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Hi,

Have been fiddling around with wood for 20 to 30 years making various things from big things to little things, some complex, some simple. But all pretty dodgy & rough.
I have no formal...

I don't know of the specific place you're referring to but I have also scrounged around the discarded offcuts from kitchen manufacturers as they come in handy for various little projects.
Why not...

Yeah, I was thinking that the saw speed might be too fast & just end up scorching the material.

Never mind...I just saw these at Bunnings. For $55 it'll do for my purpose. Might ask the kids to...

Yes! That's exactly what I mean. I think I recall seeing them in Bunnings several years ago.
With a 16mm arbor it should fit a wide range of saws. Now the challenge is finding it to buy! I've...

I don't have a vertical bench disc sander like this
L1335 - DS300 Bench Disc Sander | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse (well, I really don't need all the angle adjustments like this one. Just a 90deg...

Thanks for all the replies.

I get it now. The bit I was missing was that, as a self taught DIY hacker who's had no proper education in woodworking, I realise I was cutting those the wrong way - I...

Contact with what? The fence?
I'm never using it that close! Like I've said above, I've done it plenty of times but it's for only when the fence is well, well away from the blade. I didn't think...

Yeah I get that. Depending how thick the stick is I wouldn't use it for that. Bit thick ones might be OK but more for sheet.
I've angled the fence when one side of a large sheet needs say a 10 or...

Hmmm, so I've had relative luxury with my aging Triton bench then. And here's me thinking its a standard feature! A mitre gauge is OK for small pieces but cutting big sheets when the cut isn't...

I've had a Triton 2000 workbench for about 17-18 years & it's been great.
One little thing (well - its big enough to want to buy another table saw!) is that it doesn't angle the blade to get bevel...

I have a Shop Vac and a cyclone which provides reasonable suction for most purposes, but nothing exceptional.

My household vacuum is a Miele S771 which could suck a watermelon thorugh a garden...

sold.

Used Carbatec dust extractor/vacuum for hobby wood worker FM-230M.

Extras: Comes with fitments and hose. Working well.

Comparative lnk for new item: ...

Thanks Lappa. Just what I was looking for!

Yeah I know about those digital gauges. Was thinking of getting one but then I found free apps which can do the same job using my phone!

My job will be a once off, or maybe 2 if I get really...

Nope, I don't have a jointer.
I did actually see that router bit, but I have read some reviews on the Yonico brand that don't appear too favourable.
However I think they're the only brand who make...

What's a buzzer?

Hi all, sometime lurker but haven't jumped on these forums in about 4 years!
I'm doing a little project which will be essentially a hardwood cylinder with 16 strips of timber.
Being 16 pieces...

Thanks all. I was thinking about joining the local Mens Shed, and the link to Kincumber shed is pretty good coz Kincumber is very close to me.
My only hesitation about the mens shed is I get the...

So I thought I'd whip up a coffee table and although I am not a complete newbie (I've made a few nice things with my Triton sawbench) I need someone to assist me to get the recycled timber I bought...

Just a quick question...This thread has made interesting reading.
I just replaced a dangly 100w light fixture with a $12 halogen kit from Harvey Norman Lighting.
Looks great and pretty easy to...

Not sure if I'm too late on this thread...was just reading it now.

I bought a 12v halogen kit for $12 includes the surround, the bulb and transformer. On special at Harvey Norman Lighting.
I...

Thx Mick,
I'll pass that onto the wife. I'll just put my armour on first.

Thx bitingmidge,
I had thought of a floating floor, but I thought why cover up perfectly good timber? What about limewash before coating? Nothing to strong, maybe diluted so that the floor isnt...

thx bitingmidge,

How do I get the joins in the gladwrap perfect? Can't use my Triton for that!!

Seriously, anyone else...there's gotta be something out there.

What about doing something...

Gday all,

10 years ago I sanded my cypress pine floor and laquered with Watyl 2-pack. Lovely.

10 years on, and I want to completely strip/sand off the 2-pack and get back to bare timber....

I got meself a $60-odd Ozito router, also from Bunnings.
Did some nice work & was in the habit of keeping the bit in there for next time. Bad move...went to use it a few weeks later with different...

Thx ozwinner. Much clearer now.
BTW, what makes you so knowledgable? Is rendering your job or part of it?
I assume I'd fix the timber strips into the mortar between bricks?

What sort of spacing...

Just on the 3:1:1 mix...What would the detergent do?
Would there be any advantage in lobbing in some bondcrete? I'm thinking of rendering my brick house too and if this is a nice mix, I'll use it. ...

Gday all,
I have a beautiful brushbox timber kitchen which is 10 years old. It's just starting to lose some of it's new glory with some wearing and age. I'd like to completely strip it back to...

Saw a nice sanding attachment at the Sydney Working with Wood Show from a mob called Kaindl.
Did a great job of turning a standard power saw into an orbital sander. The sanding disc can be applied...

Is it possible to get sanding discs for circular saws? Just reckon it'd be really handy in the Triton to get nice smooth square cuts (after the initial cut with the proper blade!), certainly not for...

From the posts above, it looks like I'll pop into Bunnings and get myself a GMC Platinum 235mm. Rather spend $99 than $300 on the orange saw!
Hopefully my adjustments will be OK.
If I find play in...

Nice to have such prompt feedback.

I always thought I'd be up for another saw if I wanted to get really serious. I do get frustrated sometimes at the lack of depth I can cut on a little 184mm...

When I'm using my Triton 2000 wb, I just cant get a nice smooth cut. Let me elaborate.
If I'm ripping, the cut surface is uneven and may have saw marks about 0.5 mm deep. It means I can't butt two...