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  1. That's why if the tower/pole is of light...

    That's why if the tower/pole is of light construction it must be guyed. Of course if a guy wire snaps, all bets are off.

    I was considering putting one of these in myself a few years ago. I had...
  2. Why is that? You know the usual way to get a...

    Why is that? You know the usual way to get a small turbine up or down is to use a gin pole to raise/lower the whole pole/tower, with the turbine attached. A mid-hinged pole allows you to do that in a...
  3. A VAWT does not need as much wind to generate...

    A VAWT does not need as much wind to generate power and so can be closer to the ground. They are simpler in operation because they don't need directional mechanisms to point them into the wind. The...
  4. Can't help with the pole but I would consider...

    Can't help with the pole but I would consider something different. With a monopole, you have to get up there to do anything with the turbine. You can make a tower that articulates in the centre so...
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    It's called allthread rod or you can just cut the...

    It's called allthread rod or you can just cut the head off a bolt. You'll probably want to use stainless steel.
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    Standards only apply to items manufactured or...

    Standards only apply to items manufactured or imported for sale in Australia.

    Workplace health and safety only applies to a commercial or government enterprise.

    To the best of my knowledge...
  7. Thread: Nescafe tins?

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    I entertained the idea of taping a stack together...

    I entertained the idea of taping a stack together end to end to make ducting. Would need a lot of them though...

    I hate chucking things out, so I have a few Milo tins that I don't know what to do...
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    Depends how careful you are. A guillotined edge...

    Depends how careful you are. A guillotined edge will be better but you can cut it almost as good with snips.
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    The labour will probably be more than the...

    The labour will probably be more than the material for something like that :)

    I reckon your best bet is to see if you can get them to sell you a scrap about the right size and cut it yourself. If...
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    http://www.yellowpages.com.au/find/aluminium-fabri...

    http://www.yellowpages.com.au/find/aluminium-fabricators-and-manufacturers/central-coast-nsw
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    That's funny! I even wrote cm myself and still...

    That's funny! I even wrote cm myself and still thought it was 29mm...

    OK so it doesn't have to be 5mm thick (what was the 5mm measurement you mentioned then?) If you lived down here, I would send...
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    So it's a hexagonal shape, 29cm square and from...

    So it's a hexagonal shape, 29cm square and from 5mm thick aluminium and you need one of them?

    Hacksaw and file. 5mm is probably too thick for the average guillotine.

    You could go to the...
  13. We used to mark the sheets with left- and...

    We used to mark the sheets with left- and right-hand snips but only a ~10mm nick. On a large guillotine, the fixed blade is in front of the moving blade, so you push the sheet into the guillo then...
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    I've been away from the forum for quite awhile as...

    I've been away from the forum for quite awhile as my interests turned to other things, but I have some new projects on the back burner and I'm trying to get motivated again.

    Anyway, I think I know...
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    "Subtlety and nuance are not your strong point"....

    "Subtlety and nuance are not your strong point". " Or is that too complex for you?". "... in simple terms for you". At the very least there is an attempt to make me appear slow on the uptake. Offence...
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    Not sure about that. We are connected to neither,...

    Not sure about that. We are connected to neither, but as it happens my old man is a licensed plumber and he did all the work here. We were required to have the plumbing inspected before the trenches...
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    Not saying that it shouldn't be questioned, just...

    Not saying that it shouldn't be questioned, just that I'm not qualified to question it. It's existence and the apparent lack of public outcry suggests it works for them. Maybe there is a lobby over...
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    I only have a cursory understanding of the UK...

    I only have a cursory understanding of the UK system so I can't hold it up as a model for anything really, other than as an alternative system that people frequently put forward as being, in their...
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    There's absolutely no need for the condescending...

    There's absolutely no need for the condescending attitude. Are you capable of making your point without offering up insult?


    You are still confusing the wiring standard with the legislation....
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    Not to save a buck, no. I have a mate who does it...

    Not to save a buck, no. I have a mate who does it at mate's rates anyway.

    I like to do things myself. Otherwise I would have paid a builder to build the house and be done with it. Owner building...
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    Why not? I can do just about anything else around...

    Why not? I can do just about anything else around the house legally (with appropriate planning permission). The only things I'm not allowed to do are electrical and plumbing. Maybe I'd like to run...
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    The whole use of the electrical death stats in...

    The whole use of the electrical death stats in this argument is false correlation. The stats show the number of people who died from electrocution. You cannot argue that the absence or presence of...
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    OK it's a poor argument. So I will defer to the...

    OK it's a poor argument. So I will defer to the wiring standard. What you're proposing does not comply :)
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    If we're going to get into the esoterics of the...

    If we're going to get into the esoterics of the thing, the heaters don't pull 10 amps continuously. They will until the thermostat setting is reached and then they'll shut off until it cools down...
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    Your entry into this debate was to suggest that...

    Your entry into this debate was to suggest that the standard should not be assumed to be all about the safety and suitability of the product or service - that there are often other factors involved...
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    Well with all that experience one would think...

