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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.
    The Australian wiring regs specifically ban ring mains and fuses in plug tops....
  2. Thread: deceptive site

    by A Duke
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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.
    P/S I am too chicken to click ignore, without...
  3. Thread: When is Easter?

    by A Duke
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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:
    Regards
  4. Thread: Mystery Car

    by A Duke
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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.
    Regards
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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?
    Regards
  6. Thread: Happy Holidays?

    by A Duke
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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:
    Regards
  7. Thread: Happy Holidays?

    by A Duke
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    360180 :q P/s Read 2016 not 2013 :wink:

    360180
    :q

    P/s Read 2016 not 2013 :wink:
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    www

    Hi,
    If you click on the links to here in the woodworking side's new posts, it puts the www in.
    Regards:o
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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.
    Regards
  10. Thread: A Thank You

    by A Duke
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    Log in

    Hi,
    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...
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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.
    Regards
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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.
    Regards
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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
  14. Thread: Lock up

    by A Duke
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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...
  15. Thread: Lock up

    by A Duke
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    :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...
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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
  17. Thread: Lock up

    by A Duke
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    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:
    Yours
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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.
    Regards
  19. Thread: Whisperings

    by A Duke
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    Sticky: Hi, I went one better, I was fitting a cylinder...

    Hi,
    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...
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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.
    Regards
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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...
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    Hi, What about a hammer tone paint? Regards

    Hi,
    What about a hammer tone paint?
    Regards
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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:)
    (all grins)
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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.
    :;
    Regards
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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:
    Regards
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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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    :D "A very popular expression consisting of 3...

    :D
    "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."
    In the latest...
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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...
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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.
    :)
  30. 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
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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.
    Regards
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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...
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    Hi, I had never heard of the Goggomobile Dart...

    Hi,
    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. ...
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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.
    Regards
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    Looking at those pictures I can almost smell the...

    Looking at those pictures I can almost smell the gearbox oil.
    Regards
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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...
  37. Thread: NO Access .

    by A Duke
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    IMPORTANT Hi, Parental protection programs block certain...

    Hi,
    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...
  38. Thread: NO Access .

    by A Duke
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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
    Regards
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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."
    :wink:
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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...
  41. Thread: Spanner sizes

    by A Duke
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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...
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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
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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:
    Regards
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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.
    :)
    Regards
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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
  46. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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