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26th January 2006, 11:53 AM
Thread: Interesting construction methods
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Interesting construction methods
Someone sent me a joke email ( which I share with you now) and then, as seems to be the tradition with us folk, the secondary detail becomes the main point of interest.
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1st November 2005, 11:25 AM
Thread: fine dust is the worst
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Dust collection or in this case dust removal,...
Dust collection or in this case dust removal, using a centrifugal fan works very well in certain circumstances. (A warm climate being one of them)
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24th April 2005, 08:41 PM
Thread: Ryobi Power Planer
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Ryobi is a dirty word as far as I am concerned....
Ryobi is a dirty word as far as I am concerned.
I designed a project using their tiny biscuits (R3) and jigged up for production only to discover when my stock of biscuits got low that I cant get... -
24th April 2005, 08:24 PM
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Mike R Sorry to take so long to reply, my...
Mike R
Sorry to take so long to reply, my computer has been in for a brain transplant and I have only just got everything back in and running again.
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13th February 2005, 11:22 AM
Thread: Photo slideshow advice sought
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Photo slideshow advice sought
Having recently entered the digital camera world I am now in the throes of making up slideshow CDs and/or DVDs.
After purchasing forty bucks worth of shareware that does an excellent job of making a... -
9th January 2005, 08:44 PM
Thread: My new woodworking site.
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Hmm, early days. Wish you luck but with FWW and...
Hmm, early days.
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26th October 2004, 10:45 AM
Thread: Cheap tobacco, free tobacco
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Too late, most of them smoke and have already...
Too late, most of them smoke and have already been in hospital to have sports injuries fixed.
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26th October 2004, 10:42 AM
Thread: Cheap tobacco, free tobacco
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I rest my case
I rest my case
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25th October 2004, 07:43 PM
Thread: Cheap tobacco, free tobacco
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Point taken Ernot, thankyou for the congrats I...
Point taken Ernot, thankyou for the congrats I just hope they are still deserved in, say, twelve months time.
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18th October 2004, 10:42 AM
Thread: Cheap tobacco, free tobacco
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Cheap tobacco, free tobacco
I've just quit smoking my beloved pipe.
It all came about quite suddenly and I am left with five or six packets of Blend Eleven pipe tobacco and about 3 kilograms of home grown tobacco.
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23rd July 2004, 11:07 AM
Thread: Wooden sailing yacht sculptures
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Well done. Could you let us in on how you create...
Well done. Could you let us in on how you create the patterns in the sails?
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26th June 2004, 08:28 PM
Thread: What to use as a straight edge
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Having tried various smaller sections of...
Having tried various smaller sections of aluminium and steel angles over the years I discovered that angles can do strange things under pressure. Eventually I bought myself a 3m length of 100x25...
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26th June 2004, 08:12 PM
Thread: 100% Metho
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Now now Neil, your the alchemist, dont you know...
Now now Neil, your the alchemist, dont you know what the little < & > are for?
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26th June 2004, 03:50 PM
Thread: 100% Metho
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I've often wondered what denatured alcohol was...
I've often wondered what denatured alcohol was and after following this thread I did a Google on methylated spirits and got
http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ME/methylated_spirit.html
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21st June 2004, 09:23 PM
Thread: Full Extension Drawer Slides
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A wooden version
If you are on a tight budget and you don't mind a challenge, Fine Woodworking did an article on full extension drawer slides made with wood.
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21st June 2004, 11:14 AM
Thread: Relaxing your bandsaw
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Relaxing your bandsaw
When I first had my bandsaw I used to take the tension off the blade every night.
Then I would leave it because I was going to use it again the next day.
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19th June 2004, 08:53 PM
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Thanks for the pic AlexS, this confirms my...
Thanks for the pic AlexS, this confirms my suspicion that there is something missing.
I have established that Jasons don't make chairs anymore but a trail of 'might be able to help you's' led me to... -
15th June 2004, 11:33 AM
Thread: It a clamp not a cramp !!!
