Pat's place to Brett's in the Blue Mountains

[NCArcher]

(http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/62924-fencefurniture/)In another thread, some timber is travelling from Mapleman's to Sydney.
As the timber will be deposited at my place for a short time before it is picked up by Brett(FenceFurniture) and (posssibly) Adam(Ozhunter), I have an item south of Sydney that I need to get to Singo. i.e. get to Brett's place in Katoomba.
The item is a saw vice that I forgot to pick up from the BM GTG and is currently residing at Pat's place. I don't even know where Pat lives but I believe it to be towards the Gong. Towradgi ?
If anybody is going past Pat's and could move it a bit closer to the Blue Mountains it would be very much appreciated. I'll send a pm to Pat to let him know about this post.
Hopfully the poor little vice will find it's way home. There is another problem though. Pat had to wrestle Adam for the vice at the GTG. While Pat is pretty big and could hold his own against Adam, if the vice makes it this far I'm not too sure how well I will fare against Adam. He's a big boy :D
If anyone can help I will be eternally grateful.

[wheelinround]

Tony is you sidekick (physic) I can possibly get it a bit closer going to Kiama Saturday all being well and can call past Pat's on way home, he's slack scared if he goes to Kiama he'll spend money his biggest temptation being Boutique Timbers.

Pat if and when you read this let me know whats happening??

Tony from my place to Bret's good question then again Paul aka Wood Nut is coming down maybe just maybe he might play a roll.

Depends on how soon you want need it.

[NCArcher]

No hurry. Just thought it was a good opportunity with Brett heading here.
If you pick it up from Pat and pass it on to Paul it will find it's way here eventually.
If you don't get the chance, no problem. 'The One Vice' wants to be found. It's trying to return to it's master.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

If worst comes to worst, if you can get it to Seven Hills in Sydney, Skew's_Gal can bring it up here to Katoomba on her way home from work...

[NCArcher]

Thanks Skew, we'll see where this heads.

[Pac man]

I could get it from Ray to sevo

[NCArcher]

Thanks Paul, we just need Pat to be home now. :U

[Pat]

Well, I suppose I can be home Saturday Arvo for Ray to pick it up . . . Ray might actually get to see my sheds.

[RETIRED]

If Pat can get it to NZ carvers place. he could bring it to Wagga next week and I could bring it home and then give it to a friend of mine who is going to Adelaide.

From there he can give it to a mate of mine who does the Adelaide- Darwin run every week.

He could drop it off at the Alice Springs or Katherine depot where the bloke doing the Alice to Rocky run could take it and give it another bloke doing the Cairns to Sydney run. If he dropped it off at Taree to Peter (Ozartisan), I am sure that one of his guests could drop it off to you on their way back to Sydney.

Easy-peasy, dunno what the prob is.:D

[Pac man]

I can get it from Rays to nzcarver

[wheelinround]

Aren't there a few people who have left stuff at Bret's who have to head back up to retrieve so called bits n pieces.:;

Or did Fletty get his ANZAC tin already

[NCArcher]

If Pat can get it to NZ carvers place. he could bring it to Wagga next week and I could bring it home and then give it to a friend of mine who is going to Adelaide.

From there he can give it to a mate of mine who does the Adelaide- Darwin run every week.

He could drop it off at the Alice Springs or Katherine depot where the bloke doing the Alice to Rocky run could take it and give it another bloke doing the Cairns to Sydney run. If he dropped it off at Taree to Peter (Ozartisan), I am sure that one of his guests could drop it off to you on their way back to Sydney.

