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    Relay help please

    Hi I will using the aux battery. I did a little more research today and I was thinking a couple of strategically placed rectifier diodes may do the job
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    Relay help please

    Hi all I am after advice on what relay to use if there is even one out there that will do what I want. the led flood lights which draw 2.25A each will be mounted on pivoting arms on the rear of the canopy on my ute the plan is to use them for reverse lights that both turn on with one switch in...
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    The must haves for camping.

    For me I have the deluxe setup with almost everything you can think of when im going for a week or so. I also do the rough enough is good enough setup all you need is somewhere to sleep tent bed pillow blanket before I met the Mrs it was just sleeping bag and spare clothes for pillow...
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    My sluice Samantha.

    I have a corrugated pipe sluice as well I can go fishing up a stream with it and a pan tied onto my backpack and check out points of interest
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    What do you use to cook on

    I use the single gas burner big w they are great but if it gets below about 5 degrees at high altitude they don't work well I also use a 2 burner colman petrol stove you can get 5 times as much heat at you could ever want handy as I always have fuel for a generator or boat with me I also run a...
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    Show us your Dog / Best mate

    Charlie & Snoopy. Snoopy is a pain in the ass to take prospecting he cry's he's ass off if you don't continually throw his stick for him
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    Favourite YouTube Music

    my fave at the moment pretty crappy quality version though don't think too many of the old fellas will enjoy it though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMToKPc2mI
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    Need a real Dentist

    I don't know where you are but 1300smiles in Toowoomba where good when I lived there no bullshit in out in half hour my judgment
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    help wanted tumut area

    Thankyou very much goldrocks
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    Why does it happen???

    ahhh a few of the boys from Sydney / central coast have bought it out to camp this shift I hope I don't get it
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    help wanted tumut area

    Hi all my next break starts next weekend I am taking the Mrs out looking for gold I really want her to catch the fever aswell I have a few creeks I want to check out along the western side of the range to the northern side of koziosco np but I have only researched these places never actually...
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    My Bunnings Sluice Design

    I'm just a tight ass
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    My Bunnings Sluice Design

    Im only new at this game aswell so riffle height I don't know much about im thinking mine are too large my next riffle bar I make up will be 20mm if you have to buy the Perspex I would go with the chopping board supermarkets and cheap shops sell them I also had the very back of them unglued to...
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    My Bunnings Sluice Design

    oh yeah the pine will probably warp and bend from the moisture but if the are easy enough for you to make up they are replaceable
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    My Bunnings Sluice Design

    Hi grippsy25 glad I inspired someone to do the same. I felt like araldite was the only option for me as it needs to be waterproof pva just wouldn't cut it & sikaflex just doesn't have the same holding power on such a small area liquid nails may work. As for the chopping board it is only there...
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    Bunnings timber sliuce

    I estimate that there would have been 500+ l/m flowing over the top of it seamed to me like the riffles where working too well by sucking everything right up under them and keeping it there is this possible? there was still a definite eddy behind each but bugger all exposed matt I'm thinking of...
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    Bunnings timber sliuce

    the rivets where the only thing I could think of that would end up near flush I did have to countersink the ones for the straps to get enough length from them. yeah I figured after a while the wood will get a bit fury and sticky from all the rock abrasion also nice loud colours if I hurt myself...
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    Bunnings timber sliuce

    haha already done the seatbelt straps are great easy to carry
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    Bunnings timber sliuce

    ok now for its first use behind this rock riffle spacing's too close? too high? too much pitch 45 degrees? I had to get the water raring through even to get it to clear this much. help please the spots I dug behind the rock obviously worked a ok It caught some slag looking stuff large...
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    Bunnings timber sliuce

    I could have made the whole thing out of one sheet of ply if I took the over all length down slightly
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