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31st May 2023, 10:25 PM
Thread: Old time Renovate Forum Roll call
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Yupe too
Yupe too
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14th July 2021, 08:24 AM
Thread: Ash benchtop finish HELP!
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I use livos kunos benchtop oil. In 5 years I...
I use livos kunos benchtop oil. In 5 years I haven’t recoated so it’s pretty good stuff. Danish oil is light in comparison and wears really easily. Most from the big manufacturers is just thinners...
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8th April 2021, 10:28 PM
Thread: Is this Vic-Ash used on this ceiling?
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+1 for WRC from me too!
+1 for WRC from me too!
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21st February 2021, 07:36 AM
Thread: Electric, Hybrid or Just Wait
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Glider, Well looking at the thread I didn’t...
Glider,
Well looking at the thread I didn’t see anyone who actually has an electric car. (Just a whole lot of schnitzel re Tesla blah blah or can’t recycle blah blah - this is all just delaying... -
8th October 2020, 03:58 PM
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Oooh that does look interesting. Second hand...
Oooh that does look interesting. Second hand seems about $400 or so I think.
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6th October 2020, 12:40 PM
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Im not sure a delta would assist much. I still...
Im not sure a delta would assist much. I still need to remove a bunch of timber as dust, and my little makita 125mm ros with vacuum attachment seems to work pretty well.
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6th October 2020, 09:52 AM
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Updating my own thread: I got a bunch of mesh...
Updating my own thread:
I got a bunch of mesh sanding dics. While excellent on flat materials, and they do let the machine suck up heap more dust, they don't work so well on long skinny things or... -
20th July 2020, 07:47 PM
Thread: Stuck collet on head - how to budge
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I heated it over the weekend - hot enough to...
I heated it over the weekend - hot enough to bubble out boiling WD40 from the cracks, and still no movement. I'm thinking maybe it was forced onto a deformed thread maybe.
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20th July 2020, 03:55 PM
Thread: Stuck collet on head - how to budge
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Hi Bob, the other side has nothing. Just a...
Hi Bob, the other side has nothing. Just a female thread inside the headstock.
So I'm just holding the head with the locking pin.
Its not budged yet.. still adding lube daily.
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13th July 2020, 10:20 PM
Thread: Stuck collet on head - how to budge
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Sooo.. after lots of soaking with penetrating...
Sooo.. after lots of soaking with penetrating lube and all the above suggestions this thing is still stuck. Even heat didn't budge it.
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4th July 2020, 11:52 PM
Thread: Carbatec CTJ-3501 not tensioning
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Lyle, In your pic the cam is not in the...
Lyle,
In your pic the cam is not in the tensioned position yet the spring is compressed.
Something is odd.
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30th June 2020, 07:18 PM
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Got the Carter ones. Fit perfectly. Precision...
Got the Carter ones. Fit perfectly. Precision made and really nice. Sooo much better than the Carbatec ones. They cost 1/3 of the bandsaw price but now the saw works the way it should. Easy to adjust...
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30th June 2020, 10:57 AM
Thread: Stuck collet on head - how to budge
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Looking at the manual this is indeed a thread...
Looking at the manual this is indeed a thread adaptor changing the thread from 20mm teknatool to m30 for the vicmarc chuck.
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29th June 2020, 10:33 PM
Thread: Stuck collet on head - how to budge
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Ah, c spanner, that’s an idea! Now to work out...
Ah, c spanner, that’s an idea!
Now to work out what the correct size is..
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29th June 2020, 10:09 PM
Thread: Stuck collet on head - how to budge
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Stuck collet on head - how to budge
Hello again,
My new 21 year old Nova has a Vicmarc chuck collet stuck on the head. (It’s M30 so I’m pretty sure it’s a collet)
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29th June 2020, 10:43 AM
Thread: What are these tools?
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Thanks guys. That’s awesome. Sent from my...
Thanks guys. That’s awesome.
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28th June 2020, 01:21 PM
Thread: What are these tools?
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What are these tools?
All,
I bought a nova lathe from a lady in Canberra yesterday. Her husbands old tools being sold on after he died.
It came with a box of chucks and bits, including these tools.
