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    Amazing work, although I don't know if I would...

    Amazing work, although I don't know if I would have gone all out with the colour. Personally I think it looked fine once the pyrography was done, but tha'ts only me.
    Well done.
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    Nova 3000 extension

    I definitely have a Nova 3000 extension, since the sticker is on the side. It is 500mm long and weighs about 10kg.
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    NOVA bed extension

    I have a bed extension for a NOVA. I got rid off the lathe a few years ago but bought it about 15 years ago so I assume it was a Nova 3000 (it looks like the old pictures).
    I could take a picture of...
  4. Why not use MDF? I made a tablesaw sled with 19mm...

    Why not use MDF? I made a tablesaw sled with 19mm MDF a number of years ago and it is as flat as the day I made it.

    Getting birch ply is difficult. The best thing that is easily available is...
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    If you are making a largish box, go for quality...

    If you are making a largish box, go for quality quadrant hinges (Anton Gerner). I sold one with cheaper quadrant hinges only to have the customer come back a few months later with a broken hinge.
    ...
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    CLAIMED I'm in.

    I'm in.
  7. Thread: The Sassafrases

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    Just a warning about the hinges for that size of...

    Just a warning about the hinges for that size of box. I used the same type of hinge but the customer later phoned me and said they had broken. It seems there is too much pressure on the rather small...
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    I have a couple of the Bessy clamps and bought a...

    I have a couple of the Bessy clamps and bought a couple of the Torquata clamps when I was in Perth.

    I have found them to be very good and good value.
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    beautiful

    a beautiful piece with incredible patterns.

    Can I ask where you bought the hinges?
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    hose question

    I was wondering how effective the silicon vacuum hose was, given that it doesn't look like it is reinforced.

    I just bought the fittings to put my system together but they didn't have any hose and...
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    Very nice. I just finished my first asa-no-ha...

    Very nice.
    I just finished my first asa-no-ha pattern from your first book and was amazed that it all went together with no gaps.

    I highly recommend your books to anyone who is interested in...
  12. Has anyone made the kerfing plane described by Tim Fidgen in the Unplugged Workshop

    Has anyone made this plane (really a saw)?

    There are some good videos on You Tube showing how to make one and use it. ...
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    have you tried to make your own?

    It's not hard to make your own knife hinges with some brass. I recently made a cabinet with a curved door and made some out of about 2mm thick brass - not the offset kind in your photo which you...
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    You could try a morse taper collet chuck - I...

    You could try a morse taper collet chuck - I bought a set of 5 (6mm and up) for about $50, but I can't remember where I got them - a search on the web should find them. The collet won't crush the...
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    Very nice. Did you do the slots by hand or using...

    Very nice. Did you do the slots by hand or using some sort of jig with a router? If the later, it would be interesting to see the jig.
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    You can buy (or make) solution to spray on curly...

    You can buy (or make) solution to spray on curly veneer and then flatten it with a weighted board before gluing to the substrate.

    There are some good tips at...
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    I have always lusted after the Lie Nielsen no.9...

    I have always lusted after the Lie Nielsen no.9 Miter Plane, but can't justify the cost.

    If your husband makes boxes, I'm sure he would use this plane a lot.

    It's expensive, but a very nice...
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    When I plane two edges and the straight edge...

    When I plane two edges and the straight edge shows them to be flat, they go together without any light visible at the join, so that's straight enough for me.

    I usually put the straight edge on...
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    It depends on what you want to do. If you are...

    It depends on what you want to do. If you are jointing edges to glue together, it pays to have an accurate straight edge. Blackwoods (which has offices in every state) carries a range of steel...
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    Before you spend a lot of money on a thicknesser...

    Before you spend a lot of money on a thicknesser to make a few boxes, why not try using a good hand plane? (You will need a decent plane anyway to fine tune the corners if they are going to be...
  21. Thread: Inlay tools

    by starr
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    I bought the Lie Neilson circular cutter but made...

    I bought the Lie Neilson circular cutter but made my own thicknessing tool and straight cutter (but using their cutting blades).

    They work very well.
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    A donkey ear shooting board is great for fine...

    A donkey ear shooting board is great for fine tuning mitres for boxes etc. In addition to using a plane, I use a long block of wood to which I attach sanding paper for a final cleanup if necessary...
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    Personally I don't think I would want to use a...

    Personally I don't think I would want to use a hand-held router to do this. I can see all sorts of bad things happening.

    I would highly recommend that you buy, or make yourself, a decent router...
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    I have added the PDF file as an attachment.

    I have added the PDF file as an attachment.
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    You shouldn't need a template. Here are some...

    You shouldn't need a template.
    Here are some instructions on how to do it:
    www.shopnotes.com/files/issues/.../6-step-router-plate-installation.pdf
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    Very nice. Can you reveal the secret of the...

    Very nice.

