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14th August 2008, 08:59 AM
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When they put forward a system that hits everyone...
When they put forward a system that hits everyone fairly and squarely between the eyes I will support it. The current concept is to hit a relatively small number hard, sit back and see what happens....
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29th July 2008, 10:26 PM
Thread: scary number of new posts to read....
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Slammer - that would've been a holiday, better...
Slammer - that would've been a holiday, better conditions and possibly better bunkmates.
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29th July 2008, 05:02 PM
Thread: scary number of new posts to read....
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scary number of new posts to read....
Finally after a long self imposed exile I'm back. I see nothing's changed.......:o
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31st March 2008, 08:25 AM
Thread: Deer Antler Question
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So long as the anlter has naturally hardened all...
So long as the anlter has naturally hardened all you need to do is give it a wash in soapy water, or diluted bleach if you want it a bit whiter. The aim is to wash off the stale muddy urine and scent...
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30th March 2008, 08:01 PM
Thread: I wasn't "One of the boys"
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Did you go to the Reece trade desk .....
Did you go to the Reece trade desk .....
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30th March 2008, 12:28 PM
Thread: Back yard getting flooded by rain water
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Is anyone going to find out? Sumps and sump...
Is anyone going to find out?
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30th March 2008, 12:00 PM
Thread: Windows for noise prevention
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From my experience I'd stick with the 'comfort'...
From my experience I'd stick with the 'comfort' 6.38 mm or so laminated. DI units will give you better thermal insulation, but unless they are specifically engineered for sound reduction / noise...
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28th March 2008, 12:52 PM
Thread: tiles or skirting boards first?
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IT's not uncommon to put down mdf in wet areas -...
IT's not uncommon to put down mdf in wet areas - especially next to tiled showers as if there's any leak it will show the signs well before major damage is done to anything else.
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3rd January 2008, 04:37 PM
Thread: What is a good split system?
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IF you are looking at mitsubishi look at the...
IF you are looking at mitsubishi look at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ones (MHI, not mitsubishi electrics)
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24th November 2007, 09:11 PM
Thread: electrical - is this legal?
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Mick - you will need to do a bit of research on...
Mick - you will need to do a bit of research on the actual definition(s) of "electrical work" in QLD. I truly suspect that the work you propose is not outside of the set legislation, if you look at...
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31st October 2007, 09:09 PM
Thread: Forum update - comments here please
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It's been so long that I can't remeber what's...
It's been so long that I can't remeber what's changed? :U (other than there's now a million forums)
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31st October 2007, 09:05 PM
Thread: Knappstein
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It's a ripper of a brew :2tsup:
It's a ripper of a brew :2tsup:
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31st October 2007, 09:03 PM
Thread: Upgrading power line from street to house
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Mine was rubbed through by a ree and tripped the...
Mine was rubbed through by a ree and tripped the main service fuses about 4 years ago. The only cost was one callout fee of about $150 (3 trucks showed, incl. a platform). They replaced the line (and...
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5th June 2007, 01:29 PM
Thread: Where's apricotripper?
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You mean to say I spent all that time training my...
You mean to say I spent all that time training my monkey to touch type and he hasn’t posted a damn thing! Typical. I’ll have to cut his beer ration…
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15th January 2007, 11:07 PM
Thread: Bushfires near Tolmie
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Well, after 6 weeks of fire it's now to the...
Well, after 6 weeks of fire it's now to the south, east and following lightning earlier today it's a stone throw away to the north on Mount Tambo. Other than a truck load of burnt leaf litter that's...
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7th January 2007, 01:48 PM
Thread: Snakes in the shed!
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If you use the double barrel approach make sure...
If you use the double barrel approach make sure you use the old lead shot and not steel - it'll ruin your blades. I've tried the stand still trick holding an irrigation pipe and the mongrel bit me...
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30th December 2006, 02:47 PM
Thread: Bushfires near Tolmie
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Not yet Rob. There's been heaps of fire breaks...