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Little millimetres
David
Wouldn't it be cheaper to get some spectacles?
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15th June 2004, 11:24 AM
Thread: Jarrah Cabinet
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On second thoughts
Chatting about your problem with my beloved in bed this morning, yes you do this when you get to my age, aforesaid beloved pointed to a cabinet and said 'Do you mean like that?' and Lo there was a...
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14th June 2004, 04:04 PM
Thread: It a clamp not a cramp !!!
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Okay Greg, I will dwell on that for a while,...
Okay Greg,
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14th June 2004, 02:56 PM
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Help sought repairing a Jason reclining chair
I,m repairing a friend's chair and have run into a problem.
There are a couple of bits of machinery that have got me stumped as regards what they are supposed to do.
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14th June 2004, 11:38 AM
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Chisel out a small 'crater' round the end of the...
Chisel out a small 'crater' round the end of the screw shaft and grip the exposed end with pliers or suregrips and unscrew.
Works for me.
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13th June 2004, 07:59 PM
Thread: It a clamp not a cramp !!!
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Now one for you
Greg
I have long been intrigued by your nation's refusal to join the rest of the planet and use the metric system. Back in my youth I admired the American way because, as a Pom, we used quaint... -
13th June 2004, 07:17 PM
Thread: Varnish skinning in the tin
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Well well well! So endeth another quest. From...
Well well well!
So endeth another quest. From now on I will stop trying to be smart by buying large cans to save money and frigging about decanting into smaller ones.
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13th June 2004, 12:33 PM
Thread: It a clamp not a cramp !!!
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He was just asking
Don't give up Greg, we blokes seem to wander off the subject all the time.
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13th June 2004, 12:13 PM
Thread: Jarrah Cabinet
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Good effort Geoff I have been lucky so far but...
Good effort Geoff
I have been lucky so far but your colour problem prompted me to think of trialing the finish on one's stock for the important bits before embarking on actual construction.
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11th June 2004, 03:35 PM
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Do like the man says
This is the funniest thing I've read in months.
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11th June 2004, 03:02 PM
Thread: Varnish skinning in the tin
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Marbles?
Marbles? Marbles?
Dearie me I have major problems. I have two lots of marbles the first lot are in a tin in my workshop; the others are are somewhere in my head but I cant find them.
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11th June 2004, 02:38 PM
Thread: Varnish skinning in the tin
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Varnish skinning in the tin
I've seen various tips for preventing varnish etc from skinning over in the tin, none of which seem to be particulerly effective.
I decant new stuff into smaller containers which confines the... -
6th June 2004, 11:50 AM
Thread: GMC Fixed Base Router
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Mutter mutter
Not Midland either.
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4th June 2004, 12:00 PM
Thread: How do you use the forum?
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Poll: Retired and working harder
Changed the sound thingy that tells me when an email has arrived to a very loud bell sound. My computer is in my workshop (playshop) so except when I'm routing I hear Ubeaut telling me someone has...
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3rd June 2004, 08:03 PM
Thread: Casualty List
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Casualty list
Stuck my thumb in the router once, completely mashed the tip, blood and flesh all over my work. Doc siad there was nothing he could do with it so he wrapped it up and sent me on my way. My thumb that...
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3rd June 2004, 07:26 PM
Thread: Searching for plywood with a good core
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Searching for plywood with a good core
Thanks guys,
Yep Cullity Timbers have what I want and yep filling is an option which occurred to me after I posted my question.
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3rd June 2004, 03:20 PM
Thread: Searching for plywood with a good core
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Searching for plywood with a good core
I'm making a bedhead panel, my client wants a veneered plywood laminated up round the edges to appear to be about 40mm thick with the plies visible. All to be clear finish.
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24th April 2004, 01:37 PM
Thread: What's your favourite Woodworking Mag?
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Poll: Re Bob Wilson's comments about FWW website, I...
