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    Just a correction, I believe that's on Day 3. ...

    Just a correction, I believe that's on Day 3. I've just finished day 2 today, it's disgusting. At one point Angela van den Bogerd had said so often that she wasn't really associated much with that...
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    Hi Michael thanks for the photos though they do...

    Hi Michael thanks for the photos though they do not in my mind clarify what the heck is happening there. I will just note that the drawer photo shows damage only on the bottom of both the lower and...
  3. Thread: Record Breakers

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    This is mainly for the technology. Final run is...

    This is mainly for the technology. Final run is at 8:30.
    https://youtu.be/9pEqyr_uT-k?si=IIIWi2Gm9ZKVVDN-
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    Is it only the door of the freezer? A wider shot...

    Is it only the door of the freezer? A wider shot to give a bit more context where the damage is would help. A bit of topical steam is neither here nor there but the bottom of a freezer door will be...
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    What scraping a #7 feels like

    I’m scraping another #7 🤪. I came across this video last night and it’s how I imagine and dream about scraping the #7. (Any job I’m about to do always gets overly enlarged in my imagination 🤪...
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    Well Ian, you can get away with saying...

    Well Ian, you can get away with saying controversial things :). The tote could be a little plumper and my index finger misses a place to sit but otherwise the tote and knob are pretty much the same...
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    Gravity. Oh and no earth quakes. :q

    Gravity. Oh and no earth quakes. :q
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    Lol. You can't hurry these things:;

    Lol. You can't hurry these things:;
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    The bottles are only convenient when you're only...

    The bottles are only convenient when you're only doing small jobs like boxes and bedsides since the storage bottle is also the dispenser and it's tidy.
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    Yes even before the scraping! And the scraping...

    Yes even before the scraping! And the scraping takes at least one good solid day each, usually spread over a few days.
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    I have a premonition it will be some time in May...

    I have a premonition it will be some time in May 2024:)
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    Thanks! If you're serious about tuning up some...

    Thanks! If you're serious about tuning up some planes just talk to me:U. The aftermarket blades in my #3, #4, #5, #5 1/2 and #6 are the woodwork forum order from 2009 that Thumbsucker and DJ...
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    Completely tuned set - finally

    It's only taken 20 years to finish tuning my set of planes, with the scraping of my biggest three. The #7 I have posted about recently required the purchase of a bigger granite surface plate, but...
  14. You will certainly gain by removing the 100mm...

    You will certainly gain by removing the 100mm flex obstruction in the 150mm but my concern is that the air speed through the guard will not be enough to divert the high speed chips into the...
  15. I don't understand this. Is the 100mm flex just...

    I don't understand this. Is the 100mm flex just an end floating loosely in the 150mm? I could understand if the 100mm flex is still plumbed in and you get an auxilliary suction from the surrounding...
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    Yes shellac will stick to almost anything. But...

    Yes shellac will stick to almost anything. But if you mean can you FP over it, then you have to ask questions about the prep. Was the grain filled before the acrylic finish? Is the finish free of...
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    Ok you misunderstand what I mean by layers, let's...

    Ok you misunderstand what I mean by layers, let's change it to iterations
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    Yes I believe it was! But it was a long time ago....

    Yes I believe it was! But it was a long time ago. Thanks for that
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    Once I switched to making the cover for my rubber...

    Once I switched to making the cover for my rubber out of linen and using paraffin oil I achieved really good results. I used to dip it in the shellac but then I saw someone using a tomato sauce...
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    I think it’s what our Divine Sovereign recommends

    I think it’s what our Divine Sovereign recommends
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    Like the rest of you I thought it was an...

    Like the rest of you I thought it was an unorthodox method. I wonder if he has confused crushed whiting and pumice? I've never heard of pumice as a grain filler, leastwise with wax. When I was...
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    How do you watch it?

    How do you watch it?
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    Looks like walnut to me and the black spots I...

    Looks like walnut to me and the black spots I agree look like mould. Occasionally that spotting could be from iron filing contamination but it looks more like mould. It could be a veneered board. ...
  24. You really should write a book on bowl turning...

    You really should write a book on bowl turning and call it The Joy of Bowls, or something. :D
  25. Thread: Garden Obelisks

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    The best timber for longevity would be powder...

    The best timber for longevity would be powder coated aluminium:;. Seriously though you should use H4 treated pine, or a class 1 durability in ground contact hardwood like ironbark or Tallowwood. ...
  26. Thread: English Box wood

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    Here 'tis:):) Planchonella pohlmaniana : Black...

