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Forgot about what is recommended, any Australian close grained hardwood will do the job as good as any northern hemisphere woods.

Bunnings would be my next place to try.

I have one of these and have varying degrees of success but I have found that practice makes perfect, for someone who can't do hand man dovetails it suits me just fine. Cheers JD

I have been buying my pen supplies from timberbits for quite some time now and find that if you have an issue with anything it is fixed up immediately so if you have a problem with any of your kits...

Trying to follow woodwork forums on tapatalk is an absolute waste of time and effort.

Dai Sensai i agree White Cedar is hard compared to Red Cedar.

Nice bowl willie. I like to work with white cedar as well. Keep up the nice work. Cheers for now JD

Always interested in anything to do with pens great to see nice work.

I am so cheesed off that i had to miss this years turnout still being incapacitated with a mystery nerve complaint.Went to the doctor in Townsville yesterday and have started a new drug regime that...

With the help of the Mackay club the turnout will continue to be staged.We as woodies have to do all we can to ensure that it continues. The Bowen woodies are prepared to give the mackay club some...

I had the good fortune to attend a deceased estate auction in Mareeba. Unfortunately most of the gear was gone when I arrived but I managed to pick up a stack of pen gear including blanks of various...

Just got an email from a woodturner from New Zealand who is on an assignment at Abbot Point to sort out an engineering problem on site, and he wanted some pen blanks. Well I sent him off with some...

I just threw one in the rubbish bin this morning give me an address and I will post c itvto youbif you still want it. Cheers for now. JD

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thanks for your info steebar is impossible to do business with. The last time i tried to get hold of them i mentioned it on the forum and i dont remember who but some one said that they had one of...

It cuts round pen blanks and drills them at the same time. The kit has 4 separate cutters. Cheers

Practice run worked so it looks like i will be able to add a few pictures of my work.

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Last post was cut short. The essence of my post is that someone had one and was dissatisfied with it and I thought that if he still had the kit I might buy it from him. In any case it may generate...

A few months or maybe a year or so ago I saw a Super Blank Cutting System advertised by a dompany called Steebar. Hsving tried to get onto them yielded no results. I do remember ay the time ther

My next door neighbor cut down a cadagi and gave it to our woodies club the trunk was approx 750 through and about 3.5 meters long. That was a couple of years ago and it has been well and truly used...

Who would have thought that a post about an oval skew would attract so much attention. It just goes to show that we all need these forums to see that we are not alone with our problems. I learned to...

Thanks again for the info will take it on board and do some trials and see what happens looks like im in for some interesting times. As a matter of interest I haven't been able to get into the shed...

I am still a little bit confused with this casting and stabilizing caper. Firstly some people seem to cast without pressurizing others seem to want to pressurize everything. It seems to me that it...

I am looking at buying some moulds from tb can someone advise if these are suitable fof casting. I dont like the built in nipples its just that I feel that they may have a short lifespan, I haven't...

What a beautiful pen. I like to make pens and add some variations to the norm but they dont measure up to your beauty. Congratulations on a truly wonderful job. J.D

Oval skews are definitely easier to sharpen using tormek jig and certainty easy to use. My opinion for what it is worth. JD

Nothing just need to have a couple more failures and you will get it right . Hang in there.

Hi all,
I am looking for some help.
I recently received a video on stabelising pen blanks from one of the members and whilst i found it very interesting i am now ready to put it into practice....

Hi to all,
I have a no brand model SS-1978A Moisture Meter and for some reason it has given up the game in as much as it will no longer give a reading. It looks a simple sort of gadget and has...

Just thought that i would share this one with whoever may be interested.
Our local Woodies Club in Bowen have taken on a project to supply one of our church organisations 200 pens for their upcoming...

Hello Des,
I seem to be having a problem with the web site this morning.
Thank you for the DVDs. I am currently recuperating from back surgery and have been out of action for the last couple of...

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Would like to have a copy of the DVD if it is still available and would be happy to pay for it. I think i would like to have a go at casting.
Cheers.
John Doyle

Mate you just might have got the solution to the problem, the thing seemed to go after i blew out the whole body etc and then i cleaned the jet and surrounds.
Cheers JD

Thanks for the reply level is not the problem.
I have dismantled and cleaned the valves and controls and to my amazement the thing is back working perfectly.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers.
John...

Thanks for your reply, do you know where i may be able to get a diagram or picture of the device so that i can attempt to repair it. JD

I have a Electrolux 3 way caravan fridge it is a model RM4400 I am having trouble lighting it, when i depress the control valve it lights up ok but will not continue when i let the control go. Does...

Mate. I cant help you with your problem but i have one of my own that i hope someone can assist with,
I have a Rexon CQ6230AEngine lathe Tiawanese i think and would dearly like to get hold of a...

Its in the bin it wasnt worth the expense.
JD

Thanks to everyone who answered my call for non dissolving shellac flakes have tried all of the remedies with no success looks like it will end up in the bin.
A friend suggested that i try ether...

I have been trying to get my Shellac Flakes to dissolve with no success.
I have tried Methylated Spirits as well as Lacquer thinners and left for a few days with no result.
The flakes are about 2...

Mate i live in Bowen so its on the way to Cairns

Hi Tony,
I can help you with Qld Outback Timbers but i will be away until 20th March. I will contact you on my return.I have an account with TNT Transport so delivery is no problem.
Talk to you...

Hi Stewey,
Sorry for bieng long winded in this reply but i have been away at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and my computer had a coronary and i have just got it back again.
The button to the...

Thanks to those who answered my call to identify the timber, it would seem that the log is an Prickly Acacia found locally around Bowen.

Great looking pen. Top finish too. I make them and am able to sell for $60 each.
Regards.
John Doyle

I would appreciate it if someone could identifythis log
Regards.
John Doyle

G Day I too have a problem getting a bando belt but a small company on the sunshine coast is looking at scourcing them from the states. anyone interested can email me and i will pass on their...

Where can i get a plan for making a pool cue starting to get desperate as i have to make 4 of them for the local P C Y C freebies of course.
John Doyle