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22nd June 2020, 05:33 PM
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Hmm - slack with my terminology: It was a...
Hmm - slack with my terminology: It was a Saturday delivery, but I got home Sunday to the package. However, a Saturday delivery in itself is a marvel too!
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21st June 2020, 12:15 PM
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An amazing resource there but sadly nothing that...
An amazing resource there but sadly nothing that suits. Looks like it’s going to be those gold plated Carter ones.
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21st June 2020, 12:13 PM
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Got the mesh discs today from SandpaperMan. ...
Got the mesh discs today from SandpaperMan.
They look amazing! Almost see through.
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21st June 2020, 12:11 PM
Thread: 2hp dusty worth modifying or not?
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Will do Bob. I’ll runs some trials first I...
Will do Bob. I’ll runs some trials first I think.
I’ve seen a forum members setup in Corndale where he sent it all into the paddock. It was less of a mess than you’d expect. Some sensibly... -
17th June 2020, 09:38 PM
Thread: 2hp dusty worth modifying or not?
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2hp dusty worth modifying or not?
All,
Some of you might have seen my issue with sanding dust.. At the same time as solving that problem I want to fix my dust from other machines (bandsaw, jointer, thicknesser and tablesaw).
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16th June 2020, 09:37 PM
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Ok so maybe then an axial fan might cut it for a...
Ok so maybe then an axial fan might cut it for a drawdown table or extractor hood- just fitted to pump all the fine dust laden air straight out of the shed into the paddock. Should I still be aiming...
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16th June 2020, 10:43 AM
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Bob, I did start off making my paddles just like...
Bob, I did start off making my paddles just like that with a belt sander. Upside down in a bench, spurting a fine mist of dust _everywhere_.
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15th June 2020, 11:15 PM
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Interesting thought Bob. Not sure I'd have the...
Interesting thought Bob. Not sure I'd have the same control, only because I've been doing it the same way for a decade or more.. but it might be worth me giving it a crack.
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15th June 2020, 10:56 PM
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Replacement roller bearing guides for a CtJ-3501 (Carbatec 14")
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My bandsaw guides broke some years ago - the low grade casting fractured in three places over time. Seems like mixed metals between the casting, bolts and guide adjusters don't help.
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15th June 2020, 09:28 PM
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Pippin, I've seen the benefits of the BMH. I...
Pippin,
I've seen the benefits of the BMH. I might be missing something, but I'm not sure that they will assist enough given my little dusty. I sand over about a 1.5m sweep as I work. That... -
15th June 2020, 09:20 PM
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I'll report back on whether I can tell the...
I'll report back on whether I can tell the difference.
Given the low quality feedback many give downdraft tables I'm not keen to go there (or to a 'fume hood style box' without being able to move... -
15th June 2020, 02:20 PM
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Aldav - Mesh sheets ordered just now. :2tsup: ...
Aldav - Mesh sheets ordered just now. :2tsup: Cant see a backing pad that fits my current sander 8 hole configuration now so will do that later.
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15th June 2020, 01:26 PM
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Hmm not mesh. Mostly nice Alox discs from...
Hmm not mesh. Mostly nice Alox discs from Sandpaperman.
Actually my stock of pads is getting low at this time of year, so changeover is least painless now.
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15th June 2020, 12:03 PM
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Sanding dust control - sanding long thin curved things with ROS. Thoughts needed.
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I routinely sand long skinny kayak paddles with a little 125mm diameter ROS.
I raise the paddle of the bench on some stirrups while I sand, but the ROS with attached vacuum just doesn't... -
12th April 2020, 04:47 PM
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Or, if spotted gum is too heavy, see if you can...
Or, if spotted gum is too heavy, see if you can get some silver ash. Its light(er), easy to work and not too dense ) the Mullumbimby slab factory might have some.
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12th April 2020, 04:43 PM
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Sven, I’d use spotted gum. Head down to budget...
Sven,
I’d use spotted gum.
Head down to budget timbers in North Lismore for a bit.
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15th March 2020, 09:35 PM
Thread: Any beekeepers in here?
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I’ve got six in Langstroths. I can’t buy the...