Easy-peasy, dunno what the prob is.:D

Thanks . I knew there was a simple solution in there somewhere. I was thinking that when I get it I could post it to your place then your plan could swing into action and I would have it back here in no time. ......What was it I was chasing again? :doh:

[NCArcher]

Well, I suppose I can be home Saturday Arvo for Ray to pick it up . . . Ray might actually get to see my sheds.
Thanks Pat :2tsup: What else have you got that you want to get rid of? :D No sense in wasting all this free transport. :duck:

[wheelinround]

Thanks Pat :2tsup: What else have you got that you want to get rid of? :D No sense in wasting all this free transport. :duck:

Tony good job my chauffeur isn't reading this she is none the wiser of any of it YET you may find yourself doing more than ducking for cover...............besides I get to see what Pat has left first.:q

[NCArcher]

Maybe you should take a trailer Ray :U

[wheelinround]

Maybe you should take a trailer Ray :U

He does have some real nice Rosewood :U

[wheelinround]

Can Pat give me some idea size please of this vice and weight. TY

[NCArcher]

It's a saw vice. Only small. 2kgs at most. Would probably sqeeze into a shoe box.... with a bit sticking out the end where you ripped it trying to sqeeze it in.

[FenceFurniture]

:roflmao: Now I gotta say, I'm all for beating APost at their own game, and I have been known to go to what may be called extraordinary lengths, for no particular advantage, in pursuit of this.

However, has anyone worked out the cost of posting said item? S'bout $11-12 to anywhere in Oz, even Singleton.

Apart from that, please don't let me spoil your fun. I only wished I seen the thread earlier (or paid attention). Very entertaining.

[Chris Parks]

Yep, Brett beat me to it, bung it in the post and it will be there the next day. Tony, you were going to ring me???

[Chris Parks]

Ray, can you duck over to Penrith and bring my new saw down on Saturday on the way to Kiama?

[FenceFurniture]

Yep, Brett beat me to it, bung it in the post and it will be there the next day. Tony, you were going to ring me???

No, he'd rather tell Pat to tell Wheelin' to tell.....well, you get the picture.

[FenceFurniture]

Ray, can you duck over to Penrith and bring my new saw down on Saturday on the way to Kiama?

Errr, would that be Emu Plains kinda Penrith?

[Chris Parks]

Yep, it's on a pallet and they can load it with the forklift, I can't see any problems at all except he might not be able to fit the chair in.

[FenceFurniture]

Nah, what I mean is "oooooh, someone's getting a very nice "Comfort"able jobbie to play with in retirement".

[NCArcher]

You two seem to have missed the "free" part of the procedure. Besides this IS fun. And to be honest $12 is nearly 3x the price I paid for the vice. :p
A good test of the system too. I may need to purchase things from Sydney (or Perth:U)occasionally and it's nice to know I have a specialist courier network in place, ready to spring into action at a moments notice.
Chris i'll send you a pm. And I'll put my hand up to cover the Singleton leg of your new saw :roll:

[Chesand]

If Pat can get it to NZ carvers place. he could bring it to Wagga next week and I could bring it home and then give it to a friend of mine who is going to Adelaide.

From there he can give it to a mate of mine who does the Adelaide- Darwin run every week.

He could drop it off at the Alice Springs or Katherine depot where the bloke doing the Alice to Rocky run could take it and give it another bloke doing the Cairns to Sydney run. If he dropped it off at Taree to Peter (Ozartisan), I am sure that one of his guests could drop it off to you on their way back to Sydney.

Easy-peasy, dunno what the prob is.:D

Ah! The scenic route! :D

[wheelinround]

Ray, can you duck over to Penrith and bring my new saw down on Saturday on the way to Kiama?

My pleasure Chris not a problem will see you Saturday 2014:q

[wheelinround]

Hum now where did I mention it was a FREE service:p

Besides its not me doing the driving here or the lifting and moving about so I'd be very thoughtful of taking that sort of attitude ATM LOML is not in the mood or doing well.:~

[NCArcher]

Ray, see Pac Man for payment. He's my Sydney purchasing agent.

[Sawdust Maker]

You two seem to have missed the "free" part of the procedure. Besides this IS fun. And to be honest $12 is nearly 3x the price I paid for the vice. :p
A good test of the system too. I may need to purchase things from Sydney (or Perth:U)occasionally and it's nice to know I have a specialist courier network in place, ready to spring into action at a moments notice.
Chris i'll send you a pm. And I'll put my hand up to cover the Singleton leg of your new saw :roll:

I'll be in Perth next week ...

[NCArcher]

I'll be in Perth next week ...

I'm checking eBay now :D

[wheelinround]

Organising another Jarrah buy from Perth wood school.

