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18th September 2016, 04:59 PM
Thread: Some Dusty advice needed
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Dust collection: not an optional extra
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If you don't read this, 'you're a fool to yourself, and a danger to others' as Roy and HG used to say (amongst others).
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10th April 2015, 07:04 PM
Thread: Oi! Where's me flamin' chisel?
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"You open my toolbox, and I'll make you a coffin,...
"You open my toolbox, and I'll make you a coffin, put you in it, and fill it up with concrete" usually works.
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6th April 2015, 11:29 PM
Thread: Veritas 2015
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Veritas 1-4-2015
Quit horsing around and SEND ME MY BLOODY PLANE, GODDAMIT!
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6th April 2015, 08:23 PM
Thread: Veritas Scraper Plane
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I've got a Lie Neilsen scraper plane– thought it was a bit of an extravagance at the time I bought it, but with a bit of fettling of the blade (Ron Hock has some very good points on sharpening them)...
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22nd March 2015, 09:32 PM
Thread: Metric Socket Chisels
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And just about every Japanese chisel currently...
And just about every Japanese chisel currently available, some in metric.
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14th March 2015, 08:10 PM
Thread: Old School 24" 3Phase thicknesser
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Why does no one use them in industrial settings...
Why does no one use them in industrial settings anymore? You have to ask yourself that question.
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19th February 2015, 12:52 PM
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The $35 10" 36T Chinese Bosch blade I bought for...
The $35 10" 36T Chinese Bosch blade I bought for ripping possibly naily stuff had 4 different diameter washers in it. Haven't hit any nails yet and it's quite a good rip blade.
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19th February 2015, 12:35 PM
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The Festool isn't a site saw, like Aussie...
The Festool isn't a site saw, like Aussie builders treat their site saws. It's an interior fitout saw, to be carried in a van, not a ute. Hence the breakages, I suppose.
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19th February 2015, 12:23 PM
Thread: Back to making backsaws.
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Very nice! What's the tooth profile: rip or...
Very nice! What's the tooth profile: rip or crosscut (I guess crosscut)? Also, did you consider another handle screw? Another also: where did you source the blade plate?
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13th February 2015, 08:03 AM
Thread: I should feel bad but I don't.
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"Big box" hardware doesn't operate on person to...
"Big box" hardware doesn't operate on person to person interactions: they are incidental. They operate on data analysis: what do people buy, in what quantities, at what times of the week, month or...
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13th February 2015, 07:49 AM
Thread: Old School 24" 3Phase thicknesser
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True. However, ANYTHING that gets caught in them...
True. However, ANYTHING that gets caught in them doesn't bounce off, it wraps around, like wire, cord, etc. 'Twasn't pleasant when I saw it happen, once.
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3rd February 2015, 10:25 PM
Thread: Old School 24" 3Phase thicknesser
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Square cutter block? Start investigating a helix...
Square cutter block? Start investigating a helix one, or at least get a round one made. Square blocks are death traps.
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3rd February 2015, 10:07 PM
Thread: I should feel bad but I don't.
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There are very few good hardware stores left:...
There are very few good hardware stores big, small or medium-sized. I used to work near one, and they closed down the moment Bunnings moved in down the road.
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3rd February 2015, 09:44 PM
Thread: Is it worth restoring
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Which side of the cannel was the bevel originally...
Which side of the cannel was the bevel originally ground? Am it looking at your before and after pics wrong to think you might have ground it differently? If you turned it from a firming gouge to a...
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9th January 2015, 09:36 PM
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Please share your workaround? I have one also -...
Please share your workaround? I have one also - you show me mine …
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9th January 2015, 09:33 PM
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I like my Kapex too, after weighing up the Bosch...
I like my Kapex too, after weighing up the Bosch as well. I agree with all the above, including the depth stop limitations, which annoyed me once again yesterday.
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31st August 2012, 07:42 PM
Thread: Norris plane
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Yes, it's a lump of wood and metal designed to...
Yes, it's a lump of wood and metal designed to remove thin bits of wood from other pieces of wood. The end. A Veritas plane does the job as well or better, costs the equivalent of 19/6 like the...
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31st August 2012, 07:30 PM
Thread: Jet Wetstone grinder
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Its a wonder Tormek haven't sued them.
