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2nd September 2014, 09:13 PM
Thread: Woodturning cruise
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Belated reply
Sorry, this is a very late reply . I don't often log in to the forum.
I did the cruise in 2011, and as blown away by it all.
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31st December 2012, 06:40 PM
Thread: Old German Tambour repair
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Tambour restoration
Not an answer to AlexS enquiry, but a closely related question.
Daughter and I, (mostly daughter's elbow grease) are restoring her grandfather's roll top desk. All in oak, and probably one of... -
14th November 2012, 07:12 PM
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Tassie Blackwood door
Thanks China for your recommendation. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any Rustins products locally, although I have heard of their brand.
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12th November 2012, 07:22 PM
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Tasmanian Blackwood Front door -recommendations for a clear finish please.
I'm having major house alterations done at present, including a new front door in Tasmanian Blackwood.
I've had various conflicting recommendations for the finish for the door and need advice.... -
20th January 2008, 06:42 AM
Thread: Lap grinding wheel
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Thanks again Big Shed. Excellent catalogue,...
Thanks again Big Shed.
Excellent catalogue, however, at $1900 or $2600 US, plus crating and freight, and 12.5%gst when landed here, second hand and local would be preferred.
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19th January 2008, 08:47 PM
Thread: Lap grinding wheel
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Thanks Big Shed. I'll pass your reference on to...
Thanks Big Shed.
I'll pass your reference on to daughter and see what she says. I think we are after something quite a lot bigger.
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19th January 2008, 09:57 AM
Thread: Lap grinding wheel
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Lap grinding wheel
Not really metalwork, and certainly not woodwork.
My daughter and I are looking for a lap grinding wheel (motorised), second hand, and because of freight costs, in New Zealand.
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9th July 2007, 08:18 PM
Thread: Trouble adjusting saw
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Hi Dave, I've had my Carbatec 14" model for a...
Hi Dave,
I've had my Carbatec 14" model for a bit over a year now, and have nothing to complain about. I've broken 2 blades, (one was 1/4") and I have 3 sizes of blades. I've got quite good at... -
9th July 2007, 08:02 PM
Thread: A bandsaw question with a difference
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Hi Toni, I have a 14" BS from Carbatec, and as...
Hi Toni,
I have a 14" BS from Carbatec, and as others have said, I use use it more than the tablesaw. The latest "quicky" use was making points on some 1.8m garden stakes!
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11th May 2007, 08:19 PM
Thread: Is this Grevillea (Silky Oak)
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Banksia it is:mystery solved!
Thanks again everyone. I have especially noted Len's comment about sealing.
Last night at woodturning class, the guy who added the piece to Fred's collection turned up. He told me that the timber... -
9th May 2007, 06:49 PM
Thread: Is this Grevillea (Silky Oak)
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I'm fortunate to be tutored by Fred Irvine at...
I'm fortunate to be tutored by Fred Irvine at Waikato Polytechnic, Hamilton, N.Z. and it came from his collection. He said it was Grevillea, but when I asked whether it could be Banksia, he said it...
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8th May 2007, 08:53 PM
Thread: Is this Grevillea (Silky Oak)
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Grevillea or Banksia
Thanks to everyone for the responses.
I see we have two basic replies, so until Woodwork Forum gives us some means of swapping bits of wood through the electronix, thats about as far as we can take... -
7th May 2007, 08:24 PM
Thread: Is this Grevillea (Silky Oak)
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Is this Grevillea (Silky Oak)
I hope I have properly attached a photograph of the piece of wood which I have recently turned into a very shallow dish. Is it Grevillea, (Silky Oak) Grevillea robusta, or is it Banksia (Banksia...
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7th January 2007, 09:00 PM
Thread: Sheaok Vase??
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Two questions: Very interested to read Neil's...
Two questions:
Very interested to read Neil's experience with his she oak and the responses. Today, acting under instructions from SWMBO i have been doing major pruning work on some trees on our... -
28th December 2006, 07:58 PM
Thread: Turning fluros off or leaving on.
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Turn Them Off
For the ordinary sheddie, there is only one answer to the question.
Turn them off.
A few thousand sheddies leaving their fluoros on when not required are:
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23rd December 2006, 08:37 PM
Thread: triton router table
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For me, at the time, buying the Triton router...
For me, at the time, buying the Triton router table and router, was the right thing to do. I had no experience, and didn't know anyone who could advise, except for the various suppliers.
