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I will do my best to be there.
Can't make it tomorrow. Have a whale of a time without me.
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Regards
Paul
I’m a 50/50 back to chasing my tail again.
Cheers Matt.
Black Sabbath, an Pink Floyd the wall were last played in my workshop.
I should be here, my music is very catholic. I listen to almost anything. I dont need hearing protection with hand tools. With my big saws I use Stihl ear protection.
Hi All,
As I can't make it again this week, I'll leave it for someone else to suggest a topic.
Friday: Time: 12:00 - 12:40 AEDT
Yep that's lunchtime for some of us so bring a coffee
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In the absence of topic proposers, I suggest we have a general chin wag and maybe we can help Simon out with burning wood :)
Sadly I may be not able to make this week myself due to a local electron outage that's meant to be all day
Cheers
Phil
7th-century French art Baroque style chit chat subject matter?.
I’m a maybe as well tomorrow.
Cheers Matt.
I will play tomorrow as I find it. We are going to Warrnambool for the weekend leaving at 2:30 when Jools finishes work. I have a bit to get through before we go.
If it turns out that I can afford a 40 minute break I might make it.
It might also be that I NEED a 40 minute sit-down by that time.
Or I might get stuck on the roadworks near the ring road on the way home again.
The possibilities are endless.
If I make it, I make it. If not those who make it, enjoy.
i should be there or here. For a topic how about how to cut down on your tools. Do we need all of them?
Interesting???Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
sounds good let’s do itQuote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
Considering Phil's outstanding custodianship of The Prattle™ over the holidays, I spoke to him yesterday and he has agreed to be the cat herder going forward.
As I explained to Phil, with my second daughter starting university this year, she has arranged her schedule to have Fridays off. Her being a keen hiker/anything outdoors person, rather then my regular in-the-shed Fridays I'm getting out and about as much as possible together with this time we've been gifted.
That said, I will no doubt be around more in the dead of winter or when the assignment/exam load is high.
It's been a real joy and weekly highlight spending time with you all over the last nine months, and look forward to being able to participate again in the future.
Work commitments mean I can't participate this week, but I should be good for next week.
Regards
Paul
I'm 80%. Happy to prattle on whatever topic we decide :)
Well it wasn't a big turnout this week. Just Simon and me. But we had a good natter about tools and sharpening. :coffee:
On that note, Paige was trying to convince me to give hand tools a go, planes in particular. Here’s what I found in the shed
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Looks like a Stanley No 4, a Brilliant, and a no-name. Any of them any good?
And a lie-Nielsen LN271 small router plane, which is the only one I attempted to use.
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Found a sharpening thing under some junk. Is that anything?
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Next set of questions will be on chisels and sharpening technique :)
Oh the no-name days Soba on the side
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They can all be made to work. Not sure about the sharpening thing, Will have to have a look at it.
Sorry I didn't make it in today, the electrons stayed missing from action and my phone connection is so-so most of the time in the house, data wise at least.
Good to see a couple made it in today.
Cheers
Phil
Oh the no-name days Soba on the side. I think previous owner bought this set - I have all the pieces
Handtool Starter Set in Wooden Box - 5 Pces | Carbatec
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Found some more, including the other from the set https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2b85bf8f6e.jpg
Lyricnz,Quote:
Originally Posted by lyricnz
As Paige said, they can all be made to work, it just depends how keen you are.
I would start with the Stanley Number 4,
Search on the forum, or the Net there is literally a million ton of information out there about what an how too do it.
Cheers Matt.
OK, I took the Stanley #4 apart to give it a bit of a clean, and check it out. According to the Stanley identifier at How to Identify Stanley Hand Plane Age and Type (Type Study Tool) | Wood and Shop and it suggests it's a "Results: Type 19 Stanley Bailey Hand Plane (1948-1961)" (except mine says Made in Australia - not USA?)
Will give it a clean, see how it comes up.
Good You will have to bring it up.
Hi all,
Calling for topic ideas in general from both the regular cadre of people and anyone else that would like to join us on zoom for some general catch up.
For those that wonder what it's all about, it is 40 minutes on zoom, putting faces to names, getting time to chat about the weekly topic, ask for help, or just chat.
We have gone from woodwork to fish ponds to gardening all inside 40 minutes so it can be an interesting ride at time.
So ideas for topics, not just this week so post a selection :)
Cheers
Phil
That site only dates USA manufactured planes. Made in England/Canada and Australia Stanleys are much harder to date against a flowchart.Quote:
Originally Posted by lyricnz
When just starting out getting the hand plane set up, don't go down the rabbit warren of needing to get the base flat to within a micron. As long as it's not noticeably out of flat, concentrate on getting the mating surface between the chip-breaker and back of blade neat, and the blade as sharp as you can get it.
Simon, Lance's is good advice. You can spend an awful lot of time flattening the sole of your plane to the last micron!
A general clean of the beast by dismantling it will give you a good idea of how these are designed, how the bits fit together and what they do, or are supposed to do!
Flattening the back of the blade and getting it sharp is the more exciting part! I have to say that it can also be a bit frustrating to know when sharp is sharp. As you practice your technique will improve and you will soon enjoy the "swish" of a sharp blade lifting a thin and nicely curving shaving.
Oh! BTW is also teaches a degree a patience but it also gives a nice sense of achievement when everything falls into place!
Cheers,
Yvan
PS ...and don't forget to poke your tongue out the right way throughout the process!
I'll be there this week.
Regards
Paul
I am possibly a definite maybe.
So what are we going to talk about?
Chainsaws again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagie
I’m definitely maybe, maybe not, possibly.
Cheers Matt.
I really really really wanted a button for this post........ :)Quote:
Originally Posted by doug3030
Come and join in with some fellow forum members on Friday lunchtime.
Friday lunch prattle: Anyone is welcome, please join in
This weeks topic is:
In the spirit of last weeks topic ..... if you had to throw out a tool or machine tomorrow and not replace it, what would it be?
Friday: Time: 12:00 - 12:40 AEDT
Yep that's lunchtime for some of us so bring a coffee
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Cheers
Phil
PS: the entire section at work is expected in the office tomorrow so I may be absent. I'll see if they are handing out leave certs :)
PhilQuote:
Originally Posted by Aussiephil
I will soooo envious if you end up with a Cert 4 in "prattling."
Regards
Paul
Gentlemen
I owe you an apology. I would like to recount a little conversation I had today:
SWMBO: Would you like me to read something off the net about the rape situation in the annals of power (that was nearly inappropriate, but spellcheck saved me there. Two "N"s )
Bushmiller: Ok, I'm interested, but don't be too longwinded as I have my video hook up in a few minutes and I have set the timer so I don't miss it.
SWMBO: Oh. Have they changed the day to Saturday?
Bushmiller: ......Pardon?
SWMBO: Today is Saturday.
Bushmiller: No, It's Friday.....Wait I'll check...... Oh!............:doh::((
Shift work strikes again.
Regards
Paul
I wasn't going to mention this but I setup for this meeting on Thursday. Even had my coffee ready. :wacko::coffee:
A self centred suggestion, as of late I’m struggling to make the Friday lunch time prattle.
An maybe some others find the Friday time slot difficult.
Personally I would find a Sunday evening time slot easier to fit in. Say 8 pm.
But it’s just a suggestion.
Cheers Matt.
As many of you would have guessed, Friday 12pm is hit and miss for me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simplicity
I would be available Sunday 8pm far more often. Not sure how busy Zoom would be at that time for availability, or even whether it would suit everyone else, but seeing as how Matt raised the question, that's my 2c worth.
We could use skype or facetime if we could workout how to invite people If Zoom is too busy.