    Can you reveal the secret of the interesting overlapping squares on two of the tops?
  27. Thread: NOVA DVR problem

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    NOVA DVR problem

    My NOVA DVR has stopped working - nothing happens when I turn it on. I took it to an electrician who said that the 240V power was OK, so the problem must be in the internal electronics. The problem...
  28. Thread: Wave Grooves

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    Great work. Any chance of revealing how you...

    Great work.

    Any chance of revealing how you cut the grooves?
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    Very nice. You say the gears are made of...

    Very nice.

    You say the gears are made of wood. Did you just use a piece of solid wood or did you glue up pieces so that none of the gears are on weak grain? (I have just made my first clock...
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    beautiful work How did you attach the pig...

    beautiful work

    How did you attach the pig skin?
  31. Barrister's bookcase

    I make a three-level barrister's bookcase a few years ago from a plan in Woodsmith magazine. This is the picture from Barrister's Bookcase Woodworking Plan which looks like what I built. The plans...
  32. Thread: Steam box

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    I have tried PCV pipe and found it sagged too...

    I have tried PCV pipe and found it sagged too much when heated. (This was the white pipe - perhaps it would be better if you can get the higher heat resistant grey stuff, but I couldn't find any.)
    ...
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    Sanding pad coming loose

    Has anyone had a problem with the sanding pad of an older version of the Festool ETS 150 sander coming loose while sanding?

    I tighten the hex screw which attached the sanding pad to the machine...
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    If you want the whole story try to get the book...

    If you want the whole story try to get the book "The Pencil - A History of Design and Circumstance" by Henry Petroski. It is an interesting read.
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    Go for a Festo if you can affort it. I managed to...

    Go for a Festo if you can affort it. I managed to get a second-hand one from an auction and it works like a dream - a lost less vibration than the cheaper one I had been using. Plus you can get very...
  36. Thread: saws

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    I think a bandsaw is better for the outside...

    I think a bandsaw is better for the outside teeth. There is a video on Youtube which shows someone cutting them on a bandsaw - he makes a lot of the clocks designed by Clayton Boyer.
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    I saw someone hook up a small file to a scroll...

    I saw someone hook up a small file to a scroll saw (on Youtube). I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like a good method.

    Look up wooden clocks and you should be able to view several such videos.
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    I turned one up from a small piece of Jarrah,...

    I turned one up from a small piece of Jarrah, finished with bees wax. There is no need for a metal bottom.

    It works well. The shape can be whatever is pleasing to the hand, as long you turn the...
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    Stunning !!!

    Stunning !!!
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    Warning with cheap chucks

    I won a cheap 4 jaw chuck recently and have used it a few times. Generally it is fine, but the set screws holding in the jaws use a smaller Allen key than the M4 size used by my other chucks. I...
  41. Thread: Segmented Toroid

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    Very nice!! I don't usually go for the...

    Very nice!!

    I don't usually go for the segmented stuff very much, but this is an exception.
  42. Thread: Ingot box

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    Nice work. How do you get the nice mitres on...

    Nice work.

    How do you get the nice mitres on the angled faces?
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    The only professional turned I know uses a...

    The only professional turned I know uses a Vicmarc. They are top quality and I would get one of those if the price difference is not too great. I have personally had good luck with the Nova chucks.
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    I have had good results with Organoil Danish Oil...

    I have had good results with Organoil Danish Oil on Huon. You use wet & dry sandpaper to apply and the finish is as smooth as a baby's bottom, but as with most Danish Oil, it is not high gloss, but I...
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    cheap Aussie wood for thread chasing

    I recently bought a thread chaser and have tried it on some scrap wood with little success, until I used a small bit of rosewood. I tried on some blackwood with less success.

    What is a good,...
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    To get a smooth finish I wet sand between coats....

    To get a smooth finish I wet sand between coats. Start with 320 grit wet and dry paper after the first coat and wet sand, using a little soap in the water. Wipe off any residue. Recoat and use 400...
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    One thing you need to make if you're preparing by...

    One thing you need to make if you're preparing by hand is a set of winding sticks. They help you ensure that you have all of the twist out of the board, something I find difficult to do with my power...
  48. Thread: Seeking Advice

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    I did the same think to a big slab of myrtle a...

    I did the same think to a big slab of myrtle a number of years ago.

    I used a clear epoxy to fill in some large holes. The trick is to mask off the bottom of the holes so that the filling doesn't...
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    Wattyl sell a two-part nicocelulose lacquer which...

    Wattyl sell a two-part nicocelulose lacquer which works well, but I don't know what the smallest size is (we get it in large drums at my woodturning club).
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    Trouble with Nyatoh

    I have been working with nyatoh rough-sawn boards which I planed flat and then ran through the thicknesser to get down to 20mm thick.

    The wood was fairly dry according to my moisture metre (about...
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