Thread: Perth wood show

Originally Posted by Ekim

Tom
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Thanks for message. Sorry to hear about the shingles.

No doubt we will catch up some day.

Regards,

Mike

Let's hope we will be able to share some routing experiences together. As you will know by now I am continually introducing New routing techniques with the use of the template guides
Tom

Tom,Sorry to hear that you will not be at the local wood show(Perth) this year due to some health concerns.
I hope that you are on the mend soon and taking advantage of the sunshine day's of your years

I would have liked to have caught up with you again ..it has also been a trying year in my personal life so I can understand some of the tribulations that has given you cause for concern.


Get well soon..

Cheers

It's almost show time..........
The minister of war and finances has Ok'd me getting a chuck, so bring on the weekend

I'm looking forward to it.

I'm going Saturday around lunch time. I will be wearing a black and red cap with Wongdai on the back if anyone wants to say hello.

Originally Posted by Wongdai

I'm looking forward to it.

I'm going Saturday around lunch time. I will be wearing a black and red cap with Wongdai on the back if anyone wants to say hello.

i'll keep an eye out for you - maybe see you there!!

Originally Posted by tomod

Let's hope we will be able to share some routing experiences together. As you will know by now I am continually introducing New routing techniques with the use of the template guides
Tom

Though unable to be present for the three days due to illness but I hope to be there on Saturday just to have a look around.

Hopefully Makita will be showing some of my DVD presentations on some of the new routing techniques I have developed so if you get a moment call at the Makita stand.
Tom

Hope to catch a few of you on Sunday.
I'll be in the black and gold WF shirt so don't be too shy to yell out.

Hi guys

The work was up to it's normal high standard. ... well done guys up the top

as for the trade displays ...

well it was the usual guys at the show however Timbecon had a pretty pathetic display with only one rather large saw they looked like they were trying to get rid of. Like normal there was no H&F display ... don't think they know what they're missing out on. Carbatec and PTMS had good displays ... well done guys. Was a little disappointed with the range of saws coming out of Jet at the moment (no offence PTMS)

... and Yes Larry ... Carbatec won my business and I picked up a CTH-110L ... left tilt 10 HD as they were the only ones there that had a variety yo view and play with and someone who actually knew the products ... well done carbatec ... and with a fantastic transport rate they're going to drop it (not too hard I hope) on the shed floor sometime this week, thank goodness for that ... at 280kg!!! ... waiting ... waiting

I agree with regards to the displays. Timbecon really should just change their name to Turnecon as woodturning seems to be what they are really interested in. Their stall looked just tired to me.

Hare&Forbes really need to pull their head out. Either they don't have anyone in their Perth branch with an interest in woodwork or they just don’t care. Either way I can see myself taking a risk on their woodworking machinery if they can’t make the effort to attend.


PTMS, Carbatec and Beyond Tools made a good effort and had some good prices too. I still feel Beyond Tools expansion is getting beyond a joke. Nice guys and I've spent a lot of cash there before but really, how many different products can you sell and still understand/support them all properly?!


As always I also enjoyed listening to Richard Vaughan and some of the other demos were very good.

Very very busy show for us.

It was great to catch up with a couple of forumites. H&F would probably love to be at the show but in their defence I believe that they may be strugling with a very difficult restraint of trade issue due to another supplier in Perth holding the agency for WA.

Highlights: Some fantastic work on display and a couple of our younger customers taking out 1st prizes in the Out of The Woods competition.

Funny: Having to look after Chris Vesper's stand every time the poor bloke needed a break

good on ya Marginata

Yeah I agree with the work on display

And to "be" chris for even a moment ... beyond me

Originally Posted by Mike B

. Their stall looked just tired to me.

Hare&Forbes really need to pull their head out. Either they don't have anyone in their Perth branch with an interest in woodwork or they just don’t care. Either way I can see myself taking a risk on their woodworking machinery if they can’t make the effort to attend.


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I saw a few machines at the Timbecon stand. I was amazed at how rusty they all looked.


The H&F shop in Welshpool doesn't really sell much woodworking stuff, its kit is handled by Fiora Machinery. H&F's shop has mostly metalworking equipment.


I saw the new(ish) Makita SP6000 saw - the one similar to the festool one, just before someone bought it. The new router Tom's been talking about was not there, and probably won't be on sale in Oz until about December. It replaces the 3612 and 3612C. Makita, I'm told, can't buy enough to get a good price until it has warehouse space to store them, and the old routers are occupying the space.

Maybe I should have offered to store some

Originally Posted by Johncs

The H&F shop in Welshpool doesn't really sell much woodworking stuff, its kit is handled by Fiora Machinery.

I think thats a big part of the problem... I never get the impression Fiora wants to sell much woodworking stuff either!

Originally Posted by John Saxton

Tom,Sorry to hear that you will not be at the local wood show(Perth) this year due to some health concerns.
I hope that you are on the mend soon and taking advantage of the sunshine day's of your years

I would have liked to have caught up with you again ..it has also been a trying year in my personal life so I can understand some of the tribulations that has given you cause for concern.


Get well soon..

Cheers

John
Give me a call next time youre up in Perth
Tom