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  1. #1
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    Default G'day / Hi from New Zealand!

    Hi everyone, thought I’d say hi as I’ve just joined this forum. It’s been a very long time since I’ve done any sort of machine shop work (school in fact!) but I’ve always liked tools and design/ working materials, and never had the opportunity to do much with it. Now I’ve the inclination, I just need the money, the skill/ training, the time…!

    A few things prompted me to join here- it’s based in NZ/Australia, I have an on-again/ off-again table project I’ve had for a few years(!), and a workmate asked me about table saws for cabinet making, two things I know nothing about! But I wanted to find out more… so here I am.

    Also, I saw a very nice coffee table a few years back- nothing fancy other than that the lids opened up to make magazine reading stands and opened up storage areas. Price? $2000! Surely I can make it for less… yeah right! lol


    Anyhow, I’ve been yabbering too long, so I’ll say hi, finish here and look forward to being part of this forum. Cheers!

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    Welcome aboard.

    This is an excellent forum and learning resource. Enjoy.
    We don't know how lucky we are......

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    Welcome to the forum mate

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    Thumbs up

    G'day SP and welcome to the shed!!

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    Welcome to the forum. You will find some interesting items here and who knows you might feel the inclination to contribute.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christos View Post
    Welcome to the forum. You will find some interesting items here and who knows you might feel the inclination to contribute.
    I'm sure there's a lol there somewhere, but it's been a long day, and I've missed it! lol I look forward to contributing, once I've got the mojo
    WTB Koken sockets (and other Koken stuff), please PM me if you're interested in selling:
    3/8" Metric Standard 6pt 13mm up; 3/8" Metric Deep 6pt; 1/2" Metric Deep 6pt.



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    How do SP,
    how are things up home in ShakeyTown ?

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    We're all good here thanks! No aftershocks in a while, repairs around the city underway and a few demolitions (which are sad)... yeah, we're back on track

    Serious cold snap though, brrrr chilly! Brass monkeys at the mo!!

    Got the weekend to myself, I might even try to picture and even finish off my project...
    WTB Koken sockets (and other Koken stuff), please PM me if you're interested in selling:
    3/8" Metric Standard 6pt 13mm up; 3/8" Metric Deep 6pt; 1/2" Metric Deep 6pt.



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    Good to hear mate .
    I only moved down here to Dunedin for a year or so , but it looks as tho I won't be able to move back home for a while , due to the accommodation shortage .
    Still , there might be a bit of building work coming up , once the insurance starts paying out eh.

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    Yeah, there will be a fair bit of it- plenty of places being demolished and rebuilt, or getting jacked up and repaired (read: demolished and rebuilt). Plenty of work coming up, so start distributing fliers and placing ads now!
    WTB Koken sockets (and other Koken stuff), please PM me if you're interested in selling:
    3/8" Metric Standard 6pt 13mm up; 3/8" Metric Deep 6pt; 1/2" Metric Deep 6pt.



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    Welcome to the forum SP
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sick Puppy View Post
    Yeah, there will be a fair bit of it- plenty of places being demolished and rebuilt, or getting jacked up and repaired (read: demolished and rebuilt). Plenty of work coming up, so start distributing fliers and placing ads now!
    Looks as tho Fletchers are the 'go to guys.'

    Building giant Fletcher Construction has been picked to handle the job of repairing an estimated 50,000 earthquake-damaged homes.
    First repairs for those properties that need work worth between $10,000 and $100,000 should start within a fortnight.
    Its first priority will be to makehomes weathertight and protect them from the elements.
    The construction will run the Earthquake Commission's (EQC) Canterbury earthquake project management office.
    EQC chief executive Ian Simpson said the company will take a "community-based approach'' to its task.
    They will set up sites on streets throughout the region where sub-contractors will be based.
    "This will give the people of Canterbury a visible presence on the ground and it will mean that small local businesses and tradespeople will be able to bid for and win work to repair properties.''
    Fletchers is expected to boost its Christchruch staff as early as Monday, he said.
    Building repairs valued at between $10,000 and $100,000 will be manafed through the office.
    Larger claims are handled by insurance companies.
    The appointment was welcomed by earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee.
    "I'm confident Cantabrians will benefit from the strength of a major construction firm managing the process while local builders will get a fair share of the work.''
    And that is probably the best way to do it too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by James john View Post
    HI back.
    Is it a nz thing to capitalize the h and the i in hi?
    It is correct to start a sentence with capital letters .
    Also , it is correct , and polite , to use a capital letter when writing the name of a country , in full and , in the abbreviated form.

    Of note here is that you are the one that capitalized both the h and the i in hi.
    No one else in this thread did so ,which I leaves me wondering why you attributed your 'thing' to another person .
    Is that common practice in the Unites States ?

    Edited : James John has gone to spammers Heaven thanks to Martin's Report.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manuka Jock View Post
    No one else in this thread did so ,which I leaves me wondering why you attributed your 'thing' to another person .
    Is that common practice in the Unites States ?
    Jock, looking at the post and the ad below same Id say we're dealing with a forum spammer here. We get 'em over on the ANZLF forum.....they join up, leave an often bizarely worded post that is totally irrelevant to the thread, include a weblink to a randomly selected legitimate business at the bottom of their post and then a bit later they put up a spam post.
    Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)

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    Cheers guys .
    I overlooked the ad at the bottom

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