Damn new I was supposed to organise Dingo to pass on some stuff :doh:

[Chris Parks]

Jarrah, did someone say Jarrah? It might be possible.......

[FenceFurniture]

How many kilos per cubic metre is Jarrah?

[Chris Parks]

Damned if I know but then we didn't do it that way. I had a wire cage parked at PWS and they filled it with all the offcuts and then I had it brought over via Oz Post. It is a little known system but then I work for them. The only limit is the net weight of the timber can't exceed 500kg. The price is per cage BTW not what is in it.

[FenceFurniture]

A metre high pallet of Jarrah (1100x1100x1000) weighing 850 kilos would be about $450 freight coming from Perth to Villawood, and would take about 8-9 days. That's not too bad actually, about 53 cents per kilo.

Just sayin'.........:think:

[Chris Parks]

It think it cost us about $250 but don't quote me on it.

[RETIRED]

Are we there yet?Is it there yet?

[Pac man]

So as to get the thread back on track am I picking this up from Ray on Sunday and then to Skews girl or NZCarver or Sawdust maker ?
alternatively I could give it to Groeneaj to send via Darwin.
another alternative would be to send it to Hawthorne, California to anyone with a Shipito account, takers? Pmcgee perhaps?

[Avery]

I feel totally left out in all of this.

[Pac man]

Avery if you are in Westmeadish monday you could come to my workplace and i could show you it?

[Chris Parks]

I can get it to Penrith one day next week. I might be able to impose on Felder to hold it for someone to pickup, does that help?

[DJ’s Timber]

So as to get the thread back on track am I picking this up from Ray on Sunday and then to Skews girl or NZCarver or Sawdust maker ?
alternatively I could give it to Groeneaj to send via Darwin.
another alternative would be to send it to Hawthorne, California to anyone with a Shipito account, takers? Pmcgee perhaps?

Well lets see, everyone has offered good solutions but they've all forgotten to allow for the cranetruck with soft slings to handle this precious cargo

[wheelinround]

So as to get the thread back on track am I picking this up from Ray on Sunday and then to Skews girl or NZCarver or Sawdust maker ?
alternatively I could give it to Groeneaj to send via Darwin.
another alternative would be to send it to Hawthorne, California to anyone with a Shipito account, takers? Pmcgee perhaps?


News to me but sounds good.

[Pat]

Tony, Stage 1 of the transfer of the Saw Vice is now complete. Ray has the Vice, I gave it to Sue and she put it in there car.:;

[Sawdust Maker]

When they stopped at the lights some neer do well in a rabbit suit stole it out of the boot. :o

[wheelinround]

Nick you don't know how close you are to the truth there.

I just got off the phone to the Vice squad Its a saw point with them and they told me to nip it up tight, seems people are marking such as this forum and targeting tool couriers.

Well I just found out Pac-Man is also heading down to Kiama tomorrow and then calling in here to pick it up later he wanted to call in at 6am and give it a return journey:roll:

[wheelinround]

On to another matter, Pat and I have known each other for some period now thanks to this forum. It was only just this trip we/I were able to visit and enter the cave of the Yellow Peril. The large beast that chews wood was sleeping but evidence of past meals lay sprawled around the floor walls and even large gnored and gnashed bits were brought out to remind us of its dangers.

I was allowed to view the wood storage area but was full Patted down before leaving.

Thanks for the hospitality Pat good to see you, meet the toe nibblers.

[Ross]

If Pat can get it to NZ carvers place. he could bring it to Wagga next week and I could bring it home and then give it to a friend of mine who is going to Adelaide.

From there he can give it to a mate of mine who does the Adelaide- Darwin run every week.

He could drop it off at the Alice Springs or Katherine depot where the bloke doing the Alice to Rocky run could take it and give it another bloke doing the Cairns to Sydney run. If he dropped it off at Taree to Peter (Ozartisan), I am sure that one of his guests could drop it off to you on their way back to Sydney.

Easy-peasy, dunno what the prob is.:D

I must be getting old.......................this actually makes sense.

