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  1. Kiwi Phil

    New Year wishes from Down-under

    We are heading out in an hour to Bribie Island for New Year celebrations. We have selected the beach as it is over 100F and we are seeking cool sea breezes. So seeing i won't be back for a bit, I would like to wish all you blokes 1. kind Seasons, 2. Bumper Crops, and 3. fair pricers for 2009...
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    Kids and Santa Claus.

    In this house I have always told my 14yr old Hayden, that when he stops believing in Santa Claus, then Santa Claus will no longer call on him and fill his stocking (which he leaves at the end of his bed). When other kids working here ask Hayden if he believes in Santa, he says, "if you don't...
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    Cleaning a water tank.

    I have 2 large tanks, maybe 7-8,000 gal each. Because i pump dirty water in to 1, settle it, treat it etc, i find there is a lot of stinking sediment building up on the bottom, and the tap hole is maybe 4" up the outside wall, so I can never get the last 'lot' out without have to lower myself in...
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    Coldrooms - refrigeration

    In case some of you blokes don't visit "Non boating Tech Topics" forum, I need advice and info on coldrooms and refrigeration, and have posted my Q there. Cheers Phillip
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    Cold rooms. Refrigeration.

    Anybody any experience with these things? I don't want to do it, but I may have to consider a coldroom for a min of 3 pallets, possibly 4. Product will be in carboard boxes, and when they go in sealed (they do have 6 slot-holes in them) the outside packing area will be anywhere from 25C-40C...
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    what a week....storms

    What a week. Sunday 4pm young Hayden tells me there is a storm warning on TV. I had just finished posting a reply to QC's fire thread. Look at the radar and sure enough, a bad one is come from the west moving SE and going to pass S of us. I hoped we would get some rain, so went out and...
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    Worker with a hygiene problem

    I have a major problem with an employee, and don't know how to handle it. He has a major personal hygiene problem...he does-n't change his clothes for probably over a week, can't believe he showers, washes, or cleans his teeth, and he smells like he has poop'd himself...really badly. This has...
  8. Kiwi Phil

    Lady Fish

    I probably missed the post, but I would like to know how everything turned out for you following your evacuation from the storm. If you have posted details already, then maybe you could direct me to the thread. Cheers Phillip
  9. Kiwi Phil

    chemsets for tying steel pins to concrete

    I have to put 9 tables up in my Tunnel house. Each table is 9m long, 1.8m wide, and 2.4m tall Each table will have 10 legs (5 each size). I want to use treated structural pine. I need to secure each leg to the concrete floor, ONLY to stop sideways movement. I am thinking I will drill 70mm (3")...
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    My current project: new sheds and grow tunnel

    I tried hard to get 2 of my good staff to increase their hours so we could produce more stock and Anita and I do less. We actually had our first 6 day holiday together (3 weeks back) in 10 yrs. We have to slow down a bit. Nobody wanted the work, so i decided to pour bucks in to making the whole...
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    Ventilation...air extractors...solar powered.

    As you know, I am a grower. The trial tunnel house (covered in clear plastic) I put up early this yr has grown good out-of-season stock. I have made it insect proof so i can use it in the summer too. It is only 48m sq. and 180m cu. It has 2 insect-screened vents up high, plus same for the double...
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    iboats.com shipping charges

    Does the Chief ever visit this site to see what the Indians are up to? I ask this as he may not be aware of the shipping charges being asked for shipping purchases made thru iboats to International destinations. I am in Australia. All $$ values are in US$. I went to purchase a Seloc Manual on...
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    Mechanics: how do I Replace Suzuki Gear Case Seal Kits

    Replacing Suzuki Gear Case Seal Kits The motor was leaking water. We believed it to be from the base of the Gear Shift Rod, which is the S/S rod at the "left" of the picture, (with the roll of white tape sitting on the top of it to identify it) Problem: re can't "split" the housing. That is...
  14. Kiwi Phil

    Turin:

    Turin, I have questions for you in the "Non-Boating Tech Topics" Cheers phillip
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    Turin: advice on lighting Tunnel houses

    As you know, I built a test tunnel house with 8,500 growing holes to see how it would go with my crop in the winter. Each table is 900mm wide (.9m) I am growing 4 tables high. It has been a sucess and i have been able to produce basil all winter, BUT, I am having a small problem with the lower...
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    Termite or White Ants (subterrainium..under-ground)

    Australia has a problem with subterrainium (under-ground) termites, or white ants. When they get in to your house, they eat it to bits...from the inside. I don't have a problem... I do need to plan for when my under-slab chemical barrier reaches its used-by date..... I have solutions available...
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    JB....the MacGregor is gone

    JB. There's the boat. All finished back on its trailer. It came up very well. Sold it about 3 weeks back. Very pleased with it. Thought I should show this picture. We cranked it up in the air and not sure why, but the 3 of us stopped to roll a ***, and then noticed the boat was spinning...
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    T2F....T shirts

    I was pretty impressed with that T shirt (or was it a sweat shirt) you had. The range I have available to me are either tagged with a designers label (which i hate something bad) or some stupid comment, all trying to make me look good.......and believe me, I am past that. I hate our range so...
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    Suzuki DF 50 Tell-tale not working

    I have a 2002 Suzuki DF 50 4 stroke. We can't get water to come out of the tell-tail....only a dribble. Can't seem to get anything in the small hole at the tell-tale....wire, whipper-snipper cord, because of the angle. Mechanic has dropped the lower leg. Put hose on the copper pipe (think No 6...
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    Backing Music....knowledge sought.

    My 14yr old (Hayden) is progressing with his guitar and singing lessons. He plays John Foggarty (Credence C. W.), and Roy Orbison DVD's, and belts out along with them. He now wants to know how he can listen to the the DVD thru an earpiece, (so he can sing with Foggarty), but have just the...
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