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8th August 2023, 05:50 PM
Thread: Metal detector advice sought please.
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Yes, thanks, mine seems to be the copy, to the...
Yes, thanks, mine seems to be the copy, to the unbranded "Carbatec" version just called an "Allosun Model TS80A" but it was a bit more than $14.00 but way cheaper than the Carbatec version Perhaps...
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8th August 2023, 05:58 AM
Thread: Metal detector advice sought please.
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Well, it turned up after a week or so, and it was...
Well, it turned up after a week or so, and it was complete, a battery was included in the package and there were instructions, in English, and printed in a size and font that I could read! I did a...
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6th July 2023, 01:55 PM
Thread: Metal detector advice sought please.
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Yes, I didd see that gadget and wondered about...
Yes, I didd see that gadget and wondered about the half-price version from Amazon and co. Having bought and returned a yellow pointer that was recommended by an Australian on Youtube (It was about as...
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6th July 2023, 06:02 AM
Thread: Metal detector advice sought please.
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I worry about the sensitivity of some of the...
I worry about the sensitivity of some of the "security" detectors. They say they will detect a revolver at 150mm but detection depth it comes down when it comes to things like razor blades, which...
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6th July 2023, 02:09 AM
Thread: Metal detector advice sought please.
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Did you use this scanner to check the log before...
Did you use this scanner to check the log before sawing or was it used to check boards before they went into a planer or thicknesser? There is a thing called a Lumberwizzard that is supposed to work...
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5th July 2023, 05:28 PM
Thread: Metal detector advice sought please.
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Metal detector advice sought please.
I am thinking about cutting some trees that may have metal in them, one definitely did, I found it with the chainsaw, not the little Lucas mill. Not being tolerant of scrolling through menus and such...
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12th April 2022, 07:58 PM
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Well, there is a claim that these spiral heads...
Well, there is a claim that these spiral heads vastly reduce or eliminate tear-out in hardwoods. Sorry to say, but, from recent experience with some knotty ironbark that looked like it had a nice...
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5th February 2022, 06:51 PM
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Which is their choice. But if you want to machine...
Which is their choice. But if you want to machine cranky-grained Australian hardwood and do not have the facility to sharpen those straight knives on a regular basis then spiral cutter heads are a...
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5th February 2022, 09:24 AM
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Skelly, the brief answer is no, I haven't done...
Skelly, the brief answer is no, I haven't done much work with it. I am going to use it to plane down some freshly-cut Tallowwood decking boards when they dry out a bit. You will need to re-calibrate...
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28th January 2022, 05:46 AM
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And the combined starting loads of both a large...
And the combined starting loads of both a large dust extractor and something like a thicknesser are pretty much guaranteed to trip the average circuit breaker anyway. Start one machine and let it...
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28th January 2022, 05:30 AM
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Well, thank you Cgcc, I am in a way glad that...
Well, thank you Cgcc, I am in a way glad that someone found a way around the speed change problem with that lathe. It was, or perhaps still is, a design fault with this machines. Only H&F will know...
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16th January 2022, 04:59 PM
Thread: Inexpensive forced air particulate mask
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Damian, I have a similar problem. My Triton...
Damian, I have a similar problem. My Triton respirator battery pack is getting tired and "D" size NiCads are are about as common as rocking horse manure. Perhaps one could replace them with MiMh...
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13th January 2022, 06:57 PM
Thread: Pen brass tube glue
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Aaah So, Grasshopper.....Chopsticks! That will...
Aaah So, Grasshopper.....Chopsticks! That will teach me not to broaden my (culinary) horizons! And the little chamfer in the end of the tube to act as a well for the adhesive, what a good idea Mr....
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13th January 2022, 06:04 AM
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All brush-type motors will spark a bit, it's the...
All brush-type motors will spark a bit, it's the nature of the beast but when they start to really spark and buzz then there is something not quite right. Step one is to replace the brushes and in 9...
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13th January 2022, 05:50 AM
Thread: Pen brass tube glue
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I started out using "5 minit" epoxy but it seemed...
I started out using "5 minit" epoxy but it seemed to go off too quickly (or I was just too bloody slow getting 2 brass tubes inserted in their blanks), then I went to CA glue to avoid, or at least...
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7th January 2022, 07:00 PM
Thread: Pen brass tube glue
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Yes, it's a bugger of a job and the wooden probe...
