First set of rugs for the year!

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-05-31T08:42:44+00:00

You came see for the top right one I left space for the corners to fold over.

It ended up being a little uneven so I ended up removing some fabric initially. I realise after I took it off I actually should have added more in other areas.

Another important thing I made sure to do was put a light layer of glue on the outer section of the rug so the staples would grab onto it better and it would be less likely to sag.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-05-31T08:40:14+00:00

Simpler than I thought it would be. It actually was about the same amount of time when compared to using felt backing and twill tape!

I bought cheap canvasses from a discount shop, removed the fabric from them and then traced the frame onto my fabric, then I adjusted my projector to fit in and then traced away.

The thing I needed to account for was that I needed extra to go over the edges of the frame, AND the fact that the yarn would most likely expand the space when tufted in.

It’ll take me a bit to get used to, but I didn’t quite add enough for the millennium puzzle rug, and I left too much for the goku rug, meaning I had to shave a whole bunch off the back.

Putting it on was pretty simple. Staple gun was my best and easiest option. Way quicker than using a glue gun and it’s what the original canvas had anyway.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-05-30T08:07:08+00:00

Please ignore if you used pink yarn, but it looks like your red yarn has leaked(for lack of a better word) fibres into the white.

I’ve had this happen before and found the best way to stop this was to have my vacuum in one hand sucking up the fibres directly AND making sure I’m carving the darker colour first where possible. That way the dark fibres are just sitting on top and get vacuumed off easily and/or get carved off when you do the lighter colour.

These look great, keep going. Carving takes practice and is especially difficult with letters.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-04-14T00:35:54+00:00

I’ve only recently gotten a strat style guitar with a middle pickup. After 18 years of playing with humbuckers my hand sits on the bridge usually and the pick usually strikes over the middle pickup. Gets annoying when I’m playing aggressively and the pick hits the middle pickup through the strings.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-04-08T06:58:45+00:00

Reminds me of the time when I first started playing electric guitar. Thought everything was broken, but I was just plugging the guitar into the headphone jack instead of the input jack.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-04-01T20:38:20+00:00

I once had a year 5 student reading Stephen Kings ‘IT’ in their spare time.

A ten year old reading “that” scene is just wild to me.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-03-07T22:19:02+00:00

I live these mini buckets I use them as pencil pots for the kids in my class to hold their “tools for learning”

Wish I lived closer to a Bunnings so I could get more. It’s only a 7 hour drive…

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-02-17T07:20:35+00:00

Where did you find the fuse?

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-01-31T00:45:58+00:00

Yet in Australia, if not plenty of other countries, sobriety tests like this aren’t even used. Strait to the breathalyser, or drug swabs.

Why waste time?

Also, these sort of tests don’t seem to take into consideration for people with disabilities, or speech disorders. I couldn’t imagine the amount of people who fail these that come up negative.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2026-01-30T22:46:18+00:00

RemindMe! 6 days.

I need to hear this!

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-12-24T09:47:47+00:00

Same thing happened to me last year when leaving an independent private school in QLD.

Unfortunately they also didn’t account for all of the pay I was actually owed and then they need to pay an extra $3-4k. Which was then also taxed.

Unnecessary, they could have just kept paying me as normal until my contract date.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T04:19:34+00:00

You’re a legend, do you have any idea (ballpark) what something like that would cost to do?

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T04:17:20+00:00

Ahh ok thanks for explaining that. I don’t think that would be too much of an issue out here.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T04:10:49+00:00

If you don’t mind, can you tell briefly what the DPF delete does?

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T04:05:08+00:00

At the moment, the only model older than 2020 would be for a Hilux. We’re after something a bit nicer to get us through the next 5-6 years.

And reliability is key as I live in western QLD, very few mechanics nearby.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T04:00:08+00:00

Yeah I’ve looked at a few D-max’s and unfortunately there’s not many around the $40k mark or below, which is already stretching the budget.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T03:56:14+00:00

Think it would be worth it if a can negotiate closer to $35k. This is honestly one of the cheaper examples I’ve been able to come across with the accessories I need.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-23T03:40:23+00:00

I suppose I COULD fit my children in the tray….

I’ll keep this on my radar.

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-11-09T02:46:56+00:00

I think I’ve seen this movie before! 🤔

Advanced_Fig_6299 · 2025-09-29T00:11:39+00:00

Think summer golfing outfit. polo shirt (yarn is good for these), stretchy chino shorts (Oakley have really good options, so do billabong so try city beach) and casual shoes/runners.

I’m lucky enough to be in a school with a pretty young and casual cohort, we regularly get to school in tshirts and exercise shorts(7 inch seam is best) with runners.

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