BigFella1956

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I have been a handy man around my home for many years and I'm keen on carpentry, wood working and especially old furniture restoration. I want to learn, particularly the many tricks of the trade. Also, happy to help people out if they need a hand as well as share what I know.

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Hi mate, sorry to bother you with this but I'm a novice at this and I'm probably only going to get this chance to buy me one lathe to last me for the ...

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Thanks mate. Appreciate the info very much. Regards.

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Thanks mate. Glad to hear you're enjoying NT. I lived in Melb for 45 years and wanted to get out for 44 years - like I said, now living the dream. Wel ...

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G'day @r23on, lovely to hear from you again. I disappeared from here for a while due to some personal issues but am now living the dream in north east ...

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Good afternoon Everyone, I am relatively new to wood working and am acquiring macjines and tools as I progress and I am at the stage now where I'd li ...

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G'day EricL, Thanks very much. Your response was most helpful and I also looked at both the URL's you attached.In your response, you say "Please keep ...

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G'day Everyone, I have this small oval table (53cm wide at its widest point and 77cm tall) and it's solid timber. It has seen better days but I'd like ...

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G’day Mike T, thanks for the feedback and you’re welcome. People like me who are jacks and Jill’s of all trades but masters of none are very fortunate ...

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Hi Chris (@BigFella1956), As Bunnings doesn't currently sell lathes, you might like to check out this RIKON 315MM MIDI WOOD LATHE - 70-220VSR from o ...

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Typically not, @BigFella1956. Unless there is a film of dirt or grease, sanding will remove contaminants from the surface. You could go over them with ...

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Scroll saw with a rotary tool attachment would be good for you. The rotary attachment will allow you to do the fine engraving etc. The scroll saw will ...

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Hi Chris (@BigFella1956), What great questions which I trust many of our members will be interested in. You might like to check out the topics Begin ...

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Hi @BigFella1956, Many thanks for your question, I trust this will be an interesting topic to cover for our members. I see @Razzer has already giv ...

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Hi @BigFella1956, In addition to the previous discussion that @MitchellMc linked to, here's a couple of others that you might also find useful: Fi ...

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Thanks mate. Glad to hear you're enjoying NT. I lived in Melb for 45 years and wanted to get out for 44 years - like I said, now living the dream. Wel ...

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G’day Mike T, thanks for the feedback and you’re welcome. People like me who are jacks and Jill’s of all trades but masters of none are very fortunate ...

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Thanks TedBear. Yes, the door was held on only by the spread of the rivets and it's now bleeding obvious I need to reinforce the area. Chris

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Thanks Mike T! I like the idea of a steel plate would help significantly with the reinforcement I need. Chris

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Thanks Eric. I'll check out the Zenith bolts as some reinforcement is required. Chris

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Thanks Dave. Yes, it will be important to reinforce the area. As for the chain, bl**dy good idea - never even considered that. Cheers. Chris

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Hello Everyone!, I have a steel garden shed, 6m X 3m. Today, the left opening door (when looking front on) was caught in strong wind and the door was ...

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G'day, this question relates to 2 pieces of old furniture I have as follows: one is a 80 year old dining table that used to belong to my mother so it ...

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