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They look pretty decent and well priced! Can almost get a set of the ATG 32L panniers for the price of 1 Kriega OS-32.

Maybe an HVLP sprayer. WoodTubers like Marc Spagnuolo (The Wood Whisperer) and Jonathan Katz-Moses find them very useful. He's showing a bigger setup, but one can get al all-in one electric version. I have a little Wagner Flexio 575 which I used to paint a bedroom. With the detailing nozzle it can be used to finish furniture. I see Builders has some Ryobi and Bosch options. https://www.builders.co.za/Paint-&-Adhesives/Paint-Accessories/Paint-Spray-Gun/c/Paint Spray Gun

Possibly posted here before, but pretty amazing to see what some riders can get out of a bike

Despite having previously posted here to drool about the Norden, I will take this opportunity to do it again! Number 2 on my dream bike list and likely more achievable than No. 1 (Husky 450 RR). Along with Mike Horn, it seems like longtime KTM rider, Lyndon Poskitt will be promoting the Norden 901

I was happily on my way to doing a standard JB Weld fix, when in the back of my head I had your post about the forge and casting etc. Realizing that I disappointed you, and hoping to fix my bike and my standing in your books, I changed tack and this was what I came up with. I cut and shaped a thin piece of stainless steel I had lying around, sanded back the brown paint (in the shape of the plate) and JB-welded it to the ignition cover. Hopefully it proves as a decent fix, plus adds some protection in the event of future incidents. As for the steel plate, it was a plastering knife sacrificing itself to the motorcycle gods Hope I've redeemed myself slightly in your eyes O great Hairy one! ????

I actually watched that earlier today! I get all the pro's and cons, and considering those, I think the AEG is one of the best options out there Pros; Tool-less blade change No pin 4deg oscillation angle Horizontal battery Ergonomic sliender grip LED Light Weight at 1.1kg Bonus Pros: Head can be rotated 90 degrees Head interchangeable with other options (angle drill, angle impact driver, jigsaw, recip saw, drywall cutout, meta shears) Cons: Can't do Starlock (although Starlock blades can't be inverted) Variable speed based on trigger control

and deep pockets too! Watched another woodtuber make an alu-extrusion workbench and he even put one of those Festool vacuum vises

Yesterday I was pottering in the garage wondering how to better organize myself and in turn reignited my deal for some sort of mobile workshop/bench. I went and re-watched a bunch of the YouTube vids I had previously drawn inspiration from, and stumbled on a new one... this... More pics here: https://woodwerks-usa.com/products/mobile-werkshop-plans-milwaukee-woodpeckers-armor-tool This guy has gone next level! I'd hate to think what the cost of all that was, especially as he is a hobbyist. So with a far lower budget and limited access to half of the cool things available in the US, I have installed Autodesk Inventor Pro and will commence the design on my take of this, suited to my tools, needs, material availability, and budget. It's been about 6 years since I used Inventor in anger, so some dusting off of the old skills will be part of the process

Only 699 in Strayan shillings! ???? [EDIT/Aside thought]: A few weeks ago my wife and I were discussing the concept of a person's "wider economic impact" and how interesting it would be to graph/map it. Kind like how they illustrate covid infection chains and. 1 person infects 2, they in turn each infect 1, but this infect onwards etc etc. This thought came about as we have a friend who has a passion for fine wining & dining, but also loves to try rope other people into it, so therefore the wider economic impact of their last minute Friday night "let's go out for dinner" could easily be 1000's of dollars. At the time I was quite smug that my wider economic impact as such was pretty low, as I have a very unrefined palate and am happy with takeaway pizza or burgers. However your comment has got me thinking that perhaps I was looking at the wrong metric (food/entertainment) and my tool/gadget buying influences should be what I'm really measuring ???? [Aside thought over]

It's a 2016 FE 450 and OEM version of the OEM version of the part is question is number: 78130002300KA. Based on the bling I've seen in pic of yur shop, you guys probably do a lot of Hinson or Booysen upgrades too. But yeah, PM me the cost of parts and shipping and maybe we can work something out! Cheers Gnarly! NZ level 4 lockdown rules strictly prohibit the building of forges, most other blacksmithing paraphernalia. Jokes aside, I do have my eye on one of these at my local hardware store: My welding skills are limited to watching my grandfather welding (and getting mild arc-eyes) and a few spot welds here and there in the mech workshops at uni. But I'm keen to learn, and the fact that this does MIG TIG and Arc is pretty cool!

Hmm... perhaps it's this? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9067020/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Am I getting warmer? EDIT: although this is Netflix so may not have been on DSTV

Weird, shows up on my end. Might be the fact that they're stupid Apple HEIC files I copied and posted form my Google Photos. Anyway, I hopefully fixed it!?

Fortunately I had a stud in the centre between the window and door architraves, from a wall I demolished and patched over (as you'll see form the hole in the floorboards... future project, haha). However, if there was no stud my plan was to use snap toggles. I bought some in the US years ago, but have seen them in NZ. I used them to wall mount a TV., and they seem to hold. They're also a good option if someone may need to remove the object in question, as they don't bore out the drywall but fasten against themselves.

Ordered some JB Weld. Fortunately it qualifies as an "essential item" so we can get it delivered under our NZ level 4 lockdown. Plan is to do an oilchange at the same time so I'll take the ignition cover off completely and make sure the protrusion on the inside isn't affecting the stator. I'll then degrease the hell outta it, rough up a patch around the puncture with some 400 grit, and use my finest plastering skills to try get a decent finish. ????