Its a wonder Tormek haven't sued them.
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23rd August 2012, 10:17 AM
Thread: 150mm OD 2-3mm wall metal tube?
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150mm OD 2-3mm wall metal tube?
Apart from the local scrapyard, has anyone had success locating a company willing to sell a short length of this for not mega-$$$? (VIC). I'm fitting a Shelix head to the planer/thicknesser and...
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22nd August 2012, 12:07 PM
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RIght. That's it. I'm running a 4" line from the...
RIght. That's it. I'm running a 4" line from the vacuum cleaner outlet to the nearest down-drop of the DC main. What about just a loose hood with airflow around the top of the vac to stop blower...
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20th August 2012, 11:09 PM
Thread: Jet JPT-310HH....WOW !!
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I was an idiot when I bought my JPT-310, didn't...
I was an idiot when I bought my JPT-310, didn't get the HH. It was $2000 more. However, Wanita at WWWH in Melbourne matched an overseas price and it now costs $1295 as an upgrade, delivered....
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20th August 2012, 11:01 PM
Thread: Shelix Helical Cutterhead
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Look at the arrangement of cutters on CTS head...
Look at the arrangement of cutters on CTS head vs. Byrd head. Byrd head has angled cutters - more like a shaving rather than a chipping cut with a straight-on cutter.
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19th August 2012, 07:31 PM
Thread: Kobalt Planes
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Block plane's almost a squirrel-tail arrangement
Block plane's almost a squirrel-tail arrangement
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17th August 2012, 09:50 PM
Thread: More on dust extractor noise
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I used BP's quick and easy muffler on my JET...
I used BP's quick and easy muffler on my JET DC1900 blower/homemade cyclone: a 2.5 m length of 6" insulated HVAC flex-tube from the blower to the elbow taking the air outside to the DC bags/ Not too...
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23rd June 2012, 07:17 PM
Thread: Idiots aplenty
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After they've come very close to sending me (and...
After they've come very close to sending me (and probably others) to hospital, removing the cause of their bad driving as an example seems to be a public service. A bit like pouring an alky's booze...
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22nd June 2012, 07:37 PM
Thread: Not a joke. Just a bit of fun MK.X
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Up in dunes
Up in dunes
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22nd June 2012, 07:33 PM
Thread: Idiots aplenty
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Twice on my bike I have, after being sideswiped...
Twice on my bike I have, after being sideswiped or very close called, in stopped traffic, their window wound down (2nd time i tapped on it to make the guy wind it down) grabbed their phone off them...
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22nd June 2012, 07:23 PM
Thread: The Woodworker, October 1951
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Give that man a raise. And a poetry scholarship
Give that man a raise. And a poetry scholarship
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22nd June 2012, 12:23 AM
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Thank you all for your chiselly wit and wisdom. I...
Thank you all for your chiselly wit and wisdom. I took the offending item unto the flat side of the Tormek and managed to grind and polish about 1/4" of shiny metal next to the edge on the flat side,...
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19th June 2012, 08:01 PM
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Disappointed - another UK icon gone to pot?
Having to do a lot of 10mm wide mortises soon, I bought a Robert Sorby corner chisel from Classic Hand Tools in the UK. I thought I'd get a 1 1/4" paring chisel as well, having wanted one all the...
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19th June 2012, 07:41 AM
Thread: Carbatec (again)
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I'm afraid I must agree. The only time that I've...
I'm afraid I must agree. The only time that I've bought a big piece of machinery off them ( horizontal borer), it was a song and dance production til it arrived, largely due to the branches not...
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17th June 2012, 04:16 PM
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… ellipses come in threes, indicate a gap, a...
… ellipses come in threes, indicate a gap, a tacit understanding or an implication to be drawn in the logical flow of the sentence. If you overuse them you can break them :) There are always gaps in...
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16th June 2012, 03:17 PM
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I don't reckon there's anyone on the Gold Coast...
I don't reckon there's anyone on the Gold Coast who gives a rat's about Anglo organised religion anyway. But thanks for your concern.
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16th June 2012, 03:10 PM
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@ ochaye Oh! Ok :) Hope it's going ok. @...
@ ochaye Oh! Ok :) Hope it's going ok.
