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Does anyone know at what interval the scribe notches are at on the Woodpeckers metric rules, e.g:

Stainless Steel Squares | Woodworking Square | Woodpeckers

Also, any feedback on using these...

Thanks - Bessey parallel clamps and in fact just about any parallel clamps in New Zealand are super-expensive. I'm looking at ~$100 plus for anything other than the Lockjaw brand.

Is anyone familiar with the Lockjaw brand, speciafically their parallel clamps?

Parallel Clamp | Sutton New Zealand

Any feedback regarding quality, comparison to other brands, etc?

Thanks.

I have used epoxy sealer to seal plywood panels for the carcass of an outdoor cabinet.

Besides using an epoxy glue are there any other glues I can use to glue the panels together?

Thanks.

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Problem solved!

The board at that corner was just slightly bowed so I sent it through the planer/thicknesser again for good measure.

What guide are you refering to? I don't have any guides on my tablesaw (TS).

Trying to cut a bevel on the sides for a pencil holder. The wood is around 8mm think and I'm using a trim cut sled on my TS to cut the mitre.

Everything works fine except that I'm left with a gap...

Trying to decide on which sealer to use for some outdoor marine ply cabinets. They will be fairly exposed year round, sun, rain, wind, but no extreme temperatures. I intend to paint the ply black and...

I'm somewhat surprised that the fence is breaking. Either it's a defect or the fence is undergoing undue stress.

My original suggestion was to to use some epoxy and if it was me that's what I'd do...

Thanks for that Chief, sounds like an interesting build. Keen to see some photos when you have time. I might go the same route as you have with your doors, T&G panels within a frame.

Do you think...

After some feedback on what materials to use when building outdoor cabinets.

Am looking to build an outdoor kitchen/entertainment area which will consist of a 4m straight section of cabinets and...

Just wondering if anyone has experience with the Harvey RT-100 router table insert?

I have a Jet Proshop TS with a 27in depth between front and back rails, so according to the description I'd...

My first stationary machine purchase was a TS. After several years of use I purchased a BS and now hardly every use my TS. On numerous occasions in recent years have considered selling it but...

Thanks all.

Had some offcuts from legs and aprons so decided to make some buttons. They've come out looking good. Receiving slots cut and tabletop awaiting fitting once I've sourced some screws.

Thanks guys.

Realise either would be fine to dissolve shellac flakes, my concern was if it's methanol I'd rather not deal with it due to the toxicity.

Might just get rid of it responsibly and...

Thanks Luke,

Have a copy of Robert Wearing's book. I forgot to look so thanks for the reminder.

Cheers,

Gareth

I purchased a container some years ago of what I think is high grade (?) clear methylated spirits to mix some shellac. Problem is the label has fallen off and even though I wrote on the container...

I'm working on a small solid wooden coffee table and needing to know how best to attach the tabletop to the legs and apron. The table will live inside (Wellington) which experiences some shifts in...

Two questions:

1) Started noticing recently that the lock-down handle on the rip fence (10" Proshop) is a little "spongy". Basically when I lock the handle to lock the fence it springs back...

They appear to be coplanar, no sag, all looks good.

Think you may have a point Kuffy. I have a helical head and tend to take very light passes. Will try taking heavier passes next time around.
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Been having intermittent issues when trying to joint/plane the narrow edge of usually shorter length pieces (~1/2 meter and less) on my A3-31.

I always start out by planing one wide side followed...

Thanks everyone for your feedback and suggestions.

In the end I used a combination of marking and clearing out the waste with a chisel and router:



marked out the tenons on the dado...

Thanks all for your feedback.

Elan, each dado is ~3mm deep, I might be able to get a flush trim bit to work from the top down. I'd need to make sure I kept within the limits of the ends of the...

I'm in the process of building Christian Becksvoort's Shaker Stool which requires the tenoned legs to sit in dados on the underside of the stool top. I've cut the dados and now need to cut the...

I clean all my rusted items using Evaporust, including my rusted cast iron table saw.

Grunt work is minimal and cleanup really easy. I generally use an old paint brush and slop the Evaporust...

Realising that SMCS dust extraction is problematic I'm considering running two 100mm hoses either side of the blade behind the fence. The two 100mm hoses will split off a 150mm main PVC line, the two...

Appreciate the replies all. Am going to try a couple things before launching into a new cabinet door. Will let you know how I get on with my mods.

Gareth

I understand your pain, went through a similar exercise some years ago and ended up returning the machine.

Q's:



I note that you've placed the feeler gauge right at the very top end of the...

Interesting setup Pete. Is the blade brush standard or did you add it? My guides get fairly dusty whereas yours look just about dust-free. Could you perhaps post a couple photos zoomed out a little?...

Excellent thanks guys.

You make a good point Pete about access to the lower cabinet, I'll have a play with some ideas using a separate extractor point to the door. I attach my flexi on the run...

I currently have a 120mm port attached to the base of my bandsaw and I'm wanting to upgrade to a 150mm. However, I'm not wanting to cut into the existing frame and am considering removing the lower...

Are you able to vent the dusty outside?

I have a similar set of machines to yourself and went with a "generic" 3HP dusty attached to a Thien-type top hat separator made for a large outside bin....

And here it is, together with a more detailed description of the process.

I used an online template maker which I cannot for the life of me now find, here is something similar which requires a little more manual input:

http://www.weldingdata.com/pipetemplatesample.htm
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Agree 100%, great blade.

Thank you both for the feedback.

Doug,

I have a 3hp extractor attached to a separator. The separator is attached before the blower. 150mm line runs from the separator to the tools with a short...

Thanks Doug,



This is going to be a problem, I'm running 150mm ducting to my machines and at max can get a 26100sqmm area from the outlet, without some serious re-engineering. I need minimum...

Could anyone tell me the effect on a DC's performance with regards the length of the exhaust line and the impact of bends in the exhaust line?

Basically I'm wanting to reposition my dust...

Interesting choice, some similar looking designs to the Hammer N4400 so I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of the saw.

GR

Austin,

I have an N4400.

First and only bandsaw so nothing to compare it against.

Negatives:

dust port is marketed as 5inch, but is smaller and in fact is only a short fitted 5inch...

I've used a standard art and craft glue gun on my dust extractor. I was surprised by the strength of the bond. Cheap effective option and fairly easy to keep tidy.

Out of interest what problems are your mates having with their BS guides?

I have a N4400 and haven't as yet had any issues with the guides.

Thanks.

I ended up purchasing the jig but it was around the time we moved house. I've not yet set up the workshop so have not had time to use it yet. No shortage of projects just have not had the time...

Depending on the money you're willing to spend the Robert Sorby's Pro Edge Plus may be worth a look.

Thanks Rob,

Lenox are high on my list, unfortunately the local response (Thode included, 3 times) to queries has been very limited and generally uninformative (IMO).

I'm probably going to...

Snodgrass recommends centering the deepest part of the gullets on the center of the wheel. Would this not nuke the tires?

Thoughts?

Can anyone recommend a knowledgeable supplier of bandsaw blades in New Zealand? I've spent half the afternoon phoning around trying to get pricing and advice and the service has been average at best....

Thanks simops, might just press the green button.

BTW, like the learners plate on the TS :wink:

I'm after a doweling jig and came across what appears to be a fairly easy to use, accurate jig by JessEm (8350). It only comes in imperial though.

Would there be any major disadvantages of...

Appreciate the suggestions.

I decided to go the heated glue gun route today after trying it out on a couple test pieces left for a couple days to fully set. After applying the glue via the gun I...