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7th February 2014, 08:26 PM
Thread: Un-Australian
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22,000,000 people in Australia need gas and...
22,000,000 people in Australia need gas and electricity and water and other raw materials like gravel and sand and lime - its got to come from somewhere but not from my back yard ?
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3rd February 2014, 01:51 PM
Thread: Un-Australian
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"Personally I would say it's un Australian if you...
"Personally I would say it's un Australian if you go off half cock when you have only been given or listened to one side of a story. "
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3rd February 2014, 11:10 AM
Thread: Un-Australian
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Awesome... We are getting some emotion...
Awesome...
We are getting some emotion attached to the matter.
I guess I would associate UN-Australian in this instance to the blatant disregard to the effect ones activities are having on the... -
2nd February 2014, 03:03 PM
Thread: Un-Australian
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No. I don't quite understand how you deducted...
No. I don't quite understand how you deducted that. I thought the videos were self explanatory and outlined that this was effecting a broad area and associated communities.
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30th January 2014, 09:10 PM
Thread: Un-Australian
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Un-Australian
I found a lovely 30 acre lifestyle block at Tara QLD for $30,000. I was ready to set off on a plane to have a gander.
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20th July 2009, 10:19 PM
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Just watch the boot from the cap. They can hold...
Just watch the boot from the cap.
They can hold a charge like a battery... only bigger than 9 volts.
Additionally, the winding coils of an electric motor can also hold a charge.
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20th July 2009, 08:56 PM
Thread: funiture badges
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This might be something worth chasing up with a...
This might be something worth chasing up with a promo type organization.
Uno, the type of mob that make company labeled pens, beer coasters, calendars etc.
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14th July 2009, 10:11 PM
Thread: home made drum sander
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Maybe I'd be sold with a pic or 2. I don't...
Maybe I'd be sold with a pic or 2.
I don't really understand how changing the drum could be "simple"
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14th July 2009, 10:00 PM
Thread: Welding thin rectangular tube
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Try to arc on the thicker parts of the material....
Try to arc on the thicker parts of the material.
If you have a butt join the rolled edge will be a bit thicker than the cut off end.
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14th July 2009, 09:33 PM
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Hi Batpig. That pic shows how all my ozitos...
Hi Batpig.
That pic shows how all my ozitos have worked straight out of the box.
The reason everyone is saying not to do this is because you will tear a gapping big hole in the fabric of... -
14th July 2009, 09:10 PM
Thread: I bought a crappy vice
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Cheers. Who am I going to pass the stillsons...
Cheers.
Who am I going to pass the stillsons off onto now.
I've already used up the "one job" allotment they came with.
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14th July 2009, 09:00 PM
Thread: New vice ... Short story LONG FIX..
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Hi Dieman566. Just a thought. Another...
Hi Dieman566.
Just a thought.
Another type of lube is graphite spray.
I think it is what locksmiths use in locks because it isn't a wet lubricant.
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14th July 2009, 08:38 PM
Thread: thread boxes ?
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Thanks Soth and Ian. The link Ian listed was...
Thanks Soth and Ian.
The link Ian listed was a fantastic resource which linked to several other threads (posts).
I think I found more info than my head can absorb.
I have decided that my... -
14th July 2009, 07:38 PM
Thread: home made drum sander
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Check out the dodgy pics I posted in an earlier...
Check out the dodgy pics I posted in an earlier part of the thread.
There is a pic (hand drawn) of the end disc of the drum.
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14th July 2009, 03:07 PM
Thread: home made drum sander
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Cheers Ray. That's what I was expecting. I...
Cheers Ray.
That's what I was expecting. I reckon 2 drums etc would be the end of my patience.
Shame about your arbor. I intend to build it as a free standing machine with its own motor.
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13th July 2009, 11:53 PM
Thread: thread boxes ?
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thread boxes ?
Hi everyone (who is reading this):D
I'm not sure if this is the right place...
(sounds like a rugby player dazed, confused, pant less and lost in a hotel corridor but...)
