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  1. oz tradie
    If you donate a miniscule amount to the website you get a 'Donated in 2006' badge on under your avatar, but more importantly this gets you access to all those things you're asking for and a whole lot more. Definitely worth the ten bucks.
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    Would you trust a bloke who endeavours to get all his screws in perfect alignment to build you a guitar? +1 for detail
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    Is there any more info on these, Pete ? ( availability, sizes, Bueller?) This may well end up not being a worthwhile proposition when all is said and done, but that doesn't mean ideas such as this should be dismissed without some further thought and brainstorming to come up with a conclusion. It's off the wall ideas like this that have the propensity to bring about change in the way that things can be done. And that's what excites me about this forum. cheers, Stu
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    Opeth- Baying of the hounds (Mikael Akerfeldt) Anything by Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden. (He kicks ass on the new album)
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    My dad taught me that one about twenty years ago when I was a teenager. He's an Electrical Engineer , and hence forth should have a few tricks up his sleeve.
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    Use the tip or shank on your soldering iron and rub it uniformly along the heatshrink and 'hey, presto'. You can regulate how much heat you use by whether you use the tip (very hot) or further up the shank towards the handle( progressively cooler). Obviously the soldering iron needs to be plugged in.
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    It's those bitter moments that make the sweet ones................... I think you follow where this is going. It's gunna be even better than before.
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    In the interest of enlightenment (And I don't mean that in a smart arse way) What did you find were the pos./negs of it. what do you prefer to use? Stu
  9. oz tradie
    Especially when you fall off stage due to dizzied disoriention. Sometimes confused with stage-diving.
  10. oz tradie
    A happy ending after all. Any new pic updates in the pipeline for this one? Is it the LP jr?
  11. oz tradie
    did you come across this? clicky 3
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    clicky clicky 2 No guarantees, just a two minute google search.
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    Now is the perfect time for you to immerse yourself in the wonders of the pinned tutorials in the 'Inlay & finishing 'section Have you read those? If not, do so and you too shall find the wealth of information stored within.
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    Drilling the holes at regular intervals helps keep the blade from skewing to far away from a 90 degree cut. (This is a must if using skinny bendable blades) Every hole you get to relieves the pressure on the blade and allows it to right itself. I haven't seen much zebrawood before and I lurve it.
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    With your sealer coats already on, is the surface pitted or open pored in any way or does it resemble a flat, totally sealed off surface? You will obviously have a better shot at it if there is a totally sealed smooth surface with no irregularities. ( probably stating the obvious) Have you tried applying lighter coats, but with more time between each to allow the solvents to pop? But maintaining your psi rating around 30 ? (It'll atomise the particles more evenly) Shooting at 15 psi wont improve anything, just give you more orange peel. Are you putting much heat into the body? using lamps, booth ? If you need a hand, I'm only down the big road..................... in Melbourne.
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    Thirdstone, Is there any chance of shooting a clearer pic? I wouldn't mind a looksee but with better focus.( b.t.w the tarp looks great)
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    Are there any benefits of either way of scarf jointing when it comes to inherent strength? I would hazard a guess that they are equally strong either way, but just in case I thought I'd pose the question. Great info again , Setch.
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    Leave it as Mother Nature made it. My opinion only, though. And after all, you made it, so you decide what gets your gorilla growlin'.
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    Me Likes +1 for the lacewood Great in progress pics too, dayvo. I see you drew up plans for two alternate dimensions. Which did you do end up using and why? And what are the cut outs in the plans for? congrats on the build, and Happy Birthday Stu
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    Looks good, I can't comment on the build quality as I've never seen one of those before now. I like the price though, and the hp rating. What are you going to be using it for mainly? Do you need to plunge rout or just general stuff. Do you need a large capacity router or maybe something smaller? All valid thoughts. I use a Makita 3612 1/2" router. Strong as an ox, but maybe 3 to 4 times the price of the Milers-falls router. I also use a 1/4" Makita laminator router. close to $250 aud. With those I've got all bases covered. Good luck with the search, Stu
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    I used to buy quite a few snap-on tools when I worked in automotive. Great tools, but it always pays to ask the price first before committing to the repayments. I reckon I could have had myself a GTS monaro sitting in the carport had I been more frugal
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    As far as tinkering with a sealed acid chamber as a battery is, that sounds like some risky business. I know of a few places that make aftermarket batteries and sell them at 1/3 the retail name brand price. $250 AUD for a 18v singular oem dewalt replacement battery? not on your life. I'm tempted to go generic.
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    +1 for a hvlp Why make it harder for yourself? I've used all gun configurations over 17 years and I'll only use what gives me infinite control.
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    They're still about $700 singularly with the two batteries, and I agree about the weight. But when you've gotta give them a kicking, they've got the guts you're after. In conjunction with the big bertha of drillsI'd go for in most cases is a 12v impact driver, which no doubt you've used or seen from the days of cabinetry. Very small & lightweight, extremely torquey (more drive power than a 18v) but about the same cost. Heck, you can drive 100 mm long batten screws in kd h/wood with this sucker. LINK cheers, Stu
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    Anything will bite back at you if you push it past it's safe tolerances. It is all in the setup as well. The instructions it came with explains the parameters for safe usage and from how I've used it I can say that it works well when used within those guidelines. Let the blades do the cutting at their rate and things will be fine and safe. I've done some thicknessing with Walnut, Blackwood and Birdseye and no problems. The setup requires the planer not to be level or parallel with the bench but to have a miniscule amount of respite on the back edge so that the only part of the rotating planer doing the cutting is the edge closest to your feed point. If the back edge is trying to cut at the same time as the front, you'll get kick back. just as you can get with a large, flat router bit when doing freehand work. (in a router of course)
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