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I dont think theyre ever going to be stopped because of the fact that they send out winged versions twice per year looking for new termite opportunities. If you can find out where they are getting in...

I was interested in this idea for making custom moulder blades. Like Mick says you could probably get someone with a CNC machine to make multiple copies from the plane sole/ profile drawing produced...

You could use longer nails but the filled heads might become a tad noticeable.

Hello all
Has anyone got any pictures of roughsawn Northern Silky Oak so that I might recognise it when I see it. Also does slabbed S.O. (backsawn??) have the same finished look as quarter cut S.O....

I wonder if it was the same guy who replaced the earthenware pipes at my place (that I uncovered and filled over again afterwards -1.5 m deep at the deep end) with PVC and sent me an invoice for 900...

Hello folks
Has anyone got any experience with Poulan petrol chainsaws? They seem to be priced at "hobbyist" prices but they make one with a 20 inch bar and a 46cc engine that costs $460. Im...

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i.e. you form the letters A N and E from the slots of the GPO, looking from the front, as installed.QUOTE]

Dont forget the plug is opposite (unless youre looking at it from the...

Make sure the edge of the slab remains exposed for visual inspections

I think the hopup guys are into the original 50's zero budget rodder mindset which was to get cheap 30 year old flathead v8 (250 CI I think) cars and bolt superchargers onto them with the emphasis...

The 30's fords look pretty cool open wheeled IMHO
See attached picof a Canadian (I think) guys 32 ford finished by brushing on engine oil (not even a drying oil)
Have you seen www.hopupmag.com ???-...

schitt - mine cost $260 - but they included a 600 page "book" about construction though.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that corrugated iron was invented in Astraya - the first roof sheets were flat zinc sheets laid like large slates imported from the old country - but I could be...

The traps are for the ones that tap dance on your roof at exactly 3.30 every night

The main setback with steel roofs is that youre going to need a possum trap and somewhere to plant the little fuggers.

Hello Tcns
Sorry but I think I actually meant to ask you about how youre going to do the lifting- I guess its just a matter of ensuring it goes up evenly right? I thought I might make sockets for...

Hello Kenchiku/Tcns/Theremin et al
With due respect to the cautionary posts Im planning on doing this as well.
Theremin - from your photo it seems that the house was supported on 2 temporary UBs -...

Ive got a 14 inch Hitachi abrasive cutoff saw. Ive found it to be a bit lacking in some ways for example the handle is offset too far from the cutting disk and tends to lever the disk from the cut...

I always wear my welding mask when Im using grinders/metal cutoff saw not that it would do much but its better than not wearing it I suppose

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There has been a litlle bit of anti american towards some members creeping into this board of late.

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Yer what is it with some of you guys and Americans anyway? Were your...

Might be stating the obvious but air sealing oil might refer to drying oil (boiled Linseed Oil) used by gasfitters to seal pipe unions. You should only put it on the threads of a flared fitting...

OOOOhh - bit sensitive arent ya Bazzza - you still a LysaghtTM rep?
Why dont they make Z800 galv anymore just out of interest??
And you wouldnt be calling me a fanatical heritage wankerTM now...

Hot rodding - definately very cooool - if I had a garage and disposable income Id rat rod a 32 Ford Highboy or a 51 Mercury or even an old Jaguar - bolt on a supercharger, paint it black with a...

ZincalumeTM might only last longer than galv because galv doesnt have a very thick zinc coating any longer. In the goodoledays galv had a Z 800 (thats 800 grams/square metre) coating because it was...

Sorry folks - it was friday and I was drunk.
Who can honestly say that they dont use the word m*********er when theyre drunk????
I dont think youre meant to take it literally though - I mean - it...

Worth land value to you maybe Marc.
The Melbourne market might be a bit different to the Sydney market but Im not an expert.

Depending on how "sensitive" the suburb is they might insist you get town planning approval and an "impact study" will cost you $2000 regardless of the cost of works but considering the totally...

[QUOTE=thevoice] Needless to say, I'm a little worried about how I'm going to be in years to come. I probably should have thought more of the problems at the time, but I was 16 then, and somewhat...

Sounds like the same dick used to own my Qld place.
Id look at it this way: you obviously bought the place because it was at a good price resulting from an inherently huge potential for improvement....

Are the internal frames rebated or are the stops planted on - if so take the stops off then hang the doors then fit reduced stops. Would this work?

When you say new do you mean new like an apartment or new as in restored?
Plasterboard has a very mechanically straight look to it that might look a bit incongruous if youre planning to leave the...

FrankS
This might not be so easy. In order to make the horizontal profiles match the raking profile exactly you would have to cut custom moulded profiles in each of the horizontal directions to...

Ok Ive remembered another one
I was pressing the lid down on a can of stove enamel with the can on the floor with my thumb on the centre of the lid to expel some air and a large spray of enamel...

The problem with monster chain store retailers is that they start to dictate the nature and quality of what is available. EG: large bookshop chains dictating to publishers what gets published etc. I...

Not really a near miss nor relevant to woodwork but one day while welding I noticed a subtle difference to the usual smell of the toxic arc fumes and lifted up my mask to see one of my layers of...

Or shoes maybe??
Ah just kidding

[QUOTE=Barry_White]One of the biggest problems with a lot of these companys that they use sub contractors as all the good carpenters are usually working for themselves so they put an ad in the paper...

Nedd
What sort of windows - casement or doublehung? Do the frames have architraves on the outside? You probably only need storm moulds and a galv/bitumen coated aluminium tray under the sill with...

Timber Research and Development Advisory Council (TRADAC) have good technical data sheets (nos.4 and 23 )about residential timber decks which are also on their website and some are also included in...

Hello Marc
Couldnt you knock some timber wedges/plugs into the bwk perpends and nail to those ???? The wedges should be cut to have some twist in their length.

Hello Trevor
Sorry but Im still a bit confused - I though that moisture content was an expression of how much moisture has been removed relative to moisture levels of living timber for a given...

[QUOTE=silentC]He owned a Jaguar QUOTE]

As the owner of a s3 Jag I can understand why hed want to in order to stop the cash haemoraging away.

They probably sell unlisted numbers as well to business organisations - they just dont make them available to the general public. Telemarketers also get the numbers from any number of organisations...

I dont think you have to be too sensitive about the feelings of people whose job it is to get their hands in your pocket (for your money I mean) The best strategy with these suckers is to...

Id like to add that you wont be able to calculate the actual moisture content unless you know the initial MC of your recycled sample or if you find out the green weight for the species from tradac

I just like to add that I read that the air pockets trapped between 2 lines of sealant when the joint is lapped can expand and damage the seal so be careful not to entrap air.

Hello Mick4412
If you want to save yrself some expense and youve got some sensitive weighing scales you could weigh a piece then dry it in an oven overnight at a low temperature then weigh it again...

Im not sure about this but I had some 30's tiles which had a backing which had a disturbing "fibrous mineral" look to them but you could try the flame thrower of death test on them and if the backing...

Probably a dead thread but I d just like to add that Ive had the hex heads of 12 guage roofing screws shear off while fixing timber to timber through predrilled holes. I dont think theyre actually...

I had a similar problem with my place as a result of termite damage to the top plates. If your ceiling joists are running parallel to the offending wall then you could just use a couple of turn...

Umber might just be a trade product name but its also the actual name for a brown earth mineral pigment so chances are that any stain containing umber as a pigment would likely be similar.