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    CLAIMED I'm in

    I'm in
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    60hz motors

    Hi there

    years ago when I worked in commercial air conditioning we had a job where some air conditioners were imported from the US specifically for the job as some genius consultant engineer had...
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    Re: scheppach hm2-kombi

    Yes you got ripped off sell it to me now to so you dont feel to bad!!!!!!!

    What have you actually bought?
    The HM2 is the planer thicknesser, if you are talking about a moulding head then you...
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    woodshow

    I went to the woodshow on Saturday too with my dad so I may have walked past some of you guys as well!!

    My high points were:

    The hand tool stand, I spoke to the guy there who had made planes...
  5. Thread: Biscuit Joiner

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    Parallelism error

    If the blade is out with the flat base of the machine then there is not much you could do about it. But I dont think this would be the case it is more likely the fence is out in relation to the...
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    Attack of the clones!!!

    I was just down at the Perth woodshow yesterday and walked past a stand where someone was demonstrating one of those makita clones.

    It was a new saw but sounded to me like the bearings were...
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    SUCCESS

    SUCCESS

    I found a place in Melbourne called A.C.E Filters who will sell it to me, they will actually sell made up bags too but Its heaps cheaper to just buy the media

    Luckily my partner has...
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    I rang the people yesterday but did not get very...

    I rang the people yesterday but did not get very far

    They were not interested in jsut selling the fabric only and only wanted to sell a made up bag

    I will keep looking

    Darryn
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    Thanks for the lead on filtration fabrics I will...

    Thanks for the lead on filtration fabrics I will let you know how I get on

    Darryn
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    I'm actually a refrigeration mechanic myself and...

    I'm actually a refrigeration mechanic myself and its different to the filter media we use and can get hold of.

    I will go and have alook around the people who do industrial systems and see what I...
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    Filter Bag material for dust extractor

    Hi all

    Does anyone know where you can buy the needle felt material used for dust collector bags??

    I have been following the cyclone thread closely but due to the small size of my workshop and...
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    Swwwwweeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttt Thats one nice...

    Swwwwweeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttt

    Thats one nice car derek!!

    Even makes me wish I had my old VW!

    Darryn
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    I have used zebrano before, firstly to make a...

    I have used zebrano before, firstly to make a guitar and the leftover bit I turned into a small bowl.

    It has pretty interlocked grain but is not too hard and finishes up really well. Especially...
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    My partner has the Arrow etf50? (yellow) stapler....

    My partner has the Arrow etf50? (yellow) stapler. The Bosch one with the variable control was a bit out of our budget when we bought it.

    I have used it for cabinet building but it will only fire...
  15. Thread: Torsion boxes

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    Don't stress too much about the name most people...

    Don't stress too much about the name most people spell it wrong.

    First project will actually be some kitchen cabinets I have been trying to get finished for a while, then the bench will come. ...
  16. Thread: Torsion boxes

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    Ta for that, Any suggestions as to the...

    Ta for that,

    Any suggestions as to the material thicknesses I should use
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    That what I am thinking, at the moment my bench...

    That what I am thinking, at the moment my bench is whatever gets laid down on two saw horses.

    I was wondering of there was another way of doing it tho without reference to the surface actually...
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    Torsion boxes

    I am thinking of making a torsion box panel to use as an assembly/clamping table.
    The problem I have is I don't have much of a flat surface to actually work off to make it, as the floor of my shed...
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    Ok definitely a slot morticer. I will ask my...

    Ok definitely a slot morticer.

    I will ask my Dad and see if he knows how it was supposed to fit, it might even be worth doing what the other guy did and set it up as a standalone machine

    Darryn
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    Somthing happened with the attachment as they...

    Somthing happened with the attachment as they are not there!

    You can send it by email if you would like
    http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/member.php?s=&action=mailform&userid=362

    darryn
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    I have never bothered touching them up myself but...

    I have never bothered touching them up myself but I guess it wouldn't hurt.

    5/8" thats the one, I forgot as I haven't changed blades in a while.

    If you have access to a digital camera attach...
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    Not necessarily, I bought something from carbatec...

    Not necessarily, I bought something from carbatec in NSW on ebay. It was just something they were no longer stocking. and they were clearing. I got a lathe mounted wasp sander for $45!!!

    But at...
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    I tend to set the saw up square and leave it...

    I tend to set the saw up square and leave it there.

    As for setting planer blades
    Make sure the machine is unplugged before doing anything!

    You can adjust the front and rear table on this...
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    Re: Paulcall combination machines

    Does it have a double ended motor in the middle with a 6" planer on one side and the table saw on the other? if so I have my Dads old machine at home which is the same.

    I am in WA and spares are...
  25. Thread: wood lathes

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    Vice grips work amazingly well to hold a medium...

    Vice grips work amazingly well to hold a medium sized gouge, but I haven't been brave or silly enough to try it with a roughing gouge

    Darryn
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    I never knew it had a scientific term but it is...

    I never knew it had a scientific term but it is not what you would call uncommon. Working the in the air con/electrical field in Perth I am up in roofs all the time and see it quite a bit. As Milo...
  27. Thread: Delta Unisaw

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    H Sailor Have you done your dough yet? Did...