Yes, it's a bugger of a job and the wooden probe thing (we used to call them "podgers"[used to line up the holes in multiple cable lugs] when I was a cable jointer but they were made of steel back...
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7th January 2022, 07:01 AM
Thread: Pen brass tube glue
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I found both CA and 5min epoxy to work well but...
I found both CA and 5min epoxy to work well but the CA is fast so you need to be organised, you can't change your mind half way through the insertion. Well, you can. You just need to split the blank...
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3rd January 2022, 06:58 PM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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I'm starting to think that removing that indexing...
I'm starting to think that removing that indexing finger thing might just be a good thing. It's easy enough to set the edge vertical and with some drills having a thicker "web" than others, well...
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2nd January 2022, 07:12 PM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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On the front of the jig there is this little...
On the front of the jig there is this little brass "finger" that sticks up and you rest the inside of the "flute" of the drill bit against it to keep things vertical. This ensures that the cutting...
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2nd January 2022, 01:48 PM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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Yes, that would work but there isn't much wear on...
Yes, that would work but there isn't much wear on the wheel anyway, It's not like you are grinding lots of material off the drill for each sharpen, unless you have to repair a broken drill or you...
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1st January 2022, 07:44 PM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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Ben, I went for the cheaper "knock-off" version...
Ben, I went for the cheaper "knock-off" version of that jig and it works just fine. It is simple enough to use but I find it easier to take the pivoting part that holds the bit out of the base that...
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29th December 2021, 11:36 AM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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Thanks NeilS, the version on Amazon are better...
Thanks NeilS, the version on Amazon are better than the little print from the UK version.
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29th December 2021, 05:22 AM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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For what they are worth, and you need a...
For what they are worth, and you need a magnifying glass to read the originals, these are copies of the original instructions for the "Draper" jig. Better than nothing if you can enlarge...
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29th December 2021, 05:06 AM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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If you wander around the web and look for info on...
If you wander around the web and look for info on a "General tool" grinder you will probably come across the instructions on how to use the little gadget. It's a little more fiddly to use than...
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28th December 2021, 06:59 PM
Thread: Drill Bit Sharpening Station
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Those old drill sharpening jigs are great value...
Those old drill sharpening jigs are great value for money. I had one, It was lost in a fire back in 2017I and to replace it I bought a "Drill Doctor" a few years ago and it never really lived up to...
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28th December 2021, 07:38 AM
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Well pippin, I have not yet started looking for...
Well pippin, I have not yet started looking for replacement carbide cutters but the thing comes with 4 or 5 spares so I measured them and found them to be 15mm square but with a slight radius on the...
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27th December 2021, 05:01 PM
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The markings on the RH (long) scale are...
The markings on the RH (long) scale are ambidextrous or imperial on the left side of the scale and metric on the right. But they are decimals of the good old inch, not fractions, thank heavens, so...
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27th December 2021, 04:43 PM
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Well, it was easy enough to reset the measuring...
Well, it was easy enough to reset the measuring devices on the 735, I just ran some material through the machine until I got to 19mm, well, it was 19.05mm on one side and 18.95mm on the other but...
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27th December 2021, 08:23 AM
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Well, here are the results of a quick and not...
Well, here are the results of a quick and not totally scientifically accurate test of the relationship between the indicated thickness and the actual thickness as measured by a digital caliper.
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26th December 2021, 07:02 PM
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John, at this stage, I don't know. I never used...
John, at this stage, I don't know. I never used the thing (either the knob with the preset thicknesses or the scale on the side of the inferred slot) before the conversion but I guess I can run a...
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25th December 2021, 05:56 PM
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Possibly, although this head has only 2 "spirals"...
Possibly, although this head has only 2 "spirals" or rows of cutters and from memory the Shelix has 3 rows. The reduced number of cutters doesn't seem to make a difference to the quality of the...
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24th December 2021, 07:43 PM
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I have some hardwood that I am sawing into 100mm...
I have some hardwood that I am sawing into 100mm wide decking and I want to end up with one smooth face. The dewalt blades are "patchy" when it comes to hardness so I did the upgrade. Yes, it worked....
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22nd December 2021, 11:56 AM
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I don't know if anyone has tried to change the...
I don't know if anyone has tried to change the belt speed on the H&F machine but on mine it was impossible. In the low speed position the motor wouldn't clear part of the body of the lathe. I bought...
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22nd December 2021, 11:28 AM
Thread: What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
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Thanks for the advice Pete. The Yanks seem to...