Not yet Rob. There's been heaps of fire breaks pushed up, back burning and grading for weeks now. We've just finished getting stock off and we're leaving it to gods for the next couple of weeks.
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18th December 2006, 11:17 PM
Thread: Best way to clean wax off
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Suspect all you want, and then use turps.
Suspect all you want, and then use turps.
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18th December 2006, 11:07 PM
Thread: What do you think?
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As an old bushy once told me, only once you've...
As an old bushy once told me, only once you've scratched your crack and then rubbed your bleeding gums will you know the answer to that question...
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13th December 2006, 11:24 AM
Thread: Bushfires near Tolmie
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Smoke in the outer east big smoke looking at the...
Smoke in the outer east big smoke looking at the hill between Gumby and me. Any chance you left the stove on Gumby? :D
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11th December 2006, 10:22 AM
Thread: Bushfires near Tolmie
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Glad to hear your going well Rob - waiting is...
Glad to hear your going well Rob - waiting is hell isn't it!
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6th December 2006, 11:19 AM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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The established three different ways is test on a...
The established three different ways is test on a known live source, test the diconection, test on a known live source again. Hands up haw many home handy persons have a decent enough multi meter to...
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6th December 2006, 01:37 AM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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You don't offend me, but we do differ in...
You don't offend me, but we do differ in opinions. If someone wants to do it legislation won't stop them. From time to time I'll trow my two bob in just like you. I suppose we could do a backflip to...
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6th December 2006, 01:12 AM
Thread: Pimples in the Nose
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I tend to agree that your doc should have a look....
I tend to agree that your doc should have a look. Quite a lot of people suffer imune reactions to wood dusts, and it can be difficult to pick just what the immune system is reacting to given the...
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6th December 2006, 12:53 AM
Thread: Basic home wiring
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https://www.ubeaut.biz/iagree.gif The day...
https://www.ubeaut.biz/iagree.gif
The day they legislate owner builders doing their own wiring is the day I'll go into grave digging - there'll be better returns than the stockmarket. -
6th December 2006, 12:34 AM
Thread: Choice of timber for tool handles
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Most old tools have handles that were out of the...
Most old tools have handles that were out of the makers backyard so to speak. Personally I like them heavy also. One of the best chisels I've used had a marble tube over a wooden inner core - heavy...
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30th November 2006, 06:05 PM
Thread: I made a box using plywood...
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Nice work Nick. Reminds me in the days of ansett...
Nice work Nick. Reminds me in the days of ansett the engineering base in melbourne had a workshop where they knocked up thousands of parts boxes out of plywood - not quite as nice as yours but...
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24th November 2006, 04:32 PM
Thread: Can't afford my BP-16A
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Kill two birds with one stone - ask H&F to gift...
Kill two birds with one stone - ask H&F to gift wrap the BP-16A in orange cellophane :D
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24th November 2006, 04:20 PM
Thread: Comments invited
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The eye is often attracted to oddities, and all I...
The eye is often attracted to oddities, and all I can say is I've looked at this longer than any other in recent times (it's a pen holder, isnt it?)
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24th November 2006, 08:16 AM
Thread: how do i gyprock up a window?
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I've seen this type of job before: it nearly...
I've seen this type of job before: it nearly killed a mate of mine when he fell through unsupported plaster through a pane of glass. The d-head who did it didn't bother telling subsequent trades...
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21st November 2006, 04:33 PM
Thread: I'm stuck (haven't even started).
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Here's one I prepared earlier.... (the one with...
Here's one I prepared earlier.... (the one with steel posts)
The edge capping is 140x25mm recovered ironbark flooring (not finished as yet - will finish with some cabots exterior clear or the... -
17th November 2006, 08:36 AM
Thread: hand tool heaven
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That's the beast - all I've ever heard them...
That's the beast - all I've ever heard them called is a stump devil.
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16th November 2006, 09:12 AM
Thread: STANLEY No 1 as a paperweight
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I held a #1 on the weekend - nice little plane,...
I held a #1 on the weekend - nice little plane, fits in the hand nicely but I'm scratching my head as to when it would get a run....
