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That seemed to work so here's a few more...

Thanks, I did try that on my laptop but didn't work. I'm on tapatalk app now so might have more luck.

Will try to put some photos on here:
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Not sure what's going on, I can't click on the "manage attachments" button below to add any pictures and all my paragraphs in the text above got removed lumping all the text together??

It's been a while since I contributed a project to this forum, but thought I would to show some pictures of a bed I am making for my daughter who is still preschool age. I looked at a few beds online...

Well, wouldn't you know but I have just seen them sharing for the first time and managed to get a photo too!

So, since my dog likes to spend so much time on our front terrace I thought it only humane to build him a comfy bed to rest his weary head on rather than leave him on the hard cement.
I had an...

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I recently had need of a similar requirement and did the following steps :

Draw a single curve (S shaped in your case) onto cardboard that can tidily be cut with sissors. (I used a long...

After turning something over in my head and on paper for a few months it is quite satisfying to turn it into a three dimensional object. So it was for a three legged chair I started to design about a...

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Finally got my slot mortiser set up (an accessory item for my under and over/ jointer-thicknesser) and after a bit of trouble sourcing bits I finally received a very nice packaged set of...

Thanks again, I get what you mean by working down the grits now - very sensible!

As far as using ROS for any finishing work, I have always felt that the little squiggle marks they leave are...

Thanks Rob,
I just got those higher grit papers so will get onto that after lunch.
I didn't sand after the dye (as it said on the bottle it wouldn't raise the grain) but I did sand between...

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I accept that I had better sand back the tops to a higher final grit. I am a little concerned that the table that I have stained with Rustins Wood Dye will become...

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I have recently completed some hallway tables that I hope to try and sell soon. They are made from recycled NZ rimu. I sanded them up to 220 grit before applying 3 coats of Cabots Danish...

That is interesting to know. Not sure where I got the idea that it couldn't. Does the jig ensure that the sharpened tip is in a dead straight line down the length of the knife?

Thanks for the replys. Yeah, I thought it was a bit poor coming back in a half-a-job state. So, as advised above I finished them off on an oil stone.
As for using the Tormeq I think I read...

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So, I sent away my buzzer knives (have a combination 300mm under/over machine) to be sharpened for the first time in the two years I have had it and they returned today. All four of them...

Thanks for the link. An enjoyable read.

Got some new hands and have repositioned the numerals more accurately. I am a lot happier with it now.
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Thanks Walesey. Unfortunately the glue I used smears the lacquer finish so I can't easily reposition. I think that next time I have the spray gun out to lacquer something I will remove numerals to...

Having been without a clock in our lounge for years and not being willing to spend money on a ready made from the shop when the mechanisms are available as cheap as chips, I finally got around to...

Very beautiful classical style. Thanks for sharing your methods above on how you did some of the details. There are so many tricks to doing things that all add up to making something as well as this!

So, spraying on lacquer turned out to be a tricky affair again. Seldom have I had brilliant results first time using it (as I use it only a few times a year), so I ended up doing about 4 coats of top...

Thank you. I am pleased my project has been of particular interest to you. Now I am nearly finished except for spraying on the sanding sealer and lacquer.

If I was building it again I would have...

Thank you Artme.

So, I had the idea to cut the shoulders straight using the trenching feature on my SCMS while the rails were still inside their square dressed board. That worked pretty well....

Great job and very intriguing! Did you use a jig and router to cut the curved sections? I'm guessing you must have had a circular frame/former to hold the pieces in while screwing and gluing?
Was...

Thanks for the comments Mat. Yes, the router is definitely a versatile tool. Funny how I can remember when I first heard about them/ saw one in the shop when I was younger and thought what possible...

Been working on this stool today and got quite a bit done (always easier to keep focused on working when I am in the swing of things rather than the beginning of a job for some reason). The stool is...

Interesting that this post came about the same time that I asked my own theoretical question about the same issue. Although my thread has so far gone unanswered it appears that most of the answers...

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I have been away to the big smoke for a couple of days and got the chance to visit a few furniture showrooms. Although I am not planning to build a table anytime soon, I got to wondering...

I recently made a wood rack with three supports each 1500 apart. I think for most bought new stock it will be ideal but as you say is a bit far apart for shorter off cuts etc. I just intend to use...

Browsing through real estate listings on the net tonight and man I just cant get over how really unattractive, uninspiring and boring modern interior design is. It has of course been going on for a...

Thanks. Finally a pic with it all set up in location.
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One modification I might make is to tint the window with near 100% vinyl and leave just a narrow strip down the centre where you can see...

I wonder how many years you can still undo them before they seize up with corrosion etc? Or perhaps they are fully sealed with inert gas? If it's anything like a car it'll probably be about 10 years...

Rotating entertainment system will be contained in the cupboard i.e. plastic bone and fetch toys :D

In my experience from working in a joinery factory, option 2 is what I would do. Normally the door stop is only a third the thickness of the jamb though, and the architrave (labelled skirting in your...

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Should be in the workshop working on something or at least using the computer to work on a new project design, but as it is a miserable cold day, thought I would share my latest project...

Thanks for the reply. Well, I have used the Shellac and tried making a 'rubber' to apply it with. It was not possible to get into the corners and little nooks and cranies with it so I also had to use...

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I have just completed a telephone cabinet made of solid white (American) oak floorboards that I designed for my mother's new house. Tonight I gave it a coat of Rustin's Wood dye (medium...

Thanks for the tips there; very helpful. I have just given them a coat of sanding sealer and after giving a light sand with 280 grit will follow up with two coats of lacquer.

The sealer I sprayed...

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I have recently finished building some floorstanding loudspeakers out of MDF, and have veneered them with American Cherry Wood (0.5mm) using a product called Heatlock and a clothes...

Thanks nine fingers! Once I had cleared that breather hole (buried in layers of paint) the gun worked great! Thanks again :)

I was wondering the same thing with my air spray gun using enamel oil based paint. I have found that I can put the whole gun (paint can attached) in the fridge and it works fine the next day for...

Will have a look for the breather hole. I pulled the nozzle pieces apart today and found an o ring had badly perished around the brass hexagonal screw nozzle inside the front chamber. Will replace...

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I recently bought a second hand air compressor which came with a spray gun. I decided to make use of it on a simple MDF box I have made, but it does not appear to be working properly.
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Thanks for that idea. It would probably be the best way if I am willing to compromise on the 'angled look' a little. I suppose it may only take a very slight sand over those edges to allow the...

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I have started construction of a pair of floorstanding loudspeakers and the cabinets have a few quirky angles in them. I want to veneer these with some cherrywood veneer and am wondering...

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Just wondering if there is a consensus on what top contenders are for a woodworkers reference book? Thought it would be good to get one to keep in the shed.
Has anyone got an opinion on...

3 years late to reply to a bump and in the face of an "old thread" warning, but here's photos of my new SCMS bench. I figure the more the merrier in this thread as I myself was trawling through this...

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Recently I purchased a second hand wide belt sander (Holytek ct-1332s). The electrician has just finished this morning installing power outlet for it and other tools, so I began setting it...

Finally all finished. Now a place to put it... will have to make a stereo rack asap:rolleyes: