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Manpa said:
Making more laser etchings plus bread boards, camphor is well suited to both.
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Making more laser etchings plus bread boards, camphor is well suited to both.
Camphor laurel, love the smell when its being turned. Do you own your own laser etcher?
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Fantastic work RockRat 
erfect: :clap: :beer:
Manpa thanks for killing my suspense on the Cornboard :beer: looks like a great game :Y: My family would be playing for sheep stations knowing how competitive some are. If your up for making me one I'm more than happy to buy one.
erfect: :clap: :beer:Manpa thanks for killing my suspense on the Cornboard :beer: looks like a great game :Y: My family would be playing for sheep stations knowing how competitive some are. If your up for making me one I'm more than happy to buy one.
RM , Id be happy to but I reckon the shipping might kill ya. Where you located? ( General vicinity ) Keep in mind need to ship from SA
Lots of places are selling them now, Hardly Normal had them for $120 inc 8 bags.
Lots of places are selling them now, Hardly Normal had them for $120 inc 8 bags.
nice toys there manpa,a lot of talent there :Y:
same here manpa ,cant beat the smell of fresh cut or turned camphor laurel, few years ago i was going to get some for a mate and make a butchers block for him, but a tordon contractor i know said it was put on the qld noxious weed list, ] did not like the fine and /or the down time if caught, so did not get any
few years ago i was going to get some for a mate and make a butchers block for him, but a tordon contractor i know said it was put on the qld noxious weed list, ] did not like the fine and /or the down time if caught, so did not get any
Hi rocket rat, a lot of detail in the picture's nice work :Y:
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Manpa said:
yep, had it for about 5 years now, no probs, just a steep learning curve.
600 x 900 mm bed, 80 watt tube, got it from a manufacturer in china.
cost $3,200.00 and $1200.00 for shipping. Got instruction via skype
from the manufacturer.
RockRat said:
Some nice work there RockRat but I have to ask a question. Does the Iriquois helicopter in the Vietnam board suppose to be a RAAF chopper because all our's had left hand tail rotors? So for all the technical people the LRT (little rotating thing) is on the wrong side.
Cheers
Doug
Its a USA made chopper... their Drivers seat is on the other side.... layful:
Nice pick-up tho... :Y:
LW...
layful: Nice pick-up tho... :Y:
LW...
CORN Board?????
looks to me to be a massage table
:lol: :lol: :lol: numb :skull:
looks to me to be a massage table
:lol: :lol: :lol: numb :skull:
Gilly47 said:
Anything over 4ft tall and shed be a bit uncomfortable to have a massage on!
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Just finished this set of steak knives and caddy.
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Rockhunter62 said:
Doug, interesting question,(well spotted) that helicopter would be an UH-1N, American,
UH-1N were early on in the war as far as i can work out. why the switch i don't know.
American pilots were the ones that dusted off our wounded and dead within our platoon,
they were UH-1 B i think, never took much notice what side the tail rotor was on to tell the truth,
The UH-1B was one of the models the RAAF , ( there were a few models of the huey used there.)
and the yanks had while i was there, i think that model had more power. (left hand tail rotor)
That etching was done for a digger who sent me the pics to be put on the board.
love the Heuy.
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RockRat said:
RockRat and Rockhunter62 here are a few pics of a Australian helicopter at the Vietnam Veterans Walk in Seymour Vic. I took these this morning while I was up there. I know nothing about helicopters but thought you blokes can identify it. They've got a few interesting bits and pieces placed along the walk (in High St between Emily and Wallace St's) I hope this helps.
Might be worth while starting a new thread to share defence memorabilia and memorials :Y:
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https://www.armyheritage.org/73-information/346-the-uh-1-huey
Thanks for the photos RM, it is most likely a UH-1D .
Thanks for the photos RM, it is most likely a UH-1D .
RockRat said:
Sorry RockRat but I have to correct you. A2-278 is actually a UH-1H Iroquois. The only UH-1D I beleive that we had was A2-649 that was retrieved from an American scrap heap in Vietnam (I think that was where it came from) and basically modified to a UH-1H version.
I like the way that A2-278 is painted as it still has RAAF on it. The Army didn't get the Iroquois in Townsville till Jan 1990. We (RAAF) sent the Iroquois out to Macrossan for storage over the 1989 xmas period and came back to Townsville in Jan 1990 now painted with Army on the tailboom.
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The is another picture from Seymour.
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HippyProspecting said:
Ha Ha Ha did you take that today, I was going to get a few extra pictures to add but had other things I needed to get to. It's an interesting walk if you have a good look :Y: a great result for all who worked hard to get it off the ground. Now the trees have developed a bit it's given the whole memorial a lift and adds to the attraction.
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Nah, not from today. It was a couple of months ago.
It was good to spend some time checking out the walk
It was good to spend some time checking out the walk