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13th July 2009, 10:45 PM
Thread: Broke clean at 160 pounds $2 epoxy
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Yeah, I can remember my old man used Araldite to...
Yeah, I can remember my old man used Araldite to fix anything and everything.
I reckon he used to break stuff just so he had an excuse to mix part a with part b.
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13th July 2009, 10:25 PM
Thread: home made drum sander
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Yeah, I'm good at ending up with "intentional...
Yeah, I'm good at ending up with "intentional features":D
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12th July 2009, 03:32 PM
Thread: serious door
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Just found this if it helps. ...
Just found this if it helps.
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11th July 2009, 11:29 AM
Thread: Grumpy Old Man Syndrome
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:rofl:
:rofl:
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10th July 2009, 09:43 PM
Thread: Grumpy Old Man Syndrome
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:ontopic::welldone:
:ontopic::welldone:
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10th July 2009, 09:39 PM
Thread: Meniscus tear
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Seen the price of parrots lately?
Seen the price of parrots lately?
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10th July 2009, 09:34 PM
Thread: Dodgy Neck
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Some one asked me if I would like to loose 10...
Some one asked me if I would like to loose 10 ugly pounds.
When I said that yes I was interested, they suggested I cut off my head. :rolleyes:
Had a tree fall on my scone many years ago.
When I... -
10th July 2009, 08:27 PM
Thread: Grumpy Old Man Syndrome
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Post started wonderfully (as a semi grumpy...
Post started wonderfully (as a semi grumpy younger older man type person) but dropped off with less and less grumpy old man outbursts.
We must keep focussed... how can we have more frustrating... -
10th July 2009, 08:05 PM
Thread: Retired
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Congrats artme. As I journey further into...
Congrats artme.
As I journey further into life, I find work encroaches more and more into my social life.:D
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10th July 2009, 07:22 PM
Thread: serious door
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Was thinking about my local area. Just a...
Was thinking about my local area.
Just a thought...
Don't bother with the door for security...
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10th July 2009, 07:06 PM
Thread: I bought a crappy vice
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Don't know what you are complaining about. You...
Don't know what you are complaining about.
You at least got a blue one.
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10th July 2009, 06:47 PM
Thread: What have I won?
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What is the blade like. There wasn't much detail...
What is the blade like.
There wasn't much detail in the original pics.
It looked very fine toothed.
$95 would probably be about right for a replacement combination TC tip blade of that size I... -
10th July 2009, 06:36 PM
Thread: Tip of the month goes to lignum
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Yes, stopping high speed moving objects with my...
Yes, stopping high speed moving objects with my face is a method I always take caution with.
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10th July 2009, 06:02 PM
Thread: New Grandaughter
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I'm far from grandkids, And the way my two pre...
I'm far from grandkids, And the way my two pre teens are, they may not get there.
But there is some thing about kids that makes us all feel mortal.. or maybe its the dodgy knee and dicky back:U
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10th July 2009, 05:37 PM
Thread: Just Finished Winetable Project
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Absolutely awe-some. Well done. Even if I...
Absolutely awe-some.
Well done.
Even if I could make something 10% to this, I'd be too scared to bring a whine table or any type of whining devise into the house.
That'd be like closing the... -
10th July 2009, 05:16 PM
Thread: Wood Turning Forums
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Hi Graham and welcome aboard. The best advice...
Hi Graham and welcome aboard.
The best advice I can give is your doing something right if after turning the lathe on, you DON'T find yourself on the floor seeing stars.:D
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10th July 2009, 05:07 PM
Thread: G'Day from Queensland via baghdad
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Sounds like we need to asking you the Q's. ...
Sounds like we need to asking you the Q's.
They say the first step is to acknowledge the problem.
You're years ahead of me... I'm still teaching myself the art of timber butchery whilst in a... -
10th July 2009, 04:59 PM
Thread: hello from sa
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Ideal for stopping your screws and nails from...
Ideal for stopping your screws and nails from rolling off the top.
Welcome to the clan.
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10th July 2009, 04:54 PM
Thread: Hi from S.A.
