Thread: WIP - Really basic

Originally Posted by artme

I'm waiting on the solar kiln. How fa down the track is that???

Do you not mean So La Kiln Art?

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Do you not mean So La Kiln Art?

Doh!

Regards
Paul

PS. Stand by for quartersawing pix tonight all being well and assuming SWMBO will let me get a few words in edgeways .

Wow - I'm impressed. Not many workbench WIPs on here start off with a guy marching off into the bush carrying a chainsaw !

It makes buying the timber ready cut seem a bit wimpy by comparison.....

"You call that a bench? THIS is a bench"

Originally Posted by artme

I'm waiting on the solar kiln. How fa down the track is that???

Arthur

There is nothing very flash about the kiln and as soon as I have set up the stack to air dry I will be placing a frame over it ready for the plastic. Consequently you will be able to see the set up before it is in place. The only real sophistication is that the plastic is UV stable and was, I think, an Israeli product developed for market gardens.

I have used this technique before and it works quite well but obviously does not perform as well as an insulated solar kiln.

Regards
Paul

Should be good Bushy, any directions to where the "tapered blank for a didgeridoo for Simon" winds up I'd be appreciative.

Hello Springwater

It may be a while before Simon gets to the didge as he does not have his drilling machine set up at the moment. This is a pity because it would be easier to drill out when green I think and it would help the seasoning of a thick section to have it hollowed out (a bit like green bowl turning).

In the meantime you may not have seen this link.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f98/wo...ridoos-137258/

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Elver

I think recycled timber is probably the best option of all. I will look forward to seeing results. One year on...two...?

Regards
Paul

Give me six months at the outside.. ( three months of that is set aside for Swmbo 'essential and definitely urgent must be done today tasks')

Legs now dressed and starting on the top laminates soon.

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Hello Springwater

It may be a while before Simon gets to the didge as he does not have his drilling machine set up at the moment. This is a pity because it would be easier to drill out when green I think and it would help the seasoning of a thick section to have it hollowed out (a bit like green bowl turning).

In the meantime you may not have seen this link.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f98/wo...ridoos-137258/

Regards
Paul

Thanks for the link Bushy I had missed it and now that I have seen it reminded me that Ruffly has been away far too long, I really hope she's doing well.

I was interested to know how Simon bored a hole through and the link sort of explained how but it seems it's still a difficult task especially considering the tough woods used and that it's through end grain all the way

Springy, you'd be staggered at the amount of money that has been thrown at trying to drill a single hole. Ok, ok, it's a 2 metre long hole....through Ironbark......end grain.

Originally Posted by springwater

it reminded me that Ruffly has been away far too long, I really hope she's doing well.

Yes. I hope she still visits the forums, even if she no longer participates, and realises what a huge contribution she made and how sadly she is missed. The last time I saw her was at the 2011 Brissy show so it is a timely reminder of yours.

Another person missed for both his expertise and wit is Woodwould.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Springy, you'd be staggered at the amount of money that has been thrown at trying to drill a single hole. Ok, ok, it's a 2 metre long hole....through Ironbark......end grain.

No I don't reckon I would be FF, I'd reckon it'd be some task indeed and in that definately needing some serious metal with teeth to match with heaps of grunt behind them. All the same I'd think worth doing in the end although termite hollowing seems somewhat more...lets say earthy

Originally Posted by springwater

No I don't reckon I would be FF, I'd reckon it'd be some task indeed and in that definately needing some serious metal with teeth to match with heaps of grunt behind them. All the same I'd think worth doing in the end although termite hollowing seems somewhat more...lets say earthy

Springy

The longest didge he has made so far by this method is 2.7m. In the early days when FF assisted with sourcing long auger bits, Simon burnt out a 1000w protool drill on his second didge. As you have correctly assessed, end grain drilling is problematical, to put it euphemistically, and you could hardly find a more challenging wood than ironbark for this purpose. I hope he sets up the drilling machine again as I really want to see how the spotty comes up.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Yes. I hope she still visits the forums, even if she no longer participates, and realises what a huge contribution she made and how sadly she is missed. The last time I saw her was at the 2011 Brissy show so it is a timely reminder of yours.

Another person missed for both his expertise and wit is Woodwould.

Regards
Paul

Let's all hope she's in a good place aye, she's a very good sort. Yeah and Woodwould, wow, how chocablock full of knowhow and talent is he, I miss him heaps, pretty fairdinkum guy but I think his applecart was upset somewhere along the line. I'm somewhat ashamed not remembering his surname as I've tried to track down his website/blogg he ran which seemed to run parrallel with a lot of his contributions here. He must have been pretty well offended be something not to come back, anyway, I hope he's not suffering badly as I know his health wasn't always too good, it was really amazing what he could produce under the circumstances.

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Simon burnt out a 1000w protool drill on his second didge.

Who did the drill belong to?