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4th March 2001, 06:22 PM
Thread: Deep boring with a forstner bit
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Thanks folks, I appreciate the input. Jacko
Thanks folks, I appreciate the input.
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26th February 2001, 10:06 PM
Thread: Deep boring with a forstner bit
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Deep boring with a forstner bit
I need some help with deep boring. I wanted to do some long thin vases so I bought an extension piece for a drill chuck and started to practice. I have so far only used a forstner bit on it but I...
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29th January 2001, 10:49 PM
Thread: Bleaching Wood
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Hi Mike I've never bleached a piece, but I...
Hi Mike
I've never bleached a piece, but I found a few paragraphs on bleaching in an article in the March April 1995 edition of Australian Woodworker. ("It's all in the Finish" by Noel Cole,... -
20th January 2001, 10:36 PM
Thread: Detergent Soaking?
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Lance - what does the detergent do to the wood? ...
Lance - what does the detergent do to the wood? I've heard of people trying to induce spalting with fatty products like milk, but don't know how successfully. Is this the same thing?
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20th November 2000, 10:14 PM
Thread: Something a little different
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I thought this was a great piece Tristan. I am a...
I thought this was a great piece Tristan. I am a big fan of highlighting the beauty of the wood rather than achieving a perfect shape.
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Trev Welcome to the Board. You will find this...
Trev
Welcome to the Board. You will find this site, as I did, a rich and valuable source of information. Unfortunately, the jokes aren't up to the standard of the turning! (especially... -
29th October 2000, 09:10 PM
Thread: Gavel and the other bit
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Gentlemen Thanks you for your various advices....
Gentlemen
Thanks you for your various advices. I ended up wrapping the finished end of the head in cloth and holding that in the chuck. Unfortunately it left some marks, barely discernable, but... -
24th October 2000, 09:25 PM
Thread: Gavel and the other bit
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Gavel and the other bit
I have been asked to make a gavel and the thing you hit with a gavel. I think its called theotherbityouhit.
I want to polish the whole thing on the lathe (using U-Beaut products of course) but... -
21st October 2000, 12:03 PM
Thread: Big !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Gee that bloke is short!
Gee that bloke is short!
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11th October 2000, 10:29 PM
Thread: How smart are you?
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Robbo - do you really have a 13 metre lathe? If...
- do you really have a 13 metre lathe? If you do, tell us about it. It's not something that mere mortals see often.
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11th October 2000, 10:13 PM
Thread: Banksia Nuts
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The National Geographic shops aroud Brisbane sell...
The National Geographic shops aroud Brisbane sell small vases and such made from Banksia nuts. They look very simple to make, just a 40-50mm cebtre hole bored by what looks like a forstner bit and a...
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4th October 2000, 08:05 PM
Thread: North Queensland Turning
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Thanks Lance, I'm looking forward to heading...
Thanks Lance, I'm looking forward to heading north. I am hoping that there will be a greater availability of rainforest timbers up there. A couple of years ago we had a holiday in Port Douglas. ...
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4th October 2000, 07:59 PM
Thread: Sanding Sealer
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G'day RFNK When you apply sanding sealer like...
G'day RFNK
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2nd October 2000, 06:33 PM
Thread: North Queensland Turning
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North Queensland Turning
I currently live and work in Brisbane and have been transferred to Cairns. I will arrive there in about early December.
Does anyone know any good wood turning supply firms up there. (For both... -
I've previously had a bit of a whinge about the...
I've previously had a bit of a whinge about the Bonham chuck on this BB, but this seems the ideal opportunity to have another go! I have a bonham, and it does the job, but after speaking to others...
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19th July 2000, 10:45 PM
Thread: drying green timber
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John I recently tried doing that with a big...
John
I recently tried doing that with a big lump of camphor laurel I'd turned. I still got a split across the base of the bowl, which when polished was hard to spot. What I didn't do was use a... -
18th July 2000, 11:03 PM
Thread: drying green timber
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Chas Seing as no-one else seems to want to...
Chas
Seing as no-one else seems to want to help... here's my 2 bobs worth.
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9th July 2000, 10:03 PM
Thread: Waney edge
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I'm with Mal!. But doesn't penultimate mean...
I'm with Mal!. But doesn't penultimate mean "second last"?
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23rd June 2000, 09:46 PM
Thread: Green Wood
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I've always used PVC glue to seal end grain. ...
I've always used PVC glue to seal end grain. It's cheap and seems to work well. I'd like to hear any comments on its relative cost and effectiveness when compared to specialist end grain sealants?
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25th May 2000, 07:06 PM
Thread: BonhamScroll Chucks
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Thanks Robbo. I've also stumbled on another...
Thanks . I've also stumbled on another answer. My local retailer, who uses a Bonham himself, suggested I buy an Allen key set into a 'T' handle. This way you can exert more downward pressure....
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21st May 2000, 09:09 PM
Thread: BonhamScroll Chucks
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BonhamScroll Chucks
I recently bought a Bonham scroll chuck, and I am wondering if any one else has had the same problems I've had.
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17th May 2000, 07:41 PM
Thread: Lathe setup
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Gentlemen- Thanks for your assistance. Now I...
Gentlemen- Thanks for your assistance. Now I just have to convince my wife that I need to go to the beach to get some sand. She thinks she can smell an excuse for a fishing trip!
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14th May 2000, 10:19 PM
Thread: Lathe setup
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Lathe setup
I have just bought a Woodfast 910 lathe, after having outgrown a cheapish Korean (I think) entry level machine. One of the things I have been looking forward to is turning with little or no...
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4th May 2000, 08:51 PM
Thread: Concentric bowls and spheres
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Don't know about multiple bowls, but I can point...
Don't know about multiple bowls, but I can point you in the direction of sphere jigs. Get a look at the book "Woodturning Wizardry" by David Springett. He devotes a lot of space to turning spheres...