    Here 'tis:):)
    Planchonella pohlmaniana : Black Apple | Atlas of Living Australia


    Grey Box has mechanical properties around or surpassing buxus, although I doubt it is a joy to work, but I...
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    Still, it looks crisp! Blue gum’s usually quite...

    Still, it looks crisp! Blue gum’s usually quite red but that looks like a mahogany colour, photo colour balance?
  28. Thread: English Box wood

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    Possibly Common Myrtle Myrtus communis less...

    Possibly Common Myrtle Myrtus communis less likely Brazilian Cherry.
  29. Ideally your table insert should be tight enough...

    Ideally your table insert should be tight enough to prevent all but the thinnest slivers going into the guard. And you risk having to dismantle part of the ducting to get a blockage out. If they do...
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    Very good wooden hinge on the cabinet too

    Very good wooden hinge on the cabinet too
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    I watched the Mr Bates vs the post office...

    I watched the Mr Bates vs the post office dramatisation, but not following the actual events. I liked the series.
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    Chill out mate, I was posing a simple question. ...

    Chill out mate, I was posing a simple question. No need to jump down my throat. Your post was written very much like you were replicating Rob’s jig. And in previous threads where you’ve suggested...
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    Making one for your own use is one thing, selling...

    Making one for your own use is one thing, selling them is quite another. Have you checked with Rob that you’re not violating some IP?
  34. Really really great job Rob! Now I see the...

    Really really great job Rob! Now I see the restored original parts the one you replaced with walnut looks a lot like Sapele veneers I have here. But your colour matching is amazing.
  35. One of my reasons for wanting to improve the...

    One of my reasons for wanting to improve the scrubbing efficiency of the cleaner is that I had to recirculate DE air this summer (although I have very good and large pleated filters and plastic...
  36. Thanks Bob. I usually have a couple of ducts...

    Thanks Bob. I usually have a couple of ducts fitted that blow down low and stir up the air but I don't know if that will be effective with the new filter arrangement since the flow isn't as strong.
  37. Air cleaner and directed clean airstream blower

    Years and years ago we had a ducted aircon that originally came from the Ark when Noah had finished with it. It was superseded by split systems years and years ago too. Being me, I wanted to clean...
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    It's my cunning plan to have a bunch of timber...

    It's my cunning plan to have a bunch of timber for Shoji doors dressed:;

    I finished the scraping today to a standard that is good enough for a hand plane. I have good planarity across the toe,...
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    That's annoying sorry. Here is a similar longer...

    That's annoying sorry. Here is a similar longer video that goes into more detail
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=j3_yl-GWSZ7IxHxT&v=LAz8LbWz5aw&feature=youtu.be
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    The #7 gets a soul

    Scraping my #7's sole began today. It's a wartime US Stanley and quite a bit concave and not useable. I started filing away the ends this afternoon with a square second cut file and then switched...
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    You know, possibly a better way to kerf in this...

    You know, possibly a better way to kerf in this case is on the outer side of the curve. Have a look at #woodworking #builder #build#carpenter #trending #fyp - YouTube

    if you colour and grain...
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    If you want to do it by kerfing you can do it...

    If you want to do it by kerfing you can do it very simply by handsaw and a bit of mathematics. If you want to do it on a table saw try and use a blade with no more than a 1.5mm kerf. In fact 1.5mm...
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    Gee I wish I read that before I bought my...

    Gee I wish I read that before I bought my anemometer
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    You need a steam bending strap to stop the...

    You need a steam bending strap to stop the cracking like in the link https://www.instagram.com/p/B-4mLm8HQ_V/. It transfers the tension on the outside into more compression on the inside. You might...
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    It could be from a wood plane, like the one in...

    It could be from a wood plane, like the one in the photo.

    edit. Scrub that I see the hole and glue line now :doh:
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    Bob, how do you measure airspeed accurately at...

    Bob, how do you measure airspeed accurately at the end of a duct when the anemometer won’t fit in the duct? I measured right at the mouth and got a reading and then held it at a bit of an angle back...
  47. 1)no 2)sort of. To some extent to allow for ...

    1)no 2)sort of. To some extent to allow for 3)yes. It could be a simple L shape or a bullnose or square section in shiny, brushed or colour matched.
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    If the substrate thickness is too deep for the...

    If the substrate thickness is too deep for the hole saw you're allowed to back it out and remove the waste. With mdf it's pretty easy to insert a screwdriver and break off the top bit. Either a...
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    Whether the pro-nuclear lobby will let the facts...

    Whether the pro-nuclear lobby will let the facts get in the way remains to be seen.
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    If the uprights are all slightly different...

    If the uprights are all slightly different lengths choose the longest one and install it against the cornice at one end. Measure to the bottom of the installed bracket and transfer the mark to the...
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