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Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the
beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. |
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katy wrote:
Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Have you got a generator, or are you in an apartment? Cheers Marty |
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katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Weathers perfect here. Sunny blue skies and 70 degrees and the waters coming back in. Going to have a perfecto T-day sail, after the deep fried turkey & baked flounder supper. Have a happy T-day Katy, hope your kin have a safe trip and nice visit. Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. .. katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Scotty's cutting trees today. SV |
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Scotty wrote: "Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. . katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Scotty's cutting trees today. Is that what you PA people call reefing the main sail? Joe SV |
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Joe wrote:
katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Weathers perfect here. Sunny blue skies and 70 degrees and the waters coming back in. Going to have a perfecto T-day sail, after the deep fried turkey & baked flounder supper. Have a happy T-day Katy, hope your kin have a safe trip and nice visit. Joe Thanks Joe...I've got the pie in the oven and the cranberry/irange relish chopped and mixed and am starting on peeling the taters and sweet taters now...stuffing is ready to go into the bird in the morning...also making traditional Waldorf salad (not the *******ized kind with fruit cocktail and marshmallows...ick) and green bean casserole...I figure a caloric intake of at least 3000 cal/serving! We're supposed to go pier fishing either Friday or Saturday with my brandboys, so hope the weather clears off a bit...rockfish are running...(or so they tell me...) |
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Martin Baxter wrote:
katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Have you got a generator, or are you in an apartment? Cheers Marty We're in an apartment for now...I'm sunk if the electric goes...raw turkey just isn't an option... |
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Scotty wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. . katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Scotty's cutting trees today. SV Winds coming...be careful....Norfolk just had a gust of 58... |
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katy wrote:
Martin Baxter wrote: katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Have you got a generator, or are you in an apartment? Cheers Marty We're in an apartment for now...I'm sunk if the electric goes...raw turkey just isn't an option... And landlords get kinda POed if you run a generator out on the balcony. Cheers Marty |
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Scotty wrote:
Scotty's cutting trees today. Good for you Scotty. Tree cutting is a manly activity, get you daughter in law to give you some tips! Cheers Marty |
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Martin Baxter wrote:
katy wrote: Martin Baxter wrote: katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Have you got a generator, or are you in an apartment? Cheers Marty We're in an apartment for now...I'm sunk if the electric goes...raw turkey just isn't an option... And landlords get kinda POed if you run a generator out on the balcony. Cheers Marty Our landlords get flaky about my bike being on the patio... |
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And landlords get kinda POed if you run a generator out on the balcony.
katysails wrote: Our landlords get flaky about my bike being on the patio... I guess building a roaring open fire, and cooking dinner on a spit, is out of the question. DSK |
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DSK wrote:
And landlords get kinda POed if you run a generator out on the balcony. katysails wrote: Our landlords get flaky about my bike being on the patio... I guess building a roaring open fire, and cooking dinner on a spit, is out of the question. DSK Nope...only kind of BBQ grill you can have is a charcoal one and you have to take it out into the commons away from the buildings to use it...can't use our little LP grill at all..am waiting anxiously for our lease to expire in June... |
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"Joe" wrote in message ups.com... Scotty wrote: "Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Scotty's cutting trees today. Is that what you PA people call reefing the main sail? it's what we call getting ready for Winter. Scotty |
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: Scotty's cutting trees today. Good for you Scotty. Tree cutting is a manly activity, get you daughter in law to give you some tips! Yeah, she'll be here tomorrow for Thanksgiving. You having family over, too? Scotty |
