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21st April 2012, 11:23 PM #46gravity is my co-pilot
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23rd April 2012, 10:09 AM #47The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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woooooow that would be retro cool!
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23rd April 2012, 11:17 PM #48
That's a sweet set of auger bits! I'm surprised you had such trouble with the drilling, mine fairly rip through hard wood. Maybe pick up an auger file and give them a little trim. http://fine-tools.com/G-augerbitfile.html
...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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24th April 2012, 08:54 AM #49
Berlin, when Milo says hard, he means HARD. I've helped him a bit on the build, & this wood is about as tough as it comes. With the best bits in the world I would have been sweating buckets, too! In fact I would have been looking for an easier way after the first hole, I suspect.......
Cheers,IW
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24th April 2012, 04:32 PM #50
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24th April 2012, 07:08 PM #51gravity is my co-pilot
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26th April 2012, 10:11 AM #53The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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Berlin,
refer to my first post in this thread where I mentioned aching in the lower extremities for days after having to lug 9 of these boards on to my trailer!! No joke, I will be a very happy man when I see the end of using this extreme hard wood.
On a bright note I managed to drill out one of the angled mortise in the long stretches over the weekend. I went for a 5 degree angle and with the help of the missus I manged to get everything lined up and drilled out. I am not going to chop the holes square but use a round over bit on the router table to round over the edges......it will save me a huge amount of sweat! I also glued up the large trestle last night, I used some ice to slow the epoxy going off and it worked, I had heaps of time.
I will post some pics over the weekend.
Milo
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28th April 2012, 08:47 PM #54
Sounds like you're gonna need to cover this thing with felt to protect your work
...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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29th April 2012, 10:07 PM #55The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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So the project for the weekend was to cut the mortises for the tusks to tighten up the trestles and therfore the base will big rock solid and most rewarding....Finished!
I tilted my drill press table to 5 degree clamped the stretcher in place, then lined up the fence all the while to try keep everything square.....by myself!!! The result of the first mortise was a bit sub standard....a few calls and my mate came over to give me hand.
The challenge was because my drill press max depth is 70mm I needed to cut 125mm I had to flip the stretcher all the while trying to get the holes to meet perfectly. Needless to say that only two out of the four were perfect. I had a bit of a step in the middle. I have always wondered what my late fathers pattern makers chiesels where used for??? Now I know! The half moon profile fit the whole perfectly and I swear I didn't even have to get them sharpened ...not that I would know how. So a bit of pearing away and the mortises where perfect.
I took some bunnings pine and cut the angle on the band saw, then planed everything smooth (how nice to plane soft wood!!!) It is also the first time I used my Dads spoke shave and I have to say I have found a new favourite....
So after a lot of fitting and pairing I knocked the wedge into place! perfect!
I dove into using the hard wood and whittled out three more but I still need to get them to fit better.
Who can spot the non woodwork tool on my bench..........?
Next time I post the base will be finished and oiled up with Danish Tung oil.
Milo
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30th April 2012, 12:20 AM #56Intermediate Member
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That tusk looks good to me Milo
I wouldn't worry about your wee one waking up while you're busy in the shed.... surely you missus will hear the screaming too ?
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30th April 2012, 07:41 AM #57
It's coming along very nice.
The walkie talkie on the bench is still a wood working tool, just like I can find things in the kitchen that can be used as a wood working tool.
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30th April 2012, 12:42 PM #58The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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Problem was the missus went out to the shops and I was stuck baby sitting!! We have one of these mechanical rockers....best inventions ever and it rocked her to sleep. Only problem is the little tacker is a very light sleeper so I have to turn into the stealth woodworker.
Great invetion though, full camera, infared and excelent mic I can keep an eye on her.
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30th April 2012, 12:48 PM #59The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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Thanks Christos
Yeah the base is just about finished, just need to fine tune the tusks a bit more, then a final sanding and we will be ready for oiling the base up!
I use the baby monitor to order lots of cups of tea from SWMBO, it has an intercom system on it....so I put my Barry White voice on and hit the button....."excuse me SWMBO could I get a large cuppa and three Tim Tams...pronto!"
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30th April 2012, 01:05 PM #60The Russel Coyte of Woodworking
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I forgot to mention one of the best quotes I have heard in my life!
The missus is always at me about cleaning up my workbench and all the shavings etc..... I tried to explain that I get busy and absorbed and #### just appears everywhere!!
I told IanW and he said......: a clean, tidy bench is a sign of an empty mind."
Gold.....pure Gold!
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