Thread: Help needed - recommendation for wood workshop to help me fix an issue in Melbourne

can you not approach the supplier and ask for a modification? or was the dummy made offshore and the supplier has no local manufacturing capacity?

I'm sure there are lots of people on here and workshops in Melbourne who could do this for you, but I caution you that it is not a "small job".

setting up to machine cut a pair of accurately sized and angled holes would likely take 5 to 10 times as long as the actual cutting of the holes. And at the end of the day, what you are paying for is a person's time.

Would you want the misplaced holes plugged?

How easy/hard is it to transport? What sort of weight are we looking at? Anything over probably 20kg then requires more than one person or mechanical aids to move/position.
I am guessing the material is a Hardwood, and is round. (You think it is laminated pine. This could make it a lot easier.)
How far apart are the square holes? Are they at 90 degrees to the face or are we going into compound angles? How deep do they go?

If I was to do the job, I would start by drilling a pilot hole, or possibly four, before trying to drill out the bulk of the material. Then using a chisel, 50mm if available, square off the sides.

The more information you provide, even images of what you have the greater the response you are likely to have.
If you take a picture, perhaps have some tape indicating where the new holes are to go.

I am sure you will get it modified.

Interesting construction puzzle with that piece.

I think it was made with the spaces , the mortises, being left in the pieces as it was being laid up. Then it was turned. Probably with temporary plugs in the mortises.

It would be interesting to know what type of lathe the maker owns as well.

As far as putting in new mortises goes . A chisel mortiser would be the way to go . But I think the mortising would have to be done by coming in from both sides. Tricky alignment with that. It depends on the diameter of the pole.

Look for someone with a Chisel mortiser in their workshop .

A chain mortiser would be to rough on it and make a mess.

If you cant find someone local I have the machinery. But I'm about 2 hours drive to your south east.

Rob

Thanks all for the replies most appreciated. I've been in touch with the manufacturer and they're going to build me a new body at cost, considering it was my stuff up I think it's amazingly generous )




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If you decide you want a second then bring it along to a get together. Im sure someome might help you with new holes.

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