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grahamjb
19th February 2009, 09:30 AM
What a great forum - I stumbled on to this forum by accident and I am impressed by the scope of the forum. :)
I am into restoring old furniture, vintage cars (there can be lot of wood in vintage cars) and building things in general.
My workshop has more metalwork machines than woodworking and I love the versatility of my Shopsmith which is a great machine.
Graham
rod1949
19th February 2009, 09:39 AM
Welcome Graham. You'll become addicted like the rest of us.
masoth
19th February 2009, 10:14 AM
Welcome Graham!! Some of us are more addicted to the forum then the shed. If you happen to suffer insomnia you'll find some one from most time-zones online to answer any question.
A few pics of your work (metal or wood) will please us mightily.
soth
Spanner69
19th February 2009, 10:42 AM
Hi Graham,
derekcohen lives your way.
I will be comming over to Perth in a week or so. Maybe we ( a few perthites) might have a Get Together and have a chat and a look at some peoples tools and works of "art" and a few cups oif coffee etc.
Cheers
grahamjb
19th February 2009, 11:06 AM
Spanner
Know what you mean about being addicted to forums :D
Unfortunately I have not taken many photos of past projects but have started to record my latest project which is a custom International ute and you can see some pictures here http://www.flickr.com/photos/ar110ute/?saved=1 The rear floor of the ute will be seasoned Sheoak that was scavanged from a timber mill before it shutdown.
The avatar on my post is my Chrysler that I relucantly sold recently. :( I made the coachwork from American white oak and the wheel spokes that I had to replace were made from hickory axe handles (they had the right shape to start with and were cheap)
Brett S
19th February 2009, 11:29 AM
Another sandgroper.. welcome Graham.
Cheers
B
grahamjb
19th February 2009, 11:38 AM
Hey Brett - I spent the first 18 months of my life in Boulder - the family car was a Vauxhaul Velox rego K13 :)
Brett S
19th February 2009, 01:25 PM
wow, I hear the Torana was based on the Vauxhaul !.. Still see some of the old K plates getting around, There is one in the museum.
Cheers
B
Ed Reiss
19th February 2009, 01:25 PM
What a great forum - I stumbled on to this forum by accident and I am impressed by the scope of the forum
...either by accident or on purpose were glad you could join us...welcome Graham:2tsup:
munruben
19th February 2009, 02:13 PM
Welcome Graham
masoth
19th February 2009, 02:48 PM
.....................but have started to record my latest project which is a custom International ute and you can see some pictures here http://www.flickr.com/photos/ar110ute/?saved=1 .............
Hey? Good work Mate!!
soth
artme
20th February 2009, 11:07 AM
G'day Graham and welcome to the show.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
Johncs
22nd February 2009, 12:48 PM
wow, I hear the Torana was based on the Vauxhaul !.. Still see some of the old K plates getting around, There is one in the museum.
Cheers
B
Vauxhalls used to be sold in Australia, I'm old enough to remember a few, along with Vanguard, Oldsmobile, Wolseley.
More recently Toranas here were Vauxhauls in UK. I don't know what other GM cars sold here as Holdens and in UK as Vauxhalls