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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor23 Sept 2015, 4:13 am AEST

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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plasmoSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 8:34 pm AEDT

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Yeh about 10. You can get them cheap on eBay but you have to spend 15-20.. I might only use this a few times,

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TABSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 9:02 pm AEDT

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i had front door stuck a while ago , was looking at sanders, even those funky ones that go in corners. I got a planer in the end ; was going to take to the door. it rained, house shifted, no probs door works fine no @plasmo

flap disks meant for metal polishing as far as I know. never as a hug fan as tradesperson. used to see people using them the wrong way all the time. just for polishing and puttling slight radius on edges

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plasmoSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 9:29 pm AEDT

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Yeh I'd only used the drill ones before

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TABSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 9:34 pm AEDT

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umm heres a thought sander for grinder, they go down to 40 theyrip things apart

https://www.mitre10.com.au/norton-backing-pad-to-suit-angle-grinder-125mm?region_id=000010&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17417087515&gbraid=0AAAAAD7kxMtUhYo_P-bk3VV2r3yODBg9r&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6POBhCrARIsAIG58CKi8gWgHKK6UQHB0m9SK5XhFu51eDO_7y2Pq9Nb1mKJg63DyiwfhP4aAqEsEALw_wcB

@plasmo

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plasmoSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 10:01 pm AEDT

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Ah hopefully I can get this finished soon anyhow.

I bought a Norton sharpening stone a while ago, sharpened so many secateurs and clippers that people have thrown out.

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TABSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 10:21 pm AEDT

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yeah ive had luck sharpening axes, flap disc is good for that, also files @plasmo got so many sharpeners 1 stone. think ruined ne wGlobal chef kn!fe using cheap sharpener

more is less so it seems . also need water, or oil even crc on stone else clogs up. real knif peeps go to 2000 grit , need right angles too. when give cheap asian shop cleaver a touch up , cuts really well cos thin bl@de and fine angles

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plasmoSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 10:26 pm AEDT

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Yeh just don't tell anyone you can or they keep giving you stuff to do. Should set up a stall at a market.

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TABSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 10:38 pm AEDT

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ive got a lot to learn if ever could be bothered @plasmo re sharpening. can make things usable, but last bit like w leather or whatever. yeah nah. even seen people rub across palm of hand totry and last tiny imperfections out

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plasmoSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 10:43 pm AEDT

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Yeh kind if niche business. I been watching this Irish guy fix tools, should get my friend into doing it, don't think he wants to go into business tho

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TABSenior Contributor29 Mar 2026, 11:00 pm AEDT

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could be fun tho.

was young irish carpenter on youtube he was impressive

https://youtu.be/eHDzt7n0ZiU?si=9866U0pQwxojt7m2

brilliant @plasmo

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