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    No idea, but I'll guess 350-450 kg? The 5 hp...

    No idea, but I'll guess 350-450 kg?
    The 5 hp motor on ours was heavy enough, let alone the rest.
    I mounted ours on 2 long legs for stability, and to give me a gap under which we can push a bit of...
  2. I bought a Makita 4" angle grinder in 1983, for...

    I bought a Makita 4" angle grinder in 1983, for $75... which took half the week to earn the money to pay for it.
    However, we are STILL using it today - and it's on only its second set of brushes. 37...
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    For what it's worth, We have two Mark 3's one I...

    For what it's worth, We have two Mark 3's one I bought in 1986, and put the 9-1/4" makita saw onto it. It's been a ripping bench ever since. Before I got a thicknesser, I used it for thicknessing,...
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    It would be very useful. The Enroute software is...

    It would be very useful. The Enroute software is worth half the asking price, too... Multicams are quality.
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    Thanks for the reply. Our Robinson has a conical...

    Thanks for the reply. Our Robinson has a conical stone sharpener, beside the chain sharpener mounted at the left back corner.
    Our of ignorance, I've sharpened them by lying the flat of the square...
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    Thanks for the reply, Rob. Yes, it's nice to see...

    Thanks for the reply, Rob.
    Yes, it's nice to see it all useable and my jigs and base I used as a 10 year temporary fix will slowly get morphed into something else I guess!
    I di have a set of...
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    chain mortiser roninson chisel mortiser

    Update... about 2 years later I met a worker who told me they found all the broken castings which I'd originally been told had been scrapped, and I was told I'd better get them quickly or they're...
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    A spare hot water system can be a decent 2kw...

    A spare hot water system can be a decent 2kw load...
  9. 'Bunnings...' That's a rude word! I'm not sure...

    'Bunnings...' That's a rude word! I'm not sure I'd class much of what they carry as 'real' wood, in the old quality sense! ;)

    The nicest hardwood I've cnc-routed was Crow's Ash. (It's not a...
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    We have two bandsaws of that 'look'. One has a...

    We have two bandsaws of that 'look'.
    One has a 27" throat, (and a 2hp single phase motor), and the other 36" throat, with a 7hp, 3phase motor.
    Both have their original line-shaft belt pulleys,...
  11. Thread: CNC Router 6040

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    Well done- and good luck with it! Where are you?...

    Well done- and good luck with it!
    Where are you? (We're north of Oakey), but have a different machine.
    I'd often wondered about the 6040s...
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    You don't actually name the software you already...

    You don't actually name the software you already have...
    But you mention using sketchup or autocad, and importing them into Enroute...

    Do you already have Enroute? Or the other two?

    I do...
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    Great points above... but it also depends on the...

    Great points above... but it also depends on the power of your machine...
    you might take an hour to do a job, because you might have a less-powerful machine than Joe down the road with a you-beaut...
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    Reading the first page of replies here, about the...

    Reading the first page of replies here, about the expected lifespan of the bearings gave me a fright - 25 hours life!
    Our router has a Perske 3hp spindle (aircooled). It was 19 years old when we...
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    Another vote for supa-glue: a cardboard pack of...

    Another vote for supa-glue: a cardboard pack of 6-8 of them from Dollar-Dazzlers or Silly Sollys etc.
    It's wonderful for filling up cracks in skin, small cuts, etc - like a plastic skin and a...
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    OK, I was being personally optimistic! Thanks...

    OK, I was being personally optimistic!
    Thanks for the update.
    Is it going nicely now?
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    Hi Hardenfast, how is the copylathe going so...

    Hi Hardenfast, how is the copylathe going so far? Are you looking to part with/sell the spare one that you got with the original one?
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    WOW! You lucky thing! :) I'm not the type to...

    WOW! You lucky thing! :)

    I'm not the type to get jealous, but it sounds like you scored a big goal there!

    How many axe handles do you think it'll take to fix the Aussie economy? I mean if...
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    Well we missed out - I was briefly the highest...

    Well we missed out - I was briefly the highest bidder going into the 45 seconds to go, mark.
    Still, I'd set a price, such that by the time I'd added $350 in fuel + 2 days driving down & back, well,...
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    Thanks for that! I'll take a look, (though I...

    Thanks for that! I'll take a look,

    (though I thought I'd exhausted Mr Google's suggestions already!)
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    Thanks, I am aware of that one - and I'd dearly...

    Thanks, I am aware of that one - and I'd dearly love to have it and could put it to some useful tasks here...
    but it's abouy 1000 km south of us, and probably a good half a ton heavy and a bit...
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    Lathe duplicator/copy lathe query

    Hi Folks,
    I've seen occasional old 'duplicators' that can turn cabriole legs, and other non circular items. I've seen occasional new home-made versions - one with an angle grinder using a 4"...
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    It's a lovely old biggish Robinson chain & chisel...

    It's a lovely old biggish Robinson chain & chisel mortiser.
    I'd like to get another chain or two for it - just have a 9/16" wide one, I think.
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    Thanks! Actually a few of our square chisels are...

    Thanks!
    Actually a few of our square chisels are already like that - about 1mm narrower on all 4 sides from about 3/4" (18mm) behind the cutting edge. And some even have about a 1/16" arris (about...
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    HI Rob/Auscab, thanks for the comments, and re...

    HI Rob/Auscab, thanks for the comments, and re the square chisel prep: Yes please!
    I'd like to learn whatever your suggestion is.
    Thanks!
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    Just don't fold the sandpaper sheets into...

