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Been away from the forum for a while . . .

I've always renewed my UK passport through the UK High Commission in Canberra; I didn't even know it could be done through Aus Post, though I do my Aus...

My elder stepson (early 40s) and his partner have recently bought and renovated a house originally built in the late 50s - early 60s. I have been delighted at their use of timber in both the building...

I use my Dremel a lot, for small work in wood and various plastics. Where things get awkward is, as always, in setup - and setting up the Dremel for routing has a couple of real wrinkles.

I...

I have just finished building one of these. It took about 2 fairly solid days, but it worked first time. I tried it on an old B&D power drill first, in case it blew up and took the tool with it...

I've never seen the Festool track system in use, so I might have a completely up-the-creek idea of its capabilities. But I do have the two different sizes of Pro-Grip tracks with a saw-mount base...

Like Sturdee, I have the 2000 but use Tormek jigs, dressing tool, etc. I am very happy with it.

- Michael

Many thanks, all - "assembled expertise" was right!

Clearly I was misled ("spooked" might be a better word!) by the wasp attacks when I got home; I thought the two incidents were related, but it...

Got back from Tassie a week ago, with a few small pieces of timber including some huon pine. While bringing stuff in from the car, I was attacked by a small but (hyper-)active group of flying things,...

I'll second Bob's suggestions - I'm up to grandkids now, but the habits are the same . . .

And I'd have to add that I don't really go along with the thread title. Quick, yes - but certainly not...

Apparently partial colour-blindness also makes it harder to see whether things like pictures are "straight". Which means that I save time on most jobs around the house - to start with; then SWMBO...

Eeek.

Thanks for telling the story. We all need the occasional reminder of how dangerous the ordinary home can be - never mind the shed!

- Michael

Wow.
:2tsup:

Gotta try this! Thanks!

- Michael

I'm about a 20-minute drive from Sydney Carbatec. I never drop in on spec - I always place an on-line order and select store walk-in as the delivery option, then I wait for the phone call to tell me...

Another word for "basic" is "elegant". Works for me.

- Michael

Here's a Londoner who grew up with the spelling "Wotcher". Sometimes got the response "Why? What's she doing?"

- Michael

All I can say is "Cor! You lucky bu88er!" :o

- Michael

Macsim is a fairly common brand; you should find them in a hardware shop within driving distance (unless you live in the outback). I think Elraco Distributors (Hardware Online) carry a lot of their...

16 - and I already knew I'm a little red-green colour-blind (fortunately I can still get traffic lights right!)

- Michael

Oops. 'Er indoors has reminded me of a social commitment late on Friday afternoon, which means I have to leave the show by about 2-ish. So I have to change my offer: happy to help on Friday starting...

Great advice from Alex!:2tsup:

As one who not so long ago would struggle to even rule a straight line, never mind cut one, I can confirm that skills do develop. Funny but true: I am far better at...

I can do a stint on Friday, preferably early afternoon.

Two hours in one uninterrupted go has to bear the caveat "bladder permitting" :B - I s'pose that's why we have at least two people on at a...

Resurrecting an old thread on account of a new experience:

Further to the recent thread on the Narex bevel-edge chisels on offer from LV, I found that they were marked as unavailable. I sent off...

Just noticed earlier post with wrench size info. Apologies for wasted bandwidth.:(

- Michael

Further to Ray's advice about correct fit of the wrench, you actually need two: 21mm and 23mm. It's not a reverse thread, but it takes a lot of oomph to get it really tight, and obviously a...

More mixed results here. I bought an Ozito biscuit joiner some time back; the centre markings and scales on the movable bits are way out, so it's not a precision instrument, but at least once set it...

That's what timber offcuts are made for - practice!:U

- Michael

I bought an excellent small device from Lee Valley:
Digital Laser Level - Lee Valley Tools
Unfortunately, it's no no longer available, but an enquiry to LV might reveal an alternative source.

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Even later than the other late ones . . . hope it was a good one.

- Michael

Let's also remember that England tried the republican system (1643-1661), and didn't like it. But they made big changes to the monarchy in 1688 that meant the monarch has no real power - the idea is...

To balance the ledger a bit, I have to say that my experience with Carba-Tec Sydney has been consistently good. It seems to vary a lot from branch to branch, and possibly from person to person within...

About the same for me. I became acutely aware of this last weekend, when I was planning to do some 70mm cuts in table saw mode . . .

But I still find that, with care, the WC2000 can be...

HB to both! :2tsup:

- Michael

I've bought all my Dremel gear from here
I've previously been moved to comment on their very good service.

- Michael

A heads-up about the Dremel router accessories:

You can get attachments that turn the Dremel (I have a 400, but they should fit any model) into a hand-held or table-mounted router. I've found that...

Resurrecting an old thread, as much as anything to remind us all what a useful resource we have here.

I've just given my sheet-cutting setup a full workout, and it works like a dream. It's a...

:wts:

- Michael

I've been sick and out of circulation for a bit - was really looking forward to having a forum catch-up session. I certainly missed a lot of fun! Just want to take the opportunity now to add my...

Check out these people:

Sachys Robertson Screws

- Michael

And here's me thinking "Arbor Day" was a US institution . . .

Anything like this in NSW? (Our local council, Blacktown, gives away a couple of shrubs on rate-paying day, but this WA deal looks...

What kind of timber were you working with? I've just used the Incra Original do do a minor and simple DT job, mainly for the heck of it - I could have used mitre or even butt joints. I didn't achieve...

Definitely "made to a recipe . . .", spoken in what was meant (I think) to be a "wise old codger" voice. It might have been soup; if not, it was bread.

- Michael

It's all "catch and carry" . . . but at least you don't get consolation points for not kicking straight.

- Michael

I bought mine at Bunnies in Blacktown (western Sydney) for $79.86.

- Michael

Last night, I took the two sections apart and ran a micrometer over a few obvious things like the space between the posts. Since I hadn't dropped that bit, I wasn't expecting to find anything out of...

No, it isn't the plunge lock - that little piece of brass fell out too, and I didn't realise it at first, so the slide problem must be independent of it. The damage to one of the handles suggests...

Thanks for the sympathy, Glenn!

Why do you say it's unsuitable for table use? I find it works very nicely. (Without a soft start, it's better in a table than in the hands, for my money.)

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We need to remember that terrorists have spare funds and fake passports. They don't want to risk their lives in leaky boats when they can take out a whole jetliner. The chances of serious problems in...

There are times when Melbourne doesn't seem such a bad place - these Open Days are one of those times; I always regret not being able to get there. Then something like this happens. Kudos to Stu for...

In order to cut some dovetails yesterday, I installed the fine-adjustment winder knob on the trusty TR12 (which I've had for - at a guess - about 20 years). That involves removing the two retaining...

Absolutely stunning. Well done, in spades.

- Michael