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22nd March 2024, 11:55 AM
Thread: Old Age and vision
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i use a loupe for some work when i want to be...
i use a loupe for some work when i want to be particularly accurate. .. it does magnify well but i need to get closer to the work to get proper focus. .. i bought it from hobby tools australia. ...
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30th December 2023, 07:40 AM
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we lived on 5 acres at wetherill park in sydney...
we lived on 5 acres at wetherill park in sydney west. .. the street on which we lived is no longer in existence and is wall to wall houses. ... before that we lived (again) on 5 acres at bossley...
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24th November 2023, 12:34 PM
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lindseed oil is correct, when i was young and we...
lindseed oil is correct, when i was young and we were building our house, (making our own windows) we made our own from lindseed oil and whiting. (i assumed at that time it was ground up fish but...
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24th October 2023, 06:49 AM
Thread: Diabetes Eye test
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i get an annual check as well …. for me, i...
i get an annual check as well …. for me, i believe the diabetic check is done first and then the drops go in so that other checks, including photos, are done
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24th December 2022, 02:21 PM
Thread: powered face shield
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haha. .. i am a non drinker (of alcohol, tea or...
haha. .. i am a non drinker (of alcohol, tea or coffee) …. so pretty safe from that …. age brings other problems though …
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24th December 2022, 07:29 AM
Thread: powered face shield
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i also bought trend .. it is heavy but i only...
i also bought trend .. it is heavy but i only find that a problem if i drop something and bend to pick it up ... the weight is not a problem to me if i keep myself substantially upright
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7th December 2022, 07:30 AM
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wow .. that's a lot more lines than a door...
wow .. that's a lot more lines than a door frame BUT they are straight ... for that i would use my dremel with a "router base" attachment and just double side tape a straight edge to the blank ...
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5th December 2022, 08:16 AM
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someone asked for photos explaining that so i...
someone asked for photos explaining that so i will try to do that .. i have taken the photos this morning using flash so they may not be best quality, also the truck is on a high shelf in my shed...
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4th December 2022, 04:08 PM
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i’m not familiar with that plan, but i make kerf...
i’m not familiar with that plan, but i make kerf lines for car and truck doors by making a pattern 1/8 inch outside the line and use a router with a1/16 inch bit and a guide bush (the distance from...
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10th September 2022, 06:29 PM
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possibly ... if my original estimate of what...
possibly ... if my original estimate of what happened is correct
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10th September 2022, 09:07 AM
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fine woodworking magazine ... conversion problems
i recently received an email from fine woodworking saying that they were using a different provider for despatching the magazine ... i followed the prompts and changed my password etc and...
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22nd August 2022, 12:56 PM
Thread: Too many hammers ?
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my dad had a last and one of those hammers .. i...
my dad had a last and one of those hammers .. i don't know where (or why) he got them but it would have been between the depression and the second world war ... i never remember him using them at...
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22nd August 2022, 09:59 AM
Thread: Too many hammers ?
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looks like a cobbler's hammer to me regards ...
looks like a cobbler's hammer to me
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30th July 2022, 02:47 PM
Thread: Thermal cameras
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about 5 years ago my local library had kit...
about 5 years ago my local library had kit (checklist information etc) with a thermal camera that you could borrow for a week
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7th July 2022, 05:51 PM
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might have been easier to download a latvian...
might have been easier to download a latvian course?
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4th June 2022, 08:37 PM
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there used to be one in cooma …. i visited there...
there used to be one in cooma …. i visited there in 1973, it was in the main street …. if it is still at cooma, it has moved elsewhere
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9th April 2022, 08:04 AM
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shaper?
shaper?
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6th April 2022, 01:03 PM
Thread: Can a Dust extraction be too efficient?
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i use silbergleit on the table regularly .. i...
i use silbergleit on the table regularly .. i will try a wax if i need to do that again ... thanks
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6th April 2022, 09:03 AM
Thread: Can a Dust extraction be too efficient?
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all interesting stuff .... i got a new dust...
all interesting stuff .... i got a new dust extractor several months ago which is a big improvement on my old system ...
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9th February 2022, 07:20 PM
Thread: Combined jointer/thicknesser advice
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can’t compare different machines but i have had a...
can’t compare different machines but i have had a hammer a3/31 for several years …. i have the standard blades which perform well and are dead simple to change (they are also double sided so you turn...
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22nd August 2021, 05:48 PM
Thread: Harvey G700
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i have been using one for about four months now ...
i have been using one for about four months now ... i considered a clearview as an alternative but decided against that for a few reasons ... i replaced a generic 2hp dust extractor
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21st May 2021, 04:29 PM
Thread: Fitting dividers
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i see ... you certainly need to clamp it...
i see ... you certainly need to clamp it somehow but i don't recall whether i ever got the other part there ... if i did i haven't used it ... i just use a good square
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21st May 2021, 04:11 PM
Thread: Fitting dividers
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https://www.timbecon.com.au/micro-jig-matchfit-tab...
https://www.timbecon.com.au/micro-jig-matchfit-table-saw-dado-stop
$47.50 ? .. it does work well i use it for all my box and tray dividers but also for other things
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20th May 2021, 09:47 PM
Thread: Fitting dividers
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i suspect kerfmaker would work very well …. i now...
i suspect kerfmaker would work very well …. i now use, though, the microjig matchfit dado stop …. it is accurate and easy to use …. costs under $50 from timbecon (at least)
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14th January 2021, 02:56 PM
Thread: Odd things you believed in as a kid
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when i was between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 we lived on a...
when i was between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 we lived on a farm at bellingen ... i believed (from a noddy/bigears cartoon in womens' weekly) that the world was flat .. ( times were hard and my father...
