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Thanks for tip. Sample I have suggests done by machine. There are 17 motifs on the box, can't belive they were done by hand. Must be a router or similar way of doing this?

Hi Folks, I am trying to copy a box I purchased several years ago. The designs on the sides and lids are triangular, should be a file attached. Can anyone give me a steer on how to go about this kind...

Can anyone advise:

a) A brand of clear urethane finish for tables.

b) A brand of urethane that can be coloured or purchased in a honey brown shade?

Going nuts trying to find this info on the...

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I made a garden bench from Silky Oak and used Organoil Garden Finish as the preservative. In 2 months the bench was black. I washed the bench with Wattyl wood wash and gave the bench 2 more...

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I have a problem when gluing, even with good housekeeping I get glue in unwanted places on the timber and the oil I use does not like glue. Somewhere I have seen something to apply to...

I have the jig, found it to be a death trap. I was assited today by a carpenter of 30 years experience trying both a bandsaw and table saw. terrible with both. So congratulations. I am going to build...

Thankupu for that. Yes, I think the aluminium junk is destined for the tip. But I saw it and thought it would help. I was wrong. Thanks again.

Thinking about my job, I think I will make a router...

Hello Everyone, I have purchased a Taper Jig, aluminium from Carbatec.
I find thatit is impossible to keep the timber against the jig, the saw blade pulls the workpiece straight every time. I don't...

Many thanks, I still remember seeing the term sliding dowel. Anyway, I am doing a complete redo of the shed and sorting stuff out so am looking forward to attempting this technique in the New Year.
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Hello Mark

Thanks so much. I don't believe it was called drawbore when I saw it, I believe it was a Tage Frid suggestion.

The videos are great. I will have to test the offset, I am using...

Hello , I found a reference for a sliding dowel joint which I cannot locate. A dowel is driven into two pieces of timber where the hole in one is offset, the dowel being driven in draws the 2 pieces...

Hello David

How did you end up with the computer desk? I am using Silver Ash and want to keep the startling white colour. So far , the finishes I have tested have turned the timber pine yellow. ...

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I like your chest, very stylish.


I have done some work inlaying Blackwood into Kauri Pine and Finishing with Organoil.

The finish is very striking.

I have done the same thing...

I like the bi timber box.

I am interested in how you managed to maintain the light colour of the Silver Ash?

So far, everything I try turns the Ash to a pine colour.

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I have done some work inlaying Blackwood into Kauri Pine and Finishing with Organoil.

The finish is very striking.

I have done the same thing using Silver Ash into Blackwood using...

I have a project requiring 90 x 90 posts, 900 mm long. I have silky oak but the colour is wrong. Can I use 3 layers of blackwood? Is it correct if I cut from a single sheet, I oppose the grains when...

Hello Marty

I am a newy too. Just finished my first furniture project in Silky oak, a garden bench. I finished the job with 3 coats of external Organoil and the result is fabulours (from 10 feet...

I posted a thread yeterday about templets. I have looked at the web and most suppliers produce templets with gaps of 2 mm diameter, 1 mm radius. Is 1 mm a generally acceptable gap? It seems rather...

Thanks Malb, now I know how to calculate what I need.

Many thanks.

Regards


Hereward

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Can anyone advise how to calculate the correct router bit to use with templets for producing inlays?

I have 2 templets

Internal diameters 9 and 11 mm respecctively
External...

I am suffering from the Silky Oak allergy. Can anyone help with a the name of a good overall respirator systm, the full head cover type. Plus, any thoughts on the jet clean air systems.

Many...

The motor is 5.5 HP, 3 phase. Thicknessing is not a problem.

Thanks for your interest.

Hereward

Thanks to Fubar, Clawhammer and Groggy for the reponse. If the belt was slipping, wouldn't the thicknessing be affected? I am going to experiment today; as I have said 30 mm is no problem. I will use...

Hello Christos

yes, I have tried that. I keep everything pretty clean and use a brush to sweep up after a few passes. This really has me stumped. Narrow boards just glide through as they should,...

Thanks for response. Blades are correct, as you say thicknessing is fine. Cut set to 1.5 mmand when thicknessing the stream of chips is very good, not dust. Blades are brand new .

I am very...

I have recently aquired a 14 inch planer/ thicknesser. Thicknessing no problems. When planing, enormous effort is required to push the boards through, vibration is terrible and quality terrible. This...

No, not yet, still getting the other equipment together. I am somewhat discourage by the fact that only relatively course grits are available.

Done, I took your tip and ordered the Sign pro as well to help with the freight.

Thanks again for the tip.

Hereward

Yes, thankyou, the name of a USA vendor would be much appreciated.

Hereward

Thanks for the answer, it looks flimsy but I think I will try one.

Hereward

I have been sent an e-mail with a link to a reply to a quetion I posted.

Googel reprts www.woodforums.com cannot be found.

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hereward

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Thanks for reply.

It looks like a rebadged Milescraft unit.

Thanks again.

Hello everyone, Anyone used a Milescraft Pantograph. My router is too large, Makita with 6.5" base (max 6" ) so would have to buy a new router as well. Any other brands of Pantograph around, all the...

Hi guys, anyone used a Plano glue press.

They look good??

I tried working woth biscuits to make some cupboard doors. Hopeless, same problems as you.

I made a previous post about the Carbatec 600 mm sander but no feedback. Perhaps I did not ask the right question or in the right way. I would be very appreciative to receive any feedback about...

Hi gang, I am considering a 600 mm wide drum sander, it takes 2 belts so 2 grit grades can be used. I am hoping such a mchine will minimise finishing after planing/thicknessing. I am after a "rural"...

[Do you have the Felder Dado cutter mechanism. Do you use Felder brand cutters or another brand?

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Thanks for feedback. I have been very careful with a Bosch saw, considered to be one of the best. I could not get 8 pieces of timber EXACTLY the same length. Not good enough for what I want, I cant...

Does anyone have an opinion about the Felder Hammer range. I am looking at the combination saw/spindle moulder option. Is it worth the extra over Carbatec equipment?

Hello, I am a beginner and have come to the conclusion I will be better off with a sliding panel saw. What brand did you buy? Carbatec has one with a router hole built in but it is not a slider. What...

Dewalt only import to order radial arm sawa. Looking at the prices quoted to me here, compared to off the shelf in the UK, the price is nearly double. I need a good qualty radial arm saw but don't...

A few weeks ago I asked for help on Shelix cutters. below is an answer from Byrd.

Our "SHELIX" is indeed the best helical head on the market today, which is why so many people request it by name....

Many thanks for all feedback. I don't want a combined machine, I am thinking about a standard head cutter for the jointer and spiral for the thicknesser. It looks like JET is the preffered option?
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Thanks for that advice, I will bat that off to Carbatec and see what they say. Space is not an issue for me, thats why I am not thinking about the combined machines. I have seen the Jet stuff and...

For general cabinet work, is a spiral head thicknesser worth the extra? I am looking at the Carbatec model, 15 inch. Also, the 6 inch jointer. These will be my first pieces of equipment, I don't...

Can anyone assist with laying out a turning shed. I have 4 x 8 metres, windows 2 sides, north and east. Are there any "rules'. I have good natural light and overhead lights and 2 other benches. If...

Hello, you must be English or a student of history. I feel hereward was the last true Englishman.

Thanks for suggestion about joining a club, I did but was asked to leave. Apparently i did too much of my own work and not enough for charity. A shame because some of the turners were very good.

Looks like $US 7,000 + to me?