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  1. John B
    That's warp speed.
  2. John B
    @innar20Beautiful cuttings. I like them all, but the raccoons really look like they are up to no good . The eagle is a real ripper.
  3. John B
    Good for you Edward. Onward and upward.
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    John B replied to GPscroller's topic in Bragging Rights

    Very nice Jeff. I do like the Mum one. My mother used to say "Just try me! "
  5. John B
    Beautiful cutting and a w0nderful paint job. A lot talent there. Thanks for showing
  6. John B
    We used to have banking day at primary school, I think it was Mondays. A bank johnny from the Commonwealth bank would attend the school and we'd all line up with our bank books with our fortunes to deposit. Ranging from sixpence to two shillings, depending on how much Mum and Dad had left over or in my case how many , if any, rabbits I caught and sold. Mum would always tie the coins in the corner of my hanky so I wouldn't lose them All them pennies added up, with a little help from a paper round when I was a bit older I bought my first car a 1963 Falcon Station wagon.
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    I don't know where he heard of it, I actually don't know where you'd buy 5 gallons of molasses from, I must ask. Apparently there is one caveat, there can not be any grease or oil on the item as this buggers up whatever the molasses does. I myself would have better uses for molasses, Rum springs to mind
  8. John B
    Beautiful detailed work Jim. You sure do have to be on your toes when cutting from one species into another, especially doing a curve.
  9. John B
    My neighbour, the one that restores old engines, uses molasses. It is a real eye opener. He showed me a rusted seized crank , put it in the drum of molasses and three days later there was not a sign of rust and the you could of knocked me down with a feather, it had freed up. I think it may make machine tables a little sticky
  10. John B
    Quite magnificent Rob. A bit over the top for me but I sure can appreciate the craftsmanship. Perception is a funny thing. I called the missus into look at the clip and her first words were "Imagine all the dusting"
  11. John B
    That's a lousy trick, wooden eggs, what happened to the chocolate
  12. John B
    I have an old icecream container mounted on a couple slides under my saw to catch the dust, well a bit of it anyhow .;)
  13. John B
    I often use the Mortice and tenon method of fixing an upright project to a base. Once the upright has been cut I place the tenon on the base, scribe around it and cut inside the line with the scrollsaw. Sometimes a little tweaking is necessary for a perfect fit. Alternatively, you could drill screw the pieces together, disassemble them and place the couple of screws in small plastic bag for the recipient to re-assemble. Hell IKEA does it all the time
  14. John B
    Marg that is the second rendition. When I was making the pattern up, the War Office had a look over my shoulder at the computer and said "You can't have that on a sign" Even though I protested that it would be hung in a blokes shed, she won.
  15. John B
    Love the grasshopper I bet the kids had a ball.
  16. John B
    A selection from my toy making days. I used to see yellow, my hair would be yellow, my clothes everything was yellow when I made the ducks. Besides the ull alongs like in the photo I used to make flappers that had a handle that you'd push and their feet, made out of vinyl would flap on the ground. I'd do dozens at a time as I just couldn't keep up with them. From memory they sold for about $20 each. All the googly eyes are recessed and superglued in place
  17. John B
    We also call them hit and miss. They are amazing old pieces of equipment. can run for hours on the smell of an oily rag. When I was a young bloke we had a slightly more modern engine driving the milking machine and generator for power for the house.
  18. John B
    A sign I made for my neighbour a few years ago. He restores old motors. Has some beauties. If I can find some pics of them I'll post them Anyhow enjoy and I will post the patterns to so if you want to make use of them feel free to do so.
  19. John B
    What a ripper job with that inlay Dave. Absolutely beautiful mate.
  20. John B
    I think I owe you thanks mate. I had seen some of his patterns, but couldn't find a repository. Funny thing he's a neighbour only about 650kms away
  21. John B
    https://www.facebook.com/pg/Custom-wood-portraits-2014208635313681/photos/?ref=page_internal This is the link. He sure does some nice patterns and is very prolific. @Foxfold
  22. John B
    Picked up 2 litres of Automotive acrylic gloss the other day. I have used it before and you can get an very glossy finish. It's been awhile though because the last lacquer I bought was a 20 litre drum of 30% gloss and after thinning it 50% you can see that it goes along way. I'm getting bored with it so time to spice things up a bit. I have coated 2 frames and I had forgotten how nice gloss looks. I used it a lot to top coat over acrylic paint when I used to make toys. Will post pics when I get some more stuff finished.
  23. John B
    Jeff, I think they are outstanding mate. I saw the two nipper walking along and thought that's nice, but the next 2, in my opinion, are stunners. The horse is nice to, but the concentration on the little fellows face as he is about to drive that nail is fantastic.
  24. John B
    Excellent Dick, I like bevel cutting and putting a another dimension on items. I like it a lot.
  25. John B
    I have had that problem and still do to a minor degree. Part number (64) on the schematic that Jim posted is in two sections on my machine with and adjustment bolt holding the two together. By moving the bolt you can elongate or shorten the top arm. The important thing is to make sure that when it is adjusted the bolts must be tightened so there is no flex in the joint. flex allows the top rocker arm to move like in video.
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