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    Wattyl have a hammer finish paint in Silver Green that looks pretty close.
    http://www.wattylindustrial.com.au/d...%20Card_v7.pdf

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    Hi. Sorry for the slow reply. 'roller is spot on. That watyl product is exactly what i bought and used. Compared to the hammerite it was WAY harder to apply and achieve a decent finish.

    I dont know if i should have tried thinning it or something, the result was OK, but not great. My conclusion from the exercise was to stick with hammerite in future.

    It was an expensive exercise too as the smallest i could buy was 4l.

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    Thanks guys,

    Following hiroller's lead I got 4 litres of the Wattyl hammer finish tinted silver green at the Wattyl trade centre at Padstow in Sydney. They were really helpful and gave me at no charge an extra small tin of the same tint, so I could make it darker if needed, which I did need to do. I applied the first coat with a combination of brush and fine nap roller, which kind of worked, but I sprayed the second coat un-thinned straight from the tin, which worked much better. The trick is to get it on really thick, then the hammer effect has a chance to do its magic.

    I found it quite a good paint to use, very fast drying in Sydney's heat this past weekend. The colour match is close enough for this machine. It's not an oil-based enamel as the man at Wattyl customer service said it was, so we'll see how it survives being soaked in water soluble cutting oil.

    For a reference on the colour I'll post a picture when it's finished, but in the mean time here's one of the tin.

    Graham.
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    Good to hear its going well. I look forward to seeing some pictures when ready.

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    Hi. Coming back to this thread now that I have finished the stand/cabinet for it.

    The outer skin and drawer fronts are all from a single sheet so the grain pattern runs across the whole thing.

    The curved shape is to match some other stuff i have made for for my workshop.

    The wheels are brilliant, it glides effortlessly if it needs to be moved and sits very securly when locked.







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    Beautiful work mate! Almost too pretty for workshop storage 😂

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    Wow! That looks fantastic.

    I assume that's veneer? What is the construction underneath?

    What castors did you use? Because of limited space I too need to have many of my machines on mobile stands so I'm interested to know what you used.

    Graham.

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    Its 12mm plywood. Cut through to a single layer (about 1-2mm) for the bends. I also used hot water when bending.

    Here are a couple of WIP pictures that should give a general idea of the construction.






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    These are the castors i used.
    Ive used them on a few other things including workbenches and Im very happy with them. When they lock both the turning of the wheels and the pivoting lock which seems to make everything quite solid (I have no affiliation with the seller).

    3"(75mm) Elastic Rubber Castor Wheels,4 Swivel Castors with Brake Casters,Caster | eBay

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    Cool bending technique! Thanks for the lead on the castors, I'll try those next time.

    Graham.

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    Terrific job, congratulations.

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    Here's a few pics of mine I thought you'd like. Notice the belt shroud and a badge of a melbourne engineering company. I only got my hands on it recently, but it looks like it has been restored previously. Runs like a dream. I like being able to adjust the head height, it allows me to have the handle in the most comfortable position at the critical 'drilling' part.

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