Thanks for the advice Pete. The Yanks seem to love Titebond 3 but I somehow doubt that their "hardwoods" are in the same class as things like Ironbark. I took note of the fact that they advise...
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21st December 2021, 11:03 AM
Thread: What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
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If it wasn't so bloody hot out in the shed I...
If it wasn't so bloody hot out in the shed I would cut up some bits and do a trial run but I reckon the "open time" may well be too short to get much done. It's only 35.6 degrees C out there but...
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20th December 2021, 07:25 PM
Thread: What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
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Ay least Titebond, or st least Titebond 2 washes...
Ay least Titebond, or st least Titebond 2 washes off with water which is better than the foaming stuff. But if it sticks to timber as well as it sticks to my fingers, that foaming glue should be...
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20th December 2021, 01:37 PM
Thread: What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
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Thank you Scally, I have been watching things on...
Thank you Scally, I have been watching things on "youtube" (which should be re-named S-bend in many cases) and wonder how they lift some of their cutting boards, then I realised that what they call...
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20th December 2021, 12:21 PM
Thread: What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
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Well, that is a truly spectacular desk...
Well, that is a truly spectacular desk Bushmiller. I hope my cutting boards turn out half as nice as that! And yes, I am using what is available at the moment. We did some clearing back in 2017 and I...
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20th December 2021, 05:53 AM
Thread: What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
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What glue for Tallowwood and Ironbark?
I have some still green Tallowwood and Ironbark that I would like to glue together to make some end-grain cutting boards. Is there a glue that will reliably stick to Tallowwood? The darn stuff is as...
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18th December 2021, 10:09 AM
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Yes, they are what they are, a cheap and cheerful...
Yes, they are what they are, a cheap and cheerful wood lathe that lets you "test the waters" without paying too much money. But being realistic, how much accuracy do you need? If one goes back 100...
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17th December 2021, 05:46 AM
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I bought one about a year ago, it works well, the...
I bought one about a year ago, it works well, the electronic variable speed is great. I only use it for things like pens so I can't comment on bowl turning even though I bought a Record chuck kit to...
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Some of the Briggs motors had a sneaky profile...
Some of the Briggs motors had a sneaky profile ground on the intake lobe of the cam to make the engine easier to spin over to start. The only problem is that for it to work properly the inlet valves...
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9th December 2021, 07:58 PM
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Well, depending on your budget and the features...
Well, depending on your budget and the features you need, the Festool Kapex could be what you want. The price is high but there are some "niceties" that make the saw a pleasure to use. The handle and...
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8th December 2021, 06:57 PM
Thread: Twisted Tas Blackwood log
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Whatever you make out of that big, it's going to...
Whatever you make out of that big, it's going to look spectacular!
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5th December 2021, 07:48 PM
Thread: The Untold Story of my Debarking Bar.
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Many years ago I debarked a few logs and split a...
Many years ago I debarked a few logs and split a few posts. All my debarking was done with an axe, I never saw a debarking bar in use or even covered in dust in a shed so I am curious about this tool...
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5th December 2021, 07:33 PM
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I got here a bit late but 40 years ago, "green",...
I got here a bit late but 40 years ago, "green", or more correctly "green off-saw" (unseasoned) decking boards were about all us new arrivals on the Mid North Coast of NSW could afford. The trick was...
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25th November 2021, 07:30 PM
Thread: Advice regarding small milling Bandsaws
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I am glad you have something to sharpen the...
I am glad you have something to sharpen the blades with, you will probably need it. Australian hardwoods are as their name implies, hard. And abrasive. Perhaps experimenting with Tungsten Carbide...
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22nd November 2021, 05:08 PM
Thread: Advice regarding small milling Bandsaws
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My only advice would be to make certain you can...
My only advice would be to make certain you can get blades for the machine or have the ability to make the blades from bulk rolls of blade stock. And make certain the petrol engine can be kept free...
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7th November 2021, 12:30 PM
Thread: Can this still be milled?
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Len, I have never had much to do with fruitwoods...
Len, I have never had much to do with fruitwoods so thanks for the tip about splitting. I will try to remember that if I ever come across any in the future.
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7th November 2021, 05:31 AM
Thread: Can this still be milled?
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The only way to find out if it is any good is to...
The only way to find out if it is any good is to mill it. It will probably give you some good timber and may give you some excellent timber if you are lucky. The only thing you need to worry about is...