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Good advice. What belts do you use. I have a few brands I'm trying. LBA, Hermes and some sub brands of LBA.

Yep. Though it doesn't take a woodworker to appreciate that well maintained machines make for an efficient and productive workplace.

Great. There's certainly times I think I can push a little harder, but have been easing into it. Thanks for your advice.

Hey Elan, how many amps does you machine draw during a pass? What do you aim for? Apart from listening and looking at the result, I find looking at the ammeter a good gauge of how aggressive or not...

Ha ha, I hear ya.. 'Home workshop'.. That's the only difference, I'm a full time furniture maker so it's 100% worth it in the time I save and the results we yield from it.

Awesome, thanks.

I meant to ask. How do you store your belts? I have had different advice.

Cool! Yeah we certainly do 90% of tops 30-40mm. Easy. thanks.

My guess is just another selling point. Does yours have a mobile head or bed? My bed moves. Would prefer to have a fixed table height so I could wheel in a bench made to the same height to...

Yes, a 30hp motor runs both heads. The 2 heads and the pneumatic pad are all individually controllable, as is the point of contact so you can save the edges etc.

Thanks, that's pretty much what I had in mind. I did get some 40 & 60 as we do some recycled hardwood tables etc, so thought it might be useful for a few applications. One belt change per job run has...

Thanks! I have a few brands to try out. Hermes, LBA (and their sub brands). Trouble is you need a series of grits to complete a job with to do a true test. Slowly working out what I require and which...

Finally up and running now. 1350 wide, 2 head + pneumatic pad. Very, very nice machine.

This will save hundreds and hundreds of hours sanding the big table tops we do.
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Also, located at Salisbury.

Photo attached. There's a few bits of blackbutt, possibly beech, some blackwood and odds and ends.

XXXX Gold cans for the workshop will be great.

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I have heaps of AWO offcuts, most around 200x200x50 some longer suitable for drawer fronts etc.

Can be made into furniture feet, kids toys, boxes, drawers etc.

If you're interested you can have...

Good! I can't remember exactly what I ended up doing now that fixed it. But I did adjust the bed parallel to the cutterhead which was out a fraction. Thanks again for your help!

So if it persists it's likely to be the infeed roller?. If it stops, it's more likely the bed or bed rollers or something else? thanks!

Ok. So what will that show? Or what am I looking for with the low friction surface?

It's a serrated infeed roller. I haven't tried a false table, but will do tomorrow. So do you mean a melamine sled?

Sorry guys, I didn't reply to most with the quoted text. Thank you for your help so far. I will confirm some of the things to be checked on Monday. fingers crossed.

I have rotated them recently and has been working well. It's skewing before the cutters.

Cheers, I'll check this out. The bed rollers are the one thing I haven't looked at 100% other than checking they were aligned and rolling freely.

Would the spirals skew in both directions? if I feed a board in on the LHS it skews the end of the board to the centre. If I feed a board in on the RHS it also skews the end of the board to the...

I have been using this machine for 3 years, recently rotated the cutters (with no adverse effects) and has been running fine. I agree, usually an adjustment on the infeed roller or the roller tension...

I thought this too. I checked it and it appears fine. All of the adjustments on the rollers, chipbreaker and pressure bar are even in distance/ parallel to the bed the entire way across too.

Thanks. It's more that it's a new problem that has never been there (or if it is there it's easily adjusted with roller tension). I can guide it, but it does grab the board and can skew it quite a...

Thanks. I don't think so. Only because I've been using it daily for 3 years and this is the first time it's happened.

Thanks. I've spent the least attention on the bed rollers, so I'll look into it. cheers!

Thanks! I use silverglide regularly. Also gave it a good clean and fresh application of silverglide. It's the back edge skewing towards Centre. I also use Centre, but as you say trying to wear it...

Hi Guys,

My thicknesser is giving me grief! Model is here.

It's skewing the boards on infeed towards the centre of the table. So if I feed a board in on the right hand side it will skew the end...

Any time.

Check out my website makimaki | Custom Made Furniture | Brisbane — Home All custom orders, all quite different. I like making bigger stuff, dining tables etc. I find it the most rewarding, goes in...

Hey John, I misinterpreted the slang 'her indoors' I read it as though your wife may have been sick. I hope all is well, and still stand by my offer if you're keen. Don't give up on the bad habits....

Mate that sounds tough. I'm more than happy to help with sending some suitable work your way. You were generous with your knowledge early on in my foray into furniture making & I now have a busy...

Hi Elan, What polyurethane are you using? Cheers, Cam.

Also. Join the FOG website. Cheers.

John, C&L tools have the most stocked supply of dominos. I recommend downloading the supplementary manual. Did you get the XL? If so, buy the adapter from seneca and you can use the 500 cutters.

Hi Guys,

I have a fun CNC job to complete. It's essentially a pattern using a V bit in a 1000mm diameter table top.

Does anyone here have a CNC or know someone with a small CNC what could help....

great! any way to modify the colour?

Well it seemed like such a good idea...

Has anyone had any practical experience filling cracks/voids in timber with melted brass?

Doable?

What's the process/ pitfalls/ advice?

Cheers,

Cam.

Thanks! And this effectively joints it? Makes a bowed board flat? Or just makes it a uniform width and thickness?

Hi,

Does anyone know of an 'automatic' jointer, presumably used in mass furniture production?

Guessing it's a doubled sided planer that can joint a board to flat with parallel faces?

Do they...

Looking forward to this. Can you tell me more?

Thanks!

I think they will be moving in a similar directions, and hopefully you're right in that it will be minimal enough not to matter.

If in fact that's the case, then affixing all shelves...

ugh yes, cross cut sleds can be a pain. I found this video to be very helpful, very long, but very helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbG-n--LFgQ

I haven't watched the wood whisperers video,...

Hi Guys,

I have a corner unit to make. To date I have never made one.

My question is on the joinery method to use when affixing the shelves to account for seasonal movement.
It seems as the...

Hi,

I have made a large table for a customer in Launceston: http://makimaki.com.au/furniture-gallery/recycled-timber-table/

It is being delivered with the legs and rails separated. I'm in...

G'day guys,

I have a customer that has had a Pecan tree milled some years ago and is wanting to make something from it.

I haven't used Pecan before and have struggled to find info on it -...