Re Bob Wilson's comments about FWW website, I have to agree. Trying to subscribe or renew an FWW subscription online if you dont live in the US is a bit like trying to extract teeth.
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23rd April 2004, 12:28 PM
Thread: How do you get your timber home?
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How about a Diahatsu Charade, got an upright gas...
How about a Diahatsu Charade, got an upright gas stove in the back, regularly carry 2.4 lengths inside with the back down or 3.3 through the passenger window resting on the wing mirror (not RSJs of...
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15th April 2004, 02:44 PM
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That reminds me, I have to get another cask of...
That reminds me, I have to get another cask of plonk for lunch (two hours late here).
I have only recently gone onto Broadband and coupled with the fact that I dont have any machines running I am... -
15th April 2004, 02:30 PM
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That was a quick response, dont you ever do any...
That was a quick response, dont you ever do any work?
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15th April 2004, 01:47 PM
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I agree it wouldn't be suitable for wet areas but...
I agree it wouldn't be suitable for wet areas but my application is really a dry one and in slat form for BBQ tables, I am just wondering about humidity and whether it would tie itself in knots.
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15th April 2004, 11:55 AM
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Suitability of bamboo flooring for outdoor use.
I have a quantity of bamboo flooring offcuts and am thinking of using it for patio table tops.
A quick wander through websites suggests it might withstand some exposure to the elements but it is... -
12th April 2004, 09:22 PM
Thread: Copper engraving/relief work
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Try non ferrous metal merchants Yellow Pages
Try non ferrous metal merchants Yellow Pages
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18th March 2004, 07:57 PM
Thread: Dust collection. There is another way
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Hmmm.... I suppose I could move all the...
Hmmm....
I suppose I could move all the machines out in the garden but this doesn't appeal.
I will look into safer storage for imflamables though.
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18th March 2004, 12:14 PM
Thread: Dust collection. There is another way
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Davo yes I supposed it does get a bit nippy in...
Davo yes I supposed it does get a bit nippy in Perth but on a really cold day its not icicle weather and I have a half kilowatt heater shining on my bum anyway. My blower/sucker system is only on...
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14th March 2004, 12:18 PM
Thread: Things in the left side of the scteen
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Things in the left side of the scteen
Where do I find out what the symbols on the left side of threads list mean (envelopes,cameras etc)?
Is there any way of flagging messages as read?
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14th March 2004, 11:57 AM
Thread: Dust collection. There is another way
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Your right Mick. I gave this some thought...
Your right Mick.
I gave this some thought before my first spray job and it was with some trepidation that I pulled the trigger. There weren't any explosions as is borne out by the fact that I am... -
13th March 2004, 08:55 PM
Thread: Dust collection. There is another way
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Dust collection. There is another way
Dust collection or in this case dust removal, using a centrifugal fan works very well in certain circumstances. (A warm climate being one of them)
Having observed the very fine layer of dust lying... -
4th February 2004, 10:10 AM
Thread: Tool Cabinet
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Spent the last 50 years of my life modifying my...
Spent the last 50 years of my life modifying my tool box. Well maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration I cleaned the workshop a couple of times as well.
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3rd February 2004, 01:25 PM
Thread: Woven chair seat help please
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Woven chair seat help please
I have to rebuild a chair with a seat covered with what I think is woven reed. I'm looking for some knowledge on the material and how it is worked before I make a fool of myself.
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1st February 2004, 11:52 AM
Thread: Drying air for spray gun
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Interesting discussion going on here guys, keep...
Interesting discussion going on here guys, keep it up, I'm learning lots.
My system (about $400 worth) gets used mainly for blowing dust etc, I have noticed the little transparent chamber never... -
20th January 2004, 12:18 PM
Thread: Help! How to dissolve Aquadhere PVA glue
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Laminated two 100x50s to make 100x100 once. The...
Laminated two 100x50s to make 100x100 once. The wood wasn't fully seasoned and warped, the PVA allowed the joint to creep rendering my 100x100 unsuitable.
The lesson? PVA allows creep so put the...