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5th August 2023, 10:04 PM
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PEX 16mm pipe - Is Smart-ex same as REHAU 16mm
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My house has 16mm REHAU cold water pipe. I need to Tee into one of the lines.
I cant find REHAU brand. Will the Smart-ex 16mm T fittings from the green shed still suit?
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6th July 2022, 03:28 PM
Thread: Insulating Old Queenslander with VJ’s
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Thanks mate. Maybe I need to listen the little...
Thanks mate. Maybe I need to listen the little pig that built with bricks
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5th July 2022, 11:15 PM
Thread: Insulating Old Queenslander with VJ’s
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Insulating Old Queenslander with VJ’s
Howdy all
Just moved up to Toowoomba and rented an old queenslander with timber weatherboards and internal VJ linings. I ‘was’ looking to buy a similar place and reno’ it.
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22nd February 2022, 10:11 AM
Thread: Timber floors - burnishing tung oil
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Timber floors - burnishing tung oil
Howdy
Is it possible or advisable to burnish a tung oil finish with a large oscillating floor sander?
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19th February 2022, 06:41 PM
Thread: FINALLY. Sanded my timber floors!
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FINALLY. Sanded my timber floors!
Sooooooo
After many many years of reno's and building and woodwork, I finally, with much trepidation, bit the bullet and sanded my tas oaks floors.
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2nd January 2022, 04:43 PM
Thread: illegal drugs disposal
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Hey Woodpixel Agree 100% with treating drug...
Hey Woodpixel
Agree 100% with treating drug addiction as a health issue, and legalisation takes the criminality out of it.
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13th December 2021, 05:07 PM
Thread: Using home equity question
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Thanks Yvan. Will keep that in mind. Fuzzie...
Thanks Yvan. Will keep that in mind.
Fuzzie you are a real party pooper LOL. :)
Plus I imagine NSW will hit us with some sort of tax if we sell post rental.
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12th December 2021, 08:30 PM
Thread: Using home equity question
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Hi Beardy Thanks for your reply. We can...
Hi Beardy
Thanks for your reply.
We can finance the repayments even at the full mortgage repayments on 80%.
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12th December 2021, 07:51 PM
Thread: Using home equity question
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Using home equity question
Howdy
I have an online meeting with the bank on Thursday but wanted some info before so I dont sound like a dill and understand the process a bit.
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31st August 2021, 12:48 PM
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Thanks Log Dog. Will check it out. Sent...
Thanks Log Dog. Will check it out.
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27th August 2021, 04:33 PM
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You had me at ‘hinterland’ … That’s what i am...
You had me at ‘hinterland’ …
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27th August 2021, 02:04 PM
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Where to buy SE Qld rural 90min to Brisbane
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On the hunt for advice once again.
I currently live in Nth NSW near the beach and its great. But for family reasons we would like to move closer to Brisbane onto a rural block. Rural... -
16th July 2021, 12:53 PM
Thread: Need a knee
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Hi Crocy Good thoughts and questions. I...
Hi Crocy
Good thoughts and questions.
I cannot kneel on my replacement comfortably as it feels like the flesh is getting squished against the steel of the implant. Which makes no sense as I... -
15th July 2021, 09:59 PM
Thread: Need a knee
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Well that is no good. The nerve damage in my...
Well that is no good. The nerve damage in my knee is worse and I am about to have injections into the nerves under ultrasound which may work. I will advise if it works or not.
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15th May 2021, 11:32 AM
Thread: Is this a structural internal wall
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Thanks all Advice really appreciated. I...
Thanks all
Advice really appreciated.
I have to get some external work approved so will add removal of this wall to the plans. A lintel will be fine, as there is another one on the opposite... -
14th May 2021, 04:03 PM
Thread: Is this a structural internal wall
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Is this a structural internal wall
Howdy everyone
Is it possible to tell if the wall marked on these plans is structural or not?
Kindest regards
Homer
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13th February 2021, 10:21 AM
Thread: Need a knee
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Hi Allan, Sad to hear that your TKR is not the...
Hi Allan,
Sad to hear that your TKR is not the best. I have recently had all sorts of trials and tribulations with my TKR, the outcomes are not always great.
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30th November 2019, 10:44 AM
Thread: Guidance and advice sort
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Thanks Thumbsucker. Will spend the next few...
Thanks Thumbsucker. Will spend the next few weeks while off my feet reading the links!
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Glad you had a good experience. My sons just...
Glad you had a good experience.
My sons just came back from Japan and hit a snag the day before they were due to check in at Osaka.
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22nd April 2018, 05:38 PM
Thread: Super proud of Son
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Super proud of Son
Thanks guys.
When I went to high school there was never an inkling of going to university and I later wished I had. So three years ago I started a Macquarie Uni arts degree through open... -
22nd April 2018, 02:06 PM
Thread: Super proud of Son
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Super proud of Son
My 22yo son JP has just graduated from Uni with a degree in electrical engineering with Honours.
JP is the first to graduate from uni on my side of the family ever. Both his mum and I only did... -
16th April 2018, 10:14 PM
Thread: Brisbane Wood Show 2018
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Thanks. Will wait for Melany. Sent from my...
Thanks. Will wait for Melany.
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16th April 2018, 12:52 PM
Thread: When money is no object.
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Thanks BobL I was aiming for 168CFM so 200 is...
Thanks BobL
I was aiming for 168CFM so 200 is a freaking bonus!
Sweet.
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16th April 2018, 11:34 AM
Thread: When money is no object.