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20th December 2006, 04:15 PM
Thread: kicked by a horse
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Thanks
Thanks for the good wishes. After a quiet day contemplating my near miss
Im feeling a lot better. Cheers, and best wishes for Xmas and the N.Yr
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19th December 2006, 08:18 PM
Thread: Still Chewing
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carpal tunnel
i have sympathy fo carpal tunnel sufferers.
i've not had carpal tunnel, but have had trigger finger dealt to.
daughter has had 2x carpal tunnel. she didn't get physio after the first op - and took... -
19th December 2006, 08:04 PM
Thread: kicked by a horse
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kicked by a horse
its only relevant to woodworking because i cant complete some lathe work expected for xmas pressies,(and can only type with the left hand - hence no caps).
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13th December 2006, 08:09 PM
Thread: ADVICE on BANDSAW
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Hi Amos, I bought a 14 inch bandsaw, Carbatec...
Hi Amos,
I bought a 14 inch bandsaw, Carbatec BAS 350, early this year, and a second hand lathe (Teknatool) in September. The bandsaw was the best buy for me here, and I have found it almost the... -
15th November 2006, 08:05 PM
Thread: 'Vintage' Cutting Board
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To add to the parafin oil advice, I got SWMBO to...
To add to the parafin oil advice, I got SWMBO to get some some from our pharmacist today. She explained that it was to apply as a finish to a couple of turned bowls. He responded by saying that local...
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15th November 2006, 08:43 AM
Thread: Famous Quotes
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Two quotes from a much respected and now deceased...
Two quotes from a much respected and now deceased metalwork tutor:
Of a difficult piece of steel:
"As hard as goat's knees".
And while sharpening a tool on an a grinder, without goggles:... -
11th June 2006, 09:03 PM
Thread: Slab heating advice: fact or fiction
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Hi John, We have electric underfloor (consrete...
Hi John,
We have electric underfloor (consrete slab) heating in our house, and haven't had it on for 4 or more years. The cost is simply unsupportable for us, even though there are thermostats in... -
26th May 2006, 09:40 PM
Thread: power point wiring
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Different rules in different jurisdictions. ...
Different rules in different jurisdictions.
Last year I got my workshop closed in and ready for wiring. (Shed size 12m x 6m).
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24th May 2006, 08:35 PM
Thread: I'm just asking...
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KIa ora Channa, More years ago than I care to...
KIa ora Channa,
More years ago than I care to remember, when I was moonlighting as a school cleaner the travelling building supervisor told me to coat the school rooms cork tile floors with two... -
24th May 2006, 08:15 PM
Thread: Finishing the Boxes
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Kia ora Roger, Having had no significant...
Kia ora Roger,
Having had no significant experience at all at finishing pieces, I showed my first raw box to a friend, a professional carpenter- cabinet maker who does a lot of turning in his... -
23rd May 2006, 09:09 PM
Thread: Wind Tree Copy Box 6
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Hi Babytoolman, Recognising my novice status...
Hi Babytoolman,
Recognising my novice status may I comment as follows.
Congratulations on your effort with what I think is one of Ventura's more difficult designs. You seem to have matched... -
21st May 2006, 07:58 PM
Thread: How to use a belt sander upside down.
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My Skil belt sander is designed to be clamped in...
My Skil belt sander is designed to be clamped in an ordinary woodworkers vice - works a treat. I regularly use it for fine sanding of small pieces (of wood).
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20th May 2006, 07:55 PM
Thread: First bandsawn box attempt
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Thanks everyone for your welcome and comments,...
Thanks everyone for your welcome and comments, which I appreciate, and have noted.
I'm encouraged to get on with the next. I'm thinking of gluing up 3 or 4 blanks in one go, so that I can proceed... -
19th May 2006, 09:46 PM
Thread: First bandsawn box attempt
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Skew, Thanks for your comments. I'll try do...
Skew,
Thanks for your comments. I'll try do do some more boxes soon, but others have made lists of things for me to do both in and outside the workshop.
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19th May 2006, 08:45 PM
Thread: First bandsawn box attempt
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First bandsawn box attempt
Bought my first bandsaw a couple of months ago .
After a few trial cuts, and inspired by the book "Building beautiful boxes with your bandsaw" by Lois K Ventura, had a go!
I found cutting... -
17th May 2006, 09:08 PM
Thread: Benefits of being a woodworker
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Benefits of being a woodworker
True story!
The other day a friend asked me how I was getting on with my projects in my recently built workshop.
I said " O.K., its keeping me off the streets".
