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    external doors and frames - help & advice pls

    After some advice/guidance at the back of my home is one of those glass sliding doors with the aluminium frame.
    It's not something that I like nor want to repair.
    The opening is approx 1800mm wide...
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    and here I was thinking a quick visit to the site...

    and here I was thinking a quick visit to the site to catch up on what I've mised over the last few months, should have known better been here about 3 hours now, last 2 hours spent reading this latest...
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    congrats on the shed Wendy :2tsup: . I see...

    congrats on the shed Wendy :2tsup: .

    I see you left plenty of space in front so that you can extend it in the not to distant future :q
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    bout time you had a real shed Wendy congrats, am...

    bout time you had a real shed Wendy congrats, am wondering though - normally its give & take to get a shed what does your other half want or cant you say here lol
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    not really woodwork, so prob in wrong section

    here's a pic of a saw bench I made a couple of weeks ago, not sure if I've put this in the right place or not cos there's not much woodwork involved.
    the frame is made from 25mm rhs (square tube),...
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    mike that shed is way to clean, surely you have a...

    mike that shed is way to clean, surely you have a bag or two of sawdust that you could throw over everything
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    that is a great looking table, love the inlay...

    that is a great looking table, love the inlay work.

    all you need to do now is make the lucky lass a chair to go with it
  8. Thread: pedestal

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    looks good. I've got the same books but am...

    looks good.
    I've got the same books but am thinking that before I attempt to make anything from them that I will convert the imperial measurements to metric.
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    woodbutchered mirror frame (finally finished)

    after sitting in the shed covered in dust & cobwebs for months I finally found the time (more like finally got a couple of days off work) to finish it.
    all it needed was some varnish. 3 coats of...
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    I can see it now, the house, furniture and all...

    I can see it now, the house, furniture and all other buildings will be complete and there's Jill wondering what to do next.

    wonder if they are planning to build timber fences all the way round...
  11. Thread: new bench

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    new bench

    after seeing all the benches people have been making over the past few months I decided it was time to start one of my own.

    but I'm going to cop heaps cos of it, am making the base frame out of...
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    Jill I'm worried about your old man. I have just...

    Jill I'm worried about your old man. I have just looked back through all the pics in this great thread of yours and no where have I seen either of the most important work items a man must have. ...
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    great table. as others have asked what finish &...

    great table. as others have asked what finish & did you make the chairs.

    and how did your missus clean the forklifts tracks off the floor? lol
  14. Thread: My Workshop

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    great workshop but the work your doing is even...

    great workshop but the work your doing is even more impressive.
    wish I had the patience
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    harry, would you mind swearing in english. much...

    harry, would you mind swearing in english. much easier on the eyes than that upside down, back to front stuff you been writing lately :)
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    very nice shane. thanks for sharing. your...

    very nice shane. thanks for sharing.
    your benches look like mine rough & ready so you can beat the ##### outta them and not care about dents & scratches. I have finally got permission from swmbo to...
  17. Thread: Workbench Update

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    keep fitting your shed out this well mike and it...

    keep fitting your shed out this well mike and it wont be long before swmbo will be trying to move into it
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    beautiful work. only 2 things could get me...

    beautiful work.

    only 2 things could get me back in school, one would be the chance to do woodwork and nothing else the second would be the fact that most female teachers would be younger than I...
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    A few pics of some of the timbers he has...

    A few pics of some of the timbers he has available would be nice
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    surely Lin if you wipe the bears butt the smell...

    surely Lin if you wipe the bears butt the smell would disappear :)

    beautiful work, once again
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    all the words to describe the mirrors have been...

    all the words to describe the mirrors have been used and for the usual reasons I cant give u a greenie.
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    glad to see nothing has changed lin, great work,...

    glad to see nothing has changed lin, great work, like always
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    great pieces pete

    great pieces pete
  24. Thread: Peach Box WIP

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    very nice steve. I have twin 3yo (girls) but all...

    very nice steve. I have twin 3yo (girls) but all they want are cars & trucks
  25. Thread: Saw workstation

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    nice workstation greenie, but about that clean...

    nice workstation greenie, but about that clean workshop.......
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    great work stuart, bet the rugrats love them

    great work stuart, bet the rugrats love them
  27. Thread: Midge's Playroom

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    nice playroom midge, I'm green. taxman better...

    nice playroom midge, I'm green.

    taxman better be nice this year, swmbo has said I can use anything I get back on tools, but if I get tools they wont fit in my tiny 6 x 3 shed, will have to spend...
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    looks good groggy, but where you going to fit the...

    looks good groggy, but where you going to fit the next clamps you buy :)

    doug yours aint low-tech, mine are hanging from a piece of c-section
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    Hi Lin glad that the link worked. am...