    Well with all that experience one would think you'd understand that the Wiring Standard in and of itself prevents no-one from doing their own wiring work and that it is actually the Home Building Act...
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    The thing is Michael, I am not relying upon it to...

    The thing is Michael, I am not relying upon it to make my point. All I am saying, and all I have ever said, is that currently in Australia it is not legal to DIY. I've also said that some of the...
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    It's false logic. You are attempting to use the...

    It's false logic. You are attempting to use the absence of a statistic to prove a positive statement: there are very few electrical deaths in The Netherlands - The Netherlands allows DIY - Therefore...
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    "It could mean" = speculation. Without data, it's...

    "It could mean" = speculation. Without data, it's nothing more.

    Anyway, the argument here is not whether or not we should be allowed to do our own wiring. I think most people agree that if there...
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    Nobody is ignoring it, it's just a fallacious...

    Nobody is ignoring it, it's just a fallacious argument which we have heard before. The figures given do not relate specifically to electrocution deaths that can be attributed directly to faulty...
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    We're talking about negligence. You would have to...

    We're talking about negligence. You would have to show that the duty of care had been breached. It's not just a matter of giving advice on something that is illegal in one country or another, it is...
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    You are straying from your original argument that...

    You are straying from your original argument that the site, being hosted in the US, is subject to US laws and not to Australian laws.

    I will agree that identifying people posting on the site could...
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    Your argument is that the wiring standard is...

    Your argument is that the wiring standard is somehow invalid because it was designed to protect the electrical trades. It clearly was not. The legislation prevents unlicensed people from doing their...
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    True. But I actually don't really care whether...

    True. But I actually don't really care whether the horse drinks or not. I'm more concerned with the horse's assertion that the water is, in fact, a small, off-duty Czechoslovakian traffic warden.
    ...
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    In the case I quoted, seven judges of the high...

    In the case I quoted, seven judges of the high court found that a citizen of Australia can bring legal action in an Australian court against a company operating in the US for material which was...
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    Whilst it is a grey area, there has been at least...

    Whilst it is a grey area, there has been at least one defamation case brought in Australian courts by an Australian citizen against an American web site: Dow Jones & Co. Inc. v Gutnick. I don't...
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    No kidding.

    No kidding.
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    You must have a different "posts per page"...

    You must have a different "posts per page" setting to me, Geoff. I can only handle it in small doses :)
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    Jeez you guys, this one has only gone on for 5...

    Jeez you guys, this one has only gone on for 5 pages!!

    The poor original poster has headed for the hills with his head in his hands long ago!


    Hey Vernon, I'm sure there's a contradiction in...
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    Master Splinter, you can argue and try to pick...

    Master Splinter, you can argue and try to pick holes in my words until the cows come home, it will not change the facts. This is a question that has a correct answer and that answer is:

    1. The...
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    Poor dog must've developed a nervous tick...

    Poor dog must've developed a nervous tick whenever he heard a phone ring after that! Classic :)
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    Yes and if the circuit breaker was 16A it would...

    Yes and if the circuit breaker was 16A it would trip. That's the point. The circuits are not designed to provide a constant 10A at every socket. They are designed to handle the expected load, with a...
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    I think that the question itself indicates a lack...

    I think that the question itself indicates a lack of understanding of how circuits are planned for the expected load. Typically nothing you plug into a 10A point is going to draw anything like 10A....
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    No, but suggesting it is would be part of...

    No, but suggesting it is would be part of clutching at straws to justify your argument. It's certainly not illegal to operate a table saw without a power feed or a saw stop. Doing your own wiring is....
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    I think that's a fairly tenuous argument. There...

    I think that's a fairly tenuous argument. There are plenty of people here, myself included, who have upgraded to a 3hp table saw and had to pay for a new 15a circuit to be installed. I think it's all...
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    That's easy. Option c is illegal. Option d voids...

    That's easy. Option c is illegal. Option d voids your warranty (imagine taking the welder back after it sh#ts itself and trying to explain the modification to the earth pin). Option e probably voids...
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    The 15a thing is about the number of outlets and...

    The 15a thing is about the number of outlets and the size of the breaker. It's nothing to do with the 15a GPO being higher spec. It's about the design of the complete circuit. I don't know whether...
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    I don't think it was meant to be fool proof. It...

    I don't think it was meant to be fool proof. It was meant to make it obvious to any idiot that it shouldn't be connected to a 10amp supply. It's like the red dot on the hot tap. It doesn't stop you...
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    Actually I believe the rules are there chiefly to...

    Actually I believe the rules are there chiefly to protect the innocent third party, more so than the backyard sparky. If someone does something stupid and burns down their house or shed, that's their...
  50. Thread: linkback?

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    I assumed Weisy was asking because he's received...

    I assumed Weisy was asking because he's received one or more emails from WWF like the following:



    I've been getting them sporadically over the last few weeks. I don't believe it to be spam but...
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