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17th April 2024, 09:00 PM
Thread: Personal EV journey.
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Thanks for that. Mick.
Thanks for that.
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17th April 2024, 07:14 PM
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I started out with a Triton MKIII (I think it was...
I started out with a Triton MKIII (I think it was that) in 1987. Later on around 20 years ago I picked up their best unit the 2000 with all accessories for a very good price. This included a separate...
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17th April 2024, 02:05 PM
Thread: Personal EV journey.
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Bob, I've followed this thread with much...
Bob, I've followed this thread with much interest, not because I'm in the market for an EV, although that may happen way down the track, but just because.
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22nd March 2024, 02:05 PM
Thread: Salmon Gum
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That last one has a nice pattern in the timber,...
That last one has a nice pattern in the timber, stunning may be a better description.
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19th March 2024, 02:42 PM
Thread: Salmon Gum
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Salmon gum has interested me since using it for...
Salmon gum has interested me since using it for firewood and noting the wonderful colour of the timber. This was 1973/4 when I was involved with putting a new railway track (wider) from Kalgoorlie...
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18th March 2024, 02:39 PM
Thread: Vicmarc VL300 headstock bearings
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I would suggest you search for "Inner Race...
I would suggest you search for "Inner Race Bearing Puller".
These have an expanding head that is designed to pull out the bearing cup. If you drop into almost any motor mechanic type of... -
16th March 2024, 01:50 PM
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I'm a bit sketchy on detail for this plant, but...
I'm a bit sketchy on detail for this plant, but as I understand it it is a tuberous root type of plant.
I suspect that the part you can see, is suffering from sunburn, as such, that part of the... -
15th March 2024, 04:22 PM
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If you are ringing their landline, perhaps there...
If you are ringing their landline, perhaps there is no one there.
Dean maybe contactable via his mobile number.
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2nd March 2024, 06:15 PM
Thread: Remember when camphor laurel was a weed?
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30th January 2024, 08:13 PM
Thread: Drawers In furniture on the nature strip
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Guilty as charged. :rolleyes:
Guilty as charged. :rolleyes:
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26th January 2024, 07:25 PM
Thread: Another saw maker
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I would have serious issues in hitting every...
I would have serious issues in hitting every second tooth like that, practice, practice, pract......... :)
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11th January 2024, 02:46 PM
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My wife and I were lucky enough to inspect the...
My wife and I were lucky enough to inspect the innards of a second or third generation wind turbine in Germany in 2014, this is a ground level wind turbine housing open for public viewing on one of...
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9th January 2024, 08:07 PM
Thread: Guitar Bridge Pins
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Is the timber Ebony, or ebonised wood? In other...
Is the timber Ebony, or ebonised wood? In other words, faked Ebony.
Have you thought of turning up those pins, then ebonising them to a blackened state, or is that not an option?
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27th December 2023, 03:36 PM
Thread: Ignorant newbie
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Chucks are something you will be turning your...
Chucks are something you will be turning your attention too, once you've pulled the trigger on a lathe purchase. At least I'm assuming you will be thinking of chucks.
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26th December 2023, 08:09 PM
Thread: Ignorant newbie
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All of these small new machines are running EVS...
All of these small new machines are running EVS Electronic Variable Speed.
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26th December 2023, 05:53 PM
Thread: Ignorant newbie
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Thinking about where you are currently heading in...
Thinking about where you are currently heading in your lathe endeavours, I would suggest the Hare and Forbes mini lathe could be a more suitable entry level lathe to get your feet wet. It is...
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26th December 2023, 05:43 PM
Thread: Ignorant newbie
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My Men's Shed has the cheaper unit with the bed...
My Men's Shed has the cheaper unit with the bed extension, running on their two combined stands. Actually, our unit has been superseded with this unit.
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21st December 2023, 06:01 PM
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Looks good to me as well. I'm impressed with...
Looks good to me as well.
