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    N.S.W. I see your point now sowngum. I did a...

    I see your point now sowngum.


    I did a search and they are quite pricey new.

    CT-213 3hp DUST EXTRACTOR 2500cfm | Leda Machinery


    Someone should have jumped at that when it was $300...
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    N.S.W. Is this some sort of tantrum your throwing?

    Is this some sort of tantrum your throwing?
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    Yes that’s it .

    Yes that’s it .
  4. I went back to a Isuzu Dmax tray back after...

    I went back to a Isuzu Dmax tray back after trying a sort of Van , a Toyota troopy. Before that I had a tray truck and before that a bodied ute back . The tray is best for working from with timber...
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    Thanks for the tips again Ian. That curved sided...

    Thanks for the tips again Ian. That curved sided body is nice.
    I'm looking forward to finishing my plane and the blade is next.
    I caught some sort of bug though and have been to sick to go into...
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    Sounds like some nice machinery to have access to...

    Sounds like some nice machinery to have access to Martin. Some may come in handy for a bit of plane making for you.

    Rob.
  7. Thread: My Infill Plane

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    MA, I like this cheap Silex type when ever I'm...

    MA, I like this cheap Silex type when ever I'm doing general metal marking out work. The metal fence rides rough or fine steel edges
    Vintage Silex Tools Dual Marking Out Gauge, No.93. tools,...
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    Yesterdays effort. I held the body to the sole...

    Yesterdays effort.

    I held the body to the sole with a weight for marking out. With the Methyl Violet blueing mix I make up I added some extra shellac. I found that cleaning the metal up bright...
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    Thanks Martin. Getting into it and taking pics...

    Thanks Martin.
    Getting into it and taking pics to be able to show warts and all is part of the enjoyment of doing it.
    Will you be trying out a plane build at some stage ?

    Some of the good...
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    Yeah! So that feeling never leaves ? :). Ian,...

    Yeah! So that feeling never leaves ? :).

    Ian, I'm doing stuff here with this plane and then discovering you mentioned to be aware of "this or that" after the event with me and my hammer has...
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    That could come in handy thanks Matt. I could use...

    That could come in handy thanks Matt. I could use that to hold or even jack apart my low spots. Ive got a couple after sanding that are still low.
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    I took over 60 pictures doing this yesterday. ...

    I took over 60 pictures doing this yesterday.
    So its a picture feast of a post. :)

    There is the bridge filed up before fitting. The little bone Preston 12" folding rule was a recent ebay...
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    Another beauty Ian. Thanks for the tips. Ill see...

    Another beauty Ian. Thanks for the tips. Ill see what happens when I get to the sole and mouth. This plane making is an adventure. Once again I'm discovering how tricky building small is. I'm...
  14. Its some sort of Aussie Gum Tree. There's so many...

    Its some sort of Aussie Gum Tree. There's so many types that blend in with the same mid average colour and grain its hard to tell them apart.
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    The edge on HPF's bit has a curve. So a curve...

    The edge on HPF's bit has a curve. So a curve works ? And does the amount of curve matter? My carbide bits have a greater curve than that below I think? They are Ex thicknesser blades. The square...
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    I tried something like that on a roughly ? 1 1/4...

    I tried something like that on a roughly ? 1 1/4 x 3/8 "or 1/4" ? wide strip of mild steel .
    I have a table saw that was missing what is called a filler strip of mild steel in the left side of the...
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    Martin. The marks you saw were most likely left...

    Martin. The marks you saw were most likely left by the Toothing plane. Cabinet makers/ Box makers used them for getting the flattest surfaces for gluing veneers or thicker facings of timbers. They...
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    Those anvils. The face on them lasts well does it...

    Those anvils. The face on them lasts well does it ? Are there any reports of that type that have been chipped on the face?
    I know I've seen chipped or even snapped in half hardened faces on older...
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    It'd be really interesting to see a number of...

    It'd be really interesting to see a number of planes tested by maker and age with the right tools , a straight edge or just marked on a surface plate to see how far out they are. That would have an...
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    With cast iron, It gets a skin of harder metal...

    With cast iron, It gets a skin of harder metal around the outside when cast. I assume that's the metal cooling faster on the surface in contact with the mould as its poured. And deeper in like 3 mm...
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    Great set of Mitre planes Ian. You need a mark or...

    Great set of Mitre planes Ian. You need a mark or a stamp of some sort don't you? I haven't finished one plane yet and I'm thinking a stamp would be nice to finish off a plane. You have a such large...
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    Nice plane Ian. I like the style of the lever...

    Nice plane Ian. I like the style of the lever cap. A long neck like the early Spiers ones.
    Do you saw and shape those lever caps all with hacksaw and file. No power tools?
    What is the side...
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    Have a drool at this . ...

    Have a drool at this .

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3H6lXMISGb/?igsh=a3BwOGd3aHJjNzJo
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    They just count to themselves the same as we all...

    They just count to themselves the same as we all do I'm sure Ian. And if they need fingers to keep track as an aid then fingers come in handy same as we do. They have a greater range to use though I...
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    Yeah that's true. But. We can now afford to...

