    N.S.W. For some reason I can't edit this post so just...

    For some reason I can't edit this post so just letting you know this is going to be advertised elsewhere now.
  5. N.S.W. I'm selling this elsewhere now. If I could find...

    I'm selling this elsewhere now. If I could find coherent instructions, I'd edit the original post accordingly.
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    N.S.W. Servian drill press

    Selling a Servian drill press with steel table with a Makita mitre saw and Ryobi bench grinder - see the thread on the woodworking section of Market Place.
  7. N.S.W. Servian drill press. Makita 255mm mitre saw (not sliding). Ryobi bench grinder.

    Hi all. Moving house, don't want to cart heavy stuff around, so, for sale, nice and cheap, but make an offer if not cheap enough.

    Pick up in North Epping (Sydney suburb not Melbourne.)

    As...
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    I have one exactly like this (except not as...

    I have one exactly like this (except not as clean!). Model SA.11. Serial number 847. Inherited from my father 15 years ago. It's built like a tank. The chuck has seen better days but at the rate I...
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    Hi Paul. The bit I'm puzzled about is B. To...

    Hi Paul.

    The bit I'm puzzled about is B.

    To me, it looks as though the flat side should be facing away from the handle, ie facing in toward the bench, so it sits against the outer wooden jaw...
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    My $5 tail vise - is it right?

    A question.

    I picked up this old Woden brand tail vise at the markets today for $5. Couldn't say no.

    Have a look at the pictures. To me it looks at though the part of it - the bit that screws...
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    At least he had the ball to confess. :D

    At least he had the ball to confess. :D
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    This is from the IPCC's 4th assessment report...

    This is from the IPCC's 4th assessment report published in 2007. Section 2.6 of the Scientific Basis Report you can find here.

    Chapter 2: Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative...
  13. All the NRA's plan might achieve is one extra...

    All the NRA's plan might achieve is one extra death per massacre, when the psycho walks up to the guard and goes BANG then goes on his merry psycho way.

    And does the NRA have a plan for shopping...
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    The depiction of laws to restrict gun ownership...

    The depiction of laws to restrict gun ownership as "punishment" of people who want to own guns is no more than a clever public relations trick by the US gun lobby, unwittingly repeated ad nauseum by...
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    Louie Gohmert's comment (starting this thread)...

    Louie Gohmert's comment (starting this thread) about how the teacher, if armed with an assult rifle, could have shot the shooter doesn't get around the fact that the shots the teacher heard in the...
  16. Thread: Archtop #2

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    Beautiful.

    Beautiful.
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    Dog house?

    Don't you mean "kennel"?
  18. Thread: Dog attack

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    Peter, I don't want to sound too snarky, but are...

    Peter, I don't want to sound too snarky, but are you trying to tell us that you believed a German Shepherd - a guard-dog breed - which had previously "attacked and mauled" someone (OK, an intruder...
  19. Why flat belts and bandsaw blades don't fall off the wheels...

    I always wondered about this, but now I know.

    This guy explains it well:

    How crowned pulleys keep a flat belt tracking

    It seems so obvious now...

    Gaz.
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    Lots af great ideas, thanks guys.:2tsup:

    Lots af great ideas, thanks guys.:2tsup:
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    Wow that she-oak looks sensational. Nice pics,...

    Wow that she-oak looks sensational. Nice pics, you guys.

    Crafty, those guitars give me something to aspire to. Actually, at the moment I'm aspiring to be a otal beginner. One step at a time...
    ...
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    Dunno yet, Bob, :? I'm months away from be...

    Dunno yet, Bob, :? I'm months away from be able to start. Just planning ahead and thinking out loud and trying to cast my ideas net as wide as possible. I'm probably going to do an electric bass...
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    I reckon all wood looks good, Bob! If I could use...

    I reckon all wood looks good, Bob! If I could use offcuts from my local flooring bloke or old fence palings that would be fine. I'm just interested in what works, is available and, preferably, cheap....
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    Fingerboards - what woods can be used?

    Hi guys, as somone who's looking at having a go at putting together a guitar or two (electric 6-string and/or bass) when my new garage/workshop is finished, I was wondering what the possibilities...
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    That 4th photo, the one on the far right, looks...

    That 4th photo, the one on the far right, looks disturbingly like DIY dentistry...
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    And don't forget how they build decks etc from...

    And don't forget how they build decks etc from treated pine but leave the cut ends exposed to the elements and termites rather than re-sealing them.
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    Character-building?

