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Hello again,

Recently I have ordered some 10 packs in the finer grits from 400 to 1000. It all came in the mail in one box. I thought it was the best way to transition to abranet and finish a...

Welcome to the forum from another Aucklander who is now residing in Sydney. I was back over there in September and had a good time.

There is a lot of info here and more than a few intelligent...

Hi Damienol

I am very impressed with the stuff, it doesnt clog, it cuts very well, and hasnt lost its edge. I've tried it on an RO150 and an ETS150/3 sanding Camphor and it hasnt missed a beat. I...

Hi Doug

Is the PDC18/4 still up for sale. Does it have all the accessories as pictured?

Regards
Graham

Hi Zancs

The belt system may be due to the power rating of the motor. The Harvey motor is a 3hp motor, that will need to have good drive.

The Hi - Lo fence would be useful for panel work and...

Hi there

The Myfords were a 3.5" centre height lathe. Excellent price for that machine.

Hi Zancs

If you take the Laguna out of the equation you are really comparing a 2.5hp Grizzly machine with a 3hp Grizzly machine. Tim the Tool Man would say more power, and if the 15A circuit is no...

Hi there

How much did the printer set you back and which machine did you get? It looks like it has a decent build volume so I am guessing its not one of the cheaper ones.

Regards
Graham

Hi there

I have also been looking at this saw for the workshop build, but in the 30" Hi Lo fence option. If you do get one I would be interested to see how you go. I wont get anywhere near a...

Hi Everyone,

I have been working on a Camphor Laurel slab that I have so far sanded to 320 grit with my Rotex and ETS150/3. I am looking at options for applying a gloss finish to the slab. The...

Hi there

What about a slide gate with a linear actuator, like an air cylinder. That way there is no restriction when the gate is open and seals off fully when it is closed. It could be driven by a...

Hi there,

How much are people getting YT for these days. I am going to be looking at lining my shed soon too and looking at options.

Hi everyone

My sample piece of Abranet arrived a few days ago. I went with 150gt to compare with an existing 150gt Granat disc that I have. My first observation is that it feels more aggressive,...

Hi there.

The Rotex in geared mode is definitely a 2 handed machine. The ergonomics combined with the grunt of the machine precludes using it one handed.

I have the RO150 for initial sanding...

Hi there

I would look at going with the DTS over the DTSC, no batteries to recharge, and the tool comes ready to go. The tasks you envisage bridge across more than one of the Festool offerings, in...

Hi there

Those kitchen cabinets look good in there, great idea. Bench heights should be pretty close too.

Regards
Graham

Hi everyone,

I believe that Granat is still alive and well and is still on the Festool website. The new paper appears to be 48 hole paper whereas the older stuff was 8 or 16 hole paper. I have...

Wonder how Total Tools got around the Retail Price Maintenance to sell the discs at below the price that TTS/Festool has set for them.

I clicked on it.......have to agree with you Fence Furniture, definitely don't click on the link Junkie.

I know where I am going for the ply though, just got to buy a pack and ship it 200km north.

Hi Junkie

How much did CHH sting you for the 15mm ply? LIke yourself I am up for a lot of the stuff for the 14m x 8m mancave. My stud height is over 3m as well so that's an additional challenge.

Hi Everyone

Just had a look at the website myself as I am running the ETS150/3 and an RO150. For anyone who wants to give it a go without the commitment of a box of disks they have the free sample...

Hello Everyone,

The shed has been progressing slowly, there is still the task of breaking out some rock. However we did get the water tank delivered. It is 15000L and has a good inlet height for...

Hello Everyone

A further update from the long weekend. Unfortunately working in the fresh food industry means that long weekends is what everyone else gets. However in the time off we started...

Hi there,

Great suggestion BobL on the power routing as it does give flexibility. My other option is to run a cable trunk around at a certain height and affix my power points to the front of it....

Hello All,

I know this question has been asked 5000 times before and I have undertaken a search of the forum first. I am interested in suggestions on how best to line this particular construction....

