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15th Jan 2019, 10:28 AM
Thread: Ring Mains Wiring !
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Hi, Yes most Australian sparkies get a shocked...
Hi,
Yes most Australian sparkies get a shocked look when someone who has worked with such things describe it to them.
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14th Dec 2016, 11:17 AM
Thread: deceptive site
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Hi, I have been getting that on the Woodwork...
Hi,
I have been getting that on the Woodwork forum since last evening (OK in after noon) and Firefox has blocker the site even the short cut from here.
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28th Mar 2016, 10:43 PM
Thread: When is Easter?
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Hi, Easter is the first full moon after the 22nd...
Hi,
Easter is the first full moon after the 22nd of March.
Now you know.
:wink:
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8th Mar 2016, 09:23 PM
Thread: Mystery Car
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Hi, Looks a bit like a Fiat 600 around 50s / 60s...
Hi,
Looks a bit like a Fiat 600 around 50s / 60s vintage.
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5th Jan 2016, 02:13 PM
Thread: Electric motor question
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Hi, Are you sure that that disk does not turn...
Hi,
Are you sure that that disk does not turn the air coming in through the rotor round to exit past the winding's and stater, or visa versa?
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25th Dec 2015, 09:48 PM
Thread: Happy Holidays?
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Hi, I do not mind being wished a happy Holiday,...
Hi,
I do not mind being wished a happy Holiday, what burns me is patterns (scroll saw etc) for holiday decorations for the tree, angels, crosses, nativity scenes etc :aargh:
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25th Dec 2015, 10:24 AM
Thread: Happy Holidays?
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360180 :q P/s Read 2016 not 2013 :wink:
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14th Sep 2015, 10:13 PM
Thread: Login Redirection Bug
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Hi,
If you click on the links to here in the woodworking side's new posts, it puts the www in.
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12th Sep 2015, 03:56 PM
Thread: Login Redirection Bug
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Hi, That was my problem as well. I was not...
Hi,
That was my problem as well. I was not getting any message, but it would only log in on the second try. Changed my bookmark and now all OK.
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3rd Sep 2015, 05:52 PM
Thread: A Thank You
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Log in
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When I key in the first letter of my user name a box appears with my user name, I click on it and my name is inserted, I then click in the password box and only the courser appears I then click... -
8th Aug 2015, 07:28 PM
Thread: 3 phase Chinese diesel genset issue
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Hi, If it had an overload breaker it should not...
Hi,
If it had an overload breaker it should not have fried. It could be a failed diode in the 12V DC circuit or a loose connection some where.
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7th Aug 2015, 11:59 AM
Thread: ANNOUNCEMENT/POLL - metalworkforums.com
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Sticky: Poll: Hi, A don't care vote means you do care enough...
Hi,
A don't care vote means you do care enough to vote and be counted and let every one know you do not mind one way or the other.
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22nd Jul 2015, 05:27 PM
Thread: Compressor Hating the Cold
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No that,s about right, the frost has melted off...
No that,s about right, the frost has melted off my ute by then.:U
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:no: It still does not like that thread. I...
:no:
It still does not like that thread. I clicked on the icon to go to the last post and Firefox (39.0) stopped responding.
Non of the other posts I have used have been a problem, and as nobody... -
:o Tried again with the same result so went for a...
:o Tried again with the same result so went for a toilet break, when I got back it had loaded.
So may be no problem or my new version of 360 is biased and does not think Grumpy was politically... -
20th Jul 2015, 11:03 PM
Thread: Compressor Hating the Cold
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:D It's your own fault for getting up that early...
:D It's your own fault for getting up that early in Canberra this time of year.
DAHIK -
Lock up
Hi,
When I try to open "It does not take long" in "Nothing to do with woodwork" Firefox locks up. Other threads work OK.
:oo:
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6th Jun 2015, 06:45 PM
Thread: search frustration
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Hi, Your header says "new member" although you...
Hi,
Your header says "new member" although you joined in 2010 you only have 3 posts and that is how you advance.
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25th May 2015, 04:43 PM
Thread: Whisperings
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Sticky: Hi, I went one better, I was fitting a cylinder...
