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  1. Thread: Dust won.

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    I'm picking up what you're putting down Bob, but...

    I'm picking up what you're putting down Bob, but if it doesn't sell, the big blue thing may as well do something......
  2. Thread: Dust won.

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    I guess if I'm honest, I knew it as coming. After...

    I guess if I'm honest, I knew it as coming. After any cutting of wood I would suffer flu like symptoms. As I was working with the MDF, it started to really hit me hard. I would strip off for a...
  3. Thread: Dust won.

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    Dust won.

    Well I have finally succumb to the dust. The last time I was in the shed I was doing a big MDF job and I was struggling with a reaction to the dust. My whole body would come out with welts and my...
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    :~ Just when I was about to sell you my hardly...

    :~ Just when I was about to sell you my hardly used Domino, you go and buy a new one:o
  5. Thread: Cyclone Main Duct

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    Thanks Bob, quick response as always. Your...

    Thanks Bob, quick response as always.

    Your reply has confused me some what though. You mentioned redundancy? I'm not sure what you mean by this. I'm only running the one main down the middle with...
  6. Thread: Cyclone Main Duct

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    Cyclone Main Duct

    I have installed my Cyclone in the centre of the shed at one end. I m thinking of running the main 8" line down the centre and then branching of to the sides for the machines, except for the TS as...
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    :2tsup: Woot! 1.5 years? pressure is off me now,...

    :2tsup: Woot! 1.5 years? pressure is off me now, I thought I was the only one taking my time. I found the secret to getting the motor up there was to have a huge ladder that was taller than the...
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    My Very Sloooow Clear Vue Max Install

    I have made a slow start on my installation, unfortunately circumstances have slowed down my installation time.

    As I have a new Stratco shed, relatively new, it is on the flimsy side, they don't...
  9. Thread: Nice Workshop

    by RicB
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    Nice Workshop

    Take a tour of a magical, dustless shop, Part I - YouTube
    Take a tour of a magical, dustless shop, Part II - YouTube

    All of a sudden my shed seems messy....:oo:
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    I apologize if by supplying data it has resorted...

    I apologize if by supplying data it has resorted to the old "And your point is?" retort.

    Please read the whole post before my link and then perhaps you will get the point.
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    If you PM me with your home email I can scan the...

    If you PM me with your home email I can scan the pages and forward them to you. I will need your home email though because I believe, I maybe wrong, that your Woodworkforums PM won't allow me to...
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    The latest Woodsmith, Vol 35, has a 4 page...

    The latest Woodsmith, Vol 35, has a 4 page article with very good pictures on how to tune your jointer.
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    I would "mount" the Jarrah on a flat piece of...

    I would "mount" the Jarrah on a flat piece of thick ply before sending it through the thicky, where there is a will there is a way.

    About twenty years ago before I even knew about letting wood...
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    Actually it will give me a reasonable indication,...

    Actually it will give me a reasonable indication, the board was originally 4M long and the yard cut in half for the trip home, so if I snip a bit from one of the fresh cut ends it should be a...
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    I tried to stick them in quite hard but bearing...

    I tried to stick them in quite hard but bearing in mind this is recycled Jarrah and the meter is quite small with a palstic body, you can only push so hard before having to order a new meter....
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    Yeah, that was the first place I tried but I got...

    Yeah, that was the first place I tried but I got "zilch", and I figured that can't be right..:?
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    I wired up my shed IAW the AUS/NZ Standard, I...

    I wired up my shed IAW the AUS/NZ Standard, I think I have a copy if you want? Then I started to ring around the sparkies until I found one willing to inspect my work and sign it off. I had a...
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    :no: not anymore I have a cheap moisture...

    :no: not anymore

    I have a cheap moisture meter, a German made jobbie but still a cheapie, two prongs that I stuck in the freshly cut end grain - 6%, repeated a couple of times - 6%.
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    :thanx2:

    :thanx2:
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    Sounds to me you are on a "Power trip"...

    Sounds to me you are on a "Power trip" :down:.............:roflmao:
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    Wife says "Size is important, it has to be BIG"

    Well, this is the sequel to "Wife says size is important it has to be long". This is the bookcase that runs perpendicular to the new desk.286856286855286854286853286857286858286859286860286861
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    I have just picked up 7m of 200 x 50 Jarrah from...

    I have just picked up 7m of 200 x 50 Jarrah from a recycling place. i was hoping that their wood was under cover but unfortunately it is stored out in the open.

    How long should I let the plank sit...
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    Just thinking put aloud really and weighing up...

    Just thinking put aloud really and weighing up the options. i think the best way is just a simple PVC setup, 8" main down the guts of the shed with 6" drops all with PVC fittings. I just need to find...
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    Verstanden Bob, your understanding of things that...

    Verstanden Bob, your understanding of things that suck is quite remarkable, you are the Proff Julius Sumner Miller of wood dust....."Why is it so, a shed full of dust, place the hard boiled egg over...
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    OK, see if I am following this, because the drop...

