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Tom, I have built my first two routing jigs. Using some of your knowledge and a few of my ideas I found an old 3/4inch thick peice of ply left over from some shelving job I did years ago and decided...

Jump in with both feet and get a trade under your belt first. After qualifying hit the mines for 3 to 4 years and save like there is no tomorrow - don't spend it on toys (Cars, boats etc) then think...

I am a computer Tech and have been for the passed 11 years.

For those who are stuck with a similar email problem you can use a public computer (i.e. Local Library, Internet Cafe etc) to download...

You can reinstal XP Home 3 times (Within 12 months outside of 3 months it resets) before requiring reactivation. Normally you can do this automatically once the reinstall has been completed at the...

Thanks a lot Tom. Some very interesting stuff and very remiss of me not to come back anc check on this thread after you posted. My apologies. Been a bit busy with post STC Yasi clean up but I have...

Yes I'm pretty sure the main ingredient in Start Ya Bastard is ether. I accidently gassed a chook with some of it once - dropped the can and knocked the nozzle and a chook raced up to see what the...

Lasted at least 14 months on a couple of projects and still going strong. I haven't noticed any breakdown yet.

The TV Repairs where to old bakerlite Radio cases, TV Shrouds and Knbs so I would...

I am a computer tech by trade - yeah i know what has this to do with wood but bear with me -. Having 400 odd laptops at the last school I worked at I had to do the odd cosmetic repairs to things like...

Mate I should have sent you down the mongrel scrub turkey that decided he wanted all of my mulch in one corner of the yard. Over 3 months it was a constant struggle and on more than one occasion...

Make a cheap fold-down workbench
This is a fairly simple idea of making a work bench which when not in use folds flat against a wall. Maybe you can try this on your deck where you can make it do...

I bought one for my Dad for Christmas in 1978 and inherited it when he passed away in 1991. It is still in use today and although battered and a tad difficult to fold up it is still working. Be lost...

WA Salvage that brings back memories of me and my sainted old grandad walking through the original one at Balactta and he mumbled something along the lines of "Thats the second time I have been to a...

I looked at getting an electric one but having to wait 10 days and 9 hours before my power was switched back on made the choice simple. No power, no chainsaw, no cleanup. Bunnings had heaps of these...

SWMBO's Garden Shed before and after STC Yasi.

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Ozito in action.

Too late all trees where mulched with a great deal of satisfaction.

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Wind speeds at my home measured by my...

Just been through STC Yasi here in townsville and having had to clean up 5 trees from my neighbours that ended up in my yard including 4 mongrel African Mahogany trees about 90cm in diametre I looked...

An old fisho's trick to stop rust is to use sticks of white chalk / yep the stuff teachers used to throw at you for not paying attention. I used it quite a bit in the army keeping equipment dry in...

That's an excellent idea Tom. I have just bought my first router and I am at a loss on how to make jigs. I can see umpteen things that I should be able to do with my router but don't have the ability...

Hi jill from a fellow townsvillian. I wouldn't worry too much about the BoM Townsville not being the same as what is being displayed in your home. Your home display is accurate for your location....

You can do a quick google search to see if anyone in Sydney specialises in removing lead paint but before you do that you might klike to pick up a lead testing kit from Master Painters Association -...

That sheds got a better floor than my lounge room. :no:

But has he got a BBQ, beer fridge Cricket / Football TV and a radio permanently glued to ABC Radio National? :;

Nah didn't think so I...

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Firstly what sort of timber are you after? The big B has pine lining boards in 2.4 metre lengths for less than $10.00 each. (I use them for the bottoms of serving...

I like the finish and the fact you have managed to keep the assorted dings and dents from 100+ years is a bonus. Nice job on the finish and if I had a lazy $500.00 I would put in an offer....

My Son in Law made one from 2 pieces of red gum and a piece of jarrah, biscuit joined together, planed flat, cut into a circle with a bandsaw and the finally finished with a router. Several coats of...

