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17th February 2021, 02:14 PM
Thread: Japanese forestry management
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Japanese forestry management
Stumbled across this on Facebook - thought it might be of interest to others. Would be interesting to see this - anybody seen it ?
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11th June 2020, 09:27 AM
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Alibexpress looking good
Thanks very much for the help.
The Aliexpress link from QC looks promising and wasnt showing up in my google searches. Better prices than I was finding.
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10th June 2020, 02:42 PM
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Thanks Mark, I know from past experience that...
Thanks Mark,
I know from past experience that the plastic tips can fall off the stalks and be a pain to find again. At $7 a replacement for the entire stalk+disc that's a tadge expensive for me.
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10th June 2020, 12:50 PM
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Stylus for tablets and phones. Plastic disc tips.
Hello,
Am keen to have a go at making some tablet styluses (stele ? styli ?) for gifts.
Am thinking might look interesting if I cut a thread and wrap/inlay some thick copper wire in the... -
27th September 2018, 08:58 PM
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sneaky idea - wood lathe from drill press - no lateral bearing pressure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYGPwJOD4V0&feature=youtu.be
I got this from the weekly homemadetools newsletter. HomemadeTools.net - More Than 30,000 Homemade Tools - HomemadeTools.net
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17th June 2018, 09:41 AM
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Thanks for the replies. I have noted...
Thanks for the replies. I have noted FenceFurniture's and ChiefTiff's comments re quality of tools. Will compare AEG warranties with Makita warranties for future reference
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16th June 2018, 01:46 PM
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Heated Jackets & associated power tools
I've noticed heated jackets in the shops for a few years now. They wouldn't keep selling them if they were useless. Anybody here who uses them care to make any comments ?
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8th March 2018, 10:54 PM
Thread: Building Inspector : Termites
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Building Inspector : Termites
A building inspector came to check out our house for termites, 'twas fascinating.
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22nd April 2017, 11:08 PM
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Born to be Wild, original by Steppenwolf ? .........
Born to be Wild, original by Steppenwolf ? ...... better version by Slade, on the red Slade Alive album I think..
Summertime, traditional, best version by Janis Joplin
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18th April 2017, 09:31 PM
Thread: Clever adjustable shooting board
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Clever adjustable shooting board
This post from Xanthorrheas made me start searching for shooting boards. Didn't realise that people used them for accurate mitre joints, I don't know much about hand tools. When making picture frames...
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18th April 2017, 09:30 PM
Thread: Clever adjustable shooting board
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Clever adjustable shooting board
This post from Xanthorrheas made me start searching for shooting boards. Didn't realise that people used them for accurate mitre joints, I don't know much about hand tools. When making picture frames...
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17th April 2017, 08:21 PM
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Lappa, Bought the saw new. $150 ($Australian)...
Lappa,
Bought the saw new. $150 ($Australian)
Table Saw 250mm - Aldi — Australia - Specials archive
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17th April 2017, 07:03 PM
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Reasonable results from Aldi " Table" Saw ...... and show me your sleds ?
Was tired of my limited abilty to cut timber at 45 degrees using my 27 year old Triton + 235mm makita circular saw. Needed to do a couple of jobs involving thick 45 degree cuts. Boxes to hide my...
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22nd February 2017, 08:08 AM
Thread: How to silver a mirror ?
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Did some googling "mirror spin parabola" and this...
Did some googling "mirror spin parabola" and this yielded heaps of videos on youtube.
I have gotta get into the current century and start looking upon youtube as a useful resource instead of just... -
21st February 2017, 09:27 PM
Thread: How to silver a mirror ?
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Wow - didnt know that. Wonder if the mirror...
Wow - didnt know that. Wonder if the mirror making gurus know that trick.
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20th February 2017, 09:10 PM
Thread: How to silver a mirror ?
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Thanks for the tip about books in Gutenberg -...
Thanks for the tip about books in Gutenberg - haven't had a look in there for a while now.
