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Stu’s Shed, in conjunction with NTX are providing Stu’s Shed readers an exclusive: 2 for 1 entry to the National Tradesman’s Expo 4-6 June 10 at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Unlike other 2 for 1 deals, there is no where else that is able to offer this Click on the image below to get a larger [...]
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It is very hard, if not near impossible to get a real word count of the site these days. I could cut’n’paste every single post into Word/Pages, but with over 1200 posts, that would take quite a bit of time, for little real purpose. I did export the XML file for the site, and had [...]
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Just a quick update to let you know that I am still working on the Stu’s Shed Dweller concept. The first company has expressed a definite willingness to come onboard – Australian Wood Review, obviously specific details need to be worked out, and what the offers will be. I haven’t had an opportunity to contact [...]
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For so long (well a few years), if you thought about dropping on on Ideal Tools, seeing their workshop (which is awesome), you discovered it wasn’t a normal store: being a combination of an online store, and an impressive training facility. Now, well it is still an online store and an impressive training facility, AND [...]
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And another. I often find myself looking back, and seeing just how many decisions and events that lead to others, the culmination of which leads to the present moment/situation etc. For example, after completing a degree in Engineering (Mechanical) at Auckland University, I decided for a range of obscure reasons (and some not as obscure) [...]
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I have long been absolutely sold on the benefits of cyclonic dust separation methods – the combination of the convenience of easily emptying the collection bin, combined with a negligible amount of dust getting to the vacuum itself (and filling its dust bag). Filterless, efficient dust collection – sounds like an advert for Dyson. The [...]
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Just a couple of days ago, I was under the impression there would be a significant delay to my stationery order, and yet two days later I had the courier bangin’ on the door with some pretty cool merchandise. The order that arrived today included: 1800 x 760 banner bunch of Stu’s Shed postcards (100) [...]
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I’ve been having discussions with the manager of Carbatec, Melbourne, and he is very supportive of me running a demonstration programme in-store. What I’m planning, is a demonstration on a wide variety of topics, running for 2 hours on the last Saturday of the month, each month, from 10am to 12pm. There is no charge [...]
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I do understand that thousands of people have been significantly inconvenienced, and millions of dollars lost, so don’t get me wrong on that point. It is kinda cool though, that I got an email last night to say my recent order of Stu’s Shed stationary is suffering a delay…….because of a volcano! The ash from [...]
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It was the best of finishes, it was the worst of finishes, it was the age of exorbitance, it was the age of thrift, it was the epoch of German engineering, it was the epoch of Chinese manufacturing, it was the season of pleasure, it was the season of pain, it was the spring of [...]
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I now have 3 Torque Workcentres (temporarily) around the place! In the shed is the 2.5m one – the one everyone has been becoming familiar with (and all my mods!) At the back door is a 2m Torque that I have been slowly assembling and photographing for the assembly and operation manual I’m writing. And [...]
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The Brisbane Working with Wood Show is rolling around again. Seems to have been longer than 12 months, but that is only because in the back of my mind I remember there was another wood show up there (the seemingly failed Hands-On Wood Show) I didn’t go to, so that seems to count as an [...]
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