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I've worked for that nameless company...

I too was ranked in performance against colleagues on the other side of the world, by managers I had never reported to or worked with.
Luckily I never...

A pair of safety glasses would be a cheap investment....

Chipman, thanks for the info.

I'll give them a call to see what they have - I am actually looking at a 4kW single phase motor for the cyclone.

Hi Chipman,

Can you advise the name of the company that supplied the new impeller ?

I'm looking into making a cyclone, and it would be interesting to find out what they have available.

I was...

Hi Geebung,

I put the winder together pretty much as shown in the plans - the holes in the main large dowel were a snug fit to the side dowels, same with the winder handle. If yours is a bit...

Just to add to this thread so that Waldo can see the results from the plans, thanks again Waldo !

This one was done on a tablesaw using 6mm ply, plenty of gaps here and there as well.

You...

Hi Ivan,

Wire glue from Jaycar http://www.jaycar.com.au might be suitable, CAT. NO. NM2831
Or try an automotive accessory place, I'm sure I've seen products claiming to be suitable for this...

Hi All, the thread is alive again !

NeilS, good to hear someone has gone down the same track as I had been planning. Are you happy with your unit, and would you have done anything differently in...

Just to add to (or hijack) the thread, is the current wisdom with regard to dust collection Bill Pentz style to purchase a complete dust extractor unit, and cannibalise it for parts to build a...

I suspect the reason they had a Triton was due to the Australian production company that produces Mythbusters - Beyond International.

Hence the reason Adam is often seen putting on a poor version...

I went through a similar exercise with an above sink carbon filter bought from a local filter shop (now thankfully out of business).
The unit they sold me used carbon filters that were non...

And the final pics:

Photo 1: Tiles in place, cupboards and benchtops installed

Photo 2: Cooker in place

I still have to build a new mantel piece to go over the whole lot, it will come down...

Ok here are some shots of the process we went through:

Photo 1: The original alcove, complete with cast concrete mantel.

Photo 2: Alcove after some serious concrete cutting, and cutout for new...

Hi Bugsy,

We went through the same excercise with some additional structural changes required to our chimney alcove.

You need to look for undercupboard mount type rangehoods.
We looked at Smeg...

Got mine tonight !

Having never handled these clamps in the flesh before, they are a solid bit of kit.

Thanks once again Martin for organising this, and thanks to Yuval for doing the drop off....

Hi All,

Just to add/reduce some confusion, I have changed usernames.

BigJim is now LeftyJim.

The other Big Jim (with a space, from Texas) had the username before me, and I was a bit hasty...

Martin,

I'd be looking for:

4 x K150
4 x K60


Gotta get those Adelaide numbers up !

One thing to keep in mind, is what you intend to use your ADSL connection for.

If you intend to run high bandwidth applications like bittorrent clients or video streaming i.e youtube you may find...

Hi nats,

Was it a reverse cycle or evaporative type of aircon installed ?

I'm assuming due to Sydney humidity levels it was probably a reverse cycle system.

We have the same problem with our...

Yes, I decided to have the house rewired at the same time due to 50's rubber wiring that had gone all crumbly.

It's amazing how many other side projects get put in front of having aircon put in....

Hi Tameriska - I had ours upgraded last year due to installing ducted reverse cycle aircon (I am in SA), the house was built in 1953 so everything electrical would probably be the same as yours - 40...

I'm a bit late in responding to this thread, but anyway...

An interesting statistic that is apparent in the electrical accident numbers posted earlier is the small number of electrocutions in New...

One point to consider when using NiMH batteries in consumer gear is whether the item was designed to use them.
A lot of items like cameras try to give you an indication of how much juice is left in...

G'day scooter, all,

To add a bit more detail, this is the type of thing that I am looking for: http://www.mwwindows.com/pdf/rpinst.pdf

Anyone ever seen anything like this available in Australia...

Hello All,
I am in the process of trying to seal up all sources of cold air entry into my 50's red brick house. All of the windows are the double-hung sash type, and luckily, are in reasonable...