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  1. 27th October 2005, 01:07 PM #1
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    Gidday

    Well although I've recently kitted up my workshop with some Great Tools I still work without a Tablesaw; Thicknesser or Jointer. I consider these Machines Dream Buys that I'll get down the track once my skill levels develops sufficiently.

    I make no quarms about the fact that I am a dead set beginner in the bigger realms of Woodworking and funature art. My ultimate goal simply to make beautiful furnature and perhaps one day make the odd dollar of it.

    In the mean time I've come to really appreciate certain Goodies I've been able to get my hands on. My latest favourate is the EZ Smartguide. This Simple devise allows me to do a number of things realitively easily that I hand no chance of doing with just a circular saw.

    Today I milled up some beautiful Redgum that was kindly given to me from a top bloke from up in the mountains near this area called Adelong (Hey Dave I havent worked with any of this before but gez I love the look of it!!!! Nothin like beautiful Aussie Hardwoods!!!!

    Anywaz the Smartguide transforms my Humble Hitachi C9 into an Accurate Jointer. I've been Milling stock down with the Smartguide and Finishing off with my Handplanes Scraper & quick Run with a ROS. This has been great FUN watching old cranky looking Timber transform into a beautifully milled piece of Stock highlighting wonderful grain patterns.

    I can accurately crosscut & Rip with the Smartguide N heres a few Pics of her in action!!!

    What a great way to spend the morning

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  3. 27th October 2005, 01:13 PM #2
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    Once I've edge Jointed the stock I take to it with my Handplanes n Card Scraper finishing off with a quick run on the ROS. I think the end result speaks for itself.



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  4. 27th October 2005, 01:44 PM #3
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    Great work, Lou!

    Your workshop is just like mine - plenty of ventilation and dining amenities!
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    Good fun, Lou, & good result.
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    You are right mate

    Nut sing like beautiful Aussie Hardwoods
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    very nice Lou, looks like a day well spent!
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    G'day Lou!

    Lovely stuff!

    Achoo! Must be all that dust from the RoS - much prefer nice creamy smooth shavings from the planes - HNTs and an L.N. block plane I spy?

    Cheers mate!
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    Gidday Steve

    Spot on! I got a Palm Smoother, Jack Plane & I must admit my favourate at the moment LN LA adjustable mouth Block Plane. I recently sharpened the Blade using my newfound skills and she cuts ssssssssoooooo smoothly.

    I'm officially hooked on LN gear at the moment (That stuff in the brown paper has got to me) My next purchase Must be a LA Jack followed by a No 4 Smoother. Was going to buy soon but a Rat got into my Wallet

    I didn't realise how much Fun Handplanes could be until I got my hands on some decent ones!!!!

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    Good work Lou, wish that I'd thought of your idea first about using a circular saw guide before spending money on tools that do exactly the same thing. There's no stopping you now.
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    Well done Lou. You must've been a tree in a previous life.

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    Well although I've recently kitted up my workshop with some Great Tools I still work without a Tablesaw; Thicknesser or Jointer. I consider these Machines Dream Buys that I'll get down the track once my skill levels develops sufficiently.


    Lou,
    The machines you want to buy once your skill levels develop sufficiently are the same machines that allow a mug like me to be able to do some of the things that you can already do with out them. I could not go dark now that I almost have what I feel to be my basic workshop tools. I take my hat off to you dark siders, but I have no desire to join you.

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    Yeah, Lou: nothing like getting a beautiful piece of timber out of an ordinary looking plank o' wood. Good stuff!
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