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I went one better, I was fitting a cylinder head to a Healy Sprite when the spectator asked "aren't you afraid of over tightening those? " and as I was answering "no you can't over tight en... -
21st May 2015, 03:20 PM
Thread: Squirrels on strike???
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Hi, The latest Firefox (38.01) added 2 plug...
Hi,
The latest Firefox (38.01) added 2 plug ins/add ons for the latest streaming con, with out telling us and they took forever to load. Must be big.
Just check add ons, to see them.
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19th May 2015, 05:51 PM
Thread: Ideas for the forum?
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Hi, I think the main attraction of this forum is...
Hi,
I think the main attraction of this forum is the lack of commercial push.
I for one and I think a lot of others are sick and tired of all the commercial push and con jobs we are constantly... -
4th May 2015, 07:22 PM
Thread: Spatter Paint Finish - Any Clues?
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Hi, What about a hammer tone paint? Regards
Hi,
What about a hammer tone paint?
Regards -
4th May 2015, 10:51 AM
Thread: Squirrels on strike???
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Hi, Looking good now, but went to bed half an...
Hi,
Looking good now, but went to bed half an hour after the time others were getting in last night as I was still being timed out.
Good on you all
:):D:U:U:D:)
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28th Apr 2015, 11:49 PM
Thread: Squirrels on strike???
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:o A bit, definitely not as fast as this morning,...
:o A bit, definitely not as fast as this morning, but after Sunday who could call this slow.
:;
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27th Apr 2015, 02:45 PM
Thread: Squirrels on strike???
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It's so painful, I have to sit on a soft cushion...
It's so painful, I have to sit on a soft cushion after managing to read 3 posts.
:~ :wink:
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26th Apr 2015, 03:54 PM
Thread: Squirrels on strike???
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Hi, I have not noticed it until today, it has...
Hi, I have not noticed it until today, it has been loading one line at a time, at horse and buggy speed and giving me this message "The connection was reset The connection to the server was reset...
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3rd Apr 2015, 10:50 PM
Thread: A request re 'rude word' edits
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:D "A very popular expression consisting of 3...
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"A very popular expression consisting of 3 letters starting with W and ending in F is automatically deleted for instance, as the mods would have a full time job editing it out."
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3rd Apr 2015, 10:40 PM
Thread: A request re 'rude word' edits
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Hi, That is the problem we are not, school kid...
Hi,
That is the problem we are not, school kid etc use this forum and a couple of slip ups can have all the parenting programs blocking us from the little darlings, a lot of who could shock most of... -
17th Mar 2015, 11:03 AM
Thread: Lathe safety (off topic prevention)
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:doh: Every fool proof device just breeds a new...
:doh: Every fool proof device just breeds a new type of fool.
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9th Mar 2015, 10:59 PM
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Hi, I am also finding it slower but for about...
Hi,
I am also finding it slower but for about half an hour yesterday AM it seemed to be whizzing along but then it slowed again.
Just for your information.
Regards -
21st Jan 2015, 05:52 PM
Thread: Where the Giant left his Coffee Cup
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Hi, A galvanized bucket or watering can could...
Hi,
A galvanized bucket or watering can could give you the different metals.
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16th Jan 2015, 10:00 PM
Thread: help!! record 148 instructions
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Hi, Welcome. Just hang around and make a couple...
Hi,
Welcome.
Just hang around and make a couple of posts, eg in the introduction forum etc and the privileges will come when the system works out you are a genuine member and not some scamer or... -
13th Jan 2015, 10:56 AM
Thread: Goggomobile Update
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Hi, I had never heard of the Goggomobile Dart...
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I had never heard of the Goggomobile Dart before coming to Australia, I believe it is an Australian model, but on the other hand I have not found any reference to the Coupe' since coming here. ... -
10th Jan 2015, 08:49 PM
Thread: problem with profile/settings
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IMPORTANT Hi, Read this whole thread, all the answers are...
Hi,
Read this whole thread, all the answers are here.
Welcome to the forum.
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30th Dec 2014, 10:54 AM
Thread: I'll start it off...
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Looking at those pictures I can almost smell the...
Looking at those pictures I can almost smell the gearbox oil.
