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360 posts in and comments are mostly opinion, supposition or hypothesis. Clearly no one is buying much while they worry about the 10% GST.
This is not woodworking related but applies regardless....

Yes, I am based in Melbourne, however I am helping a mate here in Perth. The table top was glued up more than a year ago and has been sitting in his shop waiting to be sanded.

The table frame is...

Hi guys - i would like some assistance with sanding of a solid table top i've just glued up. It is approx 1050mm wide so i will need a 1100mm wide thicknessing sander. length is approx 2400mm.
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TS 55 or TS 75?

In a recent kitchen renovation project requiring quite a bit of cutting of flooring, MDF and Gyprock, I relied on a TS55 for all my cutting. This tool without doubt was the...

So, did you end up taking the employee's advice? R

Folks,

Can any of you recommend a high quality machining shop here in Melbourne pls? I am after a shop do to some machining of broken cast iron parts off a machine I recently acquired.

The...

Judging by Ebay's procedures around suspected fraud, they are too goddamm slow to act and will only do so AFTER somebody's been hurt. In this case quite a number of people who have (presumably) paid...

I just checked Ebay again - this seller is still adding more stuff for sale. He's on a roll...

No new feedback to gauge if buyers have been receiving their goods or feeling the pinch of the...

"I hope noone has been sucked into this but if they have I hope these details might help out."

Well... more than $20 grand worth of suckers did, if my quick maths is correct.

Definitely a...

Hi all,

Not sure if this topic has been raised already - if so, please ignore this thread.

Have any of you noticed a sudden influx of brand new Festool equipment being flogged on Ebay...

Hi all,

I am about to commence gutting and refurbishing sections of my 1960's house and am keen to do the job properly and correctly.

One of the many things I want to ensure is everything I...

Rod,

BUMP...

I have enjoyed your detailed coaching on the art of installing plasterboard. Many thanks.

I have a question regarding square set plasterboard.

We are currently in the...

Blackwood can be unforgiving in many ways - colour (as you've raised); but also variation in density and grain characteristics. Blackwood is renowned for its shocking tear out if not expertly...

Its an oldish thread I know, but here's my 5 cents.

Achieving fiddleback figure on a piece is every bit the function of the material itself (ie the log has characteristics of its wood fibres...

Derek,

I'm glad I wasn't the only person doing mental maths. We all know the cost of woodworking in Australia is prohibitive compared to what folks over in the US have to pay. I've seen your name...

MartinK,

At the risk of sounding like the village jerk, I was somewhat taken aback when I read the prices for the current deal on Bessey K-bodies. It was supposed to be the clamp heist of 2007...

Andrew,

I used to own a Felder mortiser on my 6/31 - its well built and capable of reliable repeatable work; either for dowelling or mortising. Really, all it is a horizontal boring rig with X,...

I did some quick mental counting - so far the tally looks like 420 clamps of various lenghts.

R

Hi,

I missed out on the great deal last time...

I am interested in a bunch of K-bodies, subject to pricing being close to what the guys paid then.

2 x 125
6 x 150

Richard

Very interesting question - you beat me to it.

At the risk of starting World War 3 with the plumbing folk on this forum, I have often wondered how I could get past having to employ a plumber.
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I failed to mention that the shower base is beginning to leak and an inspection under house has revealed wet and rotting floor joists. The tiling in the shower base is old and no doubt moisture is...

Hi Guys,

Help!!!

We are slowing being invaded by a colony of garden slugs in the ensuite. Not sure where they're coming from - I suspect from the shower drain pipe.

Its quite a gory...

I pretty much felt the same way about Mathew's pricing for their stock of Ebony. Each board is numbered and individually measured and priced. It is as if they were precious stones.

T'was silly...

Silent C,

You said "So are we saying that a top can be any size if it looks right? What is the practical limit in how thin you can go before it becomes likely that it will curl up like a sheet of...

Who ever said "depends on size and look you want" is correct. Its all about balance. Sure, you can build a table that 12' long, 4' foot wide with a 7/8" thick top but it would look "light". Similarly...

Thanks Reeves - have given Rick over at Djarilmari a call - he's got some stuff I might be interested in. Its called grasbyi (miniritchi) and a.inceana (no common name). Both closely related to the...

Hi All,

With all this talk about Australian Ebony as well as the demise of Rare Woods, it reminded me that I needed to get hold of some dry desert hardwood to make plane totes and knobs and...

Zuma,

What you suggest amounts to additional bracing I suppose.

While I am keen to have a single glass pane door, I won't rule out going for a multi pane door - maybe three or even four...

Dirty Deeds,

How big is your gate and roughly what weight?

Thks

Richard

Lignum,

I did consider taking advantage of the maximum capacity of the domino and producing custom sized loose tenons however I want to avoid having to produce them. Furthermore, factory dominos...

Folks,

Would you trust a Domino to make joints on a timber door?

What I have in mind is a solid Vic timber and glass pane door for my kitchen back door. The door is standard sized - about...

Hi Guys,

We are currently in the process of designing our new home and would like to find out about quality door and window manufacturers in Victoria.

Our new home will be modern/contemporary...

"It'll be MIP payment time soon" - sounds like a well paid Telstra employee to me...

Watch out Festool dealers - MIPs are due in early September.


Hee Hee Hee

Our home is heated using ducted gas - it came with the house and it still works. If I was designing a new home I would much prefer a system which can be zoned or heating elements individually...

[I've also posted this message over at Sawmill Creek...]

Folks,

I paid a visit to one of my long forgotten timber merchants here in Melbourne Australia. I hadn't visited this guy for more than...

Hi Guys,

This is my first posting. I like the site.

As I have just upgraded to a bigger Felder combo, I now have a surplus Felder BF6/31 combination machine for sale.

Some details:
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