Search:

Gotta get 10 out of 10 for that one..Cheers.:)

The only dressed pine we get from Bunnings here is radiata,- Hope you've got better pine over your way:) Cheers.Lenco

Yeah, I diluted about 15 % and it stuck well.There is a danger with brushing onto azzy,- a few years ago I had a mate helping me on a house and he painted the first coat on to the hardiplank which...

Yeah beer is good, how could I forget that. Yeah, my tank is only 26 litres I reckon and for about $150 they chucked in the gun as well. I get a good wide spray but had to dilute the acrylic which is...

Hi Bob, Lenco here again. I reckon my little spray setup is similar to yours. I use a low pressure gun and work at about 50 lbs and it goes like a beauty. And paint, definitely acrylic, even for...

That sounds good Metricky. What if you send your number to me at [email protected] and I'll give you a call before you get busy stompin grapes...Cheers Lenco:U

Greetings all,- I put a message in the "Big Stuff" section and now realize it should've went here so I'll do it now in case I miss out on a possible reply..-Yeah, I saw a great table at an old mates...

Hello out there. I saw a beautiful table made out of a redwood slab at a mates place yesterday. The timber apparently came from Victoria, was a bit over 2 metres long by about 1100 by roughly 60 mm...

Hello gear 2. I suggest you send me a small piece of that timber as I have a pet white ant (Termy I call him ) in the back yard. One small bite and he would identify it .He says he does specialise in...

hey man, I am impressed.:o. a beautiful piece of work.

Hey Ray, I like it, I like it alot. Looks good and serviceable. Whats wop?- polyurathene or 2 pack? That nice tight joint is good and I guess there'd be no shrinkage problems. The reason I'm saying...

G'day seeker33, in the early 70's when I was 24 I worked as a carpenter in the ways and works yard for the railways in Kalgoorlie and funnily enough they had an old (seemed old at that time)...

Yeah Bobbavet, I probably should be replying to you on some other section of the forum so anybody reading this would you kindly inform me. Some of those chinese tools aren't half bad. There's a mob...

How's it going Bobbavet, welcome to the forum. I see you are from Maitland,- I was in Maitland only 1/2 hour ago but I'm thinking you're in Maitland in the Hunter valley as against SA. Yeah it's...

Shucks, ya'all gest muh secret:B. Yeah, I was there this year and brilliant sums it up. Where I was,row H, almost all were my age. Lenny is the man.:2tsup:.Yeah, this forum is a cool site and even...

Thanks Artme, but the step builder is Glenn, not me. I guess without a landing the door is a bit tricky. If it opened in, one of the kids inside is likely to push it shut when somebodies trying to...

Ah, Christos, you obviously have advanced powers of observation and you are right,- my eyes aren't shut tightly,- more like sort of squintty and I might take a quick peek now and again.:D. I imagine...

G'day all, I've been following some of the threads for a coupla months now and it's interesting stuff.I'm a retired (almost) builder.I'm going to build one more house for me and my wife on my block...

Yeah Glenn, I wasn't trying to be a smarty or airing my knowledge,- I reckon those steps you've built are ideal. I have new grandkids so in a coupla years I reckon a cubbyhouse could be a project for...

Yeah, ok, -I've had the pleasure:no: of designing a few staircases to fit into extensions and new homes I've built and it's surprising how much room they take up.But the way I see it is you cant mix...

Hey, a nice looking little building and yeah, I reckon that it would cost a fair bit if you'd had somebody do the job for you. And so you didn't need braces down below the floorline so it worked out...

What do you mean not enough wine in the bottle.- I thought us workers of wood were supposed to be inventive. What you do is slip the glass holder over the neck of a 'goon.:U

Having been on the Olympic fencing team , put up a million miles of fences, I will not take o-fence if I am wrong, snicker snicker. A fence on a bench saw is a sliding bar which with the aid of...

I had to laugh when I read those comments but I know, a crook back is no joke and it's probably there forever. I swear by that fish oil and it helps my bone on bone vertebrae situation.Your problem...

G'day andy, I've probably put up at least a half dozen of these things , all from the new strapped up situation of course. It sounds like your door is fully down and you have to retension it. It has...

Yeah, ditto,I still have 15 mtrs of clear poly tube in my shed and it is always dead accurate(plus you can go around corners). I'll keep this brief because this is the toy making forum and I don't...

All good Chipman and glad to hear your wife is on the mend.Maybe this next message should go on the Big Projects section or maybe not at all because basically it's not woodwork but steelwork. I have...

Yeah,it's so simple when you know how. As I recall as a kid, pulling a truck, or tank along with a string and making the noises was great fun and I spent hours doing it. Thinking back it must have...

Aha, with diabolical cunningness you have not shown us the "other part". There must be a board or stick with a number of dowels sticking out of it, probably 10. These are painted the same colour as...

discounting the EVA figure,- They all have a flat base to sit on and it appears as if halfway along the base would probably be the centre of gravity. They would all also sit in the car base. I don't...

Even after getting in touch with the "child" in me I could not see a function a 3 year old would use,- colours are random, shapes dont appear to fit together, they aren't keys and are not a useful...

The thing in common with these toys are that they were all photographed placed on the same table. This table was invented by Sir Jonathon Formica and the design is "Australis Blue":U

G'day Weisyboy,- You seem to be a full bottle on treated pine so maybe you can answer this question for me. I am now more or less retired however I'm going to build one more house for me and my wife...

Hi,Keith, maybe it's the heat (39) or maybe I'm just being cantankerous but I don't reckon bracing the floor would make much difference,- mainly because Glen is using t & g flooring and when that's...

Ha ha ha, I'm not suggesting you stick those 4X4's in 2 foot of concrete.- I just re-read the replies you had and I think several of us had different ideas as to what the cubbyhouse looked like.I...

Just as a point of interest,I priced the timber etc to build a cubby house about 5 years ago and it was quite an expensive little exercise. I reckon on Deals Direct or a similar site they had them in...

I don't reckon you can use treated pine on cubby houses any more unless it's got cladding on it. That's because the treating chemicals are poisonous

Definitely add more bracing. You didn't say how high above the sandpit that the cubbyhouse floor is but I would think maybe at least a metre. You could fix bracing of say 50mm X 50mm from the 100mm...

Hello there, yeah, apparently freezing small pieces of timber can have a detrimental effect due to shrinkage. To quote an example, -I have a mate who lives in the cold country at Tumut Vic. This...