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29th Dec 2014, 05:48 PM
Thread: I'll start it off...
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Hi, 1398 Views, I would not say no one is...
Hi,
1398 Views, I would not say no one is watching, it's not some thing that wants a lot of waffel and if you are not doing a rebuild there is nothing to show, but I think quite a few of us are... -
29th Dec 2014, 01:30 PM
Thread: NO Access .
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IMPORTANT Hi, Parental protection programs block certain...
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Parental protection programs block certain content based on how it reads it, not on what you ment to say. It has passed your other posts but has decided those ones, rightly or wrongly, are too... -
29th Dec 2014, 10:07 AM
Thread: NO Access .
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IMPORTANT Hi, Maybe they have a rude word or two or some...
Hi,
Maybe they have a rude word or two or some that could be taken out of context and amount to the same thing.
:wink::oo::o
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22nd Dec 2014, 03:51 PM
Thread: Nutters in the workshop
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At times like this I am reminded of the inmate,...
At times like this I am reminded of the inmate, who responded, when they were asked if anybody knew why they were there with "We are all here because we are not all there."
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13th Dec 2014, 03:22 PM
Thread: I'll start it off...
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Hi, That graining is impressive, I believe the...
Hi,
That graining is impressive, I believe the wood grain on the pressed steel dashes on some mid nineteen forties American cars, (eg. Oldsmobile and Buick) were done with a photographic process and... -
9th Dec 2014, 11:47 AM
Thread: Spanner sizes
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Hi, Obviously no sparkies have posted, no...
Hi,
Obviously no sparkies have posted, no mention of BA (British Association) spanners. They go from 0 to 10, 0 being the largest and 10 the smallest. 0 is the same size as 6mm. Most sets only go... -
27th Nov 2014, 10:46 AM
Thread: A Singer in Victoria Road
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Hi, Machine tool manufacturers came to an...
Hi,
Machine tool manufacturers came to an agreement in the early days to leave that sort of thing to the sewing machine manufactures and gun smiths and not even start on that path.
Regards -
21st Nov 2014, 01:55 PM
Thread: Hornsby Model Engineers display
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Hi, If the whole engine rotated I suppose it was...
Hi,
If the whole engine rotated I suppose it was called a rotary but to my way of thinking if it had pistons and a crank shaft I think radial.
:doh:
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21st Nov 2014, 10:06 AM
Thread: Hornsby Model Engineers display
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Hi, Pic 7, a 9 cylinder radial labelled as a...
Hi,
Pic 7, a 9 cylinder radial labelled as a rotary.
:)
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20th Nov 2014, 10:33 PM
Thread: Hornsby Model Engineers display
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Thanks Ray, worth the wait. Nice to see at least...
Thanks Ray, worth the wait.
Nice to see at least one entrant knows the difference between a radial and a rotary engine.
Regards -
17th Nov 2014, 09:15 PM
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Hi, You do not need any fancy survey equipment,...
Hi,
You do not need any fancy survey equipment, any broom stick warrior (Boy Scout) can do the calculations from the shadow.:)
Regards -
8th Oct 2014, 09:24 PM
Thread: problem with profile/settings
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IMPORTANT Hi, Read post 2. All new comers have to be here...
Hi,
Read post 2. All new comers have to be here a while, get a few posts up, have their email confermed and then they can access all those things.
Regards -
1st Sep 2014, 03:47 PM
Thread: Which way to connect a 3 phase motor?
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Hi, Mesh is delta, I think it is intended for...
Hi,
Mesh is delta, I think it is intended for star delta starting and running in delta at the stated voltage.
Regards -
27th Aug 2014, 11:39 AM
Thread: Ways to read new posts
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Sticky: Hi, If you click on the button in front of the...
Hi,
If you click on the button in front of the title it will take you to first unread (if you are logged in).
Regards -
13th Aug 2014, 06:20 PM
Thread: COUPLE FIXES TO FORUMS - Yipeeeee!
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IMPORTANT Hi, I have not tried any thing at the moment but...
Hi,
I have not tried any thing at the moment but for a long time you could not add to a thred that was over 12 months old but lately I have seen updates to
threads 3 or 4 years old and was...