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28th January 2020, 09:21 PM #1
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greetings!
Hey All,
I'm on Brisbane Northside. I'm just getting started in woodworking. My grandpa was a machinist in the military and had many skills I always admired, but regrettably never learned from him before he passed about twenty years ago. He was the kind of guy who would make his own tools from scratch for a project.
Decided to get into it recently, starting with a little misadventure - picked up a triton table saw and a router a month or two ago. I never managed to get that saw aligned properly(followed some instructions in the book, then some from on here and three weekends in, gave up on it. Router seems ok though. Subsequently I've picked up a Bosch gts 10xc and a pair of old Record manual planes (a #4 and #5). I'm sure the bosch isn't as nice as the cast iron tables I'm sure many of you have, but it at least seems to cut straight. I've just started on a crosscut sled for it.
Read up on a few men's sheds online to see if I could glean some knowledge, but I work fulltime and most of them run during the week. Doing a fair lot of youtube watching at the moment and keeping an eye out for more tools.
Got a few projects in mind - planning a workbench right now, then I'll move onto a desk, maybe a new kitchen table.
Thought I'd pop in and say hi.
Cheers!
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28th January 2020, 10:54 PM #2
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Gday mate - also new and a limited-time guy in Brisbane (but southside)
Thoroughly recommend a workbench as your first move. I managed to knock over a work bench as my first project. Rough as guts in aspects but big and heavy and holds a vice and very happy.
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29th January 2020, 03:04 PM #3
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Welcome to the forum.
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29th January 2020, 09:19 PM #4
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Welcome rhimes, but it seems like you have been lurking around for some time by your joining date. I am sure there must be some woodwork clubs around your area that meet in the evening rather than men's sheds who appear to be predominately daytime conveners. Always good to be able to hang out with like minded people and get good instruction from them.
Dallas
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29th January 2020, 10:02 PM #5
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G'Day & Welcome to a top forum...
There are quite a stack members around Brisbane and cross South East Queensland plus the rest of the country.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork......
Cheers crowie
PS If you're up Redcliffe way, theirs a good woodwork guild there.
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29th January 2020, 10:23 PM #6
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Welcome to the forum.
Regards
Keith
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30th January 2020, 12:09 AM #7
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6th February 2020, 04:39 PM #8
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Hi mate, I’m Northside at Samford... whereabouts are you? Cheers Gary
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