I’ve got six in Langstroths. I can’t buy the timber as cheaply as I can buy flat pack boxes and frames. (Iwoohoo.com)
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3rd March 2020, 08:49 AM
Thread: Bench benchtop material
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Re glue in these panels, after messing with some...
Re glue in these panels, after messing with some ash panels a few weeks ago I’m pretty sure it’s glued with a polyurethane type glue. The white / yellow foaming is visible in some of the defects over...
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10th January 2020, 06:51 AM
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Great advice all. The lack of grid voltage...
Great advice all.
The lack of grid voltage crippling the inverter is something I knew about but had just not thought about. . It’s a bummer. So the inverter is scrap.
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9th January 2020, 10:37 PM
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Direct drive shed ventilation (not strictly dust but uses the sort of the same kit)
Guys,
I’m upgrading my house solar. This leaves me with a perfectly fine, but older system that is to be junked by the new installers.
I’m told they don’t have to junk it if I (my sparky... -
8th January 2020, 09:20 PM
Thread: Tip - Removing pencil from white melamine
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Yes, I use an eraser too.
Yes, I use an eraser too.
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4th November 2019, 08:23 PM
Thread: "western red cedar"
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Pretty sure I’ve seen packs of true wrc at Cedar...
Pretty sure I’ve seen packs of true wrc at Cedar sales in Ipswich headed to various Bunnings around the country, so I doubt they have a ‘home brand’.
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1st November 2019, 11:24 PM
Thread: Advice needed
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It was paired with the Sika product. Try their...
It was paired with the Sika product. Try their tech line? They are really helpful.
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31st October 2019, 06:03 AM
Thread: Temporary division of shed - Dust Proof
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Tom, Light scantlings means smaller sticks. ...
Tom,
Light scantlings means smaller sticks. So for a stud wall just to hold plastic and nothing else is use studs at 1.2m and just a top and bottom plate with 1 row of noggings.
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30th October 2019, 08:03 AM
Thread: Advice needed
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I did similar repairs to a put put years ago....
I did similar repairs to a put put years ago. Planks were soaked with oil. We scraped out the seams between the planks (using a tapered hooked end of a file) then primed with an epoxy based primer...
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30th October 2019, 07:16 AM
Thread: Temporary division of shed - Dust Proof
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Tom, I separated a shed once by hanging old...
Tom,
I separated a shed once by hanging old sails from the roof to floor. This worked really well. The sails were free from throw outs. My side was dusty but the other had minimal dust. Seems... -
28th August 2019, 05:58 PM
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I use spokeshaves to make kayak paddles all the...
I use spokeshaves to make kayak paddles all the time. A good spokeshave is worth its weight in gold. A poor one is one of the most frustrating things in life.
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31st July 2019, 12:13 AM
Thread: Release agent for bending form?
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I use glad wrap. Sent from my iPhone using...
I use glad wrap.
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4th July 2019, 12:48 AM
Thread: Tiny House
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Manupatree, Spend some time reading about...
Manupatree,
Spend some time reading about multiple occupancies by community title. Appropriate planning rules exist to allow such developments but considerable $$ needed to launch a new one... -
25th February 2019, 09:24 PM
Thread: Vise advice please....
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I use a HNT Gordon tail vice. Terry’s stuff is...
I use a HNT Gordon tail vice. Terry’s stuff is beautiful and locally made. I lust after his new vice but my Mike Connor vice will easily see me out.
Go local!
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27th December 2018, 05:38 PM
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More material above the bottom of the footing...
More material above the bottom of the footing will increase the footings resistance to bearing failure, so normally it's a good thing.. So long as the material you're founding on is Stiff or better,...
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16th November 2018, 05:58 AM
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Derek, What is equally concerning is the...
Derek,
What is equally concerning is the feedback coming from the US that new trainees of robotic surgery are failing to learn to use the robots because they can’t engage in the surgery whilst... -
8th November 2018, 10:49 PM
Thread: Insulation under custom orb roof brisbane
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Forgot to add - aircell is good to retrofit...
Forgot to add - aircell is good to retrofit because it’s a bit stiff. Makes installing by one person ok, and tapping joins and seams do able
On my current house I installed foam backed silver...