    Yeah that's true.
    But.
    We can now afford to play with all the types of tools from the past and get a feeling for the way they work. We can get an understanding of what it was like to make a living...
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    59,048 ? I used to work with a deaf guy so...

    59,048 ?

    I used to work with a deaf guy so learned sign language 40 years ago. I remember how to sign up to 999,000 using only one hand but forget what 1,000,000 is now. It has no limit.

    Edit....
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    I'm curious about it. That video has pricked my...

    I'm curious about it. That video has pricked my interest. Id just love to know what the planes I've been using for years are at. Specially the #7 and #8 . And to be able to see if I can feel or see a...
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    It'd be nice to come across a second hand surface...

    It'd be nice to come across a second hand surface plate cheaper than this new one. The size looks fine for jointer planes.
    Any ideas of the quality of these?

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    And what does this...
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    mic-d . Can you spell out some of this please? I...

    mic-d . Can you spell out some of this please? I don't understand what your saying.



    Why does a flat plane sole with blade projection plane a curve ? Are you saying if you enter and leave...
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    Ian , That could be why its done . Every cut nail...

    Ian , That could be why its done . Every cut nail Ive seen has the blue to black looking heat treatment and they don't rust like plain modern ones seem to. They get totally covered in surface rust....
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    I was thinking the same about new nails and how...

    I was thinking the same about new nails and how soft they already are. And was also thinking what it would be like if ordinary nails were hardened. It could be good?
    I just watched this on...
  32. Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4

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    Not on Wadkin. It looks like a Bursgreen original...

    Not on Wadkin. It looks like a Bursgreen original colour on the thicknesser.

    Wadkin Bursgreen Circular Saw Bench 3 Phase 440v | eBay
  33. Thread: Wadkin PK Gen 4

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    It'll look nice when finished. It reminded me...

    It'll look nice when finished.
    It reminded me of a UK ebay PK I saved a picture of.

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    And this.
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    We were cut off from power the phone and the...

    We were cut off from power the phone and the internet from Tuesday the 13th until today Friday the 16th around 2.30. Along with 100s of thousands of other Victorians due to storms bringing down...
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    Yes. I knew two old antique dealer brothers who...

    Yes.
    I knew two old antique dealer brothers who ran a shop and workshop from around 1940 to 1988 roughly . One of them told me once they used to use straight Ammonia to strip the finish from...
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    After a bit more adjusting and testing the sides...

    After a bit more adjusting and testing the sides were bent.

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    The first test side was cut up for the front piece. I forgot to include the bottom tenon first time around and...
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    I could get creative Matt. I hadn't thought of...

    I could get creative Matt. I hadn't thought of that.
    Bone would be fancy and suit. Not sure how long a well used one would last? They have been seen on front infills I think. So they probably work...
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    Thanks Ian and Matt. Glad to have stumbled...

    Thanks Ian and Matt.
    Glad to have stumbled across a solution that works. The pin certainly made the piece stay central perfectly. And historically if the hole came first for easy bending then...
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    I give up. :) . I don't know whats going on in my above posts. Maybe add a few pics from your phone to give you a solution.

    99 % of the time I load from computer these days. What has happened...
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    Two same pictures. left and right taken portrait loaded on left 342 KB and actual size on right.

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    Two same pictures left and right taken landscape. Left loaded 350 KB . Right...
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    These two are the same picture taken as portrait but left is loaded actual size and right is the 458 KB option.

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    These two are the same picture taken as landscape. Left is loaded...
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    See if this works for an explanation.

    I use iPhone .

    Here’s a picture taken in portrait left then landscape right. Post and pictures are loaded from my phone . And I did nothing to the...
  43. Are you using iPhone ?

    Are you using iPhone ?
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    I had a table to finish and a day trip on the...

    I had a table to finish and a day trip on the road to keep me busy and away from the plane the last two days.

    Ian, I don't know how I came up with the idea you meant Davies made more planes when...
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    Thanks for the post showing your peening block...

    Thanks for the post showing your peening block Ian.
    Mr Davies made more planes? If you have any links to them id love to see them.

    The bridge is long . Bill Carter suggested it could be a good...
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    It'd be nice to have a go at planing a board with...

    It'd be nice to have a go at planing a board with a reproduction of that Graeme. It'd probably work just as well as a Stanley 5.5 or 6. Some guy in the US I think it was, made a copy and used timber...
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    You could try roughing the brass up on the hinge...

    You could try roughing the brass up on the hinge with sand paper and just glueing them into the lid with something like Poly glue.

    Or another way is glue the lid onto the box top and then saw it...
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    Yes I have converted some files like that. Ground...

    Yes I have converted some files like that. Ground a blind side. A term used as well I think? That's what I used to fine tune the brass but it must need an extra fine look to make sure its working...
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    Its funny but as much as I cut DTs on my woodwork...

    Its funny but as much as I cut DTs on my woodwork I still don't think of them in terms as tails and pins. With me its just Tails, and I mark off the cut tails on a drawer side or cabinet and remove...
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    I discovered today that I really need to book an...

    I discovered today that I really need to book an overdue trip to the optometrist.
    Between the bad lighting and my eyes I'm finding the fine detail a little hard.
    When I load and look at pictures...
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