Recent content by XtaC

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    Just Another Workbench...

    Nice work, lovely to watch!
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    What's on your walls? Neat storage ideas!

    Yup, we use this stuff in the Warehouse I work at, here in Oz. Pretty pricey over here, that would go for around $200 per bay.
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    Shop truck transformation starts

    Love the build, keep the pics coming please!
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    Daraike Micrometer???

    Nothing much to add form me, but with a name like that, I would be looking more towards Japanese.
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    A New Magazine Down Under.

    Thanks for the heads up mate, I'll keep an eye out next time I'm at the newsagent; I've been looking for something like this.
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    Calling all aussies...$60 bunnings what to get

    Hmmm ... I personally don't really like much in the way of tools at Bunnings ... having said that I recently purchased a Maktek 9" angle grinder from there. Its taken a hell of a workout thus far, I'm pretty impressed for the price (was cheap .... cant remember exactly how much).
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    A Question for the Aussies here

    Your best bet would be Supercheap Auto stores. From what I can gather they are Australia's nearest equivalent to HF. Everything's a fair bit more expensive that the US, but that's just how it is. Supercheap stocks Stanley branded toolboxes, which might do the job for you. As for building...
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    the Nepros brand hand tool thread

    I'm from Oz and am considering buying some of these bad boys .... how scary was the shipping exactly?
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    Post Your Ebay Search Strings.

    Hi all, I thought this might be an interesting subject. I'm constantly annoyed at searching Ebay for 'Snap On Tools' and coming up with a bunch of **** I have no interest in. Things like stickers and decals, as well as people dropping the Snap On name in their item description just to get...
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    another funky vise

    Dad has one identical to that one ....
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    Painting interior pieces?

    I have done a fair bit of interior painting in the past of both plastics and vinyl. I have had, by far, the best results by first giving the parts a good general clean with detergent/soap and a pressure washer. Once they are completely dry, I like to leave them in the hot sun to warm through...
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    How To Narrow A 9 Inch Ford Rear End Housing:

    I always wondered how its done, thanks very much for the pictorial, much appreciated :)
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    Let's See Your Recent eBay Purchases!

    Stubby Metric Spanners Set Standard Metric Combination Spanner Set Bluepoint AN Spanner Set 3/8" Drive Long Style Metric Socket Set 1/2" Drive Long Style Metric socket Set \ Aaaaaaaand, thats my tool budget blown for a while ;)
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    Let's See Your Recent eBay Purchases!

    I just bought the 1/2" drive one, to go with my 3/8" drive one :)
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