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18th April 2024, 03:46 PM
Thread: Homemade Drum Sander Query
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Most sub 600mm sanders are between 80 and 100mm.
Most sub 600mm sanders are between 80 and 100mm.
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18th April 2024, 03:30 PM
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Ubeaut Polish Reviver.
Ubeaut Polish Reviver.
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17th April 2024, 01:12 PM
Thread: Castors for workbench
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I have used both and found the fixed castors the...
I have used both and found the fixed castors the most convenient.
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10th April 2024, 01:14 PM
Thread: Paulownia log
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VICTORIA Regrows back from a cut stump. Leaves make good...
Regrows back from a cut stump. Leaves make good stock feed. White ants dont like it. Bouyant. Stable. Durable (not inground.) Very light weight.
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5th April 2024, 12:41 PM
Thread: Paulownia log
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VICTORIA I agree with Log Dog.
I agree with Log Dog.
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5th April 2024, 12:35 PM
Thread: wood species
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That's why I said no. To me there is no such...
That's why I said no. To me there is no such thing. The amount of timber species that have been branded as PM is nothing short of rediculous.
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31st March 2024, 01:43 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Please yourself. If you require confermation it...
Please yourself. If you require confermation it can be arranged.
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29th March 2024, 04:39 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Hate pistols
Hate pistols. Give me a well tuned rifle any day. But a pistol comes in handy for close work in dangerous country.
A mate was camping with his wife in a remote area in NSW. At midnight, a bunch of... -
28th March 2024, 09:27 AM
Thread: Only in America
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Maybe "effective" would be preferable to better....
Maybe "effective" would be preferable to better. If a law is more effective than another it has some benefit. If a law places innocents at risk and has little effect on the lawless, it would be fair...
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28th March 2024, 08:30 AM
Thread: wood species
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No.
No.
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27th March 2024, 02:57 PM
Thread: What is Wormy Chestnut?
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Some years back a Yank rang me looking for Grey...
Some years back a Yank rang me looking for Grey Gum. He proceeded to advise, "In the US you would chew that. What else do you call it?"
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27th March 2024, 02:41 PM
Thread: Gregory Machinery still trading ?
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Probably meant collection. They don't call them...
Probably meant collection. They don't call them Pickles for nothing.
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26th March 2024, 11:08 AM
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What am I missing? I can only see a bit of...
What am I missing? I can only see a bit of scuffing on the handles, a bit of scuffing on the label and a bit of scratching on the perspex guard. Used once can mean, on one job, one day, one hour, one...
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26th March 2024, 10:46 AM
Thread: 14" bandsaw recommendations
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It very much depends on what you want to achieve....
It very much depends on what you want to achieve. These are light duty saws. If you have the space for these you are not going to need much more room for a 16" which will be capable of a 300mm cut...
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25th March 2024, 06:16 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Oh well, another chair cheapened with dowels.
Oh well, another chair cheapened with dowels.
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25th March 2024, 03:45 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Legs are attached to arm rests same as seat to...
Legs are attached to arm rests same as seat to legs... mortice and tenon. The slope of the arm makes clamping difficult so I pitch the ends of the mortices and use blind wedges in the joints. The...
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24th March 2024, 05:20 PM
Thread: What is Wormy Chestnut?
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Almost any light coloured Euc with gum vain and...
Almost any light coloured Euc with gum vain and bug holes can be passed off as wormy chestnut these days.
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24th March 2024, 05:10 PM
Thread: Gregory Machinery still trading ?
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You mean the creditors?
You mean the creditors?
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24th March 2024, 01:44 PM
Thread: Only in America
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No need to worry about the adrenaline. Most...
No need to worry about the adrenaline. Most people , these days, wouldn't be able to hold a gun steady anyway. Or know how to handle it, or how to open it, or how to load it, or how to cock it. All...
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19th March 2024, 05:54 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Graeme, To me, "totally banned," means in any...
Graeme, To me, "totally banned," means in any form. Even today, a licenced firearms collector can have an M16 or an AK47 or any other Assualt Rifle provided the muzzle is plugged and the bolt halved....
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19th March 2024, 03:11 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Well I guess a lot of fellas must have been...
Well I guess a lot of fellas must have been soldiers back then:U The Klashnikov has been around since 1948. Farmers could have them and M16's provided the property was over 5000 acres. Now they are...
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19th March 2024, 01:27 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Quite so Graeme but the AK47 and the M16 were...
Quite so Graeme but the AK47 and the M16 were very popular for pig culling where I grew up. These are both assault weapons granted. In the general community, less than desireable but for getting rid...
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18th March 2024, 06:03 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Allow me to explain what, to me, is a deads**t; I...
Allow me to explain what, to me, is a deads**t; I live on acreage. I was working on my car, beside my house, a bullet whistled past my ear followed closely by the sound of a rifle shot eminating from...
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18th March 2024, 10:31 AM
Thread: Only in America
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Who here has said there should be more guns? What...
Who here has said there should be more guns? What makes you think guns are manufactured for the sole purpose of killing people? I think I would have to call you on, "DEFINITELY! All you have to do is...
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17th March 2024, 05:54 PM
Thread: Only in America
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Aldav, To answer your question; I am very much of...
Aldav, To answer your question; I am very much of the opinion that we are kidding ourselves if we think this becomes a matter of determining who's laws are better than the other. In the case of the...
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16th March 2024, 06:15 PM
Thread: Only in America
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A "bit safer" doesnt count for a bag of beans...
A "bit safer" doesnt count for a bag of beans when you have a drug crazed idiot holding a loaded 45 against the back of your head. One tends to find little comfort in knowing how much better off we...