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"katy" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: "Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. . katy wrote: Wellllll....Virginia Beach is a mess...high tide just occurred and the beach erosion is nasty...full effect won't be until hgigh tide tonight...everything's flooded again and the winds are gusting 35-52 ,ph...still torrential...they're saying this one is worse than the other NE'er we had in September...My kids are driving in from Atlanta tonight...they're gonna get wet.. Scotty should have an interesting sail today. Scotty's cutting trees today. SV Winds coming...be careful....Norfolk just had a gust of 58... Not much wind, but it started raining around 3. Scotty |
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katy wrote: DSK wrote: And landlords get kinda POed if you run a generator out on the balcony. katysails wrote: Our landlords get flaky about my bike being on the patio... I guess building a roaring open fire, and cooking dinner on a spit, is out of the question. DSK Nope...only kind of BBQ grill you can have is a charcoal one and you have to take it out into the commons away from the buildings to use it...can't use our little LP grill at all..am waiting anxiously for our lease to expire in June... I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. MOVE!!! PDW |
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Peter wrote:
katy wrote: DSK wrote: And landlords get kinda POed if you run a generator out on the balcony. katysails wrote: Our landlords get flaky about my bike being on the patio... I guess building a roaring open fire, and cooking dinner on a spit, is out of the question. DSK Nope...only kind of BBQ grill you can have is a charcoal one and you have to take it out into the commons away from the buildings to use it...can't use our little LP grill at all..am waiting anxiously for our lease to expire in June... I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. MOVE!!! PDW We can do all that too...back at our place in Michigan...where there are no jobs....but we wouldn't be able to afford the cow to BBQ... |
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Scotty wrote:
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: Scotty's cutting trees today. Good for you Scotty. Tree cutting is a manly activity, get you daughter in law to give you some tips! Yeah, she'll be here tomorrow for Thanksgiving. You having family over, too? I would, but I don't have any. I think your daughter in law maybe double dipping, didn't she already do the Canuck version in Oct.? Be sure to give her some squirty cheese, I keep looking but I don't see any on the shelves at the General Sto http://www.wolfeisland.com/mtdirecto...erchandise.php (second entry) Cheers Marty ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------ Want to have instant messaging, and chat rooms, and discussion groups for your local users or business, you need dbabble! -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_dbabble.htm ---- |
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: Scotty's cutting trees today. Good for you Scotty. Tree cutting is a manly activity, get you daughter in law to give you some tips! Yeah, she'll be here tomorrow for Thanksgiving. You having family over, too? I would, but I don't have any. I think your daughter in law maybe double dipping, didn't she already do the Canuck version in Oct.? She mentioned it and we all had a good laugh. Be sure to give her some squirty cheese, I keep looking but I don't see any on the shelves at the General Sto She was absolutely amazed when I first showed her squirty cheese. Course, she also was astonished by our indoor loo. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ |
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"Peter" wrote in message ups.com... I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. it's good that you appreciate what you have, Peter. How about a pic of your new 'shed'? -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ |
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Scotty wrote:
Be sure to give her some squirty cheese, I keep looking but I don't see any on the shelves at the General Sto She was absolutely amazed when I first showed her squirty cheese. Course, she also was astonished by our indoor loo. You've got an indoor loo!!! Wow, and I thought we we doing well, we're gonna get a 'lectric light in the two holer next year when the Island gets electrified. Cheers Marty |
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: Be sure to give her some squirty cheese, I keep looking but I don't see any on the shelves at the General Sto She was absolutely amazed when I first showed her squirty cheese. Course, she also was astonished by our indoor loo. You've got an indoor loo!!! Wow, and I thought we we doing well, we're gonna get a 'lectric light in the two holer next year when the Island gets electrified. I hope for your sake they put run the extension cords high enough. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ |
