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    On larger boats we used to make stick templates...

    On larger boats we used to make stick templates from strips of ply or steel flat bar.
    On a little boat you could use sheets of thin cardboard or make small stick templates.
    Or if you want to get...
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    Huon pine is a popular Australian timber for...

    Huon pine is a popular Australian timber for sinks.

    I've used huon and teak.

    The huon sinks were left raw and the teak ones were laquered with two pack inside and sheathed on the underside...
  3. Thanks very much mate I'll have another go...

    Thanks very much mate I'll have another go tomorrow.

    Cheers:)
  4. Dumb question reguarding RAS 115 rotary

    Hello festo fanatics:D

    How do you remove the backing pad on the RAS 115 rotary sander? Does it just unscrew or is there another trick involved?

    Thanks
  5. Thread: Caulking

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    I second the opinions of other posters to employ...

    I second the opinions of other posters to employ the services of a qualified shipwright with timber boat experience. Seems to be alot of 'slushies'(boatbuilding factory labourers) or 'deckies'...
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    According to a rep from QBSA. No license is...

    According to a rep from QBSA.
    No license is required if you work directly for the customer, assembling flat packs etc. So long as the customer is aware of this, then BSA can't come to the rescue if...
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    Seen so many good live bands over the years....

    Seen so many good live bands over the years.
    Favourite venues were Hordern pavilion in Sydney and Dee Why hotel.

    One memorable concert was Def Leppard, I was a huge fan of da Leps and a mate won...
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    Ah... A bike riding section in the woodwork...

    Ah... A bike riding section in the woodwork forums.

    This is cool, because when I'm not torturing timber, I one of these loonies who get a perverse enjoyment out of torturing myself on a bike.
    I...
  9. Thread: Table Saws

    by boatchippy
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    My first tablesaw as a 10" durden pacemaker....

    My first tablesaw as a 10" durden pacemaker. Wasn't too bad, though it was a bit gutless for anything over 2.5" and didn't tilt. Paid $500 for it
    Later I had a wolfenden which I bought for $300 with...
  10. Thread: Worst Tool

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    I bought a $500 metabo jigsaw one morning before...

    I bought a $500 metabo jigsaw one morning before work. Flashest of the flash.
    Had a quick release blade mechanism which I'd never used on a jigsaw before I had this one.
    Blades kept falling out...
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    Here's my home workbench. Never clean, even...

    Here's my home workbench.

    Never clean, even when I clean it.:wink:


    Wish I had pictures of some of the boatsheds and cabinet places I've worked at, they'd make all the workshops posted so...
  12. Thread: Carvel

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    Carvel is longitudinal planking over ribs and...

    Carvel is longitudinal planking over ribs and frames. Planks are cut to shape, sometimes steam bent and fastened with copper nails, silicon bronze screws or dumps etc.
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    Released via seperate lever. You can wind the...

    Released via seperate lever. You can wind the vice in and out as per normal, when the lever is disenguaged the vice will just slide in or out.
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    I have a couple of no. 7(175)quick release dawn...

    I have a couple of no. 7(175)quick release dawn vices. They also made a no.9(225) with quick release.
    Don't know if they still produce quick release.

    That's a good buy @ $70, the RRP is...
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    Why stop there?!? I'll support your push for...

    Why stop there?!?

    I'll support your push for making DIY motor vehicle repairs illegal.

    You can support my push for making DIY boatbuilding and repairs illegal.

    Anything to do with...
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    You can still buy adzes. Ones I've seen aren't as...

    You can still buy adzes. Ones I've seen aren't as good a quality as some of the older tools , but with a tune up they'll do the job.

    I own two old brades No.s 2, the 'old' industry standard for...
  17. My hitachi saw has already been 'modified for...

    My hitachi saw has already been 'modified for production' (guard ripped off and thrown in the bin).
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    Hi I've been slogging it out in the...

    Hi

    I've been slogging it out in the woodworking trades for twenty years, coming from a trade background in boatbuilding and joinery. Timberwork was the base of boatbuilding trade when I started...
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    Then you got yourself a real bargain there fella....

    Then you got yourself a real bargain there fella.
    Don't take it to work, the lads'll just think it's some kind of weird knockometer.:rolleyes:

    :D
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    Looks nice, but is it square?:D

    Looks nice, but is it square?:D
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    Didn't even notice the date of the original post....

    Didn't even notice the date of the original post.

    Saw would be rusted away to compost by now.

    Anyhow, the information's there if anyone wants it in future.
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    All the woodfast machines I've used are great...

    All the woodfast machines I've used are great quality. They were very robust and it's a shame we (Australian's) don't make them anymore.

    I know the machine you refer to.

    It's solid, mostly 3...
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    Poll: A big griggio(scm) thicknesser does most of my...

    A big griggio(scm) thicknesser does most of my thicknessing, but this little GMC does some of my onsite work. Recently some fishermen tried very hard to kill it with 8" spotted gum beams. They...
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    Thanks for the replies fellas I'm in the...

    Thanks for the replies fellas

    I'm in the process of gathering information on Warram as I'm looking at building a Pahi 63.
    Coming from a traditional timber boat background (carvel), these craft...
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    Wharram Pahi catamarans

    Hi

    Looking for as much info as possible on Wharram Pahi cats.
    Has anyone using the forum built one?


    Cheers
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    I love skills shortages. Bring on the skills...

    I love skills shortages.

    Bring on the skills shortage.

    Where's the skills shortage?

    Is there a skills shortage?


