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Mate the bearings will no doubt be done for now if they had been run without grease it does not take long at all to destroy them (we used to get into trouble as aprentices spinning up bearings on our...

Hi yes the unit arrived safe n sound with Australian plug supplied has not had a lot of use yet as there are Mt roads to conquor on the Trumpy more than the desire to make wood dust, but happy with...

First of all sorry this is looking like a hijack of your article Groggy it was certanly not meant to be, just mentioning a means of saving a dollar.
Thanks Stephen for clearing up the warranty...

No argument from me thats the risk you take with bringing in anything from o/s , yes you had trouble with yours hopefully no more now its fixed,but I still like to live in the world of you pay for...

If you purchase from uk just state you want the Aust power cord & should come with it the rest is identical & you save heaps.

Well thought out I like it :2tsup:

Picked up a Dust be gone mask at Brissy www show I have had no trouble with my glasses fogging, was told you must get correct size & do not over tighten the straps or it will put gaps around your...

Thanks for the heads up Albany Creek (Brisbane) had 1/2 dozen left tonight, I will now be able to retire much abused volta.

Yeah its been good for relaxing & clearing work crud from the mind rsser just got to stay uprite & out of the wood so to speak.

Weisyboy the way I look at the cobwed covered stuff in the shed is I...

Went today it was very quite compared to most years, spent quite some time at Guilio Marcolongo's turning demos was pretty impressive.Pretty sure some of the bigger stands where not as stacked with...

Dont feel bad I am up to 2 year n 4 months. Put a motorcycle back in my life & there arent enough w/ends for both but starting to think some shed time is due.

Mate I am using a jet midi & one thing I do is to put the mandrel in & give it a LIGHT tap inwards then bring up the tail stock with live centre in it to just about touching (you can have blanks...

No expert here by any means but it does pay to let the ca dry over night/day in case there are any voids etc between the tube & blank where the glue could be thicker. Know how you feel but because I...

Mate hurry up hurry up is it dry yet:U That is really nice timber should look awesome

Thanks Simomatra.

Cliff that was a peice of a cracked limb that took a fair bit of work to flatten out ,but a waste not want not type of thing,I picked it up from Driftwoods unique gifts at the...

Purple gidgee stand with orange konkerberry pen/pencil kit, for a old mate who is lucky to be with us after a bad motorcycle accident in january, hopefuly he will get some good use out of them....

Yep been there done that for another year good to put a few faces to names but remembering them is another thing. All those people who wrote they met Neil if you are refering to me may now edit their...

Thanks DJ mine arrived safely :2tsup:

Neal

Glad to hear you are coming back to your old self exams etc can be stressfull but like the others said walk away from power/sharp tools at those times, that is a great looking pen & box did you make...

I have to give snore stop a plug (do not have anything to do with them other than use there product) it works for me ,it is like a mouth guard but has adjustable protrusions on it that pull your...

Looks good maybe a little bottomish but certanly a good attempt ,keep going anyway as I have orders from daughter for one :rolleyes: & the more posted the better ideas I get .Know what you mean...

Look good ,that french wallnut looks classy ,I just sent one to my daughter made from the brazillian wallnut came out really nice colour but not much feature.
What finish are you using as they dont...

Used small carby jet drills & a needle before they work well & yes it is instant relief .
Electric drills a bit sus tho , I remember a talk back radio show yonks ago where some guy used a electric...

Yes hard shellac works well we have two tas oak side tables used daily ,both over two years old & starting to show a few light scratches from the bottom of cups etc ( I know use little round cup...

Well done nice looking unit, what you achieved with your triton adds fuel to "never blame your tools" :2tsup:

Thanks for that, I have just finished the pen tonight so will put it with other the goodies to go over , before daughter no1 takes possession .

Neal

Hi anyone know if there are any dramas in posting a pen to the UK ,like customs etc .
Duaghter who is working over there has put in a order for one & I am unsure on wooden objects being posted.
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Very nice Peter great looking timber & pattern ,nice gift. :2tsup:
Neal

Very nice awesome piece of timber and nice design :2tsup:
Neal

Congratulations Toni that is doubley awesome just have faith.:2tsup:

Man that was close to turning you into a cyclop:D , thanks for the post I just started turning so it looks like the face sheild gets dusted of.

Yep I am with Chesand , would like to be living under this roof as a wire haired fox terrier, cute, cuddly ,stuppid at times & over fed hhm sounds like me almost.:D

Well finally got around to makeing my first normal pen a slimline sheoak finished with shellawax . I completely botched the first attempt as the ca glue set whilst looking for something to push the...

Awsome Toni congrats :2tsup:

Mate that is right up there with the best (must be to make a lurker come out :2tsup: )

On my first post I mentioned chuck doesnt fit I should of tried it before opening my mouth/finger :rolleyes: ,I read in the manual about thread size it reads 1 x8 but they change them for our market...

Thanks Steve I thought I was going to have to read local rag & junk mail again :2tsup:

Thanks for all of that , thought i would just mess around a bit to get the feel of things ,i did pick up some blanks , mandrel, trimmer & pen bits ? from Carrols at the show so maybe on the weekend i...

Got myself a jet lathe from Brisbane timber show new Jet 12/20 next one up from mini cant really say much about it as far as turning goes ,taking it out off the box & putting it on the bench is the...

Spent today there seemed pretty quite talked with Neil for awhile ,did not see any other cap wearers tho.
Came home with Jet 1220 lathe,pen kits etc,carba tech cheapy turning tool set & nova...

Dads had a comb over since I can remember , never going that route myself tho ,started losing mine about 20ish just kept it short . For last 10 or more years used clippers & no.2 whats left is...

:2tsup: All of the above :2tsup: + thanks Neil

Google " D2796 WOODSTOCK MANUAL " comes up first on the list same unit & a lot easier to understand manual

Australian