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Fantastic idea :2tsup: i may just do that. My neighbour has trucks which are for ever getting parts replaced so will ask him if he has any cams i can use.

Hi Kryn,

Thanks heaps for the offer, rwbuild made a good suggestion of getting an old cam and copying that. I can then draw it up in ACAD to get the proportions right as i want to exaggerate /...

I think that's the way i'll do it Skew, as it's the simplest without having to buy more gear for the lathe, plus it'll allow me to read the grain as to where the high and low points should be shaped....

Cheers for that , I've done some googling on rocking tail and head stock and I can see what you mean. It would require some more hardware investment. I think the elbow grease may be getting a...

So would i need to balance it somehow? I imagine it would shudder quite a bit turning off centre or is that part of the planning?!. Is there a way of balancing a piece of offset turning timber,...

G'day Folks,

I thought I would come straight to the experts as I want to make a decorative cam shaft out of wood and was wondering if it's possible to do on a lathe from start to finish? I have...

Steve,

For sure, the screw down feet will make a world of difference, so i would just do that and keep the plastic wheels. I'm surprised your saw doesn't have them in the first place.

I'm glad...

What are the castors made of and what surface are you on, is the surface even, do the castors all pivot, or two are fixed and 2 pivot? The castors may be too hard for the brake and the brake slips...

I know what you mean, i have a box full of 'must have' hand tools that i ordered from Lee Valley a year back still in their wrappers, yet i will get around to using them once the house renos are...

Sounds like you're on the way to creating the mother of all custom combination machines Steve, next you'll be fitting a V8 to the castors so it can wheel itself around the workshop. I think that...

Hi Steve

Necessity is the mother of all invention!! Wheels on machines are fantastic, i have a pretty big workshop but all of my machines are on wheels so i can just shove them in the corner when...

Hi Steve,

I have a Hafco version of the Carbetec saw you're looking at and here's a review of it that i found useful, you will have plenty of fun with it as it has heaps of torque which you will...

I also have the same problem with fiddleback and i think it's because the timber is much more dense in the figured areas so it retains heat seeing the fibers are closer. Wild grain fibers can also...

I use an aluminium curtain rail, it's about 40x20mm and around 1.2mm thick RHS, get them most places but they are always at salvage yards also. It's suprisingly rigid on its wider edge and you'll be...

Arry has asked us a question and not our opinion, I think we should respect his choice. Lets not open up this can of worms, each to their own

Try the usual Lee Valley Sanding - Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Tools, Gardening Tools, Hardware Supplies they always have a fantatstic service and various delivery options. Problem with sandpaper...

Welcome Timeless Timber, I'm from WA :2tsup: and new here also, I'm sure you'll get as much out of this community as I have so far.

Thanks for the story about your background, many would be...

Hi John,

Thanks for that. I understand that there would be many a varying opinion on the subject, but with your experience in the timber that i'm most likely to use, i'd be silly not to take it...

G'day John,

Part number would be great or even just a link to it on the carbatec website if it saves getting dust on your chin. I guess with a thin kerf, the riving knife/splitter behind the...

Thanks mate :2tsup:, will go and see the boys at Diamond Edge and ask what they recommend. I was hoping to get something together with some other gear from the US but they mainly do 10", 12" is more...

I work with mainly air dried jarrah, sugar gum, blackbutt etc most of which is quite gnarly and very dence.

I've been looking through the forum and great reviews regarding rip saw blades and have...

oo yeah good point re the glue in the trench, will have to make sure the cable travels freely when the time comes, cheers for that :2tsup:

I think the person (ball & chain) that I'm making this...

Good idea, attached is a sketch of what i think you mean?!

Another idea is to glue 2 pine/lesser jarrah timbers together (with a trench running down the length before gluing for the power cable)...

Bob if you're looking for PVC pipe, connections etc go to:

Midland Cement Works
2 Bulbey Street, Bellevue, WA 6056
Perth Eastern Suburbs, Swan
p: (08) 9449 0200 f: (08) 9274 3240

I've...

Good work, keep the dull side of the blades for when you're putting through some recycled timber, then get it all sharpened up once both sides are dulled.

Which reminds me, i need to get mine...

Thanks fellas, not sure if hanging out here is a such a good thing, as i'll be away from the shed for at least another two weeks :(and I've got ants in my pants at the best of times :oo:.
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Well done, time to make some noise. Hope you've got a decent dust extractor as they are messy sods.
Cheers
Dan

Hi Joe,
I'm intending to bookmatch the base then match one piece to each corresponding face of the post. A chainsaw on MDF may be a bit aggressive and hard to control.
Good idea with the weight in...

Hi Mark, That's laminated bamboo, go to a bamboo flooring shop as a start and ask there, or buy something made out of it at IKEA or some such junk shop and turn it into something nice.

I'm sure...

That was my plan in the beginning but now i have a featured piece of timber chosen that won't cover material for the base and post if left solid. I'm trying to make the project more sustainable also...

This may be a bit late :doh: but i highly recommend making a 'tail' or extended section of your bench at one end (pic attached). This has come in handy no end when it comes to working on frames of...

Depends on what type of work you intend for it, if you're using already dressed timber that is very close to the size you want, then you won't need to take much off and demand much from the machine. ...

Hi Bob,

You shed, or should I say 'Your Kingdom' looks great, nothing better than doing it all your own way from start to finish.

If anyone is ever after an excellent quality custom shed, go...

Hi Ian, I was considering a single piece but am trying to be more sustainable with materials plus it would have to start off as quite a massive chunk of timber, especially the base it being around...

I'm making an art deco style uplight floor lamp that will have a pentagon shaped base, a pentagon tapered post and a bowl like lamp that is lead light that was hand made by my better halves...

G'day fellow WWF forumites,

My name is Dan from Perth :U, I've been sneaking around in the background of this fantastic forum for while now and thought it's time to say g'day and get to know a...