    At present I feel there is no real skills shortage for people in the...
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    View of rest of the workshop. Photos could be...

    View of rest of the workshop.

    Photos could be bit better.
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    There's some nice set ups here. Very sexy.:D ...

    There's some nice set ups here. Very sexy.:D

    Mine's a little more basic.

    First bench is made of spotted gum and bluegum, with shipwrights dovetails. This is my favourite bench, although it's...
  29. See ya there. I buy a fair bit of material...

    See ya there.

    I buy a fair bit of material from boatcraft pacific, one of two suppliers who stock silicon bronze screws for a 'not too ripoff' price.

    Cheers
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    Working with wood show at Sydney would be a good...

    Working with wood show at Sydney would be a good place to have a look at.
    From memory, just after working with wood show there was a second hand tool flea market at Burwood high school. I've bought...
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    No problems at all. I used titebond II glue and...

    No problems at all. I used titebond II glue and well seasoned spotted gum.
    It's true eucalypt hardwoods aren't the best for glues, however with modern glues, seasoned wood and a little bit of prep...
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    I started my apprenticeship building these, I...

    I started my apprenticeship building these, I used Cedar and silver ash for smaller boats and mahogany and ash or maple and spotted gum for bigger boats.

    Providing it's not too far down the...
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    Hi Stu The hardest part is finding the right...

    Hi Stu
    The hardest part is finding the right diameter tube. I made a 20" radius, unfortunately I just couldn't find a 16" which I also wanted to make, so I had to settle for 17" which was a gas tank...
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    I haven't used all spotted gum but one of my...

    I haven't used all spotted gum but one of my fingerboards has a spotted gum inlay.

    It finished up nice and smooth, I'd make a whole fingerboard out of it , no worries.
    Nice colour too imo....
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    Hi I hope to be down in Brissneyland this...

    Hi

    I hope to be down in Brissneyland this year.
    Hopefully the cupboard won't be so bare - feel like having a bit of a 'splurge'.
    Didn't go last year but attended the one before that on a...
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    Hi I made a couple of blocks out of...

    Hi

    I made a couple of blocks out of fibreglass.
    Luckily I found some pipe/tube the right radiuses I was after and used these as moulds.
    Another time I did The old sandpaper trick.

    cheers
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    I'd convert it to a holden V8 and 5 speed. Ford...

    I'd convert it to a holden V8 and 5 speed.
    Ford 4.1, 3 speed wouldn't be too productive I'd imagine.:wink:

    Maybe even a mazda rotary with 4 on the workshop floor:p :D
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    BTW :wink: I've never seen any tradesman or...

    BTW :wink:

    I've never seen any tradesman or professional with a LN or veritas.

    So what does that tell you?


    I tells you how lowly paid us poor bastards are:(

    :D
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    A year after finishing my apprenticeship I went...

    A year after finishing my apprenticeship I went to work in a flash custom joinery shop in Sydney.
    I bought a stanley low angle block plane which I still have and have used on just about every job,...
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    Just buy a felder or SCM or martin and be done...

    Just buy a felder or SCM or martin and be done with it.:wink:
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    I know some excellent 'trade qualified'...

    I know some excellent 'trade qualified' boatbuilders in Sydney who could build that boat. Highly experienced in timber construction.
    If you'd like to p.m or email I can give you some details.
    ...
  42. Thread: Tricky fix

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    May be easiest to fit a hanging gussett to the...

    May be easiest to fit a hanging gussett to the transom so that it supports the cracked gussett, then refasten with screws and glue. Don't need to disturb any paint to do this, just adding more...
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    Bessey and stabil clamps are shipped in boxes of...

    Bessey and stabil clamps are shipped in boxes of 10. They should give you a great price if bought by 10x . In the last 4 years I've bought 60 clamps.
    The last lot of bessey clamps were 200 x 80 $22...
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    This has happened to me so many times, I've lost...

    This has happened to me so many times, I've lost some nice old planes.
    The sound they make when they hit the ground almost sounds like a glass breaking.
    The casulty list so far includes: Stanley 20...
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    We used to lay 12mm ply with parquetry glue and...

    We used to lay 12mm ply with parquetry glue and spikes to the slab first then epoxy glued 9mm-12mm x 50 - 90mm hardwood to the ply. Small brads were used to fix down boards here and there. When...
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    I quoted building a waller 10(lenthened 880 if I...

    I quoted building a waller 10(lenthened 880 if I remember correct) for a chap last year. $40,000 materials (red cedar strip planked core/epoxy sheathed/ply topsides) [not my choice of construction -...
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    I've mostly used hand tools for all the fine...

    I've mostly used hand tools for all the fine shaping.
    Power tools and machines used are: 4" grinder with sanding disc for all the rough shaping, 18" hyco bandsaw, big router with 1/2" collar,...
  48. I remember while doing my apprenticeship, one of...

    I remember while doing my apprenticeship, one of the old blokes saying to me "a job well held is a job half done".
    How right he was....But not with your hands.
    Don't recall seeing replacement...
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    I've got heaps of different planes, I could sell...

    I've got heaps of different planes, I could sell them all except for these four:
    Stanley low angle block plane
    Old record No. 5
    Old stanley no. 78 rebate
    Old stanley no.20 compass plane.
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    Mainly a problem when the paint hides nasties...

    Mainly a problem when the paint hides nasties such as nails or other old fastenings otherwise not such a problem. Blades will blunten faster and will create more undesirable mess(paint flakes). IMO...
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