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Scotty wrote: "Peter" wrote in message ups.com... I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. it's good that you appreciate what you have, Peter. When you've lived in Jakarta at one extreme, peace & quiet is worth paying for. There's a fine line between a place with insufficient amenities and one so big that it's painful. Hobart is just on the small side of big enough for me. Tucson, with 500,000 people, was about right but the climate sucked. There's only about 500,000 people in all of Tasmania, 200,000 in Hobart. Katy's right about jobs tho. I could only come back here because I got a job. How about a pic of your new 'shed'? http://community.webshots.com/user/peter_d_wiley Random selection of pix. Roof trusses go up tomorrow I hope. The scaffolding is in the back of the truck ATM. I'll take some more shots as it progresses. Bought a 3 phase 12" table saw and attached 6" buzzer/planer off of Ebay this week. $615 AUD or slightly less tan I paid new for the POS I have now. Freight company picked it up yesterday in Sydney, should arrive next week. My Chinese POS 10" table saw will be on the market and if I get enough to cover the freight bill on the replacement I'll be quite content. Had 5 years out of it so I can't really complain but man, does it *hate* ripsawing blue gum! The old saw weighs maybe 50 kg. The "new" one weighs over 300 kg. I like old iron. Local company has a big bandsaw for sale, stands 4.2m high with 900mm dis wheels. ATM they want too much for it but how many people can house something like that? I can - now :-) PDW |
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Peter wrote:
How about a pic of your new 'shed'? http://community.webshots.com/user/peter_d_wiley Thanks for the pictures Peter, that's a great "shed"! Tas looks like a marvelous place, apparently today has some historical significance for you; Abel Tasman first sighted your island in 1642 on this day. Random selection of pix. Roof trusses go up tomorrow I hope. The scaffolding is in the back of the truck ATM. I'll take some more shots as it progresses. Bought a 3 phase 12" table saw and attached 6" buzzer/planer off of Ebay this week. $615 AUD or slightly less tan I paid new for the POS I have now. Freight company picked it up yesterday in Sydney, should arrive next week. My Chinese POS 10" table saw will be on the market and if I get enough to cover the freight bill on the replacement I'll be quite content. Had 5 years out of it so I can't really complain but man, does it *hate* ripsawing blue gum! The old saw weighs maybe 50 kg. The "new" one weighs over 300 kg. I like old iron. Local company has a big bandsaw for sale, stands 4.2m high with 900mm dis wheels. ATM they want too much for it but how many people can house something like that? I can - now :-) I wish I could take my bandsaw from work when I retire, it's old DoAll, wheels are about 600mm, 2m or so high, variable speed (50-5200fpm), integral band welder and cutter, she's over 50 years old. I wouldn't trade for a brand new one if you paid me, well unless you paid me lot. Cheers Marty PDW |
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"Peter" wrote in message ps.com... Katy's right about jobs tho. I could only come back here because I got a job. How about a pic of your new 'shed'? http://community.webshots.com/user/peter_d_wiley Nice pics. The shed looks impressive. My wife *loved* the penguin pics. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ |
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Peter wrote:
I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Depends very much on the apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. MOVE!!! OK, we'll consider this an invitation to camp in your yard. What's for breakfast? DSK |
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Looks like they're trying to board in the last pic...
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message . .. "Peter" wrote in message ps.com... Katy's right about jobs tho. I could only come back here because I got a job. How about a pic of your new 'shed'? http://community.webshots.com/user/peter_d_wiley Nice pics. The shed looks impressive. My wife *loved* the penguin pics. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ |
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Scotty wrote:
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: Be sure to give her some squirty cheese, I keep looking but I don't see any on the shelves at the General Sto She was absolutely amazed when I first showed her squirty cheese. Course, she also was astonished by our indoor loo. You've got an indoor loo!!! Wow, and I thought we we doing well, we're gonna get a 'lectric light in the two holer next year when the Island gets electrified. I hope for your sake they put run the extension cords high enough. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ He's gor the Red Green book on household maintenance so he should be fine... |
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DSK wrote:
Peter wrote: I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Depends very much on the apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. MOVE!!! OK, we'll consider this an invitation to camp in your yard. What's for breakfast? DSK scrabmled platypus eggs.... |
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Impressive Peter. I like your lifestyle.
