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I want to laminate some lightweight ply for camper drawers. Does anyone know where I can get some white laminate or formica. Prefer Sydney but happy to freight.

Thanks,

Jim.

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I'm building a lightweight camper and have bought some e-lite lightweight ply. Its seems pretty solid and is actually, as named, light.

I'm after ideas on a face coating for the...

Thanks Artful, I'm leaning towards the varnish at this stage.

I have a tin of British Paints water based varnish... so this is bad? Is it the oils in the pine??

Also a 2 part epoxy Feast Watson...

So I found an old slab of wood 70cm x 55cm x 6cm, passed from my Grandfather to my Father sitting in his shed. My father wanted to make a swing seat but I grabbed it to mess around with.

I...

Thanks all for your help. I filled the edge grain and painted it black. It's a chrissy gift for my wife and she loves it.
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Hi All, if I could get some guidance please...

I'm building a circular table from planks, approx 1m diameter, approx 20mm thick. I want to finish the edge by gluing a strip of timber around the...

I considered adding angular measurement, but measuring things is quite challenging even with Arduino. Next version maybe..

Thanks wheelinround, I've had back surgery, so didn't like getting under the table. Also 6'2" so built it tall. Makes a big difference to using it.

Hi All, just built my first box with my home built sawtable. It's all bluetooth adjustable. Works great. Check it out...


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Hi all, I'm wanting to buy a mini lathe for pen turning. What's your thoughts on these two models below?

I read somewhere about standardized fitting sizes and bits for lathes, is there anything...

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My trusty TR12 has died a sad death mounted in my home made router table.

I'm looking for something around $200 (or a touch more) 1/2" collet. Single speed is OK for me in the table.
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I've made a few boxes where you make the box, then slice the top 1/4 or 1/3 off, then add hinges.

The sides on this box are too thin for hinges, so I want a lift off lid.

But after I cut off...

Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you!!

less than an hour and four really positive and helpful replies. I love this forum. I appreciate you all taking time to help me out.

I'll check...

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I need to line the top of a planter box with a strip of timber. This sits on top of the corrugated iron to make it less sharp. I've heard treated pine leaches toxins into edible plants.
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I've got some pieces of camellia trunk I want to play with. I want to mill into 5 cm wide strips for a small box. I'm happy to give it a go with my bandsaw or table saw.

What are the basic steps?...

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Thanks for your help, I wouldn't have found hinges without your assistance. I ended up re-milling some timber (in my triton tablesaw) to the thickest I could achieve - 8mm. I ordered piano...

Thank you all for your help. I ended up using tung oil and then wax. Very happy with the finish and my mother loved the box as her birthday gift.

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Thanks Rob and Master Splinter, a couple more questions:

- Yesterday I sanded to 1200 and the box is nice and shiny without a finish. Do I need to roughen it up with 400 before oil?
- Is waxing...

Just to close off this thread with my result...

Most opinions for people who've handled the timber suggests Eucalypt. It fits that it's 100yo cladding from a local house on the estate of a saw...

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I've built a small wooden box about the size of a shoe box.

The timber is 100yo Eucalypt, very dense, very hard, very brittle. It has a lovely tight grain and a red hue. It also has quite a...

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Making my own hinges sounds like a fun challenge, but I don't think I'm up for that yet.

Thanks Rob and Ian for pointing out that the stress could rip out the timber. Yep, I need to...

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I'm building a box (about shoe box size) from hardwood. The box walls are about 5mm thin.

I need some ideas for hinges, what style? Where to find hinges that will fit 5mm wall...

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Any opinions on setting up a router table for under $1000. My home built version is getting long in the tooth. I've found 3 options:

Triton tabletop with triton stand - maybe $580
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My makita saw mounted on my workcenter 2000 has given up. I want to buy a larger bladed 235mm saw, is it worth stumping up for the Triton TSA001 or should I look at other models?
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Please excuse any stupid questions, this is my first post.

My wife has requested a new table, preferably with a grey-ish finish. I want to use fairly thin hardwood planks for strong...