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Philly

I am a member of the Hornsby region of the Sydney Woodturners Guild (since about April this year), and I am sure you would be welcome. We meet at Annangrove once a month on a Saturday. ...

Hi Philly

My wife bought me some time with Courtney Williams at Harbord - three saturday mornings - which was an excellent way to learn the basics. You should be able to find him in the phone...

that's what the mice were trying to find out.

but how many opinions and views have there been and is that an appropriate number for the subject matter?

I've had a reply from Cabots:

they acknowledge that Danish Oil is nkown to turn to gel when the can gets to about half full - apparently the amount of air in the can is enough to react with the...

Eastie, that's not a thought - that's a treatise. And just to add to the numbers, I've probably viewed this thread 8 to 10 times, but only posted to it this once.

Of course, ultimately the answer...

Greetings all

would anyone care to suggest why half a small can of Cabots Danish Oil would turn into Danish Jelly in the two weeks since I last used it? The can is less than a year old, and had...

something else to look for during council kerbside cleanups?

you know what they say about great minds ....

this tip popped up this morning:

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip030926sn.html

amazing how many good ideas are bleeding obvious after...

The speed change lever mechanism in mine rattles when the lathe is running - doesn't seem to affect performance. When I push the lever a bit and take up the slack it stops rattling. Anyone else have...

Hi Michael

since I satrted writing this reply, MOM's post has popped up.

one (the one I bought) has the blade roughly in the middle of the body, at 45 degrees, and the blade is long, like a...

bandsaw, drill press, grinder, plenty of light and power .....

far enough away from the neighbours that you can make noise at night, but close enough to the house that you can just slip in and...

Tony

I can add a little to Gatiep's comments - I have the Hare and Forbes version of the MC900, which they badge as a WL18. It's the same except it has a pretty cream stand, one-inch ten TPI...

Derek

the largest one is 28 cm - does that constitute a large smoother?

Colin

I understand that Tripoli powder is the abrasive component of UBeaut's EEE polishing wax. My guess is that it might be more abrasive than talc.

for what its worth

Colin

just back from Pauls hardware ...

they have four different model planes - the largest is 28 cm, there are two different models at 18 cm, and one at 12 cm. All are $20, and they still have...

Stinky et al

confirming that the pepper mill process I was referring to is in the August 03 edition of Practical Woodworking. The article is called "Summer seasoning" by Chris Child and starts on...

Stinky

I thought it was the August edition - I didn't buy it, I was shown it by a workmate who will now check it for me over night.

cheers

Colin

I tried out the Practical Woodworking pepper mill process over the weekend, with a piece of black hearted sassafras.

Result: compared with my previous process of boring from both ends and...

A Hunter Valley woodturner at the Newcastle Wood and Craft show was telling me about making 3-foot pepper mills:

he buys the 17" danish mechanism and extends it with a length of stainless steel...

Huh?? next challenge: figure out what I did different that time!

While I'm at it I'll try another picture of some assorted bowls, ranging from Jacaranda to a piece of old railway sleeper.
...

Rats! what seemed like a simple process to attach a file didn't work, and I can't immediately figure out why.

Its a .jpg file of 44kb.

I presume the "Preview Reply" option should show me if...

Hi all

I managed to borrow a digital camera so I humbly offer the attached pic. all are gifts or commissions except the brown one (Tassie blackwood, 30 cm) which is the first one I made (for...

Hi Stinky

hopefully that's next July, not last July? And you realise of course that as soon as people see the one you've done, there will be hints coming thick and fast as to how "I'd like one of...

For anyone interested in turning pepper mills, the current edition of Practical Woodworking has an interesting article which sets out a process with fewer setups than some others I've seen. In...

if you don't want to replace the whole post you would need to do something like half-house the new piece to the bottom of the existing post. As far as the height goes, use stirrups that set into a...

can't help you with Canberra locations, but the mob below has clocks and has really good prices for pepper mill mechanisms, so it might be worth emailing them and getting the cattledog.

Pru...

have a look at this article in today's SMH:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/03/1062548878082.html

think about it the next time you are trying to lean out just a little more to reach the...

does a Corolla with a box trailer count?

Ivor

If you've already got it up on the brackets, I'd be leaving it there. You could try loosening the clamps just enough for the door to unwind into the down position under its own weight (or...

and they're probably autos as well ....

I am using a couple of scrapers cut from an old hand saw blade, which I have filed as square as I can, but I haven't got anything to burnish them with. Is a knife steel (the round things for...

the Bunnies cattledog we got yesterday (for the opening of the Dural store) has a pair of 1.2m sash cramps (ie not pipe ones) for $twenty-something the pair.

As an aside, I fitted some small,...

Hi again

as promised, the contact for the river red gum is

Max Stanford
(Portable sawmiller)
02 9525 7050

good luck

Hi 3Landerblue and Michael

Totally by accident I found a wood supplier at Mt Kuring gai on the weekend, who is not only an old hand wood-turner, but is currently cutting and slabbing river red gum...

Hi Kiwi

I've used the wood lathe to trim the excess off aluminium VCR head rollers to make glue chucks (about 70mm dia). Biggest problem was the speed - my lowest setting is 500 rpm and it was too...

Hi Peter

I recently microwaved some black wattle - a couple of pieces about 50mm square and 300 mm long, for a friend to turn. He hasn't done so yet, so I don't know the final outcome.

It had...

Anthony

I would guess that you should be anticipating several replies along the lines of:

"they are rubbish, don't spend any time on them, happy to take them off your hands as a favour to you,...

Theva

thanks for the reference in your post - I never realised there was so much history and subtlety around planes! From the info there, mine seems to be around 1950-1960 vintage. And I will...

Hi all

talking about planes is infectious ....

I've had a Stanley #3 for maybe 20 years - came from someone my dad knew who was getting rid of workshop stuff. Its still in its box - with a...

stretching the brain back 20 years to my basic engineering theory .....

If you set out to make your columns longer, you need to be careful of the ability of the longer columns to resist buckling....

Is it fair to suggest that the whole mask/helmet thingie is going to work the best when the drawcord is really really tight?

Alf

sorry, but I don't think your last calc is right - one rev of the band doesn't equal one rev of the wheel.

900 m/min on the surface of a 355mm dia wheel of 1115 mm circumference equals 807...

Who'd be a teacher? (I'm not, but SWMBO is - Design and Technology in a middle class private girls' high school).

Society wants schools to sort out their kids problems instead of the parents...

Hi David

I found them at the Sydney WWW show. Details below

Pru Cameron
P-SQUARE AGENCIES
PO Box 5151
SOUTH LAKE WA 6964
Tel/Fax (08) 9417 8306
email: [email protected]

Alan

I have had a lot of success by following the steps in a series of three articles that appeared in (I think) the English Woodturning magazine, from memory in issues 114 to 116 or thereabouts....

when you do find the parts, don't forget the left handed screwdriver you will need to put it together, and the striped paint to finish it.

Colin

Phil, Steve

thanks for the comments - I'll think about it a bit longer.

cheers

Colin

you mean you haven't sent yours in yet?

Hi Timbo, 1chrome

at the risk of sounding like I am defending my own decision, may I suggest that you not be too quick to write off the capabilities of the $400 chinese lathe - especially if you...