    H Sailor

    Have you done your dough yet?

    Did you look at the carbatec 10" panel saw (page 51 of the 2003 cattledog). If I was shelling out over 3 big ones I would give it a look at with a real...
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    A little tip if you are considering buying a...

    A little tip if you are considering buying a thicknesser (planer in US speak) and have been reading a lot of american magazines. It seems to me that the americans believe a thicknesser is the be all...
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    In WA it is complaint driven but there are also...

    In WA it is complaint driven but there are also prescribed levels set by the EPA as to how much noise you can make, these levels vary according to the time of day and also day of the week, aslo some...
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    Fair enough sound man I was only trying to give a...

    Fair enough sound man I was only trying to give a bit more info on how it could be done if necessary, I've never done it myself as my house has 3phase already

    Single phase is not without its...
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    There are a few american sites which detail how...

    There are a few american sites which detail how to run three phase machines off single phase. And a few years ago there was an article in Silicon chip magazine about it (I think their site has a a...
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    Even if you are good at soldering that is pretty...

    Even if you are good at soldering that is pretty hard to do.

    I would look through a few seocndhand shops and try and find an old plumbers soldering iron, the one that looks like a big blob of...
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    Ok about the galvanised Were you trying to...

    Ok about the galvanised

    Were you trying to solder with a torch or with a an iron?
    I read the other guys website last night and it seemed to me he was just using a lpg torch with a direct flame as...
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    The easiest way is to look in your meter box, the...

    The easiest way is to look in your meter box, the things to look at are
    A your electricity meter, normally they are marked 1 or 3 phase somewhere unless its one of those flash new electronic ones....
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    Hi Wayne One small question which may not have...

    Hi Wayne

    One small question which may not have been asked yet are you using galvanised sheetmetal or zincalume?

    If its zincalume then that is the answer to your problem,
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    My 2 cents worth on the three phase debate

    Hi All

    I'm a refrig mechanic by trade, work for a sparky and a woodworker in my spare time so I thought I would chip in on the three phase debate as I tend to deal with it a bit.

    If you have...
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    Sorry for the late reply but have you tried these...

    Sorry for the late reply but have you tried these guys

    http://www.lincolnsentry.com.au/html/network.htm

    I find the people in Perth are really helpful

    Darryn
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    Being cut in a continuous process I suppose the...

    Being cut in a continuous process I suppose the tolerance is not too bad. I thought it was sort of rip sized to width and then docked by the beam saw

    Darryn
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    Thanks for that and the 4mm over 2400 would come...

    Thanks for that and the 4mm over 2400 would come down to the 1.5-2mm or so error I am getting over 1200

    I was always uder the impression the sheets were sized on a beam saw, which I was mistakenly...
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    How square is a sheet of chipboard??

    The subject says it all, how square are the factory edges of a 2400 x 1200 sheet of chipboard?

    I always thought they were spot on but unless my square is out I need to rethink (I have squared my...
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    I have been using an aluminium triple chip blade...

    I have been using an aluminium triple chip blade in an old dewalt RAS for a while with very good results on chipboard, mdf and especially melamine coated chipboard. I'm not sure why it works so well...
  42. Thread: Gilbro Combo

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    I would probably have to say no to being worth...

    I would probably have to say no to being worth the $900

    Over in Perth I see Paulcall units with a similar setup going for around the $5-$600 mark. My dad has one and it has a 6" buzzer and 10"...
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    If you can't find an AEG drill then look for...

    If you can't find an AEG drill then look for Atlas copco, Milwaukee or Kango. They are all brands owned by Atlas copco.

    The main difference is the colour of the tool and possibly the warranty
    ...
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    I redid my kitchen on the cheap last year and...

    I redid my kitchen on the cheap last year and originally wanted jarrah benchtops as I had a heap of it lying around but no planer thicknesser to machine it.

    I ended up getting some premade...
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    Originally posted by ndru: [B]I recently...

    [QUOTE]Originally posted by ndru:
    [B]I recently purchased a Metabo UHE28 Multi. I wanted a moderate-duty rotary hammer drill for light concrete, brick and general demolition work that also...
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    Good on you!! The question that I have is...

    Good on you!!


    The question that I have is .....
    I have cut some of the 100x100 tiles into triangles as smoe will be layed in a diamond pattern. The cut edge appears to be square where the other...
  47. Thread: Rendering

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    Do you want to render it or just bag it? If the...

    Do you want to render it or just bag it?
    If the answer is render I would not want to try it myself on a whole house as you really need to know what you are doing to get a decent looking job.

    I...
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    Rotary hammers work like this, if I can explain...

    Rotary hammers work like this, if I can explain myself well enough.

    The drive from the motor is split into two parts one for rotation of the collet/chuck where you fit the splined drill bits into....
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    It must be a Festo/german thing to conservatively...

    It must be a Festo/german thing to conservatively rate their tools. My ATF55EB saw I wax lyricaly about is only rated at 1200W
    But It had no dramas ripping some 35mm thick marri (denser than...
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