Thanks for the suggestions Andy. I have an old house vacuum cleaner which hasn't got a floor attachment so might swing that into service as the weather cools off.

I have relocated it immediately...

I am an absolute newby to woodworking and have never owned a slide compund mitre saw before. I saw a couple on my road trip to Brisbane from Townsville last month and even dropped into Carbatek for a...

I'm ex military and one of my jobs was getting stuff ready for auction. Locally, here in Townsville, most auctions are done through a local agent like Ilses Love, or Fowlers and they advertise in the...

Plain and pleasant talk about fruits ... - Google Books Found this while looking for an answer - still looking but at least the source document is dated 1859

^ Beecher, Henry Ward (1859). Plain...

Ouch :no:
Doesn't look too good so far.

Mostly they are talking about seeds/berries/leaves some vague reference to resins Melia azedarach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia being the common...

I Googled it and came across this thread White Cedar [Archive] - Woodwork Forums in our very own forum about white cedar which has some info on toxic properties. I might have to look up CSIRO or...

I can't think of a single good thing that will come out of her "Australian Experience" They have already started brain washing the yanks into believing that we can only get coffee from one source...

That looks like it will soon become a favourite in your tools and for a fairly good reason. It has had a hard life and been treated very badly but in the hands of someone who obviously cares it can...

Anyone who dosn't have a back up of "important files" is a idiot. Yes I speak from personal experience after losing a database of several hundred family photos I was deterimned never to allow that to...

Ccleaner from Piriform is a free cleaning program which will get rid of your cookies.

CCleaner - Standard

Hardly Normal can whistle all he likes about losing profits to people buying overseas and it won't do him any good. The amount purchased wouldn't be a high enough revenue raiser for the government to...

Just lulling your lot into a false sense of security - he says while glancing quickly over his shoulder and hoping like hell that we get a few quick wickets tomorrow. Sigh.

Umm not enough corners of the trailer to mount all the dunnies required by the looks of things. :D

Back in my army days (1975 to 1999) we used a water 250 litre rubber bladder in the bottom of...

Whirlybirds letting in moisture? Nah not in my neck of the woods. Got a true test on 27th jan 2010 when we had a downpour including at one stage 168mm per hour rainfall rate for almost 38 minutes...

Making bench dogs for less than 1$ He has a decent idea about spring loading them in which would maybe make up the slack between the 20mm and what you can get in standard sizes.

As to the...

Mate it looks like your bar top is going to above the cabinets and supported by steel so there is a gap between the top of the cabinets and the red gum bar right?

If so the easiest way is to get...

It sounds like an oil or something similar is blocking the primer from penetrating the wood and causing it to lift when it dries. Might need a was down with some sugar soap or similar.

Recommended by a much more experienced woodworker or so I thought. Turns out he had less of a clue than I did.

A quick Google search turned this up. I have never used it but it looks like it could be what you are after re the wet spongy spot and reapiring it. Senseal wood rot repair and prevention with epoxy...

Thank God I'm not the only one who had problems with CFP Cultana.

I lashed out today and spen $53.00 at Super Cheap and bought a 240volt buffer and two extra applicator pads. Knocked over two...

I used CFP on a 15mm plywood table top (1800 x 900) I stained with Wattyl walnut and it was an unmitigated disaster.

6 attempts later (sanding, scrapping, resanding etc) thining at 10% 12.5%...

Old Queenslanders aren't the most stable of structures so be prepared to put up with a fair bit seasonal movement whatever method you use.

5 kids and none of them have the slightest interest in wood or metal work. Well except when dear old Dad gets the "Hey Dad, can you knock up a new table top for my old kitchen table - or Dad can you...

Go down to Bunnies and see what they have in stock for garden edging. You might find something suitable. Failing that your local Simms Scrapmetal dealer (Used to be one in Freo when I lived in Perth...

I have the same bench mounted drill press and it works - is my best recommendation. Great for timber. I haven't done much metal work on it but am considering doing something like this Drill Press...