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Hi Everyone,

Would like your experience and thoughts on bandsaw blades you would recommend. Both from a specification point and also brands that you have found that last well.

Regards
Stephen

Cheers DJ, It was the drive belt. Thank you

Regards
Stephen

Yes, I agree, I stopped one off the cuts half way through to come inside and look up information on binding and when I went back out to the shed, I could not pull the blade out, it was tight, tight,...

Cheers, and thank you, it was the belt needed tightening, must have stretched after a few heavy cuts!

Regards
Stephen

Hi Everyone,

I have my new bandsaw, Hafco BP-355.
Sawing a small log of Mahogany and it started off well with 3 small slabs 25mm thick, and now the blade is binding? the saw is slowing down and...

Great Information!
Cheers

Thank you for your valuable information,

Really appreciated.

Regards
Stephen

Hi Ross,

Yes that is true, but it only has the high speed steel blades and not the helical cutter like the smaller 10" model.
I am after a helical cutter head, 12 inch models with helical heads...

Hi rang Hare and Forbes today, no wonder I cannot find any reviews, the sales person looked up the particular model and they are a new model and only just imported to Australia and they have not sold...

Hi Bob,

Thank you very much, I was just a little unsure.
Thank you for the information on the technique, great!

Regards
Stephen

Hi Everyone,

Just received a 6 x 9 Belt/disc sander.
I have installed the velcro disc to the 9 inch round backing plate, the velcro is ever so slightly bigger and i have not got it exactly in the...

Hi Everyone,

Who owns a Hafco BP-355 bandsaw.
What do you like about them and what could be improved.

Looking for honest opinions.

Regards
Stephen

Hello Everyone,

Cannot find any feed back/reviews on the Hafco Combination Planer Thicknesser PT254S.
If any one has one, can they please give some honest advice on what is good and what is bad....

How is the mens shed going, any updates?

Hi coffenup,

Good space, keep up the good work.

Cheers Stephen

Hello,

Hare and Forbes is having a sale and I am looking at the hafco PT-254s Combination Planer Thicknesser.

Can anyone give me some feed back on the hafco pt-254s Combination Planer...

Hi Bob,

Thank you for the links.
Really appreciated. :U

Regards
Stephen

Hi Steve,

Thank you for the information, good idea on increasing the pipe size between the cyclone and extractor.
I am just weighing up my options to get the best out of it.
When using 2 x 100mm...

haha, to funny, dusty thunder box..

Hi Bob,
I did do a couple of searches (from the top of the page) that did not come back with anything!!, so that is why i posted this. I have now gone back in with advanced search and have found...

Hi Everyone,
I am looking for ideas on how others have set up their dust collection systems, especially external or in a separate enclosure to the workshop.
If you have photos to include, please...

Hi Bob,

Great work, I like how you develop, test and improve your workshop and then pass on your findings. Great work and well done!

Regards
Stephen

Hi MandJ,

Love your workshop! Well thought out.
Does you dust extraction get ported outside ie next to the garage door. Is the DC in a enclosure?
Do you have any photos?
Do you find that your...

Hi Mandj,

Great idea, and modification, well done

Regards
Stephen

Hi Tonto,

Not a bad idea, it is not overly heavy but cumbersome, the lower bin is on castors and I have now put a bag in it.
Once I work out its final position I will look at those issues.
...

All connected up and ready to go!

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Next part - the cyclone complete

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33 degrees and 70% humidity, in the shed ever hotter, determined to get it together.

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Some good information here

Hi AndyJ,

Good luck with your request, I will be watching closely as I am in the market for a combination planer/jointer and was looking at the carbatec ones. Please let us know how you go.

Well the dust extractor has arrived, now to assess if I will modify it!

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Ok, I will be so Bold and ask..

I am currently building a new shed and would like some help with the dust collection. Yes I have purchased the Hafco 2HP dust collector with a cyclone and pleated...

One important question I have been meaning to ask, is how much drop in CFU or percentage does the air flow drop with a standard cyclone (ie the cyclone supplied with a 2HP DC), how much does it choke...

Hi Bob,

That is great, thank you for replying. It always gives us an idea of what to aim for, and we know it is not always obtainable.
I do like your X-ray light, i bet that has had a few looks...

Looks awesome, great size shed!!

Regards
Stephen

Hi Everyone,

Would like to measure the volume of airflow in ducting for dust extraction, is the simple answer a anemometer?
And if so, will one from ebay be sufficient.

Regards
Stephen

Hi Brian45,

Great stuff, cant wait to see your layout inside. I am in the same process building a shed at the moment in Broome. Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Stephen

Hi BobL,
Are you able to put forward your ultimate system, or your system, so that we can share?

Regards
Stephen

Hi BobL,

Very good point, I will look at options to exhaust outside, thank you again.

Hi Hoey,
Good points, I will look up the Bill Pentz as well. Thank you

Hi BobL,

It seems to be a industry standard that dust extractor outlets are 100mm, sales rooms are full of 100mm outlets and multiples on dust collectors. I did not know they where available in...

Hi Aldav,
Cheers, thank you for clarifying. Yes advice on what i can do to get the best out of what I have got.
I thought i was buying a 100 series landcruiser of dust collection but looks like it...

Hi BobL,
If i change the flex to a solid pvc duct (change out flex), surely that will help, in reading a flow chart in the forum it looks like 125mm pipe carries nearly double the air flow of 100mm?...

Thank you for the information, i have purchased the DC unit and it is still in transit.
I am in the process of building a shed which is 7.5m x 4.4m, I am a beginner but like the challenge of...

Hello,

First post on the forum.

Just purchased the Hafco DCC-310 - Dust Collector & Cyclone Separator and just realized the connection between the cyclone and the DC-3 blower is only 100mm, is...

Hello everyone,

My first post on the forum.

I am looking at buying a contractor tablesaw.
The Australian versus American models which often have slightly different suffixes added to the end...