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hi, I make my cheese knives completely from various timbers including huon pine and have always used just grapeseed oil, on both the knives and boards without any issues. Owen

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Hi The motor plate reads 1.75 hp/1.3 kw, 8.7 Amp, 1 Phase. Owen

​​Now $1000 ONO Also items available separately Sander $900 ONO Dusty $100​

Performax Plus 22 - 44 Drum Sander with 1 HP Carbatec Dust Extractor. An older machine in excellent condition able to sand over half a metre width in one pass. I'm moving this one on as i have...

Hi Scott, I have a C26, which i have enjoyed using for 4 years after using a much older Lab22 combination. I think that the quality is generally excellent, although the dust collection could be...

Love the contrast between the silky, huon and red cedar, very impressive.

That's my usual response to a problem like this, but i would like to have a neater solution similar to what i have seen posted on this forum

Hi All, I'm seeking advice about or contact with anyone making and selling 150mm bell mouth hoods. I'm not up for using a lathe - i don't have one - or buying a printer - to solve the problem but am...

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Hi Graeme, or any other Wagner users, have you found a source of compatible threaded connectors to fit the Wagner threads. I currently use water hose and jubilee clamps but would like to have a screw...

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Like Derek i have a Zyliss vice, gathering dust since i have no further need for a portable vice.

Still in good condition with no cracks

Happy to accept $125 plus postage if required.

Owen

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I am selling a range of well looked after woodworking equipment, ideal for a beginner or novice woodworker.(manuals included)

Triton 2000 Work centre with wheels and dust collection system plus...

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I am selling a package of used but well looked after woodworking equipment, ideal for a beginner or novice woodworker.

The package includes for $750:

Triton2000 Work centre and Triton Saw,...

Hi Again, well no one replied so i guess that no one has found a need for such a feature.

I decided to have a go at making one, see pics, which meets my needs in terms of width and travel. It is...

Hi everyone, Wondering if any one has fitted a sliding table feature to a Series 2000 Triton Router Table? I cannot justify the cost of a router table with a sliding table so was thinking of adding...

I'll take it.

Hi Yachtie, I'm in the market for a cast iron router table and am very local so no postage! Can you provide details please?

Thanks Owen

We have been several times on our visits to Tassie, Greg's talent is incredible and best illustrated by the carving of the coat and glove in the foyer, indistinguishable from real aged leather.
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Hi Huon Pine Fan and Jack620, thanks for the advice, it seems to be working now but i'm still interested in how the two knobs work, is it just friction? Owen

Hi any Minimax C26/C30 or other combination users.

The blade height adjustment system on my C26 wont hold the blade up, the two adjustment knobs seem to be rotating together. Looking at the parts...

Thanks Bob for the info, i had not seen that website before. Should i assume that with a 150 hose i need about the same area of vents or more or less? Owen

Hi All, seeking some advice about dust extraction on a Minimax C26 combination. The existing connection, which takes a 100mm hose, reduces it to 63mm and constrains it into a blade shroud, does not...

Your perfectly correct elanjacobs, i was confusing my situation moving from 30mm to 31.75, must have been that extra glass of muscat! Owen

https://www.carbatec.com.au/Images/ProductImages/250/699-030-19.jpgHi Gordon, These are CMT top hat reducing bushes from Carbatec. I couldn't find a listing for a 1 and 1/4 to 30 mm but a fitter and...

Hi Again, Further to my last the following manual is available under the manuals section in this forum, Owen

15" PLANERMODEL G0550/G0551INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Hi Skypig, The following quote is from the Grizzly manual for their G1021, a similar machine.

Gear Box - Gear box oil should be drained afterthe first 20 hours of operation. See Figure 40.Replace...

Hi, I had a desire to use thin kerf blades with my Minimax C26 and rather than try and find commercial solution i purchased an offcut of stainless in the appropriate thickness and hacked it into...

As I'm still unable to edit this post please note that it is now withdrawn from sale.

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Hi Ray, I have one of these and actually took it apart to see how it works, crazy i know, What i do now is slide the spring loaded bolt out into the end of the drum and rotate the drum towards me to...

Now asking $700 ONO, the replacement cost of this package is over $1600
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That helps after it is sold, it isn't and i want to change the price?

Can some one please help me, i want to amend my post but cannot see the pencil icon, i saw one reply which said that posts are locked after a certain time but if that is so how do people insert a...

I have a Drum Sander for sale, a Carbatec WDS 400. It is mounted on a metal stand on a mobile trolley and has been altered to fit a 100mm dust duct. It includes a 750 watt dust extractor mounted...

Hi Ross, I'll take it.

Owen

Hi Alex, I have been using my C26 for a couple of years now after replacing an old Lab22. I had a Cabinet saw, jointer and thicknesser before the Lab22 but space restrictions meant i was always...

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Hi Dallas, Yes i was very lucky be be given these boards and some more. Cedar is kind to the machinery and i enjoy trying to get the best selection grain.

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Hi Crocy, The sides were about 20mm and the top about 15mm. I don't work from dimensioned drawings but dress up the timber from the rough sawn stock - see pic - and work from whatever size it ends...

Keith, I agree, i love working with red cedar, although you have to be wary of the softness as it marks so easily.

Regards Owen

Hi Bob,

I do love the grain patterns in the old growth cedar. The lids are flat except for a shaped section for finger access. In a previous post of mine i used coves on the front of the...

I was lucky to be given some old growth red cedar which i have used, with some silky oak and various veneers to make these three boxes for my wife and daughters. I kept it simple with mitres and...

Hi Pete, I can relate to your story about your Dad giving you a hammer, nails and a block of wood. I not only was given the same task, only with a claw hammer which was also used for the follow up...

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