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15th November 2006, 08:58 PM
Thread: hand tool heaven
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It was good to meet Sean and Josh, but alas...
It was good to meet Sean and Josh, but alas decent fencing pliers where nowhere to be seen. I did however get a good old set of toe-cutters....
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21st October 2006, 07:53 PM
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Many thanks Dan - my search didn't reveal much
Many thanks Dan - my search didn't reveal much
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21st October 2006, 07:32 PM
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Jet jointer with spiral-toothed cutter block?
At the melbourne wood show (that I wasn't going to go to except that I had a free ticket and needed some polish reviver) I pulled back the safety on a Jet jointer to reveal a cutter block...
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12th October 2006, 09:56 AM
Thread: safety harness
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The main questions are covered above - is it over...
The main questions are covered above - is it over the edge of straight down between the joists?
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6th October 2006, 10:07 AM
Thread: Asbestos Vacuum
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Not many places hire them - the only place I know...
Not many places hire them - the only place I know of is a removal company who leases some of their spare equipment (do a google search).
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5th October 2006, 11:35 AM
Thread: Post spacing- retaining wall
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The cost of gal H section is around $42m cut to...
The cost of gal H section is around $42m cut to size with the cut ends cold gal'd. Compare this to H7 treated pine posts and steel is about double. For a 400mm wall out of sight I would't hesitate to...
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5th October 2006, 10:50 AM
Thread: Post spacing- retaining wall
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To true - keep in mind the design of the wall I'm...
To true - keep in mind the design of the wall I'm building is engineered (note the spacing of the posts is only 1.5m on the lower wall, bottom sleeper on the upper wall are part buried, 150-180kg...
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5th October 2006, 12:30 AM
Thread: Post spacing- retaining wall
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I forgot to mention the most important bit: ...
I forgot to mention the most important bit:
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4th October 2006, 06:12 PM
Thread: Post spacing- retaining wall
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How to build a retaining wall - ala chippy style
JD - attached is the tradac link (which I see you already found :D)
Brick walls are for brickies and mud monkeys - this is a wood-work forum! :D
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4th October 2006, 03:08 PM
Thread: Working With Wood Shows
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Poll: I didn't go last year and will likely give it a...
I didn't go last year and will likely give it a miss this year.
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3rd October 2006, 05:23 PM
Thread: SEMI OT - how NOT to cut branches down.
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It never fails to amuse me how people think they...
It never fails to amuse me how people think they have the might of Atlas to stop a couple of kg's worth of spinning blade simply with their bare hand(s) in the slightest of a second. Be it a circular...
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3rd October 2006, 04:43 PM
Thread: SEMI OT - how NOT to cut branches down.
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Same bloke by any chance? :eek:
Same bloke by any chance? :eek:
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29th September 2006, 12:23 PM
Thread: stringy bark
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I recon yellow stringy is great stuff - works...
I recon yellow stringy is great stuff - works well and is rated a class 2 durable hardwood meaning it's fine for outdoor exposed use.
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28th September 2006, 04:51 PM
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I couldn't get a photo without the lens breaking...
I couldn't get a photo without the lens breaking - mine is an artist impression.
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26th September 2006, 01:29 PM
Thread: Flybox made this summer
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Nice work - simple and functional. If you are...
Nice work - simple and functional. If you are considering making more have you thought about setting the hinge flush with the outside of the box? Some don't like the look when the box is open - it's...
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25th August 2006, 04:11 PM
Thread: what is the most overpriced tool?
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https://www.ubeaut.biz/bowdown.gif poor bugger...
https://www.ubeaut.biz/bowdown.gif poor bugger lost his rock (technically the Fein Exzenterschleifer comes under the classification of a Oberflächenbearbeitung so there.... If you're talking about the...
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25th August 2006, 03:15 PM
Thread: what is the most overpriced tool?
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I don't agree that it's overpriced as it fits a...
I don't agree that it's overpriced as it fits a niche market for people who haven't the skill to make up a pattern and a jig and simply use a router - overcoming the old problem that money cannot by...