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Offline glenm64

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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2016, 08:46:19 PM »

Easier to find something straight at the Sydney Mardi Gras than at Bunnings.
Not very well seasoned either.

Cheers Glen

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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #26 on: September 17, 2016, 08:58:34 PM »
Quote from: glenm64 on September 17, 2016, 08:46:19 PM
Easier to find something straight at the Sydney Mardi Gras than at Bunnings.
Not very well seasoned either.

Cheers Glen
they are that green, their sleepers spray moisture on you when you cut and nail them
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #27 on: September 17, 2016, 09:08:33 PM »
Quote from: glenm64 on September 17, 2016, 08:46:19 PM
Easier to find something straight at the Sydney Mardi Gras than at Bunnings.
Not very well seasoned either.

Cheers Glen

haha i wasn't meaning I'd use bunnings overpriced firewood. that was just a sizing comparison. I'm not set on top thickness but somewhere between 20-50mm as i plan on trying to use recycled timber, depending on what i can find of coarse, so i the thickness will be decided by whats available.
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #28 on: September 17, 2016, 09:50:10 PM »
here is the demented crayon scratches of a crazed lunatic that i promised.



the legs aren't just going to be a block of wood. i just haven't worked that part out yet. and i thought it would look weird without legs  ;D

also those aren't just holes in the back that will be looking into the side of a pc case. with a glass front.
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #29 on: September 18, 2016, 10:37:38 AM »
Quote from: Rumpig on September 17, 2016, 08:58:34 PM
they are that green, their sleepers spray moisture on you when you cut and nail them

I got a sleeper from there once. Still had the roots attached. Had to get the chainsaw out to cut them off.
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2016, 04:37:43 PM »
Quote from: oldmate on September 18, 2016, 10:37:38 AM
I got a sleeper from there once. Still had the roots attached. Had to get the chainsaw out to cut them off.
The up side is it grew 30MM a day till l got around to using it     >:D       :cheers:
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #31 on: September 18, 2016, 05:13:53 PM »
Lol
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #32 on: September 18, 2016, 07:07:18 PM »
LOL. you guys should give up woodwork and concentrate on the comedy
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #33 on: September 18, 2016, 08:38:26 PM »
If you use 20mm thick timber for the top then use another strip of 20mm all the way around on the underside it will look like a thicker top but be much lighter and cheaper if that makes any sense

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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #34 on: September 18, 2016, 10:57:31 PM »
Are you planning on putting the computers in the recess shown on your sketch?
if so ventilation could problematic, not the mention accessing the switches and stuff?
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #35 on: September 19, 2016, 07:04:15 AM »
IKEA will have what ya after.
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #36 on: September 19, 2016, 12:55:40 PM »
Wheres the fun in that , anyway they always put in 2 or 3 extra bits . That's to do your head in                >:D                         :cheers:
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #37 on: September 19, 2016, 01:15:03 PM »
Given that antique and old furniture is out of fashion, you might consider buying something old and pulling it apart for the timber.  Old wardrobes are particularly cheap because they are too small for modern use (and everyone has built ins)

Try your local op shop or gumtree.
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #38 on: September 19, 2016, 01:30:27 PM »
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Try your local op shop or gumtree.
I tried that for a couple of wardrobes for the shed.. seems St Vinnies is now Top $ furniture.
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #40 on: September 22, 2016, 07:06:13 AM »
Quote from: bja on September 18, 2016, 08:38:26 PM
If you use 20mm thick timber for the top then use another strip of 20mm all the way around on the underside it will look like a thicker top but be much lighter and cheaper if that makes any sense

Brett

I made a simple toy box using that technique, standard pine floorboards with a 42x19 around the outside made it look a lot bigger.  See pics below.

Your planned 20mm top is not very thick/ chunky looking.

Biscuits are a lot easier than dowels as you only have to be accurate in one direction as it allows a bit of sideways adjustment.  Also sound like too big and elaborate a project for someone who it appears has little experience with timber
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #41 on: September 22, 2016, 09:41:37 AM »
The lad bought a laminated Merbau benchtop from Bunnings for a bathroom vanity top like these although I don't see it listed-
https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/kitchen/benchtops/timber
Made a lovely feature top with an inset sink but streuth the timber was like iron
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #43 on: September 22, 2016, 09:52:34 AM »
Another option are the laminated panels https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/building-hardware/timber/dressed-timber/laminated-panels

I have used them on a job and they worked OK.  Not as good as solid timber but not the same price either
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #44 on: September 22, 2016, 04:22:31 PM »
Yeah that was the one the lad used although I thought it was in benchtops-
https://www.bunnings.com.au/1800-x-600-x-26mm-merbau-fj-laminated-panel_p8330066

Better than solid timber slabs or larger jointed planks because they don't warp or twist
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Re: Question for the seasoned wood workers
« Reply #46 on: September 22, 2016, 08:16:12 PM »
Missed it but after trying to saw the basin cutout in that laminated Merbau it seemed a lot harder than Jarrah but only just from the testing-
http://www.fowles.com.au/timber-flooring/janka-hardness-rating/
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