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Disagree.

I've been using my Jet spindle moulder with all sizes of router bits for years. Obviously the smaller diameter bits don't cut as quickly with the slower RPM -- you just have to feed...

There have been several treads on this topic over the last few years so do a search using a key word like "110v" -- but here are a couple of starters for you.
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I have an 18" Jet. For re-sawing I use a 1" bi-metal with 1 tooth per inch. Big teeth too. It is a fabulous blade - looks scary - but actually cuts much cleaner than you would expect. It is also...

You get a smoother cut and less chatter with a spiral because there is (normally) some part of the cutting surface in contact with the wood at all times.

Upcut spirals can be used like a drill,...

Hey Major ..... serious problem setting in here, I see.



First of all, your shed is immaculately clean every time we visit!
Now the Stanley planes!

These are not the signs of real...

Well, Wizened, it looks like you beat me (but not by much!)

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=12130

Qw

I'm not sure why I am replying to this thread because I never reply to threads like this, but something must have got me going so let me refer you to an economist from 200 years ago named Thomas...

Hi Neil,

Never made a clock but this kind of project is the thing I aspire to in a few years (after I've finished the furniture for the new house ... might be a while!)

Plywood is good for...

Every new post on this board that mentions spindle moulders is immediately followed by a host of replies about how dangerous they are. Well every piece of woodworking machinery deserves respect (the...

I have a Dewalt 625 and also a Festo 2000. The collet on both these routers (plus others, I'm sure) needs to be clipped into the nut first. Hold the nut in one hand and push the collet into it. It...

Working with small stuff is always very challenging, but I can usually get by just by making a zero clearance sub-base and fence. For example, here:...

For my money:

1 - always trim with bandsaw as close to the line as possible
2 - use largest diameter bit you have (must follow any inside curves of course)
3 - spiral cutter preferred over...

Hello Scissors,

I think your plan is fine ....

But, in addition I suggest you use a haunched tenon. This is a tenon that is near to full width on the shoulder, and for (say) 8 - 10 mm of...

Check out this thread ....

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=12102

Good luck

Qw

Thanks, Major (and Mrs Major) from me too. A fun day and exceptional hospitality. Thanks also to Woodbutcher for the photo ... mine unfortunately didn't turn out as good as yours - even without...

I have the 55mm plunge cut saw with the Festo vac (dust extraction), and guide rail system. All up this costs close to $2000 versus maybe $200 for the Makita with no dust extraction (I have a Makita...

Yes. Blackwood and Mulga both went green. Flooded Gum, Beefwood, Silky, Silver Ash, Maple didn't seem to be discoloured. But the green colour sanded out OK.
Also Titebond III doesn't clean up as...

Hey Major .... Happy New Year

Yes, QldWoodie will probably drop by. Let me know the details. Caveat: Not sure yet what SWMBO has on my "to do" list for Sunday.

QldWoodie

That's a good story, Rocker. I was making some trays over Christmas with curved parts that I laminated using West's epoxy. No problems with that. One of the trays was in Mulga which kept splitting...

Before the experts (more expert than I) contribute and probably say you should do a search of the forum (incidently, also search for spindle moulder - they make for excellent, if expensive, table...

Try running it with no timber going through. If it trips with no load then the nature of the problem is quite different to a problem of duty cycle.

Qw

For epoxy: Disposable brushes, come in packs of 48 for about $10 at any Woodcraft Store throughout the USA --- haven't seen them in Australia though. Cheap enough to use once and throw away.
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Echo Woodborer and Termite -- there must be some adjustment. BUT ...



Any belt drive system (and a bandsaw is just a belt drive afterall) tracks to the larger diameter. This is why the...

Suggestion: Design the mount with the end-grain visible -- lots of timbers are very dark on the end grain (Jarrah, Blackwood)

Qw

oh yes ....

I attached the PVC connectors to the metal ducting using 3 pop rivets spaced at 120 deg, unless it was a joint that I needed to pull apart in which case I used a large hose clamp. ...