This what you looking for... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4168956/

With the erratic winter weather in Auckland, one has no choice but to dry their clothes indoors. Storing a clotheshorse is a pain (when not in use) and they're fugly so I installed some neat retractable washing lines inside the laundry area. These aren't quite enough for things like work shirts etc, so I came up with an idea. I call it, the coat-hanger-hanger! (not a unique idea, but my take on it). Made from some American Hard Maple I had lying around. Made 2 for double the capacity Not too much on an eyesore when folded away.

Same voltage. Different plug. For TV's I'd rather get one here as they have FreeView Tuners built in. Those enable one to watch around 20-odd free-to-air digital TV channels and have access to On-Demand streaming content. SA TV's generally don't support this and you'll need to buy a decoder. Not sure what TV prices are like in SA now, but in NZ the key is to keep an eye out for sales. Prices fluctuate weekly. Websites like pricespy.co.nz help one track the trends and see if they are actually getting a good deal or not. Seen here as an example:

Was shifting stuff around in the garage and found an oil stain on the floor. So I started inspecting the Husky 450 and came across this A crack in the ignition cover ???? I know how it happened (sidestand gave way on slippery driveway), but I didn't notice the damage at the time. A new ignition cover will be around $200, but I see a number of KTM and Husky owners who have also befallen the fate of "gear lever vs thin magnesium casing" have opted for the JB Weld ghetto fix. Anyone here tried it before? Did it do the job?

As GrahamS2 said, avoid raw organic matter. Many processed food stuffs products (treated woods etc) are fine, however if in doubt, declare. As long as it's not illegal (drugs, etc) then the worst they can do is take it away. No fine. When I first landed in Christchurch and the biosecurity officer saw my little green book, he said with a smile "ahh, South African, hope you're not carrying any biltong". I didn't at the time, but on my last trip back from SA I tried to scoff down a 400g pack of those Woolies mini salami sticks, knowing that I'd have to turf them, or pay the $400 fine if I forgot to declare. I didn't make it through the pack (or feel so good for that matter) and ended up chucking about half of it when landing at the layover in Sydney ???? As for Border Security, this may be a controversial opinion (with the Aussie residents on here), but I genuinely believe that NZ law and border officers are generally more friendly and laid back than the Aussies. Anyone who has watched Police 10-7 in NZ will laugh at how friendly and almost considerate the police are. On the other hand, having flown into Sydney a number of times I've observed the Border Force officers(yes, even in the official name they chose to use the word "force") seem grumpy and are short and snappy with passengers.

Hahah, I did delve into my Scott Brown memory-archive and thought about getting one of those popup gazebo's but ran into 2 issues... First is that most of the ones I have found are 3m x 3m. My courtyard is only 2.5m wide. Second was the aim to prevent ANOTHER thing form cluttering the garage when not in use. So I came up with an alternate idea... A giant shower curtain! The plan is to run 2 "rails" of braided steel cable along the side of the house and fence-line. Then attach a tarp to that with carabiners making it easy to remove. But ideally I'll just pull it all back towards the back of the garage when not in use. It should cover that whole area outlined in blue. Most of the supplies are classified as essential and therefore available for delivery during our Level 4 Lockdown, so it may be a worthwhile project to keep me busy until we get back to some sort of normality.

Sure, lets see if I can remember how ???? I think I started off by watching this video... From the vid you'll see the basic principle is to add a 2nd ignition kill switch (or 3rd in the case of KTM's and huskies, assuming your bike already has one on the right and the left side of the handlebars). The advantage of this over just disconnecting the power from the battery is that someone may still kickstart (or push start) a battery-less bike. The disadvantage is that some opportunistic fool may just think your bike is struggling to start (as the starter motor still turns over), and they'll flatten your battery trying. As for the switches, I used one of these heavy duty toggles with a boot I did have aspirations to making this a DPDT toggle switch in to simultaneously take the battery offline when the hidden kills-witch is activated, but I got lazy. When it comes to hiding it, there are many options. Somewhere inconspicuous, easy to reach, but not easy to accidentally activate is the ideal. As for the functionality, as previously mentioned the starter motor will still turn over, but the ignition is grounded and therefore without "hotwiring" the bike or deactivating the kill-switch, the engine won't fire up. Hope that helps!

My Huskies are keyless AND fobless ???? I have however installed hidden kill-switches on them to prevent unwanted persons from starting them.

Would you look at that weather... *subtle topic change attempt* ???? But really, Auckland has had some really annoying weather lately. Windy, spats of rain and even hail yesterday. On Saturday and Sunday I was trying to do some woodwork. This involved wheeling a myriad of tools out of the garage into the courtyard and setting up (garage too small to setup in). I got about 15min into it before it would start drizzling. I then packed up everything, wheeled it back into the garage and waited it out. 5min later the sun was shining as if nothing had ever happened. So I set up again. Rinse and repeat 3x and eventually I gave yup in frustration. Man I need a bigger garage!

I have an addiction and should probably seek professional help... ..but only after I work my way up to a Festool Domino ????

General sentiment seems to be pretty positive. NZ has been watching what has been happening in NSW and it terrifies us. They're in their 8th/9th week of lockdown, I believe. This morning they interviewed Judith Collins (the leader of the opposition) and even she agreed with the approach. She did have a dig at the low vaccination rates and she's not entirely wrong, but the "go hard and early" approach seems to have the backing of the people (or at least the ones I speak to). There are now 5 cases in the community. One is a co-worker linked to the fist and the other 3 are linked to that one. One of the cases is a nurse at the Auckland City Hospital (my place of work). She is fully vaccinated so hopefully she was less contagious. We received an email last night notifying staff of the infected healthcare worker and some additional details. Fortunately I spend most of my time offsite and our campus is huge so I'm low risk.