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The turntable is shop bought from the Wooden Train Sets series. It is a bit tricky tracing round the turntable lugs and making them fit. This is the second one I have made so this one was a lot...

Sorry for the delay, had a bathroom to get out of the way that caused a bit of gyp.

Here is a picture of the Thomas The Tank Engine Roundhouse. No drawings, I just sort of made it up as I went...

I'll post some pictures when I start putting it together, it's just bits right now. I thought I had some pics of the original roundhouse but can't see them anywhere. I must have imagined it.

Well it's been nearly a year since I did any actual work in my workshop. Won't bore you with the details but it's to do with knees and knee replacements.

It's my grandsons 5th birthday soon so I...

Jill, I make my inserts out of scrap 10mm plastic from a local fabricator, it works better than MDF and will take grub screws very well.

I have the 6'' CMT Dado set. Works a treat, gives very good flat bottom dados. I also have a tenon jig for the table saw. I made my own but saw one going for a $100 so snapped it up. Again works...

Can someone send me over a Swanson speed square. About $12 in the US. Only price I've seen in Oz is $70, even with shipping another rip off.

Glad you can afford plywood mate. Today I went into my local store south of Hobart for some 6mm plywood. I only wanted a bit 1200mm x 900mm. $49.95 yes $49.95 for a small bit of 6mm ply. Rip off,...

I know I might not be the most knowledgeable person on the planet, but I've been round a bit, did some work in the building industry early on in life. I've also built a house extension as well.

I...

The door, well doors as this is the second one that has cracked were primed correctly. I don't think there are any problems with getting it replaced again. I suppose my concern would be getting...

I fully understand the colour/heat issues (I was an optical engineer in my past), and can appreciate how it would effect colourbond roofs, cars etc. However I am not convinced with this business with...

If you look at the picture of the house I would hardly call it a dark colour. This brings me to the issue of what constitutes "dark". Is there a cut off point where light/medium becomes dark.
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I have a client that wants to get about 500 boxes made per year locally in the state. There are only small 300 x 90 x 50 and 200 x 90 x 50. If you know someone that would like to take them on...

If the door was in full sun all day and a dark colour I could just about see it could be an issue. The door gets the sun only late in the day, but as you can see in the picture it is hardly dark.
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I have not posted for ages and hope this is in the right forum. My daughter moved into a new house a few months ago. After she moved in she noticed that her front door was cracked along one of the...

I have a CMT 6" set. Saw no reason to get the 8" version. Very pleased with the set, solid as a rock and can make infinite dados from min to max.

I recently made some melamine cupboards and used a 35 mm forstner to drill the hinge holes using a cordless drill. It worked out fine, although I did drill a 2mm hole just to break the surface of...

Surely the answer is obvious, buy a real bike.

Sorry could not resist that one.

With one of my mdf benches I made it like a kitchen unit, you can't have enough cupboards or storage space in my opinion. I got some of the plastic feet used in kitchens, this had two advantages, it...

Macca, I knew it would not be long before someone uttered the best state in Australia. We all know that it is Tasmania, cheapest housing, lowest crime rate, not a lot of traffic issues (although it...

Deano, like most places Australia is facing some chronic skill shortages, Western Australia has some big issues in this area due to the huge mining/oil/gas boom over there.

It is very difficult to...

I use Titebond III on my boards, works great. The only issue I have with end grain boards is choosing the right piece of wood, I know that sounds crazy.

On one board I used some blackwood, I used...

I get all my plastic from local plastic fabricators. They usually have loads of off cuts lying around. They also have various types of plastic from the PTFE to the harder acrylics. Great for all...

Well in my day as a youngster we called Billy Carts "Trolleys". They were cobbled together using anything we could get our hands on, pram wheels were the preferred option. For decoration we used to...

Being trapped inside and running out of air is not an issue. Although you cannot see them from the picture the back tongue and groove panels have a few through knot holes. This was not by design...

Nearly finished the grandson's new toybox, just needs a polyurethane coat. I went to all the outlets in Hobart and asked for some wipe on polyurethane, apart from one place I might as well been...

I posted on another part of the forum but it seems to have gone missing for some reason.

I made a heap of track from some structural pine with a dado cutter. They came out really well. I used...

Thanks to everyone for the help. I actually went out lunchtime to a local supplier and got a couple of the exact ones shown Cruzi's photo, I came back and there they were on the forum. Thanks.

Thanks for the replies, Mastercraft I did not understand Note - you cannot fit them as the instructions say - they actually snap shut !!

How much are they and how do I get the money to you?

Google Home Inventory Software Free. There's some purpose made stuff there.

I'm making a toy box for my grandson. 1200 x 500 x 500. This means the lid is going to be fairly heavy. Has anyone got any idea's on a safety hinge system.

I would prefer one that closes slowly...

I think I'm going to get pilloried for this, what's with all the hand tools, a nice table saw, planer, bandsaw, tenon jig, chisel mortiser, Bob's your uncle, everything you need for fine furniture. ...

Remember we are talking about the timber industry here. When sizes are nominal they mean nominal. There can be big differences even when buying batches. But that's normal.

I found some 12mm wooden balls in a bead shop, cost me $6 for 50. Just about perfect for the male connectors. Here's a picture, and one of my grandson.

Hi Jimmy,

I'm from Hobart (ish) Blackmans Bay to be precise and also work for the state government. Economic Development (ICNTAS). Welcome to the forum.

Yes Scally I could use a flush router bit, and I think I will. I have also seen an mdf template used to route the track grooves. It's a concave curve that matches the outside curve of the track. ...

Yes the little connectors look very appetising, not sure how they are getting away with selling to 3 year olds. My understanding is that the IKEA track is just that little bit different to the one...

I left a post on the router forum, no one replied so I thought it best to put a follow up here.

For some time I thought about making some Brio style wooden train track for my grandson's Thomas The...

If you are unemployed you could try a Federal Government program called NEIS. New Enterprise Incentive Scheme. I know dozens of people who have gone through it and are still running successful...

I have been reading this topic with great interest as I am about to start making some track for my grandson. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate some feedback.

First of all it would...

I now have all my machinery on mobile bases, plus my main work bench. I would rather them static but we have this thing with an engine and four wheels that gets in the way. The missus refuses to...

Thanks for that Bob, I'm not sure they would be strong enough for a heavy machine, don't think I would trust them as they can only be done up finger tight. I would rather drill some additional holes.

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a new drill press from the new Carbatec Store in Launceston. This is a bit bigger to lug about than my previous smaller Ryobi drill.

So I decided to convert my...

I have said in a previous post about this type of issue. The timber industry needs to take a long hard look at itself when it comes to quality. There is a definite near enough is good enough...

There is now a Carbatec store in Launceston where the old Machine International used to be. I was in there the other day and got some stuff. The owner said he intends to carry in stock most of the...

Have a look at my thread called Bandsaw Refit. I had exactly the same issue with my new bandsaw. The guide assembly both top and bottom were totally useless, I ended up rebuilding them to suit some...

I did the same as TTIT on this thread. http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=57528

I now have a bandsaw I can use. I know these things are built to a price, but with a little...

Hickory, it does not alter the fact that cheap bandsaws will wander all over the place on certain types of cuts, no matter how it is tracking. Take the case of my one, before I rebuilt it I could...

Something has been itching away at me about this thread. Then it dawned on me. The imperial system does actually use metric calculations already. This is the case when you use a micrometre, all...

Hi Brad,

I had the same problem as you, nothing I did would over come the issue. I took drastic measures and rebuilt my bandsaw, see the thread Bandsaw Refit in this forum. After I made the...