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27th June 2011, 10:48 AM
Thread: CFP on jarrah "blistering" on second coat
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Aha! There was turps in the cloth I used, and I...
Aha! There was turps in the cloth I used, and I only waited a few minutes between wiping and coating. So I guess I'll just sand or scrape the blistered areas, and recoat. Thanks everyone for the...
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27th June 2011, 01:25 AM
Thread: CFP on jarrah "blistering" on second coat
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Sanding produced fine white powder; didn't clog...
Sanding produced fine white powder; didn't clog the paper at all. It would have been about 20 hours after the previous coat.
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26th June 2011, 08:51 PM
Thread: CFP on jarrah "blistering" on second coat
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CFP on jarrah "blistering" on second coat
Hi guys, have searched for this problem but I don't think it's been answered before. I have a jarrah kitchen benchtop which I am resurfacing. After a disaster trying to use epoxy,, I sanded the whole...
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30th May 2011, 06:53 PM
Thread: Horrible Messy Glasscoat (un)Finish!
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I was thinking belt sander... never considered a...
I was thinking belt sander... never considered a flap sander. Would they be any faster?
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30th May 2011, 05:55 PM
Thread: Horrible Messy Glasscoat (un)Finish!
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I've recently had a similar disaster with West...
I've recently had a similar disaster with West System over the weekend. Got a great old laminated jarrah kitchen benchtop for cheap, sanded the old finish off it with 40 grit, then up through the...
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5th March 2008, 03:59 PM
Thread: Rembember the Lemon Scented Gums?
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Update: Eight Months On The slabs have...
Update: Eight Months On
The slabs have survived their first summer! :2tsup: (past tense perhaps not appropriate - it's going to be 39 for the rest of this week!). Anyway, they are still sitting... -
27th August 2007, 07:32 PM
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Heads up - The floor from Centennial Hall is for sale! (Adelaide)
Adelaideans may know that Centennial Hall in the showgrounds was recently demolished. Well Adelaide and Rural Salvage in Wingfield have got a hold of the jarrah floorboards! It's 75 mm,...
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27th August 2007, 07:22 PM
Thread: Rembember the Lemon Scented Gums?
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PS - yes, very serious bits of wood! Notice the...
PS - yes, very serious bits of wood! Notice the way we had to pretend to be egyptians rolling blocks of stone on logs to move them anywhere? Dragged them into position with a Gator once we were got...
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27th August 2007, 07:19 PM
Thread: Rembember the Lemon Scented Gums?
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Got a few plans... :D ! They'll probably make...
Got a few plans... :D ! They'll probably make some great dining tables, indoor or outdoor (preferably of the type that doesnt need to be moved all that often... they'll weigh a ton!). Also thinking...
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26th August 2007, 07:42 PM
Thread: Rembember the Lemon Scented Gums?
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Rembember the Lemon Scented Gums?
A couple of weeks ago we lopped the lemon scented gums at the local girls school and I am now the proud owner of a couple of tons of obscenely large timber! Hope you like the pictures. The picture of...
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16th March 2007, 09:40 PM
Thread: Who still installs Tilt-A-Doors???
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No, I've just got the garden shed with just a...
No, I've just got the garden shed with just a little personal access door. I need to cut out half the front wall and put in a nice big opening.
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16th March 2007, 01:48 PM
Thread: Who still installs Tilt-A-Doors???
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Who still installs Tilt-A-Doors???
I'm busily converting the old garden shed to my new workshop and a key to the plan is the installation of a garage-style door, preferably a tilt-a-door, as rollerdoors kill too much headroom, and the...
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14th March 2007, 01:36 AM
Thread: Proper chuck use
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Cheers Skew and everyone else who has replied,...
Cheers Skew and everyone else who has replied, what an interesting thread this has turned out to be! I'm looking forward to carrying out your advice on my next bowl (the one in question is currently...
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12th March 2007, 09:48 PM
Thread: Proper chuck use
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Proper chuck use
I'm still a beginner at this lathe business (have built a couple of bowls and a handle for one of my tools so far) but seem to be having a recurring problem - when turning a bowl on the chuck, I keep...
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9th March 2007, 09:00 AM
Thread: Mature lemon scented gums
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Mature lemon scented gums
The local girls' school is having to lop two mature lemon scented gums (they're probably well over 50 years old) becuase they've started dropping limbs. It's a pity, as they're beautiful trees, but...
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6th February 2007, 05:41 PM
Thread: Transplanting date palms.
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Transplanting date palms.
Ok, this is not quite "timber" as such, but does anyone know how much live date palms for transplant might sell for? There's one which has self seeded on our fenceline and is now mature, about twenty...
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29th January 2007, 10:03 AM
Thread: Timber ripping jig?
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Timber ripping jig?
I was wondering if anyone has made a decent jig for ripping small-ish (up to 12" wide) planks from freshly felled stock on a bandsaw. I searched some likely key words in the forum and couldn't find...
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28th January 2007, 06:06 PM
Thread: Carbatec LS1013 bearings
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Amazingly enough, finding out where the lock was...
Amazingly enough, finding out where the lock was and releasing it helped a lot... I am a deadbeat! :roll: Thanks for opening my eyes to the ridiculously obvious.
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25th January 2007, 07:17 PM
Thread: Carbatec LS1013 bearings
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Carbatec LS1013 bearings
I just bought a Carbatec sliding compound mitre saw (the knockoff of the Makita LS1013) and it seems pretty good apart from the bearings on the slide mechanism. Out of the box they were almost too...