I don't think you could buy a flat mirror and reshape it into a 3d spherical or paraboloid shape which... -
19th February 2017, 04:46 PM
Thread: How to silver a mirror ?
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Thanks Rrich, I have found out that the high...
Thanks Rrich,
I have found out that the high -tech type companies will silver a 6" mirror for between $100 and $300 and I need to add postage to and from their workshop
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14th February 2017, 05:58 PM
Thread: How to silver a mirror ?
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silvering procedure - Brashears Process
Page 51 of this book Brashears Process
https://ia600808.us.archive.org/27/items/ConstructingAnAstronomicalTelescope/Matthewson-ConstructingAnAstronomicalTelescope.pdf
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14th February 2017, 01:50 PM
Thread: How to silver a mirror ?
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How to silver a mirror ?
I've been googling and reading about telescopes for the last week or so ever since I bought a little Aldi National Geographic telescope that clearly showed the craters on the moon. Amazing.
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4th February 2017, 06:53 PM
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Shedbound, Aldis are in Morwell, Traralgon and...
Shedbound,
Aldis are in Morwell, Traralgon and Warragul. There was a few telescopes left in Traralgon a couple of days ago.
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4th February 2017, 10:23 AM
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For any other newbie wood bee astronomers this...
For any other newbie wood bee astronomers this post is informative
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3rd February 2017, 11:17 PM
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Aldis Telescope $50 - can see craters on Moon !
I just bought a telescope from Aldis for $50.
Its Fabulous !
Can clearly and easily see the craters on the Moon, no worries at all.
For a newb like me its amazing.
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5th January 2017, 05:54 PM
Thread: Handsaw from Rubbish Dump Shop $10
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Proof of polish
Finally got a tube of autosol and tried the Alfoil scrub.
Looks like the saw was made in Canada rather than America so the medallion wont help me to estimate age. "Disston made saws in Canada from... -
3rd January 2017, 08:12 AM
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Thanks for all the responses. Looks like I...
Thanks for all the responses.
Looks like I should be able to get a good finish if I make an effort to learn a bit more about the best tool grind or best insert.
At the moment am just making a... -
27th December 2016, 10:03 PM
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............ Clever ....... Thankyou ...
............ Clever ....... Thankyou ............. Was beginning to think these ball turners were a big con.
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27th December 2016, 02:39 PM
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Thanks for replies. Lets change the question ...
Thanks for replies.
Lets change the question
Has anybody anywhere used these copying things or a ball turner and also achieved a good finish on any sort of timber ?
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27th December 2016, 10:43 AM
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https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/wood-copying-lath...
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/wood-copying-lathe-78013
Found this idea at the thread above
"A slow-turning router lathe (with high-speed router) could reduce the finishing problem and... -
27th December 2016, 08:15 AM
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copying and ball jigs cutting without tearing
Hello,
What sorts of cutting tools or inserts should people be learning about in order to do copying and ball turning without tearing the wood ?
When I tried making a simple copying jig, made... -
5th November 2016, 10:11 PM
Thread: Handsaw from Rubbish Dump Shop $10
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cleaning underway
May thanks for all of the advice above. Got rid of 99% of rust by scrubbing (longways) with a green kitchen scouring pad and wd40 which I figured would be step #1 and least invasive/harmful.
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3rd November 2016, 10:06 PM
Thread: Handsaw from Rubbish Dump Shop $10
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Handsaw from Rubbish Dump Shop $10
Our local Rubbish Dump ( now called a Transfer Station) has a shop attached. I often browse the shop when I take a load to the dump.
See what I got today for $10. Lucky.
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3rd September 2016, 04:29 PM
Thread: Shaper Origin - Handheld CNC router
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I think its amazing. No more need for...
I think its amazing.
No more need for templates and jigs ?
Would this be a good thing for people out there doing a lot of routing in their own woodworking business ?
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22nd December 2015, 07:29 PM
Thread: Electricity Smartmeter Data Transfer
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To answer my own question I found this a couple...
To answer my own question I found this a couple of years ago and then promptly forgot about it, might be useful to other folk as well only $65.