My ducting is metal not PVC (though the connectors, branches, and blast-gates are PVC). I was told that with PVC ducting there is a risk of static electricity build-up that could (has) caused...

How do you rip the particle board and MDF now with a SCMS?

If you want superb quality cuts then have a look at the Festool 55mm plunge cut saw with the guide rail. Expensive, Yes (about $800)...

I tried to use it a few times but IMO it is not a suitable timber for fine furniture. Because it is too hard to dry as IanW says every piece I've ever tried to machine down has checks -- I'm sure...

That's very clever. Do you have one of these puzzles?

Qw

Not quite a rip-off, but certainly one of the most obscure auctions I'd been to. Auctioneers with no knowledge of timber who themselves were very frustrated by the end of the day. Several vendors...

Good suggestion. Or: Get the shaper DVD that Jet put out. Better than the book IMO though of necessity not as comprehensive.

I've had my spindle moulder for about 6 years, but mostly I use...

Don't try. If you can buy it in a store, then it is very unlikely you can make it cheaper.

Make things you can't buy in a store, personalise everything you make, and you don't have a problem...

Yes, Neil .... I've fallen for this trap before. LH, RH, mirror image etc. The last car we worked on I made a curved frame with trapezoidal cross section to support the bonnet - fitted at the point...

Thanks, Everybody.

Yes, this site sure does have some wisdom (even if one has to occasionally put up with a bit of s?#t). Ash is looking good.



This is part of the problem. Old Henry...

thanks Andy Mac,

I haven't worked with coachwood much - unfriendly wood, dust is toxic. Presumably coachwood got its name because they used to make coaches out of it, but do you know what...

Father-in-Law, vintage car buff is starting restoration of Model T, said car containing lots of timber componentry in the frames, whose machining and shaping is responsibility of yours truly.

The...

Good job, Mike.

Three or four years ago I was puzzling over the same thing and thought I could use the straight combs on the gifkins with a straight bit to make finger joints ... and even though...

This topic has been discussed on several occasions --- though this is not to say that it isn't worthy of further discussion.


FYI, here are two threads to look at:
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Is this the kind of thing that SWMBO wants? I made a bunch of these thimble shadow boxes (in the shape of a thimble) earlier this year. They are either free standing or hang on the wall -- about...

My guess: flooded gum (rose gum / euc grandis) ?


Qw

Try Gregory Machinery. http://www.gregmach.com/

I too encountered a problem with shaft size --- this is not uncommon apparently --- but Gregory Machinery had the bushes in stock and these work...

They are cheap because they are maybe 20 years old and have done a hard life in a furniture factory, and anyone setting up a new factory wouldn't want them. But they are (probably) quite accurate...

It depends .......

If you want to make small things like boxes, then a small (6 inch) jointer and bench-top thicknesser will be more than adequate. This would also be OK for the occasional...

New 3-phase equipment might be the same price as new single-phase, but second hand equipment, particularly thicknessers, jointers, and spindle moulders bought from auctions are much cheaper. For the...

One of the all-time best issues of "Fine Woodworking" was the issue in December 2004 (Issue No 173) which included an article entitled "Five Tips for Better Bandsawing" Get a copy and keep it...

Another plus .... when you are joining pieces that are not at 90 deg. - particularly if the angle is significantly off of 90 degrees -- like a diagonal brace, for example. If you want use a router to...

Check out this site

http://www.legacywoodworking.com/

This is an impressive machine (costs $'000s), but if it is only spirals you want then (in the USA at least) there are several cheap (less...

Silver Ash is not hard to get. Beaut timber. But I think you are right to go for Crows Ash if you can get it .... to work with it is oilier so I would assume better for anything floating in water....

Try Moxons in Brisbane. 15 cu.m. is a lot. I had some from one of my regular timber suppliers (sawmill) in Gympie where a lot of this came from but on enquiry last year they said it is almost...

Sorry, John .... I last played Bobs myself about 40 years ago and I don't think I knew the rules then.

Good luck!

Qw