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22nd January 2007, 06:51 PM
Thread: Can you use permapine for stickers?
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Can you use permapine for stickers?
Um... yeah, that pretty much covers it. I'm just wondering if permapine will stain or damage the timber if it's used for spacers. I have a convenient quantity of otherwise useless permapine decking...
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20th January 2007, 12:04 PM
Thread: Frames for Haven 12 half footer
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Any idea where the frames have ended up as of...
Any idea where the frames have ended up as of January 2007? Perhaps they could be passed along from one Australian boat builder to the next and eventually we'll have a whole fleet of Havens from the...
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20th January 2007, 12:00 PM
Thread: Haven 12.5ft
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Hey Paddo, have you started your boat yet? I am...
Hey Paddo, have you started your boat yet? I am considering building one, too. I've just ordered "Building the Haven 12 1/2 footer" from Amazon to whet my appetite. I'd be interested to hear your...
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19th January 2007, 06:15 PM
Thread: Anyone know this type of boat?
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A quick google search resulted in this: ...
A quick google search resulted in this:
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19th January 2007, 05:34 PM
Thread: Anyone know this type of boat?
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Wow! Lots of replies, and success in finding out...
Wow! Lots of replies, and success in finding out the type of boat! I think I promptly forgot about posting the thread about six months ago... thanks very much to everyone who helped!
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19th January 2007, 05:16 PM
Thread: Rain ...........
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Do you reckon this mean water restrictions will...
Do you reckon this mean water restrictions will be lifted? Somehow I doubt it.
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19th January 2007, 05:12 PM
Thread: BS-500 deal at Woodfast!
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BS-500 deal at Woodfast!
Heads up - Woodfast's BS-500 18" bandsaw is on sale at the normal price of $1699, but until the end of february includes five extra blades worth $300 ($300? = $60/blade? expensive blades!) At any...
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11th January 2007, 03:51 PM
Thread: Arizona Cypress
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Arizona Cypress
I'm about to fell two of these trees, rather old and large, and I was wondering if anyone knows if the wood is worth keeping. Most of the wood will be knotty as hell but there are some straight...
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11th January 2007, 03:47 PM
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Perhaps the best way to approach this problem...
Perhaps the best way to approach this problem would be with the old adage "Ask forgiveness, never permission".
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9th January 2007, 02:03 PM
Thread: MSL 3815 head swivel problem
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MSL 3815 head swivel problem
I am a recent new owner of the MSL 3815 variable speed lathe by carbatec (same as the one on timbecon). I'm very happy with it, have only done a bit of practice work so far but it's all good so...
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9th January 2007, 08:54 AM
Thread: Bandsaw thread For Hammer N4400 Owners
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What places sell the Hammer? I am interested in...
What places sell the Hammer? I am interested in at least having a look at one but don't know where to go!
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8th January 2007, 07:26 PM
Thread: Timbecon, Carbatec, Jet or better?
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Timbecon, Carbatec, Jet or better?
I'm currently on the hunt for the flagship machine of my new workshop - a large-ish bandsaw! I intend to use it for sawing my own planks from fresh logs, and for resawing (as well as for general...
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13th October 2006, 12:16 AM
Thread: Sherwood MSL-3815 Lathe
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G'day, I have just received a carbatec MSL...
G'day,
I have just received a carbatec MSL 3815 and am in the process of setting it up. I've just been to Bunnings to pick up some 12mm MDF to clad the included pressed-steel stand with. The... -
8th August 2006, 11:52 PM
Thread: check out the colour in these wattle logs
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Black Wattle... That stuff's literally a weed on...
Black Wattle... That stuff's literally a weed on my place; if it's really that good as timber I might have some motivation to get some serious chainsawing going.
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1st August 2006, 05:52 PM
Thread: Former apple orchard timber
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Thanks for the advice fellas, I reckon I'll...
Thanks for the advice fellas, I reckon I'll re-stack it when I get some time to eliminate the overhang. While I'm at it I might paint the ends, too.
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1st August 2006, 12:40 PM
Thread: Former apple orchard timber
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Former apple orchard timber
Hi woodworkers,
I've recently removed some old apple trees from the Adelaide Hills and had some of the straight sections sawn into 3/4" and 1" planks. The timber has some spectacular figure and I... -
5th July 2006, 11:50 AM
Thread: Anyone know this type of boat?
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Anyone know this type of boat?
I saw this small sailboat beached in Penzance Harbour last January and fell in love with the design, but can't seem to find plans anywhere. Does anyone know this design of boat, or even the class of...
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30th June 2006, 12:59 PM
Thread: Canary Island Pine - Any good?
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Canary Island Pine - Any good?
I've got a medium-sized canary island pine which I am soon going to fell. It's got a double-trunk, but both are straight, 12" in diameter, with about 10' before the first limbs. Has anyone got advice...
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23rd May 2005, 11:29 AM
Thread: Good lathes to buy?
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Thanks for all the info, fellas. Its really...
Thanks for all the info, fellas. Its really useful to get advice from people who have already been down this road and know what to do.
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18th May 2005, 10:48 AM
Thread: Bandsaw Timber Mill
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Bandsaw Timber Mill
I'm going to be involved in the removal of a cherry orchard later this year and would like to salvage the timber. Does anyone have advice one what type of bandsaw would be best for plain-sawing the...
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18th May 2005, 10:37 AM
Thread: Good lathes to buy?
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Good lathes to buy?
G'day.
Does anyone have any advice for a hobby woodworker wanting to get into woodturning? I would like to buy a good lathe at the low end of the professional range. I have been considering the...