    Hi Lin

    glad that the link worked.
    am looking forward to seeing more of your work.
    that eagle is brilliant
  30. Thread: Free 3D CAD

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    thanks for the link midge, am downloading it now....

    thanks for the link midge, am downloading it now.

    all I have to do now is wait for the rugrats to be back at school so I can get some time on the pc to learn to use it :)
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    surely a woman somewhere will one day read the...

    surely a woman somewhere will one day read the male version of the dictionary, maybe then they will wake up,the word HINT does not exist :p

    swmbo learnt real fast that hints dont work, now days...
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    thank god I dont own a wood lathe, shed would be...

    thank god I dont own a wood lathe, shed would be waist deep in shavings and there'd be nothing to show for it.

    love the pot, especially the detail around the rim. great work
  33. Thread: Current WIPs

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    some people have all the luck, its 10 weeks since...

    some people have all the luck, its 10 weeks since I started the mirror frame for swmbo and its 8 weeks since I touched it. with work & building a kitchen for a customer everything for home is covered...
  34. Thread: Current WIPs

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    where do you find the time for everything wendy

    where do you find the time for everything wendy
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    very nice kitchen, are you game enough to use it....

    very nice kitchen, are you game enough to use it.

    wont be to many years and you'll be thinking about doing it all again using solid timber :). and no I aint trying to be sarcastic
  36. Thread: Twin Bed

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    good looking bed, I like the clean lines. bet...

    good looking bed, I like the clean lines.
    bet it's the last time it looks this tidy though :)
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    keep it as a hobby

    keep it as a hobby
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    in response to what black said all I...

    in response to what black said



    all I did to get around this was make a second table top for my work centre. I dont use it often but havent had any problems with it
  39. beautiful table dan & tom, love the cl

    beautiful table dan & tom, love the cl
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    beautiful work Jill. only one thing puzzles...

    beautiful work Jill.

    only one thing puzzles me, how do you find enough hours in the day to achieve everything? 24 hours in day, 25 if you work through lunch lol so how do you manage 30 - 40...
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    nice work jamie, thanks for sharing. look...

    nice work jamie, thanks for sharing. look forward to seeing more in the future
  42. Thread: Cold and Wet

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    even with bigger pics I still cant see a beer...

    even with bigger pics I still cant see a beer fridge anywhere :)
  43. Thread: Recording Booth

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    great job midge

    great job midge
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    is that a shed or the SCG with a roof on it?:) ...

    is that a shed or the SCG with a roof on it?:)

    boban you dont have to worry about your tool's disappearing. I plan to leave them for you all I plan to steal is the shed :D

    looks great...
  45. Thread: Clock

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    great clock, just hope it works properly - makes...

    great clock, just hope it works properly - makes the weekends last longer than the weeks = more shed time
  46. Thread: Kitchen Dresser

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    very nice work mag. have to agree with auld, the...

    very nice work mag.
    have to agree with auld, the danish oil before the stain really does help
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    mate that is one impressive collection, I'm...

    mate that is one impressive collection, I'm jealous.

    lucky you live so far from shedhand, otherwise you may have gotten a late night visitor :p
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    my gripe is that after spending all week at work...

    my gripe is that after spending all week at work being careful & safe I go and discolate my shoulder with only 30min till knock off time. have had to waste easter reading/watching the idiot box or on...
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    thats a great looking cabinet, well done

    thats a great looking cabinet, well done
  50. Thread: Filing cabinet

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    nice cabinet john. after all your work making it...

    nice cabinet john.
    after all your work making it I hope for your sake that swmbo doesnt expect you to use it, surely filing stuff which = being tidy is her job.
    #### missus just read that &...
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