    There's nothing character-building about being whipped by a vain, small-minded idiot for no other reason than the fact that you've offended his pathetic ego, which pretty much sums up the situation...
  28. I have an Anchor #6 bench plane. Never seen...

    I have an Anchor #6 bench plane. Never seen another one. When I finish my shed I'll see if it works OK. Looks a pretty solid copy of a Stan.
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    shop built tools

    Speaking of home made tools - if you haven't seen the shopbuilttools user group on Yahoo, check it out.

    I remember seeing a big table saw powered by an old Yamaha 650 motorbike engine. Some of...
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    I bought a Sherwood a while ago. If durability...

    I bought a Sherwood a while ago. If durability and accuracy are important to you, get something else.
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    Most of the people who sell flat packs should...

    Most of the people who sell flat packs should also stock the fittings.
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    Thank you to all my learned friends. I knew I...

    Thank you to all my learned friends.

    I knew I could get some high quality advice here and I was not disappointed. :2tsup:

    Gaz.
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    Best glue for MDF panels in kitchen?

    Hi All,

    I'm in the last stages https://www.woodworkforums.com.au/images/icons/icon7.gif of putting in a new kitchen and I have to glue two panels of MDF (laminex type stuff both sides) by...
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    I was using Trend Micro PC-cillin internet...

    I was using Trend Micro PC-cillin internet security and it caused my PC to virtually grind to a halt, huge delays on start-up. That was on an XP machine. And also on a new XP machine, same thing. It...
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    Actually, Cruzi, a recession is just a sustained...

    Actually, Cruzi, a recession is just a sustained contraction in aggregate output which is usually measured by gross domestic product (GDP).

    The conventional rule of thumb is that a recession is...
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    It's OK - he's doing it with nice thick gloves. ...

    It's OK - he's doing it with nice thick gloves.

    That way, he be able to find his fingers afterwards. They'll be in the bits of gloves strewn around the workshop.

    Nice clock though.
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    I've got an Anchor No. 6 (ie Stanley clone) I...

    I've got an Anchor No. 6 (ie Stanley clone) I inherited from my father but I'm sure it's made in Sweden rater than Switz.. Haven't restored it but it looks to be very well made. I've never looked at...
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    I'll see your :doh::doh: and raise you ...

    I'll see your :doh::doh: and raise you :doh::doh: :doh::doh:

    Sorry bout that. :B
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    Hi guys, I notice there is a manual for one of...

    Hi guys,
    I notice there is a manual for one of these on e-pay at the moment - item 370148096933. Nothing to do with me but I thought someone might be interested.
    Cheers.
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    Nice work. I have an old drill press about...

    Nice work.

    I have an old drill press about the same size and I've been wondering what to put it on.

    Gaz.
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    You're right, I think, it seems the climate's...

    You're right, I think, it seems the climate's much more likely to change than anyone's mind. Anyway I really engaged in that exercise to test my own prejudices. An ongoing process.

    Gaz.
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    Part 3 from Gaz My observation of climate...

    Part 3 from Gaz

    My observation of climate change "sceptics" is that they often in one breath deride climate models, for the above reasons, then in the next come out with assertions which...
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    Part 2 If you weren't familiar with what the...

    Part 2

    If you weren't familiar with what the IPCC report said, you'd think the guy was a great genius, tearing down the orthodoxy with a rapier thrust of logic. But he's just set up a straw man...
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    OK Here goes. Some first impression of the...

    OK Here goes.

    Some first impression of the article cited by Rod.

    Part 1:<O:p

    As I said in my previous post, my first impression is not good. The "climate declaration signed by the...
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    I dare, I dare! OK I've readit and as an...

    I dare, I dare!

    OK I've readit and as an exercise have followed up a couple of the links. Not impressed so far. Will follow up with some comments tomorrow.

    Gaz.

    PS I am ignoring the fact...
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    I thought it was funny too. Gaz.

    I thought it was funny too.

    Gaz.
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    I'm about a quarter of the way through the...

    I'm about a quarter of the way through the Garnaut Report released this week and I've been trying to work my way through the 4th report of the International Panel on Climate Change.

    They are both...
  48. Rebate planes finally catch up with razors.

    Yes, it's the new, twin-bladed rebate plane!! For a cleaner, smoother rebate.
    ...
  49. Come on Wheelin - this is Texas we're talking...

    Come on Wheelin - this is Texas we're talking about. The sheriff'll probably think it's just another massacre.


    Gaz.
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    If the handles came loose, you could tighten them...

    If the handles came loose, you could tighten them with this!!

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Unbelieveable-Screw-driver_W0QQitemZ160253295282QQihZ006QQcategoryZ29515QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem...
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