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I've thought that the Jet clamps were as good as Bessey clamps but they both look rough compared to my Bessey clamps.
Thanks for the review. I'm just abit relieved that I decided to get Bessey...

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with Linbide. They are generally a good bunch of guys to deal with, but If you dont want to deal with Linbide direct, you can deal with me.

I work for a...

NZ Ryobi powertools have been yellow for a while now down here. What god awful person would think a fluorescent yellow colour for a powertool was a good idea, is beyond me.

Yea, only taking about 1mm of going in reverse helps to avoid any messy situations of the cutter grabing the wood. but leaves a really nice rebate.

As for filling any holes, I like to use builders...

I've been using an extra fine diamond sharpening plate and the veritas sharpening guide. The diamond sharpening plate stays flat and true and will never dish or wear out like a stone and the veritas...

When I do rebates, I like to do a scoring pass first. To do this only take off about 1mm and feed the timber in reverse (if your using a table mounted router). Then you can finish at full depth of...

I bought one of those a few years ago. They were on special because bunnings wanted them gone. Found out one side drilled slightly bigger holes than the other side, making the dowels sloppy in the...

The CXS is a great little drill. We've sold heaps of them and guys love them for their light compact size. Theres not that many festool tools that are under $500, and combined with a 3yr warranty...

My best advice for you, would be to save your money and time in setting up some sort of moulding profile machining. Look for a company that can make custom/matching profiles on a foursider. I used to...

Well done. That's a great looking design.

I've always used 18mm for doors, this solves the problem of the forstner going through the door. It's only a few dollars dearer.

Get it done on a CNC router. Mdf is wood and wood burns, this is what the laser will do to mdf.

As a owner and user of the Festool TS55 plunge saw, I think it was worth every penny I payed for it. Yes it was a bit pricey, but at the end of the day it did an extremely good job for what it was...

I doubt there would be much difference in the quality of the bandsaws. The carbatech one comes with a 5 year warranty compared the HnF's 2 years.

I'd put my money down for the carbatech one even...

Try these settings at this site Thickness Planer Setup

I coudnt work without my tablesaw and TS55, they really do compliment each other as well as my spida arm saw. I use my tablesaw for ripping and resawing, my TS55 for breaking down sheets and sizing...

I hope that pine you got off a building site isnt treated.

Should be alright if your ripping timber with it and not cross cutting.

I bought a cheap bosch blade a while ago with 100 teeth for cross cutting. I was sorely disappointed. The cut was ripply,...

I dont think getting an 80T blade for a GMC drop saw is gona make any difference. The quality of the cut is already limited by the quality of the dropsaw. If I was you just get a 40T fine cutting...

The quality of a blade is also important. Cheap generic saw blades have a lower grade of tungsten carbide teeth and a lower grade of steel body. This results in the teeth not being as sharp and not...

Well look at it this way. You got the Manufacturer, Importer/Wholesaler, Retailer trying to make a profit and on top of that you got tax and freight. So you can see how costs add up by the time the...

Try methylated spirits or mineral turpentine, they should soften the glue, hopefully. Goodluck

I have my Triton setup in a router table and thats where its stayed for years. Theres 3 things that i like about it.
1 - It has variable speed, very important if using larger bits
2 - Fine...

Let the supplier of your blades know that all your blades were damaged in transit and how much it would cost to repair. If they are a bunch of good guys they would sort it out with the shipping...

From a manufacturing point of view, you would be saving yourself alot of time and money by choosing the wider board.

Work smarter, not harder.

Goodluck

I work at a tool and sharpening shop here in NZ. We sell top quality saw blades and this is what we recommend to our customers. All our stock blades are stored in their boxes vertically in their...

I'd recommend storing all sawblades vertically, this helps prevent them loosing their tension, which can lead to the blade warping slightly.

If the blades are stored in their boxes, just make the...

That top is mesmerizing, beautiful work.

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The CTL26/36 doesnt have the auto clean feature but the CTM26/36 does and should come with the new 36mm hose. Well in NZ anyway which should be the same over the ditch as we get our stock from there.

James, can I ask what it is you will be making? ie. chairs/tables, cabinets from sheet goods, solid wood furniture.

If you have a more specific idea of what you want to make and let us know, then...

Whats your budget? If you can afford it, an option would be to purchase the Module support bench saw 75 mm cutting depth.Not cheap once you include the TS75 and the CMS Stand, but will give you the...

Do you know where you got the timber from? It looks more like Fijian Yaka than NZ Rimu. I work with NZ Rimu everyday and have tonnes of recycled Rimu in my sheds. Work has just started using Yaka...

I'd recommend a solid heavy cast iron cabinet saw. Those contractors saws you listed are ok but you might regret the purchase down the road. Theres also nothing wrong with buying second hand. ...

I love the smell of Macrocarpa. Have worked with it in the past, comes up real nice either stained or clear finished. Real easy to work with, similiar working properties to rimu but slightly softer...

I'd be cautious with guys like that who want huge orders. How legit does the guy seem? He could take a few containers and pay for them and then take a few more and disappear in china leaving you...

I've been using square head robertson screws since I started my woodworking career some 14 years ago. As of the last year or two I've found multi drive head screws are alot better to use with square...

Ive used these recently when out finishing a bakery cabinet/bench. Worked great if you dont have any powertools handy.

Have you tried Highland Woodworking? Looks like you got the picture from there, its the same one anyway. Do you have to buy from within Aus?

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I'd recommend getting a HVLP (High Volume, Low Pressure) type gravity gun.

high rpm = low torque and low rpm = high torque. I think thats right.
Sounds like Justin might be onto it.

Outstanding!! And I'm sure it looks 100 times better in real life.

my ones bevel up.
And you should avoid using silicon sprays any where near wood, it can affect your work when you go to finish it.

Yeah the, the tapered metric set. 6, 8, and a 10mm sizes

Thats a beautiful jewelry box. I'd have to try out marquetry one day when I have alot of spare time.

Ahh now I see them. If you hadnt pointed them out I would have never known. I've ordered the veritas plug cutter set from lee valley, they should be arriving in the next couple of weeks. In the past...

Thats some pretty clean recycled rimu. Wheres all the nail holes?? All of the stuff I got has nail holes all over it. Great looking lowboy.

I used mine to make a frame for the floor of my tin shed and a door frame for a wooden shed. I've also used to join 4x2 end to end. Any things possible with the domino.

Thanks for your compliments. I got alot of inspiration and ideas from these forums.

I made this box for a guy I buy my lpg gas bottle fills from. Its an urn for his daughters ashes. Timber was supplied by him, was some rimu flooring. Mitre keys are from some dark hardwood left overs...