Thread: Hi from Canberra

Well, I joined here a while ago after I picked up an old drill powered lathe, drill press, table saw multi-tool thingo that I can't think of the name of right now, and found some info on it here.

Now i'm getting a bit more interested in woodworking in general, so i figured I'd stick my head in here and say Hi.

I like making things in general, and reciently bodged up a bit of a dog house for our border collie. I'm keen to have a go at making things like bookcases & other furniture, as well as trying my hand at box making. I kind of like little wooden boxes. I'm also keen at having a go at making wooden toys, if not right now, in the not too distant future when hopefully we'll have some kids of our own.

I've also the forum seems to be at the top of the list for australian welding forums too, which i'm having a bit of a play around with again at the moment. for the time being my welder is a terrible thing, i think its a cigweld from memory, but the sum of any adjustment is a switch that selects between 2.6 and 3.2mm rods. For the time being I think i'm stuck with it, but eventually I want to get myself one of these inverter welders, like a cigweld weldskill 130. I am tempted to go the budget option of one of these $100 Bunnings specials though, at least to tie me over till i can afford a better one. I'll have to keep thinking about that.

Anyway, thats me for now,
Cheers,
Matt