Recent content by southern_tango

After a while of not being around the forum ,first thing I saw was about the fire ,good to hear your family is fine,that's the most important thing. Hope they are coping alright with the shock . I recon the way houses are build in Australia makes you have extra care specially around...

Hi,looking for some advise ,the other day got an old Rota toolbox ,it's small but like the design and thought that could be a good present for my son after restoring it,from the top didn't look that bad but when had a look from the bottom it is rusted out with some holes starting to appear. Now...

Like always ,got the stuff from gumtree ,an small Rota toolbox with some nice tools (but a bit annoyed because I asked the seller about another toolbox that was filled with more interesting stuff but when got there he told he sold it a couple of days before) Well what I got, plastic face mallet...

Cup honestly don't know why I keep coming to your thread ,It' like watch the ******* mansion ,makes my life go down like the Hindemberg ,just one thing to say CONGRATS!!! Your level of dedication ,detail and aesthetic is of the chart mate...

Wow,Cup nice set up and even better outcome. With the strong sun here in Oz I recon you and Hot could derust the titanic,ggg

Hey Cup how id the NBN connection speed wise ,I am on telstra cable but...doesn't feel fast enough (around 90 mbps download)...so please let me know ...

Great job Nine ,love the flames ,specially on the doors .Congrats.

Here we go...not the best pic.

One question ,what are these for?Last year at a garage sale got some of them plus some Facom spanners (should have a pic somewhere)

After missing the vee blocks and other machining staff last week,went to a non promising one mostly chinese tools bu in a corner ,2 TOOL MAKER VEE BLOCKS not in the best shape but hey I missed some last time.So I paid $10 for the 2 plus a couple of files.

Hey Cup, you can get spotted gum or blackbutt ,the get a good finish and with a couple of coats of decking oil they last a long time (we use it for outdoor commercial banquets and is not crazy price)but you get it from timber places not bunnings ; depending the look you want ,because I can see...

Was a good week ,unluckily short of money otherwise have been great,found in gumtree (sort craiglists in Aussieland)an old fella was retiring and selling some tool,got there and he use to be a toolmaker,it was like a candy shop!!!got some clamps,some burring tools ,a nearly new combination...

You are right,hard to impossible to get big name brands and low price ,like they do but gumtree been my main resource lately...

Not a garage sale, found this saw on Gumtree (australia's sort of Craiglist) paid A$U 50 ,only the plastic guard is damaged but it work great.