    Just don't fold the sandpaper sheets into quarters. If you do, two gritty faces will be against each other, and will wear the 'edge' off each other before you get to use them! The 'thirds' idea is...
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    Thanks - yes, I found that link - I'll have a go...

    Thanks - yes, I found that link - I'll have a go at making one, but I'll make it a 4" wide one.
    We do have 2 stroke sanders, so I don't need a solid wheel - I like the idea of the slight flex in...
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    Thanks very much! The wheelbarrow tube and belt...

    Thanks very much! The wheelbarrow tube and belt sander belt sound great!

    (we have 3 of 8" bench grinders- the 5/8" shaft is fine. 2 are Old Skil 2hp ones- plenty of guts.)
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    Thanks - I wonder why Mr Google couldn't find it...

    Thanks - I wonder why Mr Google couldn't find it for me?
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    inflatable drum/cushion sander query

    Hi Folks, I've seen a few inflatable drum sanders, or also called cushion sanders, where they fit on a bench grinder motor, and are 6 to 9" wide, by about 4" diameter. You can increase or decrease...
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    I realise it's a few months since this thread was...

    I realise it's a few months since this thread was active, but we've cnc cut & hand cut & cnc routed scores & scores of sheets of ACM (aluminium composite material).
    There are several suppliers of...
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    The alternative, of course, is to visit a...

    The alternative, of course, is to visit a friendly cabinet maker, and get them to thickness the boards down to 5/8" (16mm) for you as a trial.

    It may be cheaper to just pay them a token...
  33. That worked out well - Carbatec emailed me a...

    That worked out well - Carbatec emailed me a scanned manual for the CTJ-196 which was very nice of them!
  34. Thanks, I've been over Mr Google already. I'll...

    Thanks, I've been over Mr Google already.
    I'll try Carbatec.

    It was simple to true & square up- all 3 stop-settings (45 deg each way & 90 deg) were about 1.5- 2 degrees off...
  35. For what it's worth, we bought a Talon 12" wide...

    For what it's worth, we bought a Talon 12" wide thicknesser about 4 years ago, when Deals Direct were selling a bunch bought from a liquidator. They were a $430 machine, reduced to $200 plus freight...
  36. Planer/jointer MANUAL required - Carbatec CTJ-196 (6 inch)

    HI Folks,
    we've just picked up a nice condition Carbatec CTJ 196 jointer with a bed of about 1150mm or so, and 6" blades.
    It was part of a deceased estate-sort of- the seller was the daughter of...
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    We bought a ballnut & leadscrew from that same...

    We bought a ballnut & leadscrew from that same mob on Fleabay 3 years ago, to replace an Acme screw & delrin nut on out Z axis of the router.

    I just gave them the dimensions I needed for the top...
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    Sheoak can be dead hard, but really beautiful,...

    Sheoak can be dead hard, but really beautiful, especially if slightly quarter-sawn.

    I'd say 'go for it' and split the slab and join up the two parts.

    You can always make a frame or border ...
  39. Thread: Vacuum System

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    Yeah, it's happened to me a few times too! ;)

    Yeah, it's happened to me a few times too! ;)
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    Here are two squareish cutter heads from our...

    Here are two squareish cutter heads from our thicknessers - one a Jeffwood 12" and the other a Jager 20"


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  41. More 4-axis stuff here: ENROUTE ADVENTURES: four...

    More 4-axis stuff here:
    ENROUTE ADVENTURES: four axis MultiCam

    and this one (Lark Rise sign post)would have to be possibly the most impressive:
    ENROUTE ADVENTURES: Lark Rise

    (We use Enroute...
  42. Dan Sawatzky in Yarrow, Canada does wonders with...

    Dan Sawatzky in Yarrow, Canada does wonders with it.
    Here is a link to some pretty impressive stuff
    ENROUTE ADVENTURES: Four axis router - first project

    He uses Enroute software, coupled with a...
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    Thanks very much-that looks 'more' right for the...

    Thanks very much-that looks 'more' right for the shape of it and the lesser adjustment in the brass knobs!
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    THANK YOU! (said by an ex-three year old child,...

    THANK YOU!
    (said by an ex-three year old child, now hair greying and mind falling from too many paint fumes...)

    Thanks a a lot-makes sense now. I just has a brain seizure when trying tto arrange...
  45. The 4th axis is a rotational version or...

    The 4th axis is a rotational version or replacement for x (or y), so you can rout reliefs in cylindrical things.
    Instead of the gantry moving along x, it stays stationary, and the W or rotating axis...
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    Jeepers, it sounds like you have a LOT of...

    Jeepers, it sounds like you have a LOT of groundwork to learn, research and do...
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    I know what a thicknesser is (thanks!) -we have...

    I know what a thicknesser is (thanks!) -we have two that look a bit like that photo of yours- a 12" Jeffwood & a 20" Jager- each weighs 450-700 kg approx.

    The Jeffwood has a square cutterblock,...
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    No idea, really could be 8 to 25 years old. It's...

    No idea, really could be 8 to 25 years old.
    It's just plastic, plus brass 'bolts' and steel shaft, and about 10" wide.
  49. Good idea-and good luck with replies! Router...

    Good idea-and good luck with replies!

    Router type-Esab,1990 vintage frame & gantry & gearing; retrofitted with Tekcel K series electronics in 2001; Perske 3 hp spindle.
    Modified further 2008-10...
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    Yes, the Lunar Module landed here. (Thanks for...

    Yes, the Lunar Module landed here. (Thanks for the heads-up).
    Nice little light unit-rather under-powered at 1.1 kw, and it took a fair bit of 'tuning' that I didn't think it would have needed,...
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