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I wonder if the metal face of the fence is so that it can touch the blade to get a zero reference, otherwise it would have to be reset when you use a thicker kerf blade. If that is the case then it...

Hi kamb1987,

I would like to help out however my workshop is quite small and I have trouble getting a 2 metre length through my table saw. My father lives in Rockingham and has a lot more room...

Hi kamb1987,

I usually perform this task with the tablesaw on timbers of that size.
You didn't mention whether your combination machine has a spiral head or not, I bring this up because I use...

Thanks for the responses guys,

Had a look at the post by Derek Cohen that you suggested FenceFurniture, impressive work and very informative. From looking at his pictures it would seem that my...

Hello,

My Dad was kind enough to give me a couple of boards that he came across recently, neither of us are sure what type of timber this is but we suspect Marri.
The boards were pretty dirty and...

Thanks for the info Alex,

You mentioned using acetone before glue up as a precaution. This is not something i was aware of until a few days ago when i saw it mentioned on another post referring to...

Very nice work, I particularly like the bed side tables.

Regards
Bart

Hi Brettles,

I run the tape measure over my saw (same) and the largest piece once side tables and fence removed is roughly 520w x 350h x 700d and from memory about 70kg.
Mine has worked well over...

Hi Alex,

I have no reason to doubt that it is wattle but from a quick google search it would appear there are quite a few different types. There doesn't appear to be much info on the timber for...

Hello all,

I was lucky enough to have a mate drop off a small log the other day, he told me it is from an old wattle tree which had died standing years ago.

Have started to mill it (difficult...

Hi,

Liquid nails should take care of that, probably best to glue the quad to the wall rather than the ali frame though.

Regards
Bart

Hi,

Information from real users of this equipment does seem scarce from the lack of reply's to your query, maybe nobody is buying them.
From what it appears the units you are interested in are...

Hi,

I agree with elanjacobs, spotted gum looks great with a clear finish.

Some poor quality photos attached of a small spotted gum desk that is finished with 3 coats of satin poly to give you...

You would not catch me chewing on a piece of CCA treated pine.

I don't know who the person robgran was referring to with reference to a representative of the chemical company that produces DDT...

Hi,

I had similar concerns when using treated pine for practicing joinery on. Googled everything I could and checked out the msds, from what I could find it's essentially harmless unless burnt...

Hi Eamon,

This was something which stumped me as well, I was aware that it is often done using a grinder with a carving blade but that seemed pretty scary to me and I thought it unlikely that I...

I would never buy anything Sheppach again,

Bought their bench top router & table a few years ago, complete rubbish. Ended up throwing it away as I couldn't bring myself to sell it to some...

Hi Ross,My brother uses an old ryobi drop saw for cutting all his recycled timber to fit into his fire. Very quick and safe. You could likely pick one up second hand very cheap.RegardsBart

Dowels or loose tenons into the top of the legs.... great idea, I hadn't even considered that.
I can't bring myself to buy a pocket hole jig, let alone use one. It is a suitable method of joinery...

Adding a rail at the top would certainly give enough strength however it would not leave enough room for the drawer. The apron rails are only 80mm and I want the drawer to fit into the provided space...

The chairs have kind of gone on the backburner for a while, I will definitely get around to increasing the thickness of the back rail and making the sides a little shorter to compensate at a future...

Hi,
Spotted gum is roughly twice the weight of oregan, about 1000kg/m3 to 500kg/m3. For comparrison jarrah is about 800kg/m3. Can't tell you what tassie oak is from memory. These weights are for...

I'm thinking blackbutt

Hi guys,

Thought I might share this as it came in pretty handy for me before I got my hands on a thicknesser. Pretty rough but it filled a need and it works.
It's just a standard Carbatec 6x9...

Thanks for the replies, it's great to be able to tap into so much experience and learn from others.

Rustynail, I understand what you are saying about the rear tapers however the tapers (@ 5...

Thanks for the clarification Ian.
In my reply to Wongo I said splines but I was thinking dual wedges (lack of experience and familiarity with the terminology).
I looked up 'fox wedge joint' as you...

I'm not keen on the idea of making something which will need to be repaired in the future. This is my first chair project and I have never done any restoration before so my expectations might be a...

Thanks for the valuable feedback and kind comments.

Lplates & Mark, What you have both mentioned about the rear stringer being the weak point is my concern as well. I didn't want to make it any...

Hello,
This is my first post on this site, so hopefully I don't muck up attaching the images.

I was lucky enough to come across some old oregon timber from a neigbours patio during a recent verge...

Hi,

I have just received a reply from my local Bunnings store in Perth regarding this matter and got the following reply:

Hi Craig,

I have spoken to our Merchandising Department and...