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Thanks for the good wishes....
I have been out of action for 6 mths with a broken ankle that won't heal and it looks like at least another 6 mths. Tomorrow it is off to hospital for the ankle fusion...

Lots of good stuff there.

My PD&T students have been using it this year...they had to do a redesign project and did a modification of a saw horse with a replaceable insert.

..but loads more...

You might at some time want to make a box with a curved top. Most of us find it a bit difficult to work out the width and angles required for the staves needed to make it

Just remember the...

I am not sure if one of these has been posted before.....

If you want to turn a box or cylinder out of staves, this spreadsheet will calculate the required angles and widths to cut them.

I...

I just had a look at CMG motors (aust made)

1/4 hp motor 230V 180W
effeciency 57%
Power factor 0.92
full load current 1.49A
Locked Rotor Current 3.7A

A full load current of 2.3 A with one...

1 hp = 750W = 3A at 250V go figure!!

Perhaps we should alow for a power factor of about 0.8 then if the rated input current is 2.5A at 240V (as on the nameplate of the motor) then the power...

I think Breez
y has the answer...
If possible provide a method to increase air flow into the pipework just after the router, to allow the DD to do it's job.

You have rightly identified the...

Some people call them oscillating bobin sanders

Hare and Forbes (hobby level)

Carbatec

Jet

Would be good places to start. I have been using Carbatec's benchtop model but wish it had...

Suggestions:

Use something that is not soluble in methylated spirit.

An oil based stain...make sure it is thoroughly dry a few days to a week?
A water base stain should work (make sure you...

When designing a box with a lift off lid with an inlay in the centre of the top, you can make the lid with an overhang of the box sides and a small rebate to centre it on the box...alows the user to...

Lovely work:2tsup:

As for the hinges.... ask yourself do you really need them... what is wrong with a lift off lid?

Probably a bit late now due to the way your lid is made but worth...

Bunnings no longer stock Wattyl products,(stopped last year) so try another hardware or paint distributor.

Cheers,

Chipman

Glue some longer strips of sacrificial wood (eg pine) on each side of your breadboard blanks and then the snipe will occur on the strips and not your work. This is standard procedure when trying to...

That is good to hear. Typically, the more coats of varnish you put on the better it looks.

By the way, there are sealers you can use to even out the blotchiness.

Our good host UBeaut sells a...

You are right about the way kids use them

I made some doll's beds (non rocking) and the little kids sit in it! (3yr old)

Mine are 1/4 scale (approx 50cm long 25cm wide) but the timber...

A dowell sounds good.

Try doining it horizontally.

Clamp the leg piece with some packing above the bench
Use a hardwood block to make a drilling jig
Get everything lined up and then drill...

try Rustins or Wattyl

Only do the staining once.


The multiple coats is for the wipe on poly only. I build up several coats eg 4 then sand with 800 grit or steel wool and put a further two coats of wipe on poly on....

without seeing it, it is hard to comment. From what you have said, I might make the following suggestions.

It is very difficult to stain tassie oak with an oil based stain (this wood does not...

Hi Graham,

Sorry to hear about your wife. If you ever get to miss working with wood, Have you thought of doing some marquetry or simple wood carving?

I am a little bit incapacitated at the...

Unless you solve the water problems first, your wood based lining materials will not last. Other wise it is cement sheet based lining

Cheers

Finewoodworking idea not mine. I had seen a similar setup elswhere but can't remember where. You are right though, it is a really good way to get lots of strips the same size with minimum effort!
...

1. as stated make a zero clearance plate for your saw (see pdf)
2. Glue a small block of wood onto a push block
3. Put ypur piece of wood you want to rip your thin sticks from against the push...

It is all about templates to fit the glass

For the top bit, make a template for the size of the opening and attach it firmly (couple of screws and or double side tape) and rout it to shape with...

As for machines, a bandsaw is THE answer. If not, then you could.

1. Buy a fret saw or coping saw... quite inexpensive hand saws (worth doing anyway)
2. Make multiple side by side cuts with and...

Many thanks for the kind comments. Here are the rest of the photos I have of the clock. You will no doubt see some flaws in the closeups.

sometimes it is possible to get existing hinges and cut them down to the size you want and redrill the holes

Regards,

Chipman

I haven't been able to do much lately due to ongoing health issues, but I finally finished this clock. Some time ago, my niece asked me to make a clock held in the hands (somewhat art deco). I got...

Actually, if you are after a painted finish, mdf is probably the best choice!!!

One of my students just completed a large jewellery chest and wanted a white gloss finish (his mother's choice)...

If in Melbourne Eastern Suburbs...

Could try The Woodsmith Lusher Rd Croydon if you are only after smaller bits of wood

Chipman

I must agree with most of what has been said here. We had an incident at our small school (fire) before I took over and obviously worksafe got involved and let me tell you I could work full time...

Will definitely try and make it.... been too busy doing other things for too long!

I have just about had it with poor quality designed equipment. We have a combo planer thicknesser at school (largely chosen by lack of space) and it has been nothing but trouble.

Right from...

The woodworkers journal e zine has a 10yr special on. Lots of free plans. some furniture, toys, christmas stuff etc.

You need to be quick as they change every week or so.




Free Plans...

Who needs a shed...I just moved inside!!!! What's more the good wife let me (until the renovations were finished:D:D I knew I shoudna rushed:C)

I think I have shed down the back... if I could...

I have turned liquid amber. Cracking is an issue. I let it dry for a year in a loose plastic bag in a cool environment. Turned it relatively thin then let it dry out some more for a couple of...

Hi Crowie,

You are almost there!!!! Go back to page 2 of this threa and look at the 3 post. You should be able to download the plans from there.

Have fun making toys!

Just wish I had the...

Looks very nice to me. Pine can look really great. If you can make it look good in pine then it will definitely work with better grade timber. The real challenge with pine is staining (can go...

Sorry!

I just acessed this from a different computer and realised most of the pictures are missing. So I will up load them again.

These are from the third post "Assembling the mantel"

I bought the Makore from Mathews Timber in Nunawading (Vic)

They are in NSW too. This is their contact.

16 Christie St
St Marys NSW 2760
1800 251 289

Cheers,

Thanks for the comments. It is a fake gas fire, otherwise the hearth would have to be much bigger AND a suitable screen.

Cheers,

Chipman

Here are some pics of the final finish and pattern details.

Cheers,

Chipman

PS took much longer to build than I thought. (Too busy at work and then my back gave out!. But its done and...

First the fireplace is packed to the correct dimensions with timber. The top plank is also screwed to the wall. Packing blocks are also glued and screwed to the sides of the bricks.
...

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The columns consist of uneven sides 55mm in front of the tiles and 180 mm back to the wall. It has...

All long parts were dowelled and glued and screwed together. Dowels help to keep everything aligned. Long mitres were biscuited while short ones were dowelled. The cutouts and sockets for the joins...

Once the design was finalised, the first task was to dimension all the timber. Makore is a very had timber and burns easily. The combination jointer/thicknesser I was using (work) soon lost its edge...

My family asked me to make a fireplace surround to match the other furniture in our lounge room.

This involved removing the old slate and timber surround. Once everything was stripped back, the...

Hang in there.. I hope things are going as well as can be.


Chipman

Hi Just remembered a few things:

1. Make sure you register with medicare for the safety net (especially if you are going private)

2. See if you can get your doctor to "admit" your wife...