Thread: Where to get things in Brisbane....

This was in a different Topic(HOMEMADE TOOLS AND JIGS ETC.) and thought I had to agree with what was said, there is a place Called "Reverse Garbage" at South Brisbane/West End". They acquire left overs and off cuts from "where ever and everywhere else". Some of this sits there for ages and ages but other stuff gets snapped up quickly. As an example, there were two Polar Bears made from fibre glass like the Bundy Bear but at the time I didn't have a garden to put them in or a way of getting them home. I bought some Red Cedar(about 1800x180x32) x2 for $17, a piece of dark tinted perspex(about 2200x1100x10) for $10. Some of these things sit in the garage for ages and ages before they get used but they are such a bargin that I couldn't resist. My mother said once "it's not a bargin unless you actually need it", but this isn't always the case.

I also went to the markets at Rocklea again today and bought 8 x 400mm drawer runners for $15 and 2 by 2400x290x19 pine for $24. The guy that sells timber is only there every second Sunday though. Hand tools can be bought second hand, mostly old but with a little TLC can soldier on for years to come.

In short, bargins can be found every where, the markets are a bit out of my way but well worth the trip.

Woody


<TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR title="Post 173675" vAlign=top><TD class=alt1 align=middle width=125>apricotripper</TD><TD class=alt2>Been reading a few threads lately on tuning hand planes. Gave me the idea to show off something I've found to be very useful. Never no, it might kick start some idea in you fellas......

Being able to flattern is a very important skill I think in the workshop. Probably one of the first most important things to do. And something you have to do all the time. Like,,,,flatterning stones, plane soles, straightedges, blades of all sorts etc......As a consequence I've found the need to make a bench of sorts that has just one purpose -> flatterning stuff... Its good I think to have a seperate table for just this because I think its annoying to use machine tops all the time, like jointer and table saw. Its disturbs the work your doing there if suddenly you have to flattern something, forcing you remove what your doing and laying sandpaper down instead. And even then, being ideal to spray adhesive the sandpaper down, you'll end up getting sticky crap everywhere. And I don't really want that on my machine tops.......so this is what I've come up with.

I have an old shed, so appearence is definetly NOT important. So I feel I can do what I like to it. Which is good, because it presents options. In this case its meant that I can cement directly off the floor......and rough cementings very easy. Even I managed to do it, and I'm crap at it.

And at a reverse garbage type shop in Brisbane I found a piece of good quality finish granite for $10. It turned out to be very flat, about an inch thick, 1 metre odd long, and glazed (if thats the word) on top .ie. its tops glass like. And its long and thin ready to take that good quality cloth backed Hermes belt sandpaper.

All I did was make a small wall. screwed ply together to make a mold and just filled it with cement and sat the granite on top. Not really in the spirit of woodworking but I wanted something very strong and vibration free. And I wanted something thin as well so I can get a good comfortable stance right on top of it for bearing down with plenty of force,,( which is something that feels dangerous on glass ). And applying a lot of force is important I think for removing large amounts of material quickly . eg. with coarse grit down flatterning a steel plane sole.

And it works great. It sits right next to my sharpening station for ease of use. And it flatterns stones like you wont believe. A dry stone is usually flatterned in as few as say 3 long strokes.....done. (but don't use a wet stone...it'll only clog up your paper) No round and round in circles on a small piece of glass.

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