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14th May 2006, 10:47 AM
Thread: How to Train a Cat
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Training cats
No joke!, but of course you can't herd cats.
I have the misfortune to be married to a pedigree cat breeder. Daughter also caught the malady, in fact she caught it first.
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13th May 2006, 09:56 PM
Thread: BAS 350 blade tension advice please
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Bas 350
Hi Richard,
I bought a BAS350 from Carbatec in Auckland about 2.5 months ago.
Have mounted it on their wheeled base MB6 and am very pleased with it all. I have a 1/2 " blade. which I have used... -
Totara Rimu etc
Yesterday swmbo took me to a specialist quality furniture maker, looking for a display cabinet of a quality I could not begin to match. They are using rimu, "pacific rimu" and a couple of other...
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Totara - picture
In my reply to Alex's request for a picture of totara wood, this evening on dusk I found an old totara fence batten, ran it through my new bandsaw, and then the planer and sander, but I'm...
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Totara -(not red pine)
Echnidna
True totara, is "Podocarpus totara". There is another totara, "Podocarpus hallii" but McDermott says the two timbers are difficult to distinguish.
I have heard totara called red... -
Totara -picture
Alex S,
There is no where I know of where totara can be purchased in our city, except from one of the demolition merchants. LIke most of our native timber, its like hen's teeth.
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Totara
Hi Andrea,
I'm interested in your question and the replies, as I have a pile of unmilled totara from a tree we had to cut down some years ago. I'm currently on the trail of someone with a chainsaw... -
8th March 2006, 07:27 PM
Thread: B.t.B. Boxes
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Yes please!
The shed is finished.SWMBO has shown an interest in sculptured boxes, and, the purchase of a bandsaw, so by June I should have sourced a suitable machine, got the hang using it, and, anticipating...
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8th December 2005, 08:18 PM
Thread: multiple blowers ???
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Regarding the original multiple blowers question,...
Regarding the original multiple blowers question, I have a suggestion to help Hazard test the various theories.
When Swimbo was deeply into pottery, many years ago, I built a diesel fired kiln,... -
Robert, I send you sympathy and wish you good...
Robert,
I send you sympathy and wish you good luck.
After much anticipation, I went on a two day guided walk throught the Whirinaki Forest Park 4 wks ago. Towards the end of the second day walk I... -
16th October 2005, 08:19 PM
Thread: What Life Maxims do you live by?
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I've always been fond of this one, from an...
I've always been fond of this one, from an Elizabethan playwright mate of Shakespeare (or was that Spokeshave?):
"Drink today and drown all sorrow, perhaps there shall be no tomorrow"
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30th August 2005, 09:38 PM
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Fitting and hanging a door
Dare I add to the good advice already given.....!
Building supply firms in NZ (including Bunnings) have excellent giveaway pamphlets on all sorts of common (and not so simple) procedures like... -
27th August 2005, 08:53 PM
Thread: The Lion and Albert
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The Lion and Albert:sequel
Now there's an Australian sequel to the LIon and Albert:
Go to the website quoted .....monologues....etc, and you'll find that the Lion gets sent to Taronga Park Zoo.
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27th July 2005, 09:05 PM
Thread: Got The Thicknesser !!!
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What's not in the manual!
I bought a Ryobi AP13 planer thicknesser about 16 months ago, locally. After the usual shopping around.
There a quite a number of identical machines with different paintwork and badges,... -
11th July 2005, 09:29 PM
Thread: Persian Silk Tree
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Nothing to do with wood-turning really, but more...
Nothing to do with wood-turning really, but more with Tim's tree, and perhaps a warning for Tim.
I cut down a really big Albizzia julibrissen ( referred to in our garden boooks as an Indian Silk... -
25th June 2005, 08:16 PM
Thread: Ryobi AP13 Thicknesser-sharpening
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Ryobi thicknesser sharpening
P.S.
Russell, your sketch is really helpful, thanks.
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25th June 2005, 08:08 PM
Thread: Ryobi AP13 Thicknesser-sharpening
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Ryobi thicknesser sharpening
Thanks Russell and Craig for your advice.
I'm going to try Russell's method, but will take the precuation of ordering a second set of blades for "best".
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24th June 2005, 09:07 AM
Thread: Ryobi AP13 Thicknesser-sharpening
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Ryobi AP13 Thicknesser-sharpening
My Ryobi AP13 thicknesser is about 14 months old.
I am quite pleased with it, but it seems now that I need either to replace the blades or sharpen them.
The manual explains how to replace the...