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Back in school the tech teacher had a can of neatsfoot oil we would use on the oilstone in the shop. I'm fairly certain he bought it from the estate sale when the ark was decommissioned given its...

Locally basswood is a bit of a PITA to source, but the suggestions of other members are spot on. If, however, you are desperate for basswood, a bit of a search around amazon will yield results for...

Bloomin' remarkable, and beautifully filmed to boot.

I love my scrub plane. It's a simple woodie I made out of an old bedrail, plus a blade cut from an old circular saw blade (pre carbide-tipped) hardened and tempered. It's no artistic piece of wooden...

Ah, humble shellac. I use it on... fairly well everything (I don't make food related things). Enjoy!

Check the FAA regs on homebuilts in the US to check the legalities of it first. If it something you are planting your lively self in, then do not waiver from using FAA approved sitka spruce, and...

The extra handle length simply enables two-handed cheese knife wielding. Perfect for those tougher cheeses!

A brake lining riveter it certainly is. We use them regularly as nearly all light aircraft use riveted brake linings still. I've not seen a die pattern like that before, which looks like it would...

I like how casually you say you'd "try your hand at a platter" :D

It looks fantastic, the carvings make it very modern, yet have that hint of an almost Celtic look. I like it very much!

Great video. We had some pretty impressive (and less so) aircraft activity during the war era. On a similar subject, I've got this little relic sitting on my shelf as an ornament. Found it amongst an...

If they were zinc then they might melt at an appreciably lower temperature - Wiki says zinc will melt some 200 degrees lower than aluminium. Might be worth a shot?

Mag wheels havent been magnesium for decades. They stopped that once they realised that overheated brakes could ignite the rims. After that you have the world's brightest car for a few minutes. Also,...

If you're trying to determine certain alloys then I think I remember from one of my textbooks that the various alloying elements will react with certain types of acid and turn an exposed surface...

Also, should you find yourself forging some battle-ready longswords of a bygone era, you can hammer a fuller down the length of the blade to reduce weight yet retain strength!

Nifty work, Bob. I'm...

Looks great! That Tiger Myrtle is beautiful stuff to work. Also good to see another WWF member close-ish to home!

Agreed SW - hand sharpening is an all but forgotten art, and with a bit of finesse can produce bits that cut plenty well for all but the most precise of jobs. Just a shame it's not a skill taught...

-Tips hat in respect-

Bravo, kind and honourable sir.

Air drills are great, and excel at production type work at a bench (think sheet metal). The bigger ones have huge amounts of grunt. I can only just stall the little ones (1/2hp~) we have at work with...

Just had a go (finally) at this. Tried it on a 1" 1.25ppi blade for my 19" saw. Aside from the love bite from the blade when unfolding it, it's not all that hard. The tricky part is not letting the...

What with all these superpowers she ought to have her own TV series.

Get yourself a concrete or cement garden path paver, sprinkle some coarse sand over it and lap the SiC stone against it. Resupply it with fresh sand every so often once it breaks down.
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WRT to the perma-soaking of higher grit stones. I was of the understanding that the finer grit stones are held together by different binders compared to the coarser stones. Some coarser stones are...

I can appreciate his sentiment in doing it all with his selection of tools; he is a sucker for laborious tasks. A lot more so than myself.

Interesting to watch.

Intriguing. Even if I get one extra life out of my blades that cuts the cost of a blade in half. Time is cheap on cold evenings.

I've got a 6tpi blade out there that I'll have a go at, there's a...

Redgum is tough stuff, especially the well aged gear. Once it settles down after being cut, it does become a beautiful wood to work. Grain can be a bit tricky at times, but often has some gorgeous...

One can purchase a reasonable brand-spanker from Carba-Tec for $1200. Woodfast are nice lathes but they aren't in the leagues of a Vicmarc or similar.

I would suggest a figure around $300 on a...

I've got a Sigma 120 (Black beastie), King 800, and King 6000 which live in my little pond together. The 120 is solely used for flattening the other two stones. All three wade around in the same...

Not sure how your daughter will react to the free dating benefits you've advertised Dave. One can only hope she doesn't check on your forumly activities.

WRT the lighters, it's all well and good...

I can only imagine the wood would cut itself out of fear.


Or pity.

Given the amount of fuel tank leaks we deal with each year (read: Piper Cherokee), I might just use the manometer idea for testing them (our low pressure gauge is a PITA to jig up to irregular tanks,...

Given your hobbies I can see this being used in either a pitot-static system or testing aerofoils.

Maybe.
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I'm also going to opt for the steel solution. Unless you have some pretty nifty skills, the best way to get a light structure that wont fall apart is a frame with sheet cladding of some sort like you...

I have serious doubt about that little blue block being sold on eBay. As far as I know (someone hit me if I'm wrong), decent scale degaussing units use an AC magnetic field which is slowly decreased...

I can't comment on brands for the brad point bits, although I will admit they do make life a lot easier for timber to avoid drill wander.

With metal, do yourself a favour and invest in a top notch...

Only in the country eh. A chap around here had a pet sheep that continually mowed his lawn which he furnished with a stylish woolen mohawk each shearing season.

I will admit that I came home from...

I was always told to use Neatsfoot oil on oilstones, as - according to my old tech teacher - it helped to draw the particles out of the stone. Although, aeroshell w100 seems to work fine on my seldom...

The way they outline suitable guards can only offer two reasonable forms of protection - the prevention of leaving a key in, and stopping a sleeve or something similar from being dragged in should...

Chemtrails:
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(That's the high altitude variety for the Ag Boys) :D

Looks more like some waxy type substance to me. There's a closer shot that shows signs of chisel imprints in the surface. Makes sense, we use waxes on handsaws, why not on chisels to lube the cutting...

Also known as a deadman when made as part of a bench, I think?

Looks good though, a good bit of practice for the hand tool skills. :2tsup:

There will always be a few flies in the soup as it were. Unfortunate about the lost money, but at least the vast majority of the people are honest. As most say though, you get what you pay for.
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I wouldn't go Russian into using it, just in case.

The pleasures of solitude! They look great - particularly love that clamshell.

Ah, wukka wukkas! As a fixed wing guy myself, I prefer to steer well clear of them. Too many expensive, life-critical parts.

Having said that, the gearboxes in heli's (moreso these larger, turbine...

Luckily the breaker box is way out in the open along with the motor, so little chance of a fire, luckily :D Must admit that a loose or shoddy connection was not something I'd thought of - so thank...

Thanks for the encouraging comments chaps, much appreciated!

John, it's an old Durden L500 lathe. Made sometime in the 70's and while not a total budget model in its day, it was, and still is far...

I turned my first bowl. I've never really gotten into the turning side of things with wood due to a lack of equipment - a lathe that overheats after 20 minutes of use, a rather basic set of...

Will be watching with interest as I'm also trying to convince myself of a chuck purchase. The GPW ones seem ok, and for a reasonable price you can get a fair starter set of jaws and such, but I do...

This had me in tears and short of breath I was laughing so hard. Love it!

Novel. I enjoy they idea of using them as a portable means to place a cuppa somewhere.

Christos, it happens all too often. My laptop copped a dose of Irish Breakfast tea not too long ago....