@ Robot - I put the top together conventionally glued with broomstick dowels, but all the base can be disassembled for transport if necessary. I just used... -
16th June 2012, 02:46 PM
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Ok - who's made one of these before?
What is it?
It's a bell wheel! One of the ones that live up church towers, has a rope running around it, and turns change-ringing (not striking, or clanging) bells upside down so that they make a... -
13th June 2012, 08:32 PM
Thread: Bandsaw ..Improved Dust Extraction
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I'll post some pics of my bandsaw extraction...
I'll post some pics of my bandsaw extraction setup, but I use 2 x 4" flex hose off a 6" branch that is the first down-drop in line from the cyclone (2HP JET DC1900 blower) One hose goes into a shroud...
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13th June 2012, 04:22 PM
Thread: Handsaw from scratch
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However, it's hand-making to a pretty high...
However, it's hand-making to a pretty high standard. For £170-£220 (AUD$265-350) you'd want to be sure about it . Thomas Flinn gets my vote.
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12th June 2012, 09:11 AM
Thread: Bandsaw ..Improved Dust Extraction
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We're (except Bob) missing the point. The primary...
We're (except Bob) missing the point. The primary reason for dust extraction in the workplace is not to make it look pretty and tidy (which is a great byproduct, especially if you do your finishing...
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10th June 2012, 07:17 PM
Thread: Ebay Droppings Thread.
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Did anyone say they wanted a plane? sorry, planeS (plural)
Planely a collector of taste and discretion.
PLANES BAILEY RECORD STANLEY 14 VINTAGE PLANE COLLECTION GREAT ON DISPLAY | eBay -
9th June 2012, 06:47 PM
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i bolted a Jet DC1900 fan and motor on top of a...
i bolted a Jet DC1900 fan and motor on top of a home made cyclone (with shock mounts), put HVAC flexible insulated duct on the exhaust side of the blower for sound damping, exhausted it through the...
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5th June 2012, 10:56 AM
Thread: Protecting hand tools from rust...
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This looks like a good price for it
Camellia Oil, Organic - Aussie Soap Supplies
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4th June 2012, 11:45 AM
Thread: caption?
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Where did I put my push stick? . . . ah, bugger...
Where did I put my push stick? . . . ah, bugger it.
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3rd June 2012, 10:42 PM
Thread: Silverglide has changed?
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Camellia oil? Can you buy biggish quantities of...
Camellia oil? Can you buy biggish quantities of it?
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3rd June 2012, 10:32 PM
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Bill's Cyclone Dust Collection Research - Medical...
Bill's Cyclone Dust Collection Research - Medical Risks
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1st June 2012, 06:52 PM
Thread: A truly beautiful table saw
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Why is the Jet 18" bandsaw less than half the...
Why is the Jet 18" bandsaw less than half the price of the Powermatic? What is WMH not telling us?
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1st June 2012, 02:54 PM
Thread: A truly beautiful table saw
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Ok, you've cheered me up. :) I went for...
Ok, you've cheered me up. :)
I went for Powermatic with the table saw and planer because of this - now made in Taiwan (China), but streets ahead of many out there. You just can't beat a well-made... -
1st June 2012, 02:49 PM
Thread: Carba-Tec .... Oh Dear!
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Yes - their head office to branch communication...
Yes - their head office to branch communication sucks the proverbial. They can't update their stock holdings and communicate them between branches at all. I bought their horizontal borer (eventually)...
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27th May 2012, 07:32 PM
Thread: A truly beautiful table saw
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Nice to look at lovely to hold . . . However,...
Nice to look at lovely to hold . . .
However, the ecosystem that produced those two particular lovely birds of paradise and those like them has now been clearfelled and bulldozed. The patterns... -
21st May 2012, 11:38 AM
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Thanks all for advice. I received a gracious...
Thanks all for advice.
I received a gracious reply from Mr. Hock, who pleaded a jammed-up mailing system as the cause of emailus interruptus. He advised the same, which I did, and it all works... -
19th May 2012, 08:27 PM
Thread: Inspiration
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Not just woodworkers, but designers and artists....
Not just woodworkers, but designers and artists. I was started off by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, then William Morris, then the Bauhaus, then Shaker furniture, then Chippendale, Hepplewhite etc....