I'm impressed with your continuous curve, that takes a while to get to the stage where it looks continuous.
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20th December 2023, 03:37 PM
Thread: Ignorant newbie
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As it happened, I visited my local Carbatec...
As it happened, I visited my local Carbatec yesterday, unrelated to this thread, I was checking out one of their lathes for a friend who lives in the sticks and coming to Melbourne is usually for...
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3rd December 2023, 03:23 PM
Thread: Ignorant newbie
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Rombles, there are two main reasons why I would...
Rombles, there are two main reasons why I would not suggest the lathe you initially proposed in your opening thread.
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8th November 2023, 02:44 PM
Thread: Garden Update
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Paul, that Jade bush Portulacaria is a long life...
Paul, that Jade bush Portulacaria is a long life growing plant that likes plenty of sunshine and you are correct, it seldom flowers. An interesting side note about this plant, it converts around 3-4...
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25th October 2023, 11:12 AM
Thread: Woodfast MC908 Price
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Mobyturns, until you mentioned how the bed...
Mobyturns, until you mentioned how the bed extension is possibly sourced from, I hadn't paid much attention to this thread. But I had a very good look and it appears that this lathe has been set-up...
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22nd October 2023, 02:34 PM
Thread: Brisbane North - VicMark VL250 for sale
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WITHDRAWN: Rebecca, that is an old lathe, but an extremely...
Rebecca, that is an old lathe, but an extremely good lathe. With a bit of a clean up and checking of the electricals, belts and such, that lathe will last decades.
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21st October 2023, 02:12 PM
Thread: Brisbane North - VicMark VL250 for sale
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WITHDRAWN: Rebecca, I too think that your starting offer...
Rebecca, I too think that your starting offer price, is well below what a machine of this calibre is worth.
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16th October 2023, 10:34 AM
Thread: Personal EV journey.
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Bob, I've followed this thread and have sponged...
Bob, I've followed this thread and have sponged up all of the information you have given us, I really appreciate your efforts.
I doubt we'll ever get a battery electric vehicle, we may, but I'm... -
11th October 2023, 08:15 PM
Thread: French Rolling Pin
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Thank you Tony.
Thank you Tony.
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11th October 2023, 02:37 PM
Thread: French Rolling Pin
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Well a little bit of time has passed since the...
Well a little bit of time has passed since the first one that was acceptable was made, then tested by someone who actually owns one, another tester doesn't own one, but has used one in a commercial...
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29th September 2023, 05:46 PM
Thread: French Rolling Pin
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Well things progress, an almost straight rolling...
Well things progress, an almost straight rolling pin with tapered ends isn't great to use, at least I didn't think it was. I got to talking to my next door neighbour and after a minute she returned...
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29th September 2023, 12:51 PM
Thread: Porta loos
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These are quite small, they also have a filter,...
These are quite small, they also have a filter, or you can organise a fan to draw the extremely small odours you may encounter to an external area. Or just live with it.
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29th September 2023, 12:07 PM
Thread: Is This Bad Practice
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Going on the picture you posted, it appears you...
Going on the picture you posted, it appears you are left handed, if so; you could consider doing the mallet in a mirror image version of what you have shown.
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21st September 2023, 09:36 PM
Thread: French Rolling Pin
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Yvan, that is an interesting theory, not sure if...
Yvan, that is an interesting theory, not sure if something like that normally happens, possibly when very thick but probably not when very thin.
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21st September 2023, 09:18 PM
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I took this picture today, it is a WDV8, so...
I took this picture today, it is a WDV8, so knowing that this one is years old, they must have been around for quite some time.
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20th September 2023, 05:35 PM
Thread: French Rolling Pin
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A plethora of good replies; I've taken everything...
A plethora of good replies; I've taken everything mentioned by all of you and will attempt my first one tomorrow; which will be a test run.
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19th September 2023, 08:48 PM
Thread: French Rolling Pin
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French Rolling Pin
I have been asked to make some French rolling pins for a friend, who will be forwarding them to the bakers in his life, wife, daughters, etc.
