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20th October 2006, 11:24 AM
Thread: stringy bark weatherboards
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hi Dave the boards look great, but wondering why...
hi Dave the boards look great, but wondering why you double nailed each board?
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14th July 2006, 11:20 AM
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Hi Rodm, The Z arm as i call it is just about...
Hi Rodm, The Z arm as i call it is just about finished. Ball screws for the rise and fall will be assembled in the next couple or weeks. The stroke in the Z-arm is 1.8m and the unt itself weighs...
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14th July 2006, 10:24 AM
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Cnc
Hi guys, i'm designing a big cnc unit myself althought really just the mechanical design. I'm useless when it comes to the electronics so that is being done outside by another company. But i think...
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13th July 2006, 09:12 AM
Thread: What is the best sharpening jig?
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Sharpening doovers
A little surprised Lignum you think waterstones are trendy. I have been using them for over 20 yrs. Can't imagine how long the Chinese,Japanese,Koreans etc have been using them. I don't think diamnod...
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22nd June 2006, 03:25 PM
Thread: Cutting finger joints by hand
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http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~k-yazawa/jointwork.htm...
http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~k-yazawa/jointwork.html
have no idea how you even go about marking these out.
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22nd June 2006, 02:06 PM
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canoe
Hi Mike, unless i missunderstand you. To cut a V in the hull are suggesting is impossible isn't it? Unless the V is cut to the very center of the keel. You can't expect to close the V back up and...
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22nd June 2006, 01:11 PM
Thread: Free 3D CAD
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3D cad
Hi guys, i have been a 3D CAD designer for about 12 yrs. Some of the very high systems are extremely expensive and really you pay for what you get. Having said that a lot of the cheaper CAD packages...
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22nd June 2006, 10:36 AM
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4.2 ltr Turbo diesel Nissan Ute to carry...
4.2 ltr Turbo diesel Nissan Ute to carry everything home.
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22nd June 2006, 10:16 AM
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Looks the part
I'm not quite sure what your asking exactly. But i feel if you think you can increase the rocker in your boat by socking in water. I doubt very much if you will get any movement at all. If you apply...
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2nd June 2006, 10:05 PM
Thread: What do you use as Winding Sticks?
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Alu bar
Buy a stick of 20 x 10 Alu bar cut a few at different lengths. to what you might need. 2@300 and say 2@800. Dead accurate and cheap to buy. On long boards more than 2 can be a great help i have used...
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2nd June 2006, 12:15 PM
Thread: 100mm VS Belt Sander?
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belt sander
I think some points are not mentioned here. VS on a belt sander is no gimic. Second the base length of the machine to me is really important meaning the actual contact area the belt makes with the...
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30th May 2006, 12:05 PM
Thread: Deck I recently built
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Deck
Yeah what Rodi said!...lol
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29th May 2006, 09:16 AM
Thread: Mortising machines
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Mortise machine
Ok bought the machine ..so now designing a mobile trolley for it. but i want some fancy side leg attachment for long timbers. I'll post some pics when i finish designing it.
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19th May 2006, 11:35 AM
Thread: Corner Chisels
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Corner chisel
I have a large one, got it very cheap when the old Vic Carbatec closed down.
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19th May 2006, 09:27 AM
Thread: Mortising machines
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Mortise machines
Thks the for thoughts, have any of you been down the path of all the different brands of chisels that are available for these machines?
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18th May 2006, 11:52 AM
Thread: Mortising machines
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Mortising machines
Hi guys, this is a question for people who own mortise machines. Your standard bench mount or floor mount chisel machines. I have never used one and when i look closely and pics of finished mortises...
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17th May 2006, 05:34 PM
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Jigs
Speaking of the Mk11. I use mine purely for chisels. And i use the Eclipse for plane blades so i can have a gentle curve on the plane blade. So does this mean most don't bother with a slight curve on...
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17th May 2006, 05:12 PM
Thread: How tight.
