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Finally finished the silencer box 2.0 on the weekend and tested it. I used polyester insulation and bird mesh similar to Chris Parks design. Got the sound power level (at 1m from discharge point)...

Bob - here are some sound levels I recorded yesterday at a distance of 1m from the open dust extractor room door and also 1m from the outside vent discharge location. As you can see my silencer box...

One thing I would like to reduce is the high pitched whine that is still going through the silencer that vents outside.

The silencer box made from MDF and lined with sticky backed foam. It has...

I bought a Clearvue CVMax at the end of January and have installed it and had it running for a couple of weeks now. Pretty happy with the performance and have the ducting mostly adjusted to account...

Thanks Bob.

At the moment the wiring is like this. To reverse motor direction does it matter which terminals are switched? e.g. will swapping "U" and "V" on the VSD end reverse the motor...

My new Clearview fan is spinning the wrong direction. Is it simply a case of changing this setting on my Powertran PI500 or should the wiring be switched around?

Code F0.24 Running Direction ...

Problem sorted - just needed to reprogram the VFD a bit (should have read the last part of the instructions!).

Mike

I think everything is set to go on my new Clearvue cyclone using a Powtran PI500 VFD. It runs without the RCA10 switch connected, but when I connect the switch cables to the control circuit as per...

I'm in the process of setting up my new Clearvue cyclone and want to check the VFD program settings before the final connection and test run (cause its much easier on my bench than on the wall in a...

I'm trying to find a hinge and locking mechanism that will let a cupboard door swing up and lock at 90° so it can be used as a small desk for a built-in shelving unit I'm designing. I've looked...

Typo - corrected now. The glue used is heat lock.

Cheers

Mike

I am new to Veneering and using hot melt glue and iron to have a go at it. The problem I am having is the veneer is cracking as I iron it on (see photo). It is reasonably straight after the glue is...

One question about applying the solid edging after the veneered panel is cut to size;-

Do I attach the edge strip so that it is slightly proud of the veneered surface and then plane it down to be...

Thanks Wood Collector. I had wondered about attaching the edging last.

The other thought I had was maybe I applied the Heatlock glue too thick and made it more visible than it usually is. It...

I am having my first attempt at veneering. I am using baltic birch plywood with a solid maple edge and then veneering over the ply and edge with curly maple veneer. I am using Heatlock iron on...

My thinking on plywood over MDF was that the ply would give better screw holding (leg base plates are screw mounted into the bottom of the box), higher strength and less affected by moisture than...

I wondered about putting the solid edge on first, but was worried the join would telegraph through the veneer and show a line at some time in the future...

Thanks Elan. Would you suggest using veneer with solid edging for the drawer front or could I get by without the edging?

Mike

I am after some advise on my first veneering project. It is a coffee table that will have solid maple legs and curly maple veneer over birch ply for the carcass and drawer front. I will be using...

I thought about cutting off the breadboard end and then using floating tenons or dominos to reattach it once fixed. I currently have the top in my workshop with the air conditioning turned on - I'll...

My in-laws have a dining table that developed a crack near one of the breadboard ends (see photo). I took the table back to my place to repair it and the crack has now completely closed up so I can't...

My Woodman planer thicknesser (PT310HH) which is the same as the Jet JPT310 HH has been stalling the wood feed when in thicknesser mode. It would feed in ok and then the feed roller would stop...

I used my random orbital sander and went through the grits from 240/800/1000/1500/2000/2500/3000 (I incorrectly said 3500 in my original post). I did find that the timber was quite dry and difficult...

Just had my first go at burnishing with Organoil hard burnishing oil. It worked well except that I have inconsistent shine, with some patches very shiny and most a bit flatter. I went up through the...

I think I will go with this double thickness edge idea and make it from solid timber. The only worry I have now is how the joint will look on the side of the table, particularly where it is end...

Thanks for the image and ideas Hurcorh. I am still undecided on whether to go for veneered mdf with solid timber edging or solid timber with double thickness sides like your sketch.

Mike

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Right, looks like I'm about to do a crash course in how-to-use-veneer!

Would you buy veneer or cut your own (I have a good resaw blade on my bandsaw)?
Would you veneer the top as well as the...

I have been asked to make a coffee table similar to the attached photo. The top is about 60mm thick and I can only get 50mm thick stock, which after planing etc will be about 45mm thick. Getting...

I checked to see if the top was still flat this morning and the cupping has returned. Seems the putting it in the sun thing was a very temporary solution. It seems the two options for gluing are...

I thought I'd give a quick update: after browsing the forums and ponering the helpful responses above I thought I would start with the simplest solution first and if that didn't work then try...

I was pondering pocket holes as a possible solution, but wasn't sure about their strength screwing into end grain (albeit at a slight angle).

Mike

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Thanks for the tips Ian. I didnt want the slot seen fron the ends so yes the joint was a "stopped dado".

You are right that the top has cupped slightly. Maybe the 2 week gap between making the...

I put heaps of glue in and had squeeze out in several spots.

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I have just made a coffee table and glued it together using a tongue and groove style rebate. I used Titebond no run / no drip wood glue as I had read it works better with end grain glue-ups (maybe...

Thanks for the input Fuzzie. I am leaning towards buying 25mm (rough sawn thickness) tabletop boards and using breadboards on the main table and the drop leaves (seams common in the photos). The...

I am about to embark on building a dutch pullout (or drop leaf) table for my in-laws.

I have not built one before and have been reading an article by Tage Frid on how to make it where he states...

Shane, any update on this artisan 310xc? I'm tossing up between it and the jet jjp-12hh which is $700 more expensive...

Mike

To update on this problem - I replaced the blower end bearing as it had a small amount more resistance than the other bearing. I wasn't expecting it to do much, but couldn't think of anything else...

Anyone tried putting timber with casting resin filled knots / grooves through a thicknesser?

I want to know if the blades will chip if i give it a go (prefer to learn from someone elses mistake...

What switch do you mean? I couldn't see any centrifugal switch (see photos above).

Yes, same ammeter and i can tell the extractor isn't working as well as I'm getting 3" less wc than previously measured with my inclined manometer.

I pulled the motor apart - only has 1 capacitor which has 60uf printed on it and measured 58uf so that looks ok. I can't see any centrigugal switch or anything else to check. The windings are not...

I removed the dust bags completely and still had low amperage so it is not a filter bag problem. There is no noticeable impeller damage either.

Could it be bearings or dust in windings or...?

For the past little while I've been trying to pinpoint why my dust extractor has lost about 3" WC with a blocked inlet. I initially thought it was a leak somewhere, but after investigating all...

Thanks Bob.

I realise the velocity readings are not accurate, i just did it to see the relative difference. 12% more flow is probably worth chasing so I might look at installing a second silencer...

I got around to measuring the pressure inside the cabinet when running - it is about 1.3" WC.

I also checked the relative velocity at my drill press just to see if it made a difference witht the...

For the record, if anyone else is needing instructions on table adjustments for the Scheppach 2600ci or Plana 3.0, I was emailed the following notes from the UK Scheppach supplier.

Mike
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Just purchased a new Scheppach Plana 3.0 planer/thicknesser and need to adjust the infeed table to be more coplanar with the outfeed table. Have done the measurements with a straight edge and feeler...

The initial reading was with the filter bag on and I have tried with the door open and closed - no difference.

The 4 bolts were needed as the door was bowing slightly due to the pressure :). ...

Finally finished the dust extractor mods and built the sound proof enclosure. I checked the static pressure post modifications and now only get 8.8" WC as opposed to 11.5" pre-modification.

The...