Thread: Just starting out

I think that you might want to take a look at this site before you start your journey.

Everything Exhibitions & Events!

There is going to be a forum stand at the show https://www.woodworkforums.com/f12/ca...w-show-135831/

There was one last year and it was great to be one of the persons manning the stand. The entrance fee is waved if you volunteer. I find that talking to people that are part of the forum and putting a face to someone.

Do drop by at the very least and have a coffee or tea.

Originally Posted by wun4us

Or the old RAS Showground? I dare say the buses from Central will be appropriately labelled

It's the old RAS Showground. Now called the Entertainment Quarter. You'll find all the info you need on the Sydney Buses timetable. Railway Square Haymarket to Moore Park.

131500 Transport Infoline - Trip Planner Confirmation

Mick

Originally Posted by pellcorp

Hi,
I would steer clear of hafco altogether I have not heard much good said about them on this forum.

As for the carbatec 10b - it does not have a rise and fall riving knife it only has a splitter a riving knife is a much better option in my opinion.

See if you can find another $100 and get the woodman that's what I would do. But go out to each store and take a look.

Wanita from WWWH might give you a discount on the woodman if you are in Melbourne.

Cheers
Jason

I was looking at bandsaws until recently. There's a Taiwanese manufacturer, OAV, that makes bandsaws (and other machinery). One buys it by tghe container-full, and presumably they will pain the goods with your name. With the bandsaws, there are some options such as the standard fence or a bigger one, the standard table or a bigger one, the standard wheels or heavier ones.

H&F and Carbatec both sell these machines, Carbatec's are fitted out with the bigger options, H&F with the standard ones. I can't imagine an OAV machine bought from one has better workmanship than one from the other. Eventually I bought from Carbatec although for about the same money I could have purchased the next size from H&F; I was concerned that the bigger one might be too heavy for me to unload alone.

Originally Posted by Glider

It's the old RAS Showground. Now called the Entertainment Quarter. You'll find all the info you need on the Sydney Buses timetable. Railway Square Haymarket to Moore Park.

131500 Transport Infoline - Trip Planner Confirmation

Mick

Thanks, Mick.

Looking forward to my first trip to the big smoke in 17 years!

Barry

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Gee missed drooling over this shed build. Brrrrrrr Bathurst in winter, toasted thaw out in summer.

Is that Nick i see in the last sceen shot, all of which are excellent BTW.

Sorry please explain! awaiting new window? how this holds up roofing and side panels well away from said window

Not going to be ready by SWWS for new tools to grace it, then again Bathurst Show and surrounding Field days have more toys than you can see at SWWS in large scale format anyway.

Window finally arrived last Friday!!!

Its in and the wall cladding is complete...now for the roof cladding, guttering, downpipes. Hope to have that all finished by Friday weather permitting and me not falling from the shed roof


Its a late start every day right now, can't see anything outside until at least 10:30 for the fog...at least when it clears it leaves a beautiful day behind, and around 5-6 hours to work in, excluding lunch break, tea and scones, musing over the day and what has (or has not) been accomplished. Can't hurry these things, more hurry less speed you know

Hoo-ray! It's taken enough time to get that window. BTW, did you buy your shed from the team at Molong?

Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Mick

I wish whoever built my workshop many years ago had installed either a plastic barrier or a drainage layer, as the concrete inside is constantly damp. I'm considering adding a plastic barrier and anther 50mm of concrete.

On another thread you mention that once you are back on your feet, does that mean you fell off the roof?

Originally Posted by Glider

Hoo-ray! It's taken enough time to get that window. BTW, did you buy your shed from the team at Molong?

Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Mick

No Mick, they either had not opened or not advertising when I originally contracted for the shed. Got it from Garage World, good well known mob, but would have preferred to get it reasonably locally, particularly from somewhere like Molong where things are pretty touygh right now!!!

Originally Posted by rhancock

I wish whoever built my workshop many years ago had installed either a plastic barrier or a drainage layer, as the concrete inside is constantly damp. I'm considering adding a plastic barrier and anther 50mm of concrete.

Speaks loudly for NOT omitting the plastic underlay because of cost or because the contractor says you don't need it. Funny thing about concrete...pour it on the driest of substrate, and it will attract moisture beneath.

Originally Posted by Christos

On another thread you mention that once you are back on your feet, does that mean you fell off the roof?

Can't bring the thread to mind Christos, but more than likely refers to the almost permanent lack of funds; I haven't fallen off the roof yet, the last time was in 1998 from a second story.....most embarrasing, they had to get a helicopter to take me to the hospital for an unwanted sojurn.

Didn't make my deadline of Friday for the roof, inclement weather on Wednesday and Thursday; following some snow on the Tuesday; some rain and a tad cool and breezy!!

Got into it on Friday though, and have the roofing finished bar 6 sheets of iron (3 either side) which will go up tomorrow, hopefully before the afternoon cold and winds are forecast to arrive, it's not fun trying to put up roofing sheets in any sort of wind, be it a gentle zephyr or a gale !! Then to finish the flashings on the roof ends and the ridge capping. Basic shed then complete and I shouldn't have any bits and pieces left over.

Inside then to start...first to give the whole shebang a good clean out, then seal around the edges, where the steel meets the concrete, with expanding poly foam, as was mentioned in another thread and seems to me to be the best and easiest way to go. I already have the insulation, R4 batts which I will sandwich between wall sarking and either 7mm or 9mm plywood sheeting screwed to 30mm x 30mm "studs" spaced at 450mm centres, and screwed to wall girts, top purlins and a bottom plate. I have allowed for 60 of these, and have scrupulously saved them from pallets from a generous benefactor. They just happen to be the right length so no preparation is necessary. I know the batts will be rather compressed, but that will not affect the R rating much, and besides, they came at the right price from a friend who, among other things in his business, does home insulation and got caught with too much stock when Big Brother cancelled the (almost) free installation. Got it at cost so he didn't lose, and they are Bradford made in Oz, not the cheap ones imported from China.

Then next to see where we go.

Couple of pics with the roof nearly complete.

Looking good

I see a nice clear run from drive to workshop so as to sneak in new tools etc.

Bathurst Woodies are having a weekend coming up will possibly be there, its October. Mudgee is just round the corner and also hope to be there.

Coming together nicely.

As to other thread,,,nor can I,,,,just that you mention once you get back on your feet and so I read a few post up. Putting two and two together this got three.