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14th January 2021, 02:49 PM
Thread: Marble Machine - Wooden Mechanical Toy
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very cool ... well done .. one of my...
very cool ... well done .. one of my (currently unfulfilled) ambitions is to do one of those
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22nd December 2020, 11:56 AM
Thread: How Traditions are Created
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not a joke this one .. headmaster of my bil...
not a joke this one .. headmaster of my bil school about 1960 (northern ireland) addressed the assembly and said "henceforth it will be tradition to sing gaudeamus igitur at assembly" ... when...
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11th December 2020, 02:15 PM
Thread: Uninitiated Log Out
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not frequently for me but it does happen .. i...
not frequently for me but it does happen .. i have to log in about 3 or 4 times a year ... a minor inconvenience only for me
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7th February 2020, 04:19 PM
Thread: Turning lessons/ classes in Grafton.
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john ewart is somewhere up that way ... not...
john ewart is somewhere up that way ... not quite sure where
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11th December 2019, 06:53 PM
Thread: Where to get toy plans from?
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i have a number of toys and joys plans ... more...
i have a number of toys and joys plans ... more models than toys perhaps and also gatto plans but they are even more models rather than toys
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9th November 2019, 07:50 AM
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by the way: i first went to the wood show in...
by the way: i first went to the wood show in sydney about 1991 (and have attended one or three of sydney, melbourne and canberra almost every year since) and it was huge and vibrant BUT in those days...
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9th November 2019, 07:41 AM
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it was certainly a fair bit smaller than the last...
it was certainly a fair bit smaller than the last time i attended canberra (2 years ago) ... on the plus side, there still seemed to be a bit of money being spent and was mildly interesting to see a...
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1st November 2019, 06:38 PM
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i believe i am on your mailing list ... ...
i believe i am on your mailing list ... certainly got emails last year (and for about ten years or more prior to that) and also about sydney show this year and pretty sure about melbourne as well ...
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23rd October 2019, 08:54 PM
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yes, i will be at this one ... accommodation...
yes, i will be at this one ... accommodation booked ... i haven’t received any emails yet about it which seems odd, but took a chance that this information was still correct ... glad that it is ...
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i have found glue fine, but i do use toothpicks...
i have found glue fine, but i do use toothpicks as dowels often as well .... the only place i have found any weakness is with dowel for axles ... whilst i use dowels as well, i not infrequently...
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23rd September 2019, 10:12 PM
Thread: What is this tool?
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you had me convinced with “plane” ... i have one...
you had me convinced with “plane” ... i have one of those (never knew what it was for) from my father’s tools .. he worked for CAC ( commonwealths aircraft something) during the second world war....
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17th September 2019, 12:12 PM
Thread: Inapropriate banner ad
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IMPORTANT indeed it does and furthermore if you use a gmail...
indeed it does and furthermore if you use a gmail account it picks up from that (or at least used to some years back) .... several years ago i emailed one of my grandnieces telling her that she,...
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17th September 2019, 08:57 AM
Thread: Inapropriate banner ad
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IMPORTANT it is a not uncommonly held fallacy that ads...
it is a not uncommonly held fallacy that ads relate only to browser history ... one can also buy ads based on gender, age, location and interests (where they have been recorded) or combinations...
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6th August 2019, 04:36 PM
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up until a week or so ago the show website said...
up until a week or so ago the show website said that too but it HAS been updated .... it concerns me after sydney last year where the change was advised less than two weeks before the show (and...
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31st July 2019, 09:04 PM
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thanks for the response .. no i won't get to...
thanks for the response .. no i won't get to melbourne this year but will pick up the canberra show later
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22nd July 2019, 03:41 PM
Thread: Hammer time
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i think it is a european style cross peen or...
i think it is a european style cross peen or warrington hammer
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12th July 2019, 05:34 PM
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i missed all three shows (to which i can...
i missed all three shows (to which i can reasonable go) last year and didn't bother with the sydney show this year BUT if i lived closer to them i wouldn't hesitate even if they were no better...
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12th July 2019, 05:24 PM
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thanks very much matt regards david
thanks very much matt
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12th July 2019, 04:00 PM
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can anyone tell me what parking is like at that...
can anyone tell me what parking is like at that site ... i have looked at maps and it is not far from where we have routinely been staying (a unit at princes park) when we come to melbourne but i...
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9th July 2019, 12:46 PM
Thread: Power in the shed
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when you are talking to the sparky, check how...
when you are talking to the sparky, check how much extra it would be to have a twenty amp circuit ... i had some work being done and had two 20 amp circuits put in at negligible extra cost ... as...
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24th June 2019, 09:41 PM
Thread: Hammer N4400 mobility kit
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i have it and found it very awkward ... i need...
i have it and found it very awkward ... i need to move my machines a lot though ... if you don't need to do much moving it might be ok ... i ended up building a frame under it and putting...
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6th June 2019, 08:47 AM
Thread: Dowel Connecting Suggestions Needed
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toothpicks from coles are exactly 3/32" ... ...
toothpicks from coles are exactly 3/32" ... and cheap ... i use them extensively for feature, as in wheel nuts on model wheels, and strength, as in dowelling things (including larger dowels) ...
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27th May 2019, 12:57 PM
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well done ... good representation of it ...
well done ... good representation of it
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12th January 2019, 11:40 AM
Thread: Extension tables on the Hammer A3-31
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my experience exactly haven't actually looked...
my experience exactly
haven't actually looked at what i might need to do to change it
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31st December 2018, 07:51 PM
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i no longer use those wheel cutters .. i do...
i no longer use those wheel cutters .. i do mine on the bandsaw (roughing) and then disc sander (refining) .. you can fancy them up a bit on the drill press (do it before you cut them out) by...