Ross

[Pac man]

Well I just found out Pac-Man is also heading down to Kiama tomorrow and then calling in here to pick it up later he wanted to call in at 6am and give it a return journey:roll:


Well you see if i hand it on to Mal Ward he can drive it back up via Singleton thus thwarting Ozhunter and returning the vise to its rightful owner.

[wheelinround]

Well you see if i hand it on to Mal Ward he can drive it back up via Singleton thus thwarting Ozhunter and returning the vise to its rightful owner.

Funny you brought this up Paul BUT Mal wouldn't need to alter his route he could drop it off with Dorno of Pen making section at R****** T****** where either Tony could make a run to OR Wood nut become middle man.

edited to add

:doh: I should have taken a box of magazines down for Mal to give to Dorno :roll:

[wheelinround]

Pass the parcel continues next stage Paul to Katoomba then over to FF/Bret.

[NCArcher]

Woo hoo. My cunning plan is coming to fruition.
Just got back from a couple of days camping, and very enjoyable it was too, so was unable to monitor the forum around the clock to check on the progress of the item.
Very relieved to hear that Ray has, once again, executed a flawless pick up and is now preparing for the hand off to Paul.
I will send a self destructing tape to Skew's Girl with mission objective and final instructions. I hope she will choose to accept this mission.
Thank you Pat and Ray, stage one complete. I'm heading back to mission control to monitor the situation.

Over.

[NCArcher]

:doh: I should have taken a box of magazines down for Mal to give to Dorno :roll:

Add 'em to the vice shipment and I will get them to Dorno.
edit: Assuming everyone else has room for them.

[wheelinround]

Woo hoo. My cunning plan is coming to fruition.
Just got back from a couple of days camping, and very enjoyable it was too, so was unable to monitor the forum around the clock to check on the progress of the item.
Very relieved to hear that Ray has, once again, executed a flawless pick up and is now preparing for the hand off to Paul.
I will send a self destructing tape to Skew's Girl with mission objective and final instructions. I hope she will choose to accept this mission.
Thank you Pat and Ray, stage one complete. I'm heading back to mission control to monitor the situation.

Over.

Ah Tony read my post again Skew's Girl is to be scratched as Paul is going direct to Katoomba himself.

[wheelinround]

Add 'em to the vice shipment and I will get them to Dorno.
edit: Assuming everyone else has room for them.

To late Paul's been and gone :doh: not to worry tudder Paul/Wood Nut or me myself and I shall be venturing north soon enough (oh and the better 1/2)

[NCArcher]

Ah Tony read my post again Skew's Girl is to be scratched as Paul is going direct to Katoomba himself.
I thought you'd just missed a step :doh: I knew I shouldn't have gone camping, I should have known that. :no:

Thanks for the clarification Ray, I'm altering the schedule, gantt chart, graphical analysis and pie charts right now. Must remember to erase the SD tape.

[NCArcher]

To late Paul's been and gone :doh:

He's ahead of schedule. I'm going to have to alter all those charts again:doh:

Thanks guys, I really appreciate this. :2tsup:

[Pac man]

The eagle has landed

[NCArcher]

Roger.
Proceed to stage 3.
Anne and Skew, stand down, await further instructions. (but thanks anyway :2tsup:)

[FenceFurniture]

Yup, got it.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Roger.
Proceed to stage 3.
Anne and Skew, stand down, await further instructions. (but thanks anyway :2tsup:)

From what I've seen, the logistics aren't that bad. It's the communications to arrange the arrangements that are confusing! :D

[NCArcher]

Yup, got it.

Strangely enough that is exactly where I left it several weeks ago :doh:

[FenceFurniture]

Strangely enough that is exactly where I left it several weeks ago :doh:

Yairrss. Guess where it'll be staying? Open to significant bribes sweeteners however.

[wheelinround]

Yairrss. Guess where it'll be staying? Open to significant bribes sweeteners however.


If I had known that it wouldn't have passed any further till all saws were sharpened.

[NCArcher]

Yairrss. Guess where it'll be staying? Open to significant bribes sweeteners however.
I know where you live :ninja:

[Sawdust Maker]

I don't believe any of this has happened - no photos!

