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11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

Fine with me... just let 'em step in with some affordable (but good) gear...

11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

Yep, that's a good trick, much used on ebay too I think..
The good days seem to have gone. A Chinese friend tells me everything is different in China now.…

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11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

Yep. I have had the same thought many times. And they pull all kinds of tricks to get first on the list so's the unwary just buy the…

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11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

I was just in Bunnings and came back. Looks like the cheapest and therefore most suss was $45 and 'good' looks to be around $100.
Looked on ebay…

11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

Yep. Well they seemed to be saying the two required rpm's were very different. And I can't vary the rpm of my saw.
So okay I can get a blade.…

11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

thanks. I asked because I googled a bit and found a place where they were talking about rpm's for metal cutting as against wood and blah, blah... and…

11 months11 monthsabrogardabrogard posted:
Cut metal with a mitre saw?

I have 5000 rpm 1200W Icon mitre saw I use for wood. Now I need to cut some gal fence rail. Can I get a metal blade for the mitre…

3 years3 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
How Best Get A Fridge Up Onto a 6x4 Trailer?

Well I'll be damned. I get what you mean. Great idea. As long - I'm thinking - as you can crouch down under the fridge and reach…

3 years3 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
How Best Get A Fridge Up Onto a 6x4 Trailer?

Yep, I get it: move on a sack truck. But 'drag up the rear of the trailer' ? What, up some ramps or something? I have no…

3 years3 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
How Best Get A Fridge Up Onto a 6x4 Trailer?

How to get a fridge up on the trailer? Especially if working alone.
Typical 6x4. That's a lift of about 16" (400mm).
Would preparing and taking along a low…

3 years3 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Can I Put A Gas Cooktop in the Shed?

I want to make a bit of a kitchen in a shed.
Can I get and install some kind of gas cooktop that just plugs in like barbeque's do?
Like I'm…

5 years5 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
replacing tiles in a shower... how?

sorry guys. didn't get round to posting pictures. And now I've done the job, mostly.
Got new questions now: or a new question - what about grout sealer?
Following instructions…

5 years5 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
replacing tiles in a shower... how?

Never done any tiling before.
Shower had little 2" square tiles and many were missing so we took 'em all off and plan to retile it.
Bunnings people talk about some film…

5 years5 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
fitting a yale lock... little tweaks?

I had to get another barrel for this yale type lock, which I did.
Put everything back together and the key turns only with great difficulty.
I chiseled away some wood to…

5 years5 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
How To Start A Little Bit of Tiling - What Materials?

We just want to do a tiny bit of tiling.
The shower stall and vanity table sink surround is all.
Never done any before in my life. Already discovered it's expensive…

6 years6 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Is Plastic Sheet Needed Beneath Pavers?

About to do my first ever paving. Took up some of the old stuff and I see they've got black plastic sheeting beneath about 8" of road base (…

13 years13 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
What is a Good Thick, Sticky Slurry ?

I have an area on the driveway that collects a pool of water when it rains. Maximum about 5mm deep.
Seeing how spilled concrete slurry sticks sometimes on other…

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Compacting Fine Soil before Concreting

OK, I've got the mixer fixed and working, I hope, the test is going to be if it does a job or not.
I'll pour this doorstep today.…

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Where Can I Find Example Drawings for Sheds, Carports, Etc..

Anyone know where we can find example drawings for sheds and carports? Probably of steel construction?
We've got some Bluescope stuff from the Lysaght website and it seems pretty good.

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Compacting Fine Soil before Concreting

SL52 ? Meant nothing to me, did a quick google and the first hit I got was your reply in this forum thread!!
And didn't get any more information.…

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Compacting Fine Soil before Concreting

I'll do that. What sort of reo will suffice?
I'll have to dig out the floor a bit more after reading your advice. I've allowed for 100mm. If I'm going…

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Compacting Fine Soil before Concreting

So I should dig it out again and get some crushed rock and put it in?
Does it really matter for such a small job? About 0.8m x 0.4m…

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Compacting Fine Soil before Concreting

I've never done any concreting.
I'm putting up a small garden shed - 4 mtrs x 3 metres.
The steel shed is up and on four corner concrete blocks I…

16 years16 yearsabrogardabrogard posted:
Can I Pour A Shed Slab Bit By Bit From A Wheelbarrow?

I want to put up a 4m x 3m shed.
Obviously I need some sort of slab. I've been googling everywhere and reading heaps.
Apparently I should have a 100mm…

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