Thread: General woodworking machines

None are made here any more, all are imports.(might be lucky to get an aussie made lathe).
There's fair amount of hand tools and jig's made here though.

Jet is now about the only internationally know brand available here, everything else is re-badged Taiwanese or Chinese tools, without the quality control. When stuff gets too bad the local suppliers just go to the factory down the road from the last one

So you might want to ship your heavy duty stuff with induction motor over with you & just buy local 240 volt motors when you arrive.

For hand tools, Makita, Bosch (green & blue), some Milwaukee, some Dewalt, Hitachi, Triton (good local design, o/s made) Ryobi, a very few Porter Cable tools (1 router, biscuit joiner, wall sander) Festo.

Most 110 volt hand tools are either not worth running off a transformer or trying to convert - I noted that some P-C tools have internal wiring that supports 220 volts but not most.

Your forgeting the euro brands and Metabo.

UK HSE (OSH) rules mandate 110v tools on building sites (Some say it is a form of anti-competitive practice that makes it hard for European firms to win business... ) I think they run OK through transformers.

Anyway, you are coming way South of the Mason-Dixon line... I reckon you'll miss the magnolias....

Hi river rat

Have a look at some of the local suppliers - that will give you some idea of what is about. I have listed some (in no particular order or preference). Perhaps some of the other forumites might like to add any they think should be on the list that I have overlooked

http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/
http://www.timbecon.com.au/
http://www.northwoodtools.com.au/index.htm
http://www.gregmach.com/
http://gpwoodturning.yahoostore.com.au/index.html
http://www.mik.com.au/
http://www.woodworking.com.au/
http://www.triton.com.au/index.php
http://www.ledamachinery.com.au/
http://www.toolies.com.au/default.html
http://www.gabbett.com/products.htm
http://www.woodworksupplies.com.au/
http://www.hareandforbes.com.au/
http://www.idealtools.com.au/

Originally Posted by MurrayD99

UK HSE (OSH) rules mandate 110v tools on building sites (Some say it is a form of anti-competitive practice that makes it hard for European firms to win business... ) I think they run OK through transformers.

Anyway, you are coming way South of the Mason-Dixon line... I reckon you'll miss the magnolias....

I actually thinking of machinery like Felder/Holmag!(not builders tools)