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porqui

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  1. Remember that a lot of palet wood is treated which is not what you want in a livingroom untreated.(Some nasty stuff) Something else to consider is that wood panelling will make the room feel smaller so if it is a smaller room that wall will close in on you Newly planed or clean sanded pine rapidly changes colour (oxidation) so what was a light pine colour changes to an orangy brown pine Timber suppliers sell 12mm tongue and groove pine panelling. Splitting 22mm pine into 8mm planks is not a viable option Unsealed timber gets dirty very quickly.
  2. Kiaat is not uniformly dark like the wood in the chairs Love kiaat sometimes a bit wild though.
  3. 10 to 1 it is Imbuia and Yellow Wood. (the rage at one time) Kiaat tends to be lighter in colour
  4. Contact Quicktint in Maitland they will have what you need.
  5. It has a ridge on the inside (the pipey bit) so the joint centers properly and you need to get rid of the ridge so the whole joint can slide over the pipe. That joint in the picture is what you need. Some do not have the ridge but hardware stores do not always have stock of them.
  6. Saarp file works great. Just use a koki to mark the position beforehand - helps.
  7. Get a straight compression joint from the hardware store. File out the step on the inside of the joint with a round file. Slide completely over the on end and then back it up over the other end - tighten and bobs your uncle
  8. Mistake number 1 - think that all cyclists are like us
  9. Please take note of what Eugene said !! (CPA - consumer protection act)
  10. Ok slowly count to ten. Tomorrow is Vrydag
  11. Nooo! You have an adapter now.
  12. Should have been one bin every second pole - who screwed up? Usual would have been no bins but contract signed off as completed
  13. Storm raging Entrance to Cobra
  14. Must have been a good father's day today - only two posts for the day make that three.
  15. Found it but that's not fair !!
  16. That's because they can take the heat.
  17. OP's friend is now professional rider !!
  18. Frankly speaking new bikes and components are absurdly priced. When bikers want to upgrade they want to recover some of their costs and it just does not work that way. What goads me is this - guy absolutely trashes say elixer brakes they are just junk and of course upgrades to shimano and places the "junk" for sale but at a price almost the same as what he paid for the shimano's. Nooo. I've been happy with my dealings on bikehub. Been looking for a 26mtb for a while at a FAIR price but not readily available anymore or they are sold by the time I get to the laptop.
  19. Tromp - that is a dove-tail jig which you use with a router to make dovetails in the end of a plank. Do you have a router? Go to Youtube
  20. Picture - you never know what you have been missing out on. (Bisquit machine)
  21. Some plastic (Maizey) companies sell a protective vinyl stuff for 4x4. Tough as nails.
  22. Was he reversing?
  23. I believe iRide said "once we consistently have 200+ riders at each race the race fee can drop" No mention of capping
  24. See if you can find someone with an industrial sander instead of planing. If you had a large electric belt sander like a Makita or Bosch you could do it yourself fairly quickly esp if you use a blue belt.
  25. If the wood is one that naturally has a high oil content then it is really pointless to put an expensive treatment on it as it hardly soaks in. The linseed mix just adds a bit of color and protection to the wood. You do have to apply it again on a annual basis but you do not have to do much before you apply it - basically just wipe the wood clean and slop it on. Many of the commercial products sits on top of the wood and often flakes off or becomes patchy whereas the linseed does tend to draw in somewhat. I do apply it to planed timber hence the 50/50 mix I would also wait at least a week before the second coat. Also have as little traffic as possible as linseed takes a while to dry (as in days) and then muddy feet leave grubby marks. Remember raw linseed not boiled. If timber is meranti or pine I use a product called Rystix which is really a Rubol copy and a good one at that too at half the price. Would use it before I use Woodoc which is what I use for other applications.
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