How much brainpower would it take?

[woodPixel]

Could you log onto their website, while in queue, order for Click and Collect.... it will be brought out to the reserved spots near the entrance?

You gotta hack the machine man!

[Beardy]

Wow what is going on down there? I would go into Bunnings on average twice a week and have not had to queue yet except I drove in one Sunday morning and there was a line up so drove out again without stopping.

[BobL]

Could you log onto their website, while in queue, order for Click and Collect.... it will be brought out to the reserved spots near the entrance?

You gotta hack the machine man!

Thats what I did a few times when we had lockdown here in WA - but you have to know what you want.

[ian]

Same issue with Officeworks - acres of office stuff & little real variety. Tried to buy carbon paper - staff looked at each other, shrugged & said "what's that?) . At a stationary store for @#$% sake!!)

it's the quality of the staff Office works et. al. employ
were you trying to buy pencil carbon, Pelikan A4 Handifilm 205 Pencil Carbon Film Blue 100 Pack | Officeworks
or transfer paper X-Press It A4 Transfer Paper White 20 Pack | Officeworks

if you were born after about 1975 (i.e. you're younger than 45), you've probably never seen the stuff used for making "manual photocopies".
We had a similar problem in the Army -- how do you make copies without access to a photo copier?

[Handyjack]

Bunnings click and collect - not every item is available to use this service. M6 bolts are "Buy in Store". Not available for click and collect (at least not the store I looked at).

[doug3030]

Bunnings click and collect - not every item is available to use this service. M6 bolts are "Buy in Store". Not available for click and collect (at least not the store I looked at).

Well it did give me an excuse to crank up the metal lathe and make a couple of brass ones to see me through until sanity returns.

[Handyjack]

Brass bolts would probably look nicer in the knife block any way.

[doug3030]

Brass bolts would probably look nicer in the knife block any way.

It's a knife vise, for holding blades under construction. As a working tool subject to various stresses I would rather not leave m6 brass bolts there long term. I went with m6 because they are screwed into threaded inserts and I had some m6 inserts I salvaged out of an old Ikea something-or-other. I figured m6 in steel would be fine for long term, but I don't want to take too much of a chance on the brass holding forever.

[justonething]

I have seen the clarification on ABC. Bunnings is classified as the same as supermarket, stocking essential items. So shopping in bunnings is allowed. Basically shopping for anything is allowed. A concession to Scott Morrison getting the economy going.

[doug3030]

I have seen the clarification on ABC. Bunnings is classified as the same as supermarket, stocking essential items. So shopping in bunnings is allowed. Basically shopping for anything is allowed. A concession to Scott Morrison getting the economy going.

Well Bunnings is allowed to open under the restrictions - so of course we are allowed to shop there. While I don't regard Bunnings as the brightest organisation ,even they would not open unless customers were allowed in.

[riverbuilder]

Bunnings is #@$&@#@, lockdown or not.

[Ed..]

it's the quality of the staff Office works et. al. employ
were you trying to buy pencil carbon, Pelikan A4 Handifilm 205 Pencil Carbon Film Blue 100 Pack | Officeworks
or transfer paper X-Press It A4 Transfer Paper White 20 Pack | Officeworks

if you were born after about 1975 (i.e. you're younger than 45), you've probably never seen the stuff used for making "manual photocopies".
We had a similar problem in the Army -- how do you make copies without access to a photo copier?

Funny you should mention that, I actually have an almost full 100 sheet box of A4 carbon paper sitting on a shelf behind me. I have used a sheet three times in the last 10-15 years. Carbon paper was also used in typewriters and receipt books, now I am showing my age!

[ian]

Funny you should mention that, I actually have an almost full 100 sheet box of A4 carbon paper sitting on a shelf behind me. I have used a sheet three times in the last 10-15 years. Carbon paper was also used in typewriters and receipt books, now I am showing my age!

ah, but ...
is it pencil carbon -- the type that when you use a pen or harder pencil makes a copy on a second sheet,
or typing carbon -- the type that requires an actual type-writer to hit hard enough to transfer the image to second and subsequent sheets (typing carbon is mostly useless if used with a pen or pencil)
receipt / order books typically use self copying paper that requires that you place a stiff sheet between the last sheet of one order/receipt and the next fresh original so that copies do not transfer onto the subsequent copies of the order/receipt -- been there make that mistake more than once.

Also, "commercial bond copy paper" at about 80 g/sq.m is generally too stiff for making more than one legible copy using typing carbon.

And I'm not sure that officeworks et al even stock thinner plain paper.

[Ed..]

Just did a small test using mine, it is labeled Columbia Commander, Blue Film Carbon paper and has a drawing of a hand and a pen on the box, the imprint went through 3 sheets of 80 GSM at my normal handwriting pressure, first two sheets were fine, the last started to fade out a bit but still legible, Officeworks sell the Pelican brand of this paper and it's expensive as, they want $190 for a 100 sheet box. Reason I am still keeping this box as it may come in handy when transferring a design on paper to say something I want to cut out in metal or wood. (one day!) One thing I did learn was that I need to start writing a few letters, I am loosing the ability to write. Been decades since I last wrote an actual letter, I occasionally fill in forms but that is about it, most of the time I just use a keyboard.

Officeworks basically employs anyone who is willing to work for their peanuts. I actually got a offer of a job there about 11 years ago. The advert said "Computer Specialist" so applied and offered the job and was asked when I could start, so I mentioned that a wage has not been stated and they said it was a basic sales assistant wage, and that was about $10 and hour less than I was getting at the time and I didn't really have to even think in my current job. So declined their not so generous offer and walked out, got a letter from them a week later saying that I was not successful in that application. Really!!

So what they really wanted was a specialist with experience straight out of school. Someone please pass a bowl of peanuts to the next applicant.

But we digress from the original OP message.

[RossM]

Just did a small test using mine, it is labeled Columbia Commander, Blue Film Carbon paper and has a drawing of a hand and a pen on the box, the imprint went through 3 sheets of 80 GSM at my normal handwriting pressure, first two sheets were fine, the last started to fade out a bit but still legible, Officeworks sell the Pelican brand of this paper and it's expensive as, they want $190 for a 100 sheet box. Reason I am still keeping this box as it may come in handy when transferring a design on paper to say something I want to cut out in metal or wood. (one day!) One thing I did learn was that I need to start writing a few letters, I am loosing the ability to write. Been decades since I last wrote an actual letter, I occasionally fill in forms but that is about it, most of the time I just use a keyboard.

Officeworks basically employs anyone who is willing to work for their peanuts. I actually got a offer of a job there about 11 years ago. The advert said "Computer Specialist" so applied and offered the job and was asked when I could start, so I mentioned that a wage has not been stated and they said it was a basic sales assistant wage, and that was about $10 and hour less than I was getting at the time and I didn't really have to even think in my current job. So declined their not so generous offer and walked out, got a letter from them a week later saying that I was not successful in that application. Really!!

So what they really wanted was a specialist with experience straight out of school. Someone please pass a bowl of peanuts to the next applicant.

But we digress from the original OP message.

My request above was for some carbon paper to use fortransfering adesigns from paper to wood for some pyrography & carving. I would have been happy with either "pencil" or "typing" but NOT at $190 for a small box - GULP !!