Thread: Wood show - show us your score

Originally Posted by

Well, I finally took the plunge (no pun intended) and bought one of these: Festool OF 2200 Router - Undeniably the perfect router. - YouTube

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Well done ,this is surely a beast & I love the one that I have .A man sized steak breakfast does not go amiss on cranking up this animal

I know you will enjoy the experience.

Great as an under mounted router takes no effort in profiling edges.

Cheers

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

You could mount it on a lathe and do some groovy grooving. With the plunge, you could do intermittent and variable depth grooving (if you're quick).

Just sayin'. I mean, if it don't go on a lathe it don't get a run, does it? Or is the flat-work corruption undeniably setting in?

We do more than just turn big stuff.

Um, let's see now: We furnished the whole of an 80 square house (except the kitchen) including an 6 metre x 8 metre library with glass doors and running rails for the ladders. All that was done in solid timber and kept me busy for 8 years.

We make patterns for a couple of ceramists that have to be accurate to 0.002" to match CNC'd parts for casting.

We do some weird things for artists that challenge the brain.

We repair and fit out motor homes.

Made numerous custom built cabinets, tables and chairs over the years.

Turned most things from toothpick size to cabers.

Originally Posted by

We do more than just turn big stuff.

Um, let's see now: We furnished the whole of an 80 square house (except the kitchen) including an 6 metre x 8 metre library with glass doors and running rails for the ladders. All that was done in solid timber and kept me busy for 8 years.

We make patterns for a couple of ceramists that have to be accurate to 0.002" to match CNC'd parts for casting.

We do some weird things for artists that challenge the brain.

We repair and fit out motor homes.

Made numerous custom built cabinets, tables and chairs over the years.

Turned most things from toothpick size to cabers.

Wow, to have done all that with lathes is incredible, and I begin to understand why you have so many. The mind boggles at what you'll be able to achieve with a great router

I did my dash with a Laguna Fusion 10" table saw. Full marks to Gregory Machinery for their service and for bringing an extra one to Sydney for me. I did my usual prowl around and also bought a digital angle gauge from McJing - good prices as usual! It was good to meet up with the usual suspects and meet some new ones at the Forum stand.

Didn't score a lot but here they are. The dark board in the front is Snakewood, and the brown board behind is Beefwood.

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Got picked up by my son and hit the show pretty early and headed straight to the Lucas Mill stand outside which I am always drawn to every time I hear it fire up. This time they had the smaller version on show, as well as the $19,000 version, and actually cut a few boards while we were there. I just couldn't resist the price of the smaller one so even tho I didn't take the show "special" which was their demo machine mainly because I couldn't wait till the end of the show, plus I had no way of carting it home.
The long and the short of it guys is that there will be a Lucas Mill here as soon as I can make it happen. I'm offering that those so far that I've "met" on line (and anyone else close enough to take advantage) will avail themselves of all the downed trees on my property to make us some really nifty bits of useful wood to play with.
The rest of the show was as good as any of the past Sydney Shows.
Got to meet the guys from Gregory's Machinery and also the actual guy with whom I brokered the deal for my Laguna Bandsaw.
One of the great things about having a baby granddaughter tagging along is that her stroller can hold so much in goodie bags.
All in all we had a great time, at least there were plenty of seats for me to rest my weary body on when I needed it.
The only downer is I still cannot believe how these small food vendors can charge the prices they do and get away with it. It's like planting a money tree in their cash registers every time a show like this happens along.
Anyhow, a good time was had by all. Next year I might try and go on more than one day so I can soak it all in. It's just so hard on some of the family (mums and little ones) to be dragged back and forth to the same demos while I want to see a particular item being shown.
Long story short...I'll be back.

Bob

Originally Posted by groeneaj

I got some dvds, a new drill combo and a LN #140 with a brush.
Being a new home owner now I thought the new dvds will come in handy.

Groeneaj,

If you don't mind me asking, could you tell me how much you paid for the pair of Panasonic drill and driver? I have had the same pair of tools for many years now and would recommend them to anyone. They are my favourite tools; great power (14.4v Li-ion) and excellent performers. I got them from a place called Gasweld up in Taren Point as a package deal, because they were new on the power tool scene way back then. All up cost was $445.00 so I was interested to see what replacements would be now, because I would not hesitate in getting them again no matter what the cost.
You will have many years of faithful and constant performance from them. Great tools!

Cheers,
Bob

Hey Bob - I got the two drills with 2 x 18v 3.3amp batteries and 1 x 18v 1.5amp for $530. I thought that was a good price.

Here's a part of my haul. Waiting on some things to arrive in the mail. Most exhibitors, if they didn't have it at the show, mailed it out free of charge.
The chisels and chuck are for a lathe I picked up from a forum member and I also grabbed a couple of Gramercy hold fasts from another member. The saw blade box is empty, see second pic. I did a few test cuts and it is a huge improvement on my old blades.
Still have some sanding sleeves for the spindle sander, some jig and fixture gear, some dust extraction bits and some other stuff that I can't remember . Oh well, It will be a nice surprise when it arrives. Speaking of nice surprises, see my other thread.

Tony that CC gauge is amazing!
I was very tempted to buy one.

Originally Posted by groeneaj

Tony that CC gauge is amazing!
I was very tempted to buy one.

When I was testing the saw blade, I got my square and a marking knife out to scribe a line on a piece of scrap. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, you fool? thinks I. Tried out the CC cutting guage instead. Very happy

Originally Posted by

Well, I finally took the plunge (no pun intended) and bought one of these: Festool OF 2200 Router - Undeniably the perfect router. - YouTube

I also bought some router bits, a 2" wide skew chisel (been looking for one for years) and some diamond laps for an upcoming sharpening demo at a club.

I bought his little brother!


Trav

Looks awesome trav. Your have to give us a demo next time we're over at yours

Originally Posted by NCArcher

Here's a part of my haul. Waiting on some things to arrive in the mail. Most exhibitors, if they didn't have it at the show, mailed it out free of charge.
The chisels and chuck are for a lathe I picked up from a forum member and I also grabbed a couple of Gramercy hold fasts from another member. The saw blade box is empty, see second pic. I did a few test cuts and it is a huge improvement on my old blades.
Still have some sanding sleeves for the spindle sander, some jig and fixture gear, some dust extraction bits and some other stuff that I can't remember . Oh well, It will be a nice surprise when it arrives. Speaking of nice surprises, see my other thread.

So where's photo of lathe ????????

I could have given Fletty the stick for you to do