[Pat]

Strangely enough that is exactly where I left it several weeks ago :doh:

Now to keep Adam away from it:U

[FenceFurniture]

I know where you live :ninja:

Pick it up any time you like buddy. :roflmao2:

[Pac man]

I picked up some of the containers that were left behind so here is the next transport job (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f259/pacmans-place-northwest-sydney-flettys-return-official-anzac-container-167530/#post1621097)

[NCArcher]

Thanks very much to everyone involved. I really appreciate it.
I know Brett is going to extort multiple purchases in the next group buy before he hands it over but I probably need that stuff anyway. :doh: :D

[Pat]

Thanks very much to everyone involved. I really appreciate it.
I know Brett is going to extort multiple purchases in the next group buy before he hands it over but I probably need that stuff anyway. :doh: :D

Make that "Lust After", not need. Brett is the purveyor of the delectables of the woodworking world.

[Drillit]

If Pat can get it to NZ carvers place. he could bring it to Wagga next week and I could bring it home and then give it to a friend of mine who is going to Adelaide.

From there he can give it to a mate of mine who does the Adelaide- Darwin run every week.

He could drop it off at the Alice Springs or Katherine depot where the bloke doing the Alice to Rocky run could take it and give it another bloke doing the Cairns to Sydney run. If he dropped it off at Taree to Peter (Ozartisan), I am sure that one of his guests could drop it off to you on their way back to Sydney.

Easy-peasy, dunno what the prob is.:D

,
That is a bit complicated...I dont know if the ole vice could stand that much temperature variation. :D Drillit.

[crowie]

Thank you Gents all for a very entertaining read and a damn good laugh.....:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Well done to all involved thus far, top effort; this forum rocks......:yourock2:
Cheers, crowie

[Pac man]

I know it got left behind in Katoomba but after all is said and done I'd like to know why it went to Helensburgh in the first place?

[FenceFurniture]

I know it got left behind in Katoomba but after all is said and done I'd like to know why it went to Helensburgh in the first place?
:think: ....it's a good point you make. Bloody embarrassing for someone.

[wheelinround]

I know it got left behind in Katoomba but after all is said and done I'd like to know why it went to Helensburgh in the first place?

Helensburgh you mean I could have got it off Chris on Thursday when I saw him at Rosehill :doh:

[FenceFurniture]

Thank you Gents all for a very entertaining read and a damn good laugh.....:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Hey it aint over yet crowie, although I doubt there'll be any more laughter coming from the north western end of the Hunter.

[FenceFurniture]

Helensburgh you mean I could have got it off Chris on Thursday when I saw him at Rosehill :doh:
Bugger! It's missed an least one extra leg, and an additional 40-50kms of scenery.

[wheelinround]

Ok from now on photos of anything traveling must be taken you know li9ke Smuf around the world or Paddington Bear. I mean can you just imagine what a hit a tool would make something like LN plane hanging off the Nan Tien Temple down the Gong way or sea spray from the Blow Hole. 3 Sisters flattened by an LN, smoothing out the tracks from BMn'ts to Sydney.

[NCArcher]

I know it got left behind in Katoomba but after all is said and done I'd like to know why it went to Helensburgh in the first place?


:think: ....it's a good point you make. Bloody embarrassing for someone.

Nah, I bought it off Pat. It got put aside with some other gear and when I forgot to grab it when we left Pat was kind enough to pick it up for me, after wrestling Adam for it. I asked Pat to hang onto it for me till I could arrange to get it home. Now look, it's half way there. :D And it can be exchanged for lengths of Tallowood suitable for making a bench. :p


Ok from now on photos of anything traveling must be taken you know li9ke Smuf around the world or Paddington Bear. I mean can you just imagine what a hit a tool would make something like LN plane hanging off the Nan Tien Temple down the Gong way or sea spray from the Blow Hole. 3 Sisters flattened by an LN, smoothing out the tracks from BMn'ts to Sydney.

I like that idea Ray.

[FenceFurniture]

And it can be exchanged for lengths of Tallowood suitable for making a bench. :p

Oh......alright then.