Hi Lignum

I can cover off my loads by installing inverters in parallel and/or using a pass through function on the inverter. This way once the house is built and connected to the grid I can supply...

Hi Junkie

I am doing similar to you at this point in time. I see that you have painted your floor with Epoxy. Can you tell me what system/epoxy you used. I am looking to do the same thing as it is...

Hi there,

I think I am in for a lot of lining material to line the walls in this shed. I need to finish off the downspouts and drainage on the shed and get the water tank in place which comes in...

Hi Kryn

Not planning to do much woodworking in the shed until the house is well underway, most of the woodworking will involve building the workshop and setting it up for the future. I'm a fussy...

Hello Everyone,

We have just finished the construction of our shed in Clarence Town, just north of Newcastle. The shed is a 14m x 8m shed with a 14m x 6m awning on the front of it. It is situated...

HI there

Also the bigger table saws have belt drives whereas your circular saw is a gear driven machine. Also the saw is attached to a lot of sheet steel, which also resonates. I'm running the GMC...

Hi everyone,

Similar to what has been posted above, I have set my wall height over 3m high as I wanted to allow for my lifted landcruiser with a roof rack to fit inside the shed. The tractor with...

We are on 2.5 acres. There is a ride on mower which is currently stored in the container. It will probably end up sitting just in front or just behind the tractor.

Another area I am looking at is...

FYI the tractor is a Kubota BX25 TLB. I am only planning to get two implements, a box scraper and a post hole digger. There will be a 4 in 1 bucket and pallet forks to deal with as well, however one...

Hi everyone.

I have a pallet fork attachment for the tractor and was able to get some old pallet racking from work so am going to use pallets and put away the lighter implements on pallets and put...

Hi there,

After a long time I am now in a position of being able to build my dream workshop. A few years ago we purchased a rural block with the end goal of moving out of Sydney in the future. I...

Went to the show yesterday. Saw the forum stand. :U

Picked up three pieces of Camphor Laurel from outside to make a desktop for my study. Wife purchased the K5 Kreg jig for me when I wasn't...

Hi there

I may also be interested in the blackbutt, as I am looking to make two bench tops for a laundry. Unfortunately it would be around 40 lineal meters all up. Open to paying more for...

Hello Everybody,

I am looking at options to finish a pine cabinet. I don't want to have it dark, but don't want to leave it raw and have it darken and yellow with age. Can any of the finishing...

The same deal is on the Festool Australia website. I dont know how long it goes for, however after the deal I would bet the price will go up.

Im interested myself but like you need to wait a few...

Hello Everybody.

Took another drink of the green Kool Aid today.

Im replacing both front doors at the moment and needed a decent finish sander. My old Ryobi would be good for vibrating cement,...

One has to die from something. And you can imagine the quality box they will bury me in if it's built with Festool tools lol

I am already considering further additions.

I did that set for $2154.

Since its the same voltage, grab some stuff and bring it back :U things like the Domino are supposed to be a lot cheaper too.

It may be because you are closer to the...

Hello everybody,

Yes you are correct it is a slippery slope. I have not yet used the track saw in anger but am impressed by how it all comes together, and how the Sustainer allows for additional...

Hello everybody,

On the weekend I took my first sip of the green cool aid, with the purchase of a TS55 track saw with and the CT26 dust extractor. I have not used it in anger yet. I am impressed...

Likewise. It was no trouble at all. I showed them the website on the phone and they honoured it straight away.

Picked up 2x 600s and 2x 1000s from Masters Marsden Park. No problem honouring their price matching deal. Pretty happy. Carbatecs deal is almost over.

Cool. Glad it worked out for you. What are you doing in regards to the power plug. I guess picking up a plug it lead locally solves the problem for you?

Funnily enough I have never considered a Domino, but I can see its benefits. I know that Amazon won't ship the tool to AU but they are showing that they will ship accessories, for example dominos and...

Another plug for the Makita. I have a Makita LS1013 that hasn't skipped a beat, and it's done a lot of work. The Makita saws are good IMHO. I would reccomend one with top rails as it has a more...