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  1. John B
    Very nice cuttings Kevin. Not good going into Hospital mate. Take care. Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.
  2. John B
    A very nice piece Kevin. Although we are 4 hours from the sea, any water for that matter, I know a few blokes who would love that.
  3. John B
    Melanie, When I make my next one, I'll try and remember to take a few photo's as I go. I'll post them up, may help a little.
  4. John B
    Very nice Jeff. I have seen a couple of nice patterns with Giraffes. All those inside cuts keep putting me off.
  5. John B
    Very nice cutting and finishing Les. .
  6. John B
    I have those, "Why moments" when I have finished drilling all the holes and flip the piece over to sand the back prior to cutting. I'm sure I never drilled that many holes........
  7. John B
    IMHO stain and finishes mixed are just a translucent paint. The stain doesn't strike into the timber so any small scratches etc will show the timber underneath. You also have to make sure that every coat is even all over the item being finished as the more coats, (thicker), the more opaque, muddy it becomes. They may have their place, I just haven't found it yet.
  8. John B
    Jerry, that is absolutely marvellous mate. What a super job.
  9. John B
    Many years ago on a forum the discussion was about some simple item. I made the mistake of saying "I'll shoot down the shed this arvo and knock one up". I spent a lot of time convincing people that shed was not going to sprout bullet holes and no-one was getting pregnant.
  10. John B
    I know the weather conditions you have and the timber available varies greatly from ours. What I use if I want the timber to be natural (not painted) is linseed oil thinned about 50% with turps. Three coats letting each one soak incompletely, about a day, prior to applying the next. Final coat of 100% linseed oil and let the dry completely. Then 1 couple of coats of exterior or marine grade polyurethane. I have done outside tables, chairs etc. using this method and they just keep on keeping on.
  11. John B
    I have that same roo on my desk. It reminds me of being a kid and the Weeties boxes had these animals inside in the form of a kit. You pressed them together and they would wobble their way down an incline or there was a small plastic medal which you tied to the animal via a length of cotton. You'd then place the medal over the edge of a table and it would make the animal walk towards it as gravity pulled down. The Animal always stopped on the edge and never fell. Magic to a little bloke
  12. John B
    Nice job Kevin. I do my inlay the opposite to Jim. I cut the piece to be inlaid so that it pushes in from the top. Just 2 of many ways to skin a cat I still stuff up the direction sometimes when cutting out centres such as O's etc
  13. John B
    I changed my top clamp on my Ex21 just the other week, same thing. I had one new set as a backup, had it sitting for quite a few years. When you can't depend on spare parts being available and them taking weeks, sometimes a month or more to arrive via the Australian distributor it pays to be prepared. Nor All I've got to do is get helicoils inserted in my two lots of stripped clamps and I'll be set for a few years . Can't really justify the pegas clamps at the moment with our dollar looking like a submarine they'd set me back $160.00au
  14. John B
    No need to re- download your paper patterns Brenda, just scan them into your computer and do the same as you have been doing. Not sure what format you are using, but you will just have to save the image as that format, eg .jpg, ,gif etc.
  15. John B
    @meflick G'day Melanie, There is no pattern for the boxes I make, I tend to just cut and assemble them as I go. For example the insert cut outs I drew directly onto the insert piece for the 1st time. I altered a few dimensions until I liked what I saw and away I went. The corners are mitred, I cut these on a Sliding compound mitre saw. The various colours of timber I edge joint and glue up prior to cutting. Once again I play it by ear as to what I think looks good. The top is just glued and clamped in-place and sanded flush. I cut the lid of on the table saw, making sure to mark the front so that it goes back in the right direction.
  16. John B
    Marg, After the weekend you should start knocking out Eagles 2018 signs. You'd be able to retire in 6 months
  17. John B
    Love the painting. Super.
  18. John B
    I like them.
  19. John B
    Neat. I know a half a dozen people who would love it.
  20. John B

    Slope

    John B replied to JimErn's topic in General Scroll Sawing

    Must be a great angle, my Dewalt is on exactly the same
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    Clock

    John B replied to innar20's topic in Bragging Rights

    Very nice, I must admit It's a tough choice between the VW and Dominoes, but I think I'll lean towards the dominoes just because they are unusual and a novel use of them. Great stuff.
  22. John B
    They are a great design for a good cause. ONYA Stoney
  23. John B

    Congrats.

    John B replied to Fish's topic in Bragging Rights

    Really nice Dan. Love it mate.
  24. John B
    Super work Brenda, Large format photographs are "the devil in disguise". They show you unreasonable detail which would never be visible to the naked eye. On the other hand I like my Magnifying lamp because it makes me extra careful and critical and when the glass is removed the cutting looks pretty good, until I take a large photo
  25. John B
    Some really interesting patterns and great work there Kevin.
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