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16th March 2024, 01:39 PM
Thread: Only in America
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This may come as a surprise to some but being...
This may come as a surprise to some but being robbed at gun point is not a pleasant experience. I know, Ive been there. Particularly frustrating when you know the nut behind the butt would not be in...
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14th March 2024, 06:15 PM
Thread: Flooring before tounge and groove
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There will be too much variance in thickness with...
There will be too much variance in thickness with rough sawn faces off a swing blade mill. You will also have the hairy fibres wanting to get between boards during cramping. May take time dressing...
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14th March 2024, 03:24 PM
Thread: Flooring before tounge and groove
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Pumpngo, Welcome to the Forum and the fickle...
Pumpngo, Welcome to the Forum and the fickle world of milling. Even more fickle when it's Iron bark. It's great timber but hard work getting there.
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14th March 2024, 02:13 PM
Thread: Flooring before tounge and groove
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Pumpngo, Welcome to the Forum and the fickle...
Pumpngo, Welcome to the Forum and the fickle world of milling. Even more fickle when it's Iron bark. It's great timber but hard work getting there.
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12th March 2024, 03:30 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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The purpose of the chamfer is to allow the thick...
The purpose of the chamfer is to allow the thick end of the wedge to be much greater and therefore able to withstand the hammer strikes without the thin wedge fracturing as it reaches resistance. It...
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12th March 2024, 09:20 AM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Wests will work much better for you than...
Wests will work much better for you than Araldite. The cracks are probably felling shakes that have opened during drying. The sad thing is there may be more that haven't opened yet. I always steer...
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12th March 2024, 09:03 AM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Derek, Are you planning on angling the ends of...
Derek, Are you planning on angling the ends of the mortices a little to take full advantage of the wedged tenons? The giant holes through the tenons worry me a bit. I guess you are hoping they fill...
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5th March 2024, 12:22 PM
Thread: Hardwood bench top
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My after school job as a kid was in a butcher...
My after school job as a kid was in a butcher shop. The block was Qld Kauri. One of my jobs was to clean it down each evening. The block was dusted with flour, then scraped with a metal scraper,...
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4th March 2024, 11:56 AM
Thread: Gregory Machinery still trading ?
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They had a massive clearance sale last month,...
They had a massive clearance sale last month, maybe that was the end of the line.
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29th February 2024, 04:28 PM
Thread: Large Crows Ash slab
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Near enough to $23,570 per cubic metre.
Near enough to $23,570 per cubic metre.
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29th February 2024, 11:07 AM
Thread: A Man In The Bush
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The long handle. The further you are away from...
The long handle. The further you are away from the scene of the crime the less chance you have of being accused.
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28th February 2024, 12:42 PM
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It very much depends on what you will be doing....
It very much depends on what you will be doing. As an offsider (tailer) you would expect to be getting $30/h. If you are operating loaders or forklifts you would be entitled to machine operator rates...
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24th February 2024, 11:36 AM
Thread: Band Saw Tire issue
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Are the teeth running on the tyre and chopping it...
Are the teeth running on the tyre and chopping it up? If so, move the blade forward to clear the teeth off the edge of the tyre. You will probably have to re track the wheels to keep the tyres in the...
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7th February 2024, 03:11 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Derek,I understand, there are many anomalies when...
Derek,I understand, there are many anomalies when it comes to a first time chair design/manufacture. I remember a commission for a dinning suite for a client of many years. The design was not a...
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Yeah, thats it, kick the bloody Zimmer frames out...
Yeah, thats it, kick the bloody Zimmer frames out of the way, barge in with a pile of sh#*ty timber, bung it through their machines and p#*s off before anyone knows the difference. Social Graces...
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6th February 2024, 11:20 AM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Derek, I hope you are keeping an eye on the time....
Derek, I hope you are keeping an eye on the time. Chair making is very much a race against the clock. For instance, seat shaping should be about an hour. How did you go?
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4th February 2024, 04:21 PM
Thread: Hegner Scroll saw Multicut 2 for sale
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N.S.W. Banana Fish, are you sure that its a No2? It...
Banana Fish, are you sure that its a No2? It looks like a No1 to me.
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4th February 2024, 04:05 PM
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Ian, Brigalow out of the Downs is much lighter in...
Ian, Brigalow out of the Downs is much lighter in colour and more open grained than the Brigalow from the Belt, mainly due to water availability.
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3rd February 2024, 12:55 PM
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As a kid I grew up in the Gidgee-Brigalow belt of...
As a kid I grew up in the Gidgee-Brigalow belt of Western NSW. When it rained, which wasn't often, you could smell the Gidgee for miles. Not so Brigalow. Same when they flowered. Old, dry dead Gidgee...
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1st February 2024, 08:47 AM
Thread: Repairing cracked iron tailstock
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A seamless joint is not good with JBWeld. The...
A seamless joint is not good with JBWeld. The glue is forced out by the clamps if they are tight and the joint is starved of adhesive.
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30th January 2024, 09:25 AM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Both quarter cut and flat sawn have there pros...
Both quarter cut and flat sawn have there pros and cons. A good compromise is rift sawn. It also looks nicer on the exposed end, is less likely to split than quarter sawn if using wedges and can be...
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27th January 2024, 06:32 PM
Thread: Hegner Scroll saw Multicut 2 for sale
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N.S.W. Where in NSW?
Where in NSW?
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25th January 2024, 04:07 PM
Thread: suitability of wood question
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Merbau is durable but a real worry with staining...
Merbau is durable but a real worry with staining on hard surfaces.
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24th January 2024, 09:13 AM
Thread: Sydney red River gum slab
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N.S.W. How many would you like at $500?
How many would you like at $500?