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Tight
Generally speaking, do the nut up just so as too strip the thread completely then back if off half a turn. Then the first chance you get give the spanners to someone else so they get the blame....
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16th May 2006, 02:35 PM
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Miratone
Miratone. 2pk. You can sand and respray in about 20 minutes.
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6th May 2006, 06:30 PM
Thread: BP500 from Hare&Forbes
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BP500 from Hare&Forbes
Has anyone had a look at this machine BP 500. I knows its 415 volts. But this is best small Taiwanese machine i have seen. The quadrant is all machined solid cast, wheels cast and the actual spring...
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5th May 2006, 12:33 PM
Thread: JET JWP-16OS Thicknesser? Carbatec?
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20"
I had the chance top buy the 20" at the right price. 4 blade head and larger dia. cutter block. At the time it was the only machine also that could take 8" under the table. Its is a seriously heavy...
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5th May 2006, 12:09 PM
Thread: Japanese tools/woodowrk
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Japanese w/work
Well its a pity but it seems as if there isn't very big interest in this area.
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4th May 2006, 10:31 AM
Thread: One for the guitarists/luthiers
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Luthier
HI Craig can you post the link again please
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1st May 2006, 11:25 AM
Thread: Japanese tools/woodowrk
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Japanese woodwork
I would very much like to go along.
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1st May 2006, 09:36 AM
Thread: Japanese tools/woodowrk
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Japanese tools/woodowrk
I was just wondering if there are many people interested in or doing Japanese style woodwork in Melb. I know very little little about the area of woodwork myself but would sure like to get together...
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1st May 2006, 09:31 AM
Thread: Japanese tools, woodwork.
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Japanese tools, woodwork.
I was just wondering if there are many people interested in or doing Japanese style woodwork in Melb. I know very little little about the area of woodwork myself but would sure like to get together...
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22nd April 2006, 01:14 PM
Thread: Bitumen repairs
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Bitumen
Thks guys i'll do a bit of research.
Tassie i guess you would know how to use it owning a Kombi...Good for the rust spots is it????? Lol....Just stirring i own the last of the 2 LTR Air cooled.... -
21st April 2006, 11:12 AM
Thread: Warning - Elu MOF 96s are addictive
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Hi Damien, i have one that is near new. When i...
Hi Damien, i have one that is near new. When i heard they were going to be discontinued i went and bought a second. They really are a great machine. For a laugh i own 2 MOF 11's if you know what they...
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21st April 2006, 11:06 AM
Thread: Bitumen repairs
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Bitumen repairs
Hi guys, anyone know how/what you can do to repair cracks ina bitumen driveway. or do i have to get the pro's in.
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19th April 2006, 08:59 AM
Thread: Restoring a Rainbow 12' scow
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Rainbow
Many moons ago i was a boatbuilder and repaired (some) Rainbows. Mostly redecking etc after clotts dropped or fell through them C/board cases and so on.
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17th April 2006, 06:47 PM
Thread: chainsaw mill & a good big chainsaw
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Stihl
The 090 is still being available i was told. They are available in PNG so with some mucking around you can get hold of them. For a mill these were the best i had used. Slower revving than newer...
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13th April 2006, 11:51 AM
Thread: Elegant dovetails...some thoughts
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Power tools
There has to be a trick to cutting Dovetails with an electric planer.
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6th April 2006, 10:26 AM
Thread: The best buzzer...I mean joiner
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Beds
If you access to a steel straight edge then take it with you. Borrow of even use a steel rule. I have a 2m steel rule which i took with me
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6th April 2006, 08:27 AM
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corner chisels
Hi Jake, like you i don't have much problem sharpening it. I use mine mostly for things like door hinges etc. At first i wasn't so sure about it but once i got it square and sharp its been very...
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10th March 2006, 01:34 PM
Thread: japanese garden
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japanese garden
I was thinking about having a go at doing a Japanese style garden....Nothing super serious. One of the things i really like is the idea of having flowing water running through the middle of the...