Watts Clever Energy Monitor - EW4500 - My Smart... -
15th December 2015, 10:23 PM
Thread: Electricity Smartmeter Data Transfer
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Yes they are supposed to but it seems that in...
Yes they are supposed to but it seems that in many areas the technology simply does not work.
The specific reason is very difficult to ascertain, I spent a very long time on the phone one day... -
15th December 2015, 08:31 PM
Thread: Electricity Smartmeter Data Transfer
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Electricity Smartmeter Data Transfer
Hey,
My smartmeter has never ever delivered the promised readings every 30 minutes.
We had a technician up today to check the meter was working properly and he stuck a reader onto the meter and... -
28th August 2015, 10:56 PM
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Thanks Bob, Thats great news. Am going to...
Thanks Bob,
Thats great news.
Am going to shamelessly copy what youve done.
Just gotta figure out whereabouts on the list it fits.
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28th August 2015, 10:27 PM
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Will it cut through HSS ?
Hey Bob,
I like the tool you made. Well done.
Would you be able to chop through a piece of HSS toolsteel or a HSS drill bit with it ?
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27th August 2015, 10:43 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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carbide tangential history
Thats interesting, I never realised that the tangential idea gave rise to the carbide inserts idea. I can see the relationship now you point it out.
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27th August 2015, 10:19 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Blind slot - to thread or not to thread
Dean,
I was wondering about drilling through the base of the blind slot and threading it, then inserting a bolt and then using that to help adjust tool height and to prevent the tool getting... -
27th August 2015, 12:00 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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Been learning on mill - tangential holder
Have been learning what my mill can do.
Made this tangential tool holder. Its scruffy and ugly - But - Blimey ! It works. Am well chuffed.
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22nd August 2015, 08:28 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Just make one tiny segment of the wheel and keep swivelling it around ?
Woodworkers sometimes use jigs where a small distance between two things is used again and again to repeat a measurement.
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22nd August 2015, 07:58 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Would fine clockmakers tools be relevant ?
Hey,
Gotta admit some of the discussions over my head.
Have been wondering if the very fine tools used for clock and watchmaking might be useful for this fiddly small 107 tooth gear.
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20th August 2015, 09:19 PM
Thread: Extracting wooden fence posts
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Levers
Levers have always worked well for me.
I've had good results with slight variations on the 3rd 4th and 6th photos on this link
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19th August 2015, 03:26 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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maybe like this ?
This might be of use to make a 107 point reference circle
http://www.cgtk.co.uk/metalwork/reference/divider
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19th August 2015, 02:34 PM
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good old gadget 2nd try
Thats odd, works for me every time - maybe something to do with cookies ?
Try this link instead
https://www.facebook.com/bruce.evans.9041
Its the video that is down the page a bit - Ive... -
18th August 2015, 11:51 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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CAD + 3d print ?
Bob,
You could make a cad file of the gear wheel and send it to a 3d printing place and they could make one for you. Might be expensive, but you've probably got access to the 3d printing folk on... -
18th August 2015, 11:34 PM
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Good old stuff
A friend sent me this link a couple of days ago
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17th August 2015, 12:11 AM
Thread: interesting hand tool
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interesting hand tool
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298433912785473673/
I think this looks snazzy
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9th August 2015, 11:37 PM
Thread: What did you learn today?
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Dont panic if the drawbar dissappears
Hey,
Newbie mistake 101 ?
Have been learning how to use my Rong Fu 30 circular column mill.
Opened up the top today and ...... Oh no ... shock horror ..... I've broken it !! Damn ! - the... -
27th July 2015, 12:15 PM
Thread: The green shed strikes again
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You have to get the right person
Hello,
I think special orders at Bunnings are a lottery.
If you find somebody who knows how it works it all goes fine. Make sure you go back to that person for the next special order.
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24th July 2015, 06:53 PM
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Got it home
Thats exactly how we did it, worked very well, thanks for the tip.
Had some slight problems - my friend's 900kg rated hydraulic arm was theoretically capable of lifting it into the back of the ute...