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19th September 2023, 05:03 PM
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My wood turning club has two of these WDV8...
My wood turning club has two of these WDV8 Industrial Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaner units from Hare and Forbes. Twin motors, with bucket loads of vacuum at 17.5kPa pressure.
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15th September 2023, 03:52 PM
Thread: camper van conversion
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Not a problem Graeme, it was confusing to me the...
Not a problem Graeme, it was confusing to me the first time we had some modifications requiring certification, which were done after initial registration.
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13th September 2023, 07:06 PM
Thread: camper van conversion
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I have had one vehicle modified after initial...
I have had one vehicle modified after initial registration, I have also had one vehicle modified prior to initial registration.
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12th September 2023, 07:59 PM
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Willy, some interesting observations there. I...
Willy, some interesting observations there. I have the Woodcut Bowl Saver and within reason some, or many of your observations to your coring unit, apply to the Woodcut unit I have.
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29th August 2023, 05:42 PM
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Warb, in general I agree with you. However...
Warb, in general I agree with you.
However with dishwashers one doesn't need to spend shedloads to get an efficient model. But within reason one would expect there to be a much longer life for a... -
27th August 2023, 08:46 PM
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While not law in Australia (yet) in the EU and...
While not law in Australia (yet) in the EU and for sure in Germany for many years, is electrical product efficiency requirements that should help the grid masters to keep the lights on.
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25th August 2023, 04:21 PM
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In our house, there is almost always a shower...
In our house, there is almost always a shower taken around 22:00, the next major lot of hot water is in the morning when I come back from the gym around 07:15 and have a shower. There has always been...
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22nd August 2023, 12:47 PM
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Warb, I lifted this from another thread I...
Warb, I lifted this from another thread I participated in when I was doing background information on the Sanden HWS.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f43/gas-hws-heat-pump-hws-242091/2#post2250993
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21st August 2023, 09:17 PM
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We chose the Sanden because no matter what part...
We chose the Sanden because no matter what part of the system I was studying, the Sanden came out on top. We had already decided to get a heat pump system having discarded various other methods of...
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2nd August 2023, 03:03 PM
Thread: Kitchen Reno
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Bob, I'm sure you'll love your coffee machine, I...
Bob, I'm sure you'll love your coffee machine, I have a Lelit Mara X, which also has a double walled steam delivery wand. It doesn't get hot; mostly.
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25th June 2023, 11:19 AM
Thread: Personal EV journey.
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Paul, I too would be sceptical about a secondhand...
Paul, I too would be sceptical about a secondhand BEV, however I've slightly changed my mind after talking to two owners who purchased ex Japanese Nissan Leaf automobiles.
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14th June 2023, 10:25 AM
Thread: Plantar fasciitis suitable footwear
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I too suffer from this condition, as does my GP...
I too suffer from this condition, as does my GP of the last 40 years, together we tried various things, including special socks designed specifically for plantar fasciitis.
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13th June 2023, 07:40 PM
Thread: Best practice twice turned bowl
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I've tried various methods, and sometimes the...
I've tried various methods, and sometimes the timber itself determines the method.
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1st June 2023, 07:10 PM
Thread: Aldi 20V plunge saw
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I was walking through my Aldi on the Friday...
I was walking through my Aldi on the Friday before the current cordless stuff was going on the specials tables. At $59.99 I too couldn't help myself and walked out with the drill, battery (36W) and...
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28th May 2023, 02:13 PM
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These drills were in this position from yesterday...
These drills were in this position from yesterday after finishing a bowl and cleaning up. This is the bowl I had just turned and sanded with the said tools.
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Will do, I usually sandpaper the insides of...
Will do, I usually sandpaper the insides of 12.7mm copper pipe that I use, while the steel pipe I use for larger ferrules already has a rough surface.
Nice tips, thanks.
Mick.