What is the weather like down there? Do you get snow in the winter? If so how much? How hot does it get in the summer? |
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katy wrote:
I hope for your sake they put run the extension cords high enough. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ He's gor the Red Green book on household maintenance so he should be fine... Yup, gonna duct tape 'em to the tree branches! Cheers Marty |
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Martin Baxter wrote: I wish I could take my bandsaw from work when I retire, it's old DoAll, wheels are about 600mm, 2m or so high, variable speed (50-5200fpm), integral band welder and cutter, she's over 50 years old. I wouldn't trade for a brand new one if you paid me, well unless you paid me lot. Know what you mean. I have an old Grob Bros 18" bandsaw, the main competitor to DoAll and about as good. Mine also has the speed range for stainless on the low end and wood on the high end but it isn't the variable speed model. It's a great machine. Cost me $600 which was about the same price as a new Chinese 14" bandsaw with woodcutting speeds only, no blade welder etc. The $400 to freight it to my place was well worth it. I have a little list of tools I want and when something on the list comes up, I grab it. These days I'm basically trading up each time and for some stuff I don't think I'll ever find anything better - or need it. The shed is so I can have all the stuff useable under one roof. PDW |
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DSK wrote: Peter wrote: I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Depends very much on the apartment. Where I am: the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away the nearest neighbour is 200m away I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring I can run a compressor and nailgun all day I can have a big satellite dish on my shed I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the neighbours applaud. It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy to not **** each other off). There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars, and the moon is glaring bright. Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over an open fire and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only complaints would be from those without an invite. MOVE!!! OK, we'll consider this an invitation to camp in your yard. There's a mooring out the front plus plenty of space to anchor. Down by the dam, there's a power box hooked up to my mains power supply. Had some friends from Sydney camping there for a while, they just plugged their campervan in. What's for breakfast? Whatever you can catch/buy. You don't think I'd actually cater to guests, do you? Oh yes, there's a vineyard across the road... PDW |
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OzOne wrote: On 27 Nov 2006 14:03:58 -0800, "Peter" scribbled thusly: There's a mooring out the front plus plenty of space to anchor. Down by the dam, there's a power box hooked up to my mains power supply. Had some friends from Sydney camping there for a while, they just plugged their campervan in. What's for breakfast? Whatever you can catch/buy. You don't think I'd actually cater to guests, do you? Oh yes, there's a vineyard across the road... PDW Hey Pete, Friends of mine just moved to Tassie. Bought a cottage in Rosebery on the road to Strahn from Burnie http://www.cradlechalet.com.au/tasma...h_west_map.htm Nice country up there, friend of mine is from Penguin. I'll be visiting around Xmas. I'll be visiting Sydney for Xmas! BTW, I don't have a chart, What's Port Davey like? Believe it or not, I've never been there yet. Always too busy with other stuff. My friends say it's pretty good, one of my neighbours has taken his Van DeStat Dogger round there. Bit exposed getting there, the west coast isn't the nicest place to be. Living where I do on the Channel it's all a bot far really. I've got the Tasmanian mindset these days - anything more than 30 minutes away is too far :-) I'll certainly have a chart here at work tho if you want to borrow one for a bit. PDW |
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Charlie Morgan wrote: My father was one of the original DIY authors in the 1950's. He wrote tons of books and magazine articles on topics ranging from how to do your own concrete and masonry, to furniture projects, how to install a swimming pool, and even a book on how to fix your own television. Companies were always sending him tools and materials to feature in his books and magazine articles. DeWalt sent him a really nice radial arm saw for a photo shoot. For many years afterwards, they would offer to send him a new model, in exchange for the old one. He always declined, and the old saw continued to appear in print for many, many years. DeWalt would have MUCH preferred that newer models got some coverage. The problem was that the newer models were not cast iron like the original, and lacked that same feel and precision. My father was no dope! I have that saw now, and it is still going strong after 50 years. It's a little light in the "safety features" department, but it's a very good saw. Hmmm. Friend of mine gave me an old DeWalt RAS when he moved interstate. It's cast iron and I'd describe it as solid, all right. It most certainly is lacking in safety features. The main difficulty I have with it is the motor is relatively gutless compared with my (new) 12" DeWalt sliding compound mitre saw, tho I might well be comparing apples with oranges. For certain jobs, it's a superior choice however; I trenched out all the top & bottom plates on my barn frame and housed all the studs. The RAS was a lot better (more precise) than the compound mitre saw for that job. It can also rip of course whereas the mitre saw can't, tho I never use it for that. When I have some time I'll give it a thorough overhaul. PDW |