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Nah they have one of those new Big green ones. I...
Nah they have one of those new Big green ones. I tried it but the chips would almost make it up the pipe but fall back down into the machine.
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15th April 2018, 09:51 PM
Thread: When money is no object.
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When money is no object.
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15th April 2018, 06:10 PM
Thread: Brisbane Wood Show 2018
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Hi double D Are the comments killing it or is...
Hi double D
Are the comments killing it or is the organiser.
It’s a week out. The website says there are 15 exhibitors.
The website hasn’t been updated since October.
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14th April 2018, 11:03 PM
Thread: Brisbane Wood Show 2018
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Brisbane Wood Show 2018
I’m thinking of going to the 2018 Brisbane woood show on 20April.
But the website seems to only show about 15 exhibitors.
Is it a crap website?
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11th April 2018, 07:36 PM
Thread: Anybody Home?
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Hi. Have you thought of going ‘Japanese Style’...
Hi.
Have you thought of going ‘Japanese Style’ woodshop?
They tend to sit when they work much of the time.
Have fun
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11th April 2018, 07:29 PM
Thread: Circluar Saw for a beginner!?
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No need to get a cordless unless you need...
No need to get a cordless unless you need portability.
If I were in you shoes I would buy one of these;
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11th April 2018, 08:28 AM
Thread: Drawer width and material
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Thanks all. Will add a divider. Though...
Thanks all.
Will add a divider.
Though the torsion box base was intriguing.
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9th April 2018, 06:03 PM
Thread: Drawer width and material
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Drawer width and material
Howdy
I am building a outfeed bench for the table saw and have finished the top and cabinet sides.
It has a strange opening size of 1050mm wide x 780mm high, 600 deep.
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7th April 2018, 05:05 PM
Thread: Cutting Corro iron
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That thread also had other ways to cut. One...
That thread also had other ways to cut.
One is to reverse an old blade on a circular saw and cut with that. I used this method on the farm and it works.
Neighbours will love you.
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6th April 2018, 09:24 AM
Thread: Council issues
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Council issues
With councils the best thing is to go and meet the appropriate planner at council.
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1st April 2018, 09:13 PM
Thread: Stephenson's Rocket
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Lost for words! Amazing. Sent from my...
Lost for words!
Amazing.
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1st April 2018, 09:11 PM
Thread: Bench Top Thickness
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The answer lies in the intended use. Power...
The answer lies in the intended use.
Power tool bench?
Assembly bench?
Hand tool bench?
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1st April 2018, 09:05 PM
Thread: So Ashamed of Our Cheating Cricket team
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So Ashamed of Our Cheating Cricket team
Simply reflective of Australia and it’s “whatever it takes” attitude that has seen us diminish in the worlds eyes.
Sad.
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1st April 2018, 08:37 PM
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Today I was working away on the saw running dados...
Today I was working away on the saw running dados in some MDF. Absent mindedly pushed the sheet with my hand at the rear of the sheet and missed the blade by about two centremeters.
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22nd March 2018, 06:55 PM
Thread: Chopstick Box
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Hi Bob I will throw a ruler over it and post...
Hi Bob
I will throw a ruler over it and post the measurements. Sadly that will be in September 2019 next time I am in Kyushu. LOL.
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Hi Ciff Your matter seems very unusual; ...
Hi Ciff
Your matter seems very unusual;
"Something went wrong on the web site while we were doing a booking & we ended up booked into the wrong place & they would NOT give our money back."
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You make some good points Damien. I think of...
You make some good points Damien. I think of Airbnb just like I do flying Tiger air. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t and you have to be prepared to walk away sometimes.
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Surely their sisters know the address?
Surely their sisters know the address?
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12th March 2018, 07:45 PM
Thread: Chopstick Box
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Hi Homey Sorry for the late reply. The finish...
Hi Homey
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We use airbnb every year when we travel to Japan....
We use airbnb every year when we travel to Japan. All good experiences thankfully. Much cheaper than hotels and with six of us its really then only way.
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12th March 2018, 07:18 PM
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Dunno. Just does. Less dust with in the shop,...
Dunno. Just does. Less dust with in the shop, more in the bin, when the holes are there.
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12th March 2018, 04:16 PM
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To control the dust once I run the blade through...
To control the dust once I run the blade through I take it back off and drill 6mm holes in all the non structural areas of the plate and countersink them to make them smooth.
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8th November 2017, 11:04 AM
Thread: Chopstick Box
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Hi. The boards have sat for about a year. I ran...
Hi. The boards have sat for about a year. I ran them through TS so ended up with about 9mm thick then thicknessed back to about 6mm.
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7th November 2017, 10:00 AM
Thread: Chopstick Box
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Thanks for the positive comments! Will put...
Thanks for the positive comments! Will put splines on the corners but very fine ones. Might use a Japanese pull saw if I can get one here on the Gold Coast.
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6th November 2017, 06:13 PM
Thread: Chopstick Box
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Just glue. Thinking about a spline in the box...
Just glue. Thinking about a spline in the box corners.
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6th November 2017, 09:27 AM
Thread: Chopstick Box
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Chopstick Box
A gift for our Nihon exchange daughters family.
Merbau decking boards split on the table saw.
Ryobi thicknesser WITH NEW BLADES!!!
Lie Nielsen smoother.
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23rd February 2017, 11:39 AM
Thread: Abandoned rail lines - Questions
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Thanks all. Sent from my iPhone using...
Thanks all.
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