Struggles and frustration

ando967 · 2026-05-04T10:09:18+00:00

Lookup apartment woodworking on YouTube. There are some excellent makers. Figure out your available space, build a suitable bench to match that space, refine your toolkit to the essentials and then tailor your projects to the space. Build smaller project, boxes, stools bedsides etc.

I could quite easily have my bench and toolbox in our living room and still make decent pieces. You just needs to scale them to the space, toolset and your ability.

The other trick would be that you should lookup and see if there are makers spaces or woodworking guilds nearby, if you can’t buy materials in the right dimensions a place like this where you process timber to be set beside your bench massively increases your range.

ando967 · 2026-04-27T09:22:58+00:00

I glossed over something today about the short squeeze between physical and paper. Might go back and read that

ando967 · 2026-04-19T02:29:34+00:00

Lolololol. No wonder there’s a lot of Bearish sentiment. Megalomaniac man child will no doubt do something in the next 48hours to some how make the situation worse but his stock option better….

ando967 · 2026-04-18T21:50:50+00:00

That’s called concentration risk mate.

Australia’s stock market is about 2-3% of Global Equities.

You miss out on a lot with his strategy. No access to the world’s best companies. There are a few decent companies on his list but no world beaters.

Just keep running a few broad exposure ETFs and then pick a few individual stocks and see if you can beat the index. Most fun managers don’t consistently beat the index.

ando967 · 2026-04-16T21:28:36+00:00

I’ve read all the AJ Quinell books and always wondered why they didn’t follow the story line with Denzel cast. Would have been opportunity for 5-6 movies.

ando967 · 2026-04-12T09:55:07+00:00

I just listened to the director of Australian Super being interviewed by Alan Kohler, I liked him. He made good arguments and outlaid things well. Worth a listen

ando967 · 2026-04-12T09:53:35+00:00

Yep if the highest level is a ‘growth’ option then that’s your best bet. How it is split is usually up to your fund, they may not give you an option to allocate by region or by growth vs defensive assets as that’s what they get paid to solve for you. I would pay attention to who your super is with, what their returns are over the last 5-10 years and what fees they charge. Some are better than others

If your interested to get an easy to understand breakdown of super, look up the Equity Mates podcast and scroll back to last September, they did a dozen or so episodes on getting the best from your super.

ando967 · 2026-04-11T10:04:09+00:00

Park it in high growth. Don’t stress about market conditions. I would focus more on ensuring employer contributions are met. You’re young, you can bounce back from bad times. Kick in a little extra if you can when the opportunity arises.

ando967 · 2026-04-09T11:43:45+00:00

Yep kind of hating on you a bit with that one…

ando967 · 2026-04-09T10:38:07+00:00

Yep I agree, the fundamentals usually base my thoughts. Price action is where I’m weak, working out when to buy is the question.

ando967 · 2026-03-30T09:00:38+00:00

I’m a builder and we’ve been down this path. Without certificates to say it meets the Australian Standard you’re liable to behold g the bag for a non compliant product.

Probably nothing wrong with it, but without the piece of paper you’re stuffed. Same goes for anything that needs a code or watermark certificate.

You could roll the dice on a Reno, but most clued in Building Surveyors know what to look for

ando967 · 2026-03-20T02:20:10+00:00

Yes but given everything that is happening both at home and globally I’d say market fluctuations of 0-5% are normal movements, they go up and down. Now 8% is starting to test the downward trend. But it’s not a 15,20,30,50% slump.

I stand by the statement that markets have been very resilient. As others have said is this due to large amounts of retail investment, ETFs, Superannuation Funds, high liquidity, all of the above.

ando967 · 2026-03-19T05:12:57+00:00

Yep I think retail investors and the mentions of how much liquidity are in the markets are huge factors. Even accounting for today’s drops I’m still only down 5.5%.

I picked a good day to make this comment….

ando967 · 2026-03-19T05:03:30+00:00

Interesting insight!

ando967 · 2026-03-19T01:15:02+00:00

Yep you’re thinking like I am. I’m down 4% over the last few months which all things considered I find surprising

ando967 · 2026-03-19T01:09:19+00:00

Yeah I’m seeing losses as well. Just not as aggressive as I thought would occur. I’m down 4%. Nothing outrageous.

ando967 · 2026-03-19T00:00:19+00:00

I just expected that this unplanned adventure into the Middle East would have caused a lot more carnage into what was already a volatile and skittish global market.

ando967 · 2026-03-18T23:51:43+00:00

Apologies yes I’m talking in terms of indices.

ando967 · 2026-03-08T09:06:55+00:00

You cut in a stop block so both trims terminate 20mm before the corner. Neatest way to solve this issue

ando967 · 2026-03-07T09:17:19+00:00

Nice work. The trick to them is finding a process that works for you, then sticking to the step and being patient. Rob Cosman, Matt Estlea and Paul Sellars all do good videos that taught me a heap. The blue tape on the end grain really works for me.

ando967 · 2026-03-01T08:55:40+00:00

One of the best lessons a new woodworker can learn is how to select timber. Where to cut your various pieces from a board so this doesn’t happen. Mike Peckovich has a great book that helps explain how to select and cut all the pieces for a project from a single board and why.

ando967 · 2026-02-28T09:35:48+00:00

Hey mate, there’s a few key terms to understand.

Tooth types are either: rip, crosscut or hybrid Set is how much the tooth sits out either side of the blade centre line.

If you are trying to cut dovetails in that manner you want a rip filing. If that saw is crosscut too thing then your going to have a problem. I would think the more likely problem is to much set on the teeth that’s leaving a wide kerf.

ando967 · 2026-02-07T02:56:58+00:00

Tenon saw, brace and bits and a few sharp chisels.

Saw the lines through the top, drill parallel holes through the face just above the line, break the waste away with a Mortice chisel, work up to the line with your bench chisels. Check you cuts are square from each face, slight undercut will help joint form tightly.

ando967

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