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Yeah S.A. isn't all that great but at least it's...
Yeah S.A. isn't all that great but at least it's not Vic.:D:D
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10th July 2009, 04:36 PM
Thread: Broke clean at 160 pounds $2 epoxy
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By nature, isn't epoxy a brittle type of...
By nature, isn't epoxy a brittle type of compound?
Like glass is strong but brittle; when it does break the molecular bonds are brittle and break apart very easily
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10th July 2009, 04:29 PM
Thread: serious door
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What type of handle are you using? Most doors...
What type of handle are you using?
Most doors are around 35mm + in thickness.
The fixing screws, shaft etc of the handle might need to be cut down in length if you use 30mm thick.
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10th July 2009, 04:19 PM
Thread: My future Wookshop
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Have to agree with GC. Moving WIP, stopping...
Have to agree with GC.
Moving WIP, stopping the job before you want to etc etc because you know ya have to fit the cars back in there somewhere.
Drives ya nuts.:~
Almost to the point that... -
8th July 2009, 07:41 PM
Thread: Recycled timber furniture
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Everything I've ever made looks "recycled" In...
Everything I've ever made looks "recycled"
In this day and age I have convinced myself that this is a good thing!!:D -
8th July 2009, 02:54 PM
Thread: Drum sander
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Yeah, the plans i come up with would have been...
Yeah, the plans i come up with would have been rigid enough but it was the incorporating that into a frame that enabled either the arm to be adjusted down or the table up that did my head in.
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8th July 2009, 02:42 PM
Thread: What have I won?
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For its age, it could be a friction saw which...
For its age, it could be a friction saw which cuts steel by melting and scooping the molten steel from the cut.
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8th July 2009, 02:11 PM
Thread: Drum sander
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Wouldn't mind a pic or something. Sounds like a...
Wouldn't mind a pic or something.
Sounds like a beast.
I was thinking of the open end type but by the time I had designed my plans, it had grown into more trouble than it was worth.
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8th July 2009, 02:01 PM
Thread: home made drum sander
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"just a thought" That's exactly why I asked,...
"just a thought"
That's exactly why I asked, coz I was sick of seeing this damn thing in my dreams:D.
Originally labored over the though of building an open end thing like the jet sander coz... -
7th July 2009, 08:41 PM
Thread: The Beginnings
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Dust extraction is something required from start...
Dust extraction is something required from start to finish. Even if you just get a shop vac to begin with.
Its gotta be betta than you sucking the stuff up.
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7th July 2009, 07:55 PM
Thread: I bought a crappy vice
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Nah, sorry... pretty good at making crap...
Nah, sorry... pretty good at making crap though:cool:
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7th July 2009, 07:21 PM
Thread: Barrel Nuts?
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Hi Feeble. Not sure but they look similar to...
Hi Feeble.
Not sure but they look similar to the fittings used in kitchen cabinets to joint cabinets together.
Usually the cabinets are placed side by side and these "nuts" are located in the... -
7th July 2009, 01:04 AM
Thread: home made drum sander
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Um.. ya lost me. The discs when attached...
Um.. ya lost me.
The discs when attached together make the drum.
Using less reduces the width of the drum.
I'm not seeing what you are seeing... I think.
Using a pipe for the shaft I... -
7th July 2009, 12:18 AM
Thread: Near misses
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Suprised he didn't cut the finger off. You...
Suprised he didn't cut the finger off.
You know, once you've started the cut you can't stop mid way:D -
6th July 2009, 11:09 PM
Thread: Near misses
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Of course I don't think any of this is funny. It...
Of course I don't think any of this is funny.
It is extremely serious but with the number of posts in this link; I will be unable to stop reading.
I have found a new hobby... As long as every body... -
6th July 2009, 10:35 PM
Thread: OK - here it is $5,000 budget
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Hi Arry. Unfortunately the fact is that...
Hi Arry.
Unfortunately the fact is that budgets suck.:p
However, if you have some pennies to spend there are several machinery warehouses and traders on the net.
Understandably warranties...