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24th February 2006, 02:24 PM
Thread: 150mm floorboards
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Well...probably sticking my neck right out here....
Well...probably sticking my neck right out here. But...
if you were to put down 12mm ply first before you lay yr boards...which i did on my place 9 yrs ago. Effectively you are stopping/ reducing... -
24th February 2006, 02:13 PM
Thread: Jointer cuuter heads
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Yepp yr right i had a look and thats the unit i...
Yepp yr right i had a look and thats the unit i has seen briefly. Well i might have to save a little more i think.
But thks for yr efforts.
Sinjin.
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24th February 2006, 01:52 PM
Thread: Storing and using waterstones
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Hi Mir, in yr reference to yr stone storage pics....
Hi Mir, in yr reference to yr stone storage pics. i see you have a Lie neilson number.. 7 or 8.. silly question i know...Any good?
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23rd February 2006, 01:26 PM
Thread: Very expensive tools
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They come with a new Honda Accord.....
They come with a new Honda Accord.....
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23rd February 2006, 01:20 PM
Thread: Get fit - unfat competition
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Rowing machine
I couldn't agree more with "WoodBe"....if there is one machine to buy for home use its a rowing machine...there not cheap at all. They seemingly offer little resistance when you try them in the shop....
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23rd February 2006, 12:58 PM
Thread: Jointer cuuter heads
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Jointer spiral cutter heads
has anyone seen one of these spiral cutter heads for Jointers. They are using carbide tips instead of the HSS single blades.
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22nd February 2006, 07:03 AM
Thread: Japanese Chisels
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I started buying Japanese chisels a little over...
I started buying Japanese chisels a little over 20 yrs ago. The first place i bought them was from a very small shop in Through Rd Burwood in Vic. I then started getting them from a guy in Tasmania....
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21st February 2006, 12:01 PM
Thread: Get Serious Children!
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Eggs have gone up at safeways this weeks. Sinjin
Eggs have gone up at safeways this weeks.
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21st February 2006, 11:45 AM
Thread: Japanese Chisels
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Japanese Chisels
Hi guys does anyone know apart from Carba tec and MIK that might be bringing in Japanese chisels?
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21st February 2006, 08:06 AM
Thread: How to sharpen a dovetail saw - video
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When he first starts the Video clip if u look...
When he first starts the Video clip if u look carefully you will see a square luminted maginfier...a square one..i have been searching for ages to find one of these. Some of the US supplier won't...
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23rd January 2006, 11:10 AM
Thread: Verandah extension
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Verandah extension
A friend of mine is getting their decking extended out the back of their house.
The builder has used treated pine for everything. Posts,joists,bearers. using Mirboo for the decking.
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21st January 2006, 01:21 PM
Thread: CNC Router (Work in Progress)
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Hi Rod, i'm doing a CNC doover myself at the...
Hi Rod, i'm doing a CNC doover myself at the moment. Never enough money to it really well. But just the same it will work.
For rack and pinion ideas i have come across a couple of different ideas of... -
20th January 2006, 01:05 PM
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I have 2 number 8's, and i recently bought a 5...
I have 2 number 8's, and i recently bought a 5 1/2 LN. I love using the number 8's....but. I have found on hard timber its not that difficult to flex the number 8's. The super rigit LN plane feels so...
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20th January 2006, 12:45 PM
Thread: CNC Router (Work in Progress)
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Hi Rod for your long axis with the pinion running...
Hi Rod for your long axis with the pinion running on the rack. Just wondering what your doing about back lash as the gears run on the PCD (pitch line).
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19th January 2006, 10:26 AM
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I should explain the reason for the hot melt...
I should explain the reason for the hot melt glue. If yr board is a little all over the place. You can balance it on the flat sheet of MDF till you feel you have the best comprise for removing stock...