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I did say earlier that so far as chisels are concerned - I'll be buying new. Simpler. Same goes for a block plane.

Thanks for the link. I'll download that tonight and watch it later tomorrow when I have a chance to do so. Thanks for the link

I'm more than happy to do a little woodworking and a lot of learning during the first year. Learning the tools to my mind is the core of producing good work. Understanding how a tool produces is for...

Luke;
Thanks for the info. One of the things I am really interested in is to learn saw sharpening. I figure that if I can restore the springiness of a relay contact I can learn to restore and...

D.W.;
THanks for adding to the conversation. So far as making I'm looking to initially make about 15 bookshelves. They'll be simple, and straightforward to get all of our books out of boxes.
I've...

BobL;
Thanks for replying. In the short term I'm looking to get a basic had tool set. In the process (being a real tinkerer) I want to be able to refurb, repair and sharpen all of my tools, and as I...

Thanks for the info Matt;
I had not thought about the Mill Market. I'll pop up there on my next day off.
Got to ask: what is the GTG section?

Rob;
Thanks for the links. I'm interested in making the transition once I hit retirement age to full time tool restorer and wood worker to keep my income coming in. I have ten odd years to go before...

Hello all;

I've been doing basic woodworking and making small projects for many years, mainly shelves and the like. As I grow older (already old) I'm finding more interest in working with my hands...

I've only recently bought a 4200 model.

Still learning how to get it to work for me.

OK all;

I asked this question a while ago but got no definitive answer on it, so, I'll ask in a different way and see what happens.

Having developed my shopping list of goodies (see previous...

Workgoose (Peter)

Thanks for the hints and the feedback mate. Being new to Melbourne I am slowly learning my way around. As a family who has chosen not to buy a car I need to look where stuff is...

Ian (Ianab);

Thanks for the hint on where to get the straight edge. Little tips like this make all the difference.

I will mainly be working with Plywood in various thicknesses from door skins...

Hey Kiwigeo (Martin)

Thanks for the input. Though I must say that having the smaller Circular Saw really does come in handy in my experience. Horses for courses of course. And same for a plunge...

After all of your help in looking at what to get here is what I think I need or want for my new tool set:

Cordless Drill,
Cordless Cicrular Saw 5 3/8",
Cordless Circular Saw 7 1/2",
Jigsaw,...

Ianab

What would you use as a straightedge? I want to rip ply down to 4" (100mm) widths.

Clamps I have covered in the larger arena with some big quick grips I bought while in the US. Need to...

OK Kiwigeo;

I appreciate your thoughts on this one. I had leaned that way in the states with a 7/14" circular saw, and so on. Now the question is: what brands and what voltages for cordless tools...

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Chesand;

I'll be at Sunbury - most likely on the Sunday at this stage. Not much MR action in Melbourne in between now and then. Bummer. Plenty over the last couple of...

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Savage;
Save yourself the grief of building your own layout and upsetting the wife - join a model railroad club in your area. Then you get to go hang out with the lads...

Stuart;

I missed working on the rails. Is that the US program? If so it is my understanding that they just wrapped the second season of that this month and that it will be coming forward soon.
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Stuart;

Thanks for the assistance. I am hoping to be able to look into buying some machinery later this year, or perhaps early next year. As we live in a townhouse complex noise needs to be kept...

Morning all;

I have just recently returned from a long stint overseas (US) and with the family residing in the Brunswick area of Melbourne.

I am a mad keen model railroader (building layouts,...

I understand that you are possibly looking at this for the beauty of the join as well as the strength, if that is not eh case however, you might consider the Kreg line of tools for this application...