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Very useful !

Thank you very much everyone.

Hi There,

I am very not sure if this is the right category for my question but it seems appropriate!

I am currently planning on ( finally ) making my Christmas gifts in the shop and bringing...

Hi Everyone,

i am currently searching for a dado stack but the only place I can find it around Melbourne is Carbatec and unfortunately Carbitools doesn't do them.

Does anyone know an other...

Just got back from A Lewis.

Thank so much Handyjack they are the loveliest people I have ever met in a timber yard. Amazingly helpful about everything and willing to spend extra time to help with...

Hey Handyjack,


I live in Caulfield too. I can't believe I have never seen that place before it is 4min drive from my place. Google is not that reliable :)

Thx for that I'll go and check it...

Actually I have the exact same question for the Melbourne area.

I went to a couple of timber yards/suppliers and each time really rude people and really not helpful.

Anyway had to leave these 2...

Emailed them yesterday,

got a reply this morning,

Jason gave me some really good advice and seem really helpful.

Definitely will give this little company a shoot.

Also he told me they are...

Got my answer.

Tape the edges and paint.

no glue on paint!

done thx guys :)

Hi everyone,

So I probably have a stupid question but people say "there are no such things as stupid questions" so ...

I have a big shelf unit that needs painting but each shelf is going to be...

Hi everyone,

i just discovered that website : http://www.finetools.com.au and couldn't find any topic about it.

Has anyone ordered anything from them ? does it seems like good quality tools ? ...

Yea right go figure .... such a shame.

How long ago was that ?

Hi Everyone,

I just got back from the woodworking warehouse shop cause i have heard lots of good things about it on this forum ( good quality products, good prices, excellent customer service etc...

Thx for that link it did help me a lot to understand lots and thx for your help

I totally understand and will prop never buy cheap crsap again.

In the mean time I have never really use ( regularly ) a drill press and don t really know what to look for.

Wise advices on...

Is this to make a point or say get the SP-22 ?
beautiful job btw

After a few hours of research all around the internet I made up my mind and will go for a H&M DP.

Now I am tossing between the SPD-25A and the SP22.

It seems to me like the differences are not...

Sounds good! let us know how you go with it.

Also any chance someone has any experience with the Peerless drill press?

NICArcher : thx for the compliment my partner ( in the picture ) will love to know that her slippers are appreciated :D

Dengue : you pointed out the exact issu i m confronting. I m doing the...

NICArcher : thx for the compliment my partner ( in the picture ) will love to know that her slippers are appreciated :D

Dengue : you pointed out the exact issu i m confronting. I m doing the...

Having updated my technic / tools i thought it would be nice to show you guys the new version : circus chair 2.0 :D

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let me know what you think :)

Sounds good !

by the little one you mean the bench top or the D147 ?

Hey,

I am in the same situation. Looking for a pedestal DP for wood work and the occasional metal work.

I was actually looking at the D147 or D148 from HM. or maybe something totally different...

Ok Just got the Triton MOF. already really happy with it. I had the chance to touch the Dewalt and really happy I changed my mind on it. The makita was there but more expensive and no speed control....

-1 for the lathe.
I finally managed to contact the guy who made it. Router + tob bearing bit with a jig.

Also jut discovered the shop : "Discount Trader" the MOF and TRA triton router are $339 seems really good :)

Turns out the dewalt is no longer an "in stock" product. needs to orger it so the 10% thing doesn't work. It is actually a good thing cause i keep ready that the base of the router is a really...

Ok so I was definitely tossing between the dewalt and the triton ( i was really happy with the $60 ozito for 3 years so that should definitely make me super happy ) and realised that bunnings has the...

thx guys I managed to fin the Dewalt and the triton for really good price at JustTools so i ll go check them out tomorrow.
I am struggling to find any hitachi around melbourne ...

elanjacobs...

hi everyone,

I have been spending the last week looking at forums and reviews ( really helpful but also confusing ) and now I would like to make up my mind on a new router. The Ozito router had...

i been experimenting a lot with these blocks that I use on an everyday basic in my job and tried most of the options :

router : doesn't matter the bit it leaves lots of tear out
jigsaw : jig or...

Ahhh I spent quite a bit of time last night thinking about it and that what i came up with as well.

I understand the concept now it will just be a matter of doing it.

Thx guys for your help i...

I don t think so I know that these blocks are cut first and then the hole is made later on

hi guys,

I am sure the answer is obvious but i haven't been able to find it.

I would like to know how can i make this kind of small ich circular whole. ( 7.5cm diameter on this picture which...

hi coffenup,

What is the size of your shed ? It will mostly depend on that I guess and what kind of tools you are using.

I just moved into a house with an outdoor small shed ( 1 car garage )...

hi everyone,

I wasn't sure where to put this message so General Woodwork it is ! ;)

I reclaimed a very old shed frame that I'd like to use for my new workbench or a dinning table.

The timber...

Having to make french cleats all over the workshop i couldn't wait, I went to bunnings and bought the package deal thing.

1h of drilling and screwing and the 1.3ah battery is still going I haven't...

steamjunkprops thx for your reply.

Chief Tiff only the drill and the impact drill are in this package and they are pretty standard tools right ? Only the circular saw has a laser "gimmick" which...

hey guys,

It has been 3 years that I am fighting with corded tools and starting to be sick of it.

There is this package from ryobi including circular saw, drill and impact driver with charger...

Thx Handyjack that was exactly my problem.

I went to bunnings today and didn't have to mesure anything, the sliding compound saws need way too much space at the back that I can't afford.

On a...

Thx to you all you have been really helpful.

I am definitely gonna go to a few shops and mesure some SCMS.

Sam : I am planing on making a slightly smaller sturdy bench so the saw table is at...

So much goodness about all these replies thx guys.

LuckyDuck I love your style! I am definitely interested in the fixed 250 dewalt which is i m pretty sure sold at bunnings for $399 am I right ?...

hi everyone,

just moved in my new house with a beautiful old shed that I am fixing up.

Now time to fill it with tools :D

Having to make workbenches and other "big" stuff i m looking for a...

Noted : power tools = forget about it unless you re ready to customise them
everything else ( clamp/vises etc ) = go for it

did i get it right ?

Hi everyone,

So i found this auto shop yesterday looking for a disk sander. Brand that i've never heard off before and quite amazingly cheap.

Disk sander, band saw, drill press etc in a car...

Thx so much for all these really helpful replies I ve learnt a lot :)

Not being able to properly fix the problem I decided to try to cut my blocks with a jigsaw and a circle jig ( simple cavity...

Sooo after lots of thinking and difficulties to save enough i changed my mind for a table saw and will make jigs for it so i can use it as versatile as possible.

I found a couple brend new on ebay...

ahh i was gonna do that but wasn t sure if it was safe to mite the tenon in the inside. i gess it doesn t matter when it s all glued. i ll make the second chair next week probably and let you know....

thx NCArcher,

I made the floating tenon out of a timber that was the same width than my router bit ( 1.8cm ) and routed it so it s rounded the same as the mortise.

for the mortises i used my...

Sooooo here it is. my first ever experience with tenon and mortises :

I came across a few issues that i d like some help with :)

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First of all there is a few messy bits and extra...

Noted. everyone is going for makita.
thx a lot rwbuildas I said I can not afford the better one and would absolutly not be able to tell which one comes from china or japan.

The one from bunnings...