    OK, see if I am following this, because the drop down, which is 8" reduces down to 6" near the machine, this is a bottleneck that reduces the CFM in the 8"...correct?

    Edit, I was thinking that...
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    At what point do you have to drop down to the...

    At what point do you have to drop down to the smaller pipe Bob? If I was to make a 8-9" rectangular main duct across the shop roof is there any advantage, or for that matter disadvantage to making...
  27. Thread: Lathe Accident

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    GORE WARNING Too late :yuk:

    Too late :yuk:
  28. Thread: Lathe Accident

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    GORE WARNING :o

    :o
  29. Thread: Auctions Question

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    That's the beuty of being a dictator, it's like...

    That's the beuty of being a dictator, it's like John Wayne toilet paper....you don't take no $### from them Indians......can I say Indians? I mean native Americans.
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    I don't think so, any size hole could be...

    I don't think so, any size hole could be duplicated with the same size coach bolt. The only real reason I can see, and that I could find with my old mate Google, is that you can disassemble a number...
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    Nah, I'm a big fan of teaching myself, I have...

    Nah, I'm a big fan of teaching myself, I have lots of texts and of course there is alwayshttps://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/smilie%20signs/google2.gif. It was just if you haven't been...
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    Fair dinkum, you blokes are worth more money. Put...

    Fair dinkum, you blokes are worth more money. Put a set of vice grips on the spindle shaft and a huge monkey wrench on the insert, well it's on the outside so it's probably a collar...no? Anyway, got...
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    Sooo, what does this mean for this newbie lathe...

    Sooo, what does this mean for this newbie lathe user? Do I try and find a 1 1/2" x 8 or do I remove insert (ha, if I can work out which bit is the insert). Basically what do I need to do to attach a...
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    Hi Guys, it is a generic Asian jobbie, the part...

    Hi Guys, it is a generic Asian jobbie, the part no is MC600. A Google of this shows some lathes from Asia but the spindle as advertised is - 1"8RH thread or other - doesn't make a lot of sense to me...
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    What size spindle do I have?

    I am having trouble finding what size face plate I need for my lathe. I bought it secondhand and it did not come with a plate. The standard ones that Carbatec and such sell don't seem to match the...
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    Huon Pine bookmarks, $10. He he, it pays not to...

    Huon Pine bookmarks, $10. He he, it pays not to throw those scraps away.:rolleyes:
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    I did some digging around on this item. It was...

    I did some digging around on this item. It was made by Abraham Roentgen around 1793, there is some speculation that it was commissioned by Royalty, but in fact it was an entry in the...
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    thanks Unc :2tsup:

    thanks Unc :2tsup:
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    Lag Screws/Coach Bolts

    I am in the planning stages of making a piano stool for my big sister. I am using the plans from a Woodsmith magazine, see picture.

    The plans call for lag bolts where the legs attach to the corner...
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    Do my own checks? I wouldn't know what the hell...

    Do my own checks? I wouldn't know what the hell I'm looking for. I dug out the manual for the VFD I received from Stephen and it may have well been in a different language, it doesn't help that it...
  41. Thread: Duct size.

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    I guess in the big scheme of things, making the...

    I guess in the big scheme of things, making the main duct 8" will future proof it. As for scrubbing the air, leaving such a big system running for hours at a time would be a costly measure...would it...
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    Hi Bob, electricity is strings and mirrors to me...

    Hi Bob, electricity is strings and mirrors to me mate. I have purchased the VFD to go with the unit, I will be running 15A in and whatever comes out...comes out. I will be paying a sparky for that...
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    I have come to this thread late but as I am just...

    I have come to this thread late but as I am just assembling my CVMAX I have started trolling for installs. I keep coming across the figure 60Hz, but the motor that came with mine is a TECO three...
  44. Thread: Duct size.

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    Duct size.

    Am I correct that using a Clear vue max and only using one machine at a time, ergo only one dust collection point at a time, that I only need a 6 inch main as well as the 6 inch drops and ports in...
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    There are people that will ridicule anything that...

    There are people that will ridicule anything that is different to their interests. If I mention at work that I like drinking Crown Lager, one of the young blokes will ridicule me or the beer "that's...
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    "I let the missus use the belt sander..." Was...

    "I let the missus use the belt sander..."

    Was it really your missus? This sounds like the bloke that goes to the Doctor "I have this friend who had a hamster and some PVC tubing....":oo:
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    At the moment I have my TS on wheels, but once I...

    At the moment I have my TS on wheels, but once I setup my shed with DE etc, the wheels are coming off, extension out feed tables going on and fixed to floor. The extension out feed takes up a bit of...
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    I dunno, horses for courses I think. If you love...

    I dunno, horses for courses I think. If you love WW then you would see this as money well spent, but if you are not "handy" and love cars, boats etc, I would hardly call them a waste".:U I do agree...
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    Biscuit Joinery Abstract, Page 1...

    Biscuit Joinery Abstract, Page 1
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    Especially with Tim Tams.....more of a bump than...

    Especially with Tim Tams.....more of a bump than a lump though.
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