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"Peter" wrote | Hmmm. Friend of mine gave me an old DeWalt RAS when he moved | interstate. It's cast iron and I'd describe it as solid, all right. It | most certainly is lacking in safety features. The main difficulty I | have with it is the motor is relatively gutless compared with my (new) | 12" DeWalt sliding compound mitre saw, tho I might well be comparing | apples with oranges. For certain jobs, it's a superior choice however; | I trenched out all the top & bottom plates on my barn frame and housed | all the studs. The RAS was a lot better (more precise) than the | compound mitre saw for that job. It can also rip of course whereas the | mitre saw can't, tho I never use it for that. When I have some time | I'll give it a thorough overhaul. Power tools! So typically male.... But gawdawfully boring. Cheers, Ellen |
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Peter wrote: Martin Baxter wrote: I wish I could take my bandsaw from work when I retire, it's old DoAll, wheels are about 600mm, 2m or so high, variable speed (50-5200fpm), integral band welder and cutter, she's over 50 years old. I wouldn't trade for a brand new one if you paid me, well unless you paid me lot. Know what you mean. I have an old Grob Bros 18" bandsaw, the main competitor to DoAll and about as good. Mine also has the speed range for stainless on the low end and wood on the high end but it isn't the variable speed model. It's a great machine. Cost me $600 which was about the same price as a new Chinese 14" bandsaw with woodcutting speeds only, no blade welder etc. The $400 to freight it to my place was well worth it. Thats nothing I have a 8" coping saw, with a wooden handle, up to 80 strokes a min. Cost me 12 bucks at the local ACE hardware I have a little list of tools I want and when something on the list comes up, I grab it. These days I'm basically trading up each time and for some stuff I don't think I'll ever find anything better - or need it. The shed is so I can have all the stuff useable under one roof. I need double offset 45 degree open boxed end 1/2" fuel line wrench, think I'm going to have to build one. Crazy Brit engineers! Joe PDW |
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Joe wrote: Peter wrote: Martin Baxter wrote: I wish I could take my bandsaw from work when I retire, it's old DoAll, wheels are about 600mm, 2m or so high, variable speed (50-5200fpm), integral band welder and cutter, she's over 50 years old. I wouldn't trade for a brand new one if you paid me, well unless you paid me lot. Know what you mean. I have an old Grob Bros 18" bandsaw, the main competitor to DoAll and about as good. Mine also has the speed range for stainless on the low end and wood on the high end but it isn't the variable speed model. It's a great machine. Cost me $600 which was about the same price as a new Chinese 14" bandsaw with woodcutting speeds only, no blade welder etc. The $400 to freight it to my place was well worth it. Thats nothing I have a 8" coping saw, with a wooden handle, up to 80 strokes a min. Cost me 12 bucks at the local ACE hardware Cool. Let me know how long it takes you to cut thru a 4" long bit of 1" thick Inconel with it. I'll expect an answer in about 3 years if you start now.... PDW |
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Ellen MacArthur wrote: "Peter" wrote | Hmmm. Friend of mine gave me an old DeWalt RAS when he moved | interstate. It's cast iron and I'd describe it as solid, all right. It | most certainly is lacking in safety features. The main difficulty I | have with it is the motor is relatively gutless compared with my (new) | 12" DeWalt sliding compound mitre saw, tho I might well be comparing | apples with oranges. For certain jobs, it's a superior choice however; | I trenched out all the top & bottom plates on my barn frame and housed | all the studs. The RAS was a lot better (more precise) than the | compound mitre saw for that job. It can also rip of course whereas the | mitre saw can't, tho I never use it for that. When I have some time | I'll give it a thorough overhaul. Power tools! So typically male.... But gawdawfully boring. Anything that requires the application of knowledge and a modicum of skill would be boring for you, I'd expect. Why don't you just run along now and go clothes shopping...... you won't know the first thing about how they're made or what they're made out of, but never mind. You're the perfect example of how it's impossible to tell the difference between someone truly stupid and someone who won't learn. Functionally, there *is* no difference. PDW |
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