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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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    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.

    Any suggestions for salvaging this job? I'm not keen on sanding back...
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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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    I was thinking belt sander... never considered a...

    I was thinking belt sander... never considered a flap sander. Would they be any faster?

    EDIT - Also, regarding the ambient temperature during cure, it was pretty cold outside but I had the...
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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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    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...
  7. 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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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    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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    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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    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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    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.
    -Ed
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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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    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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    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...
  22. 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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    A quick google search resulted in this: ...

    A quick google search resulted in this:

    http://home.swbell.net/dmcconnl/hvncontents.htm#Top
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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!

    1400 lbs...
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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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    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...
  27. 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...
  28. 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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    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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    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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    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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    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...
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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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    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.

    I know what you mean about trees being in...
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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...
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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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    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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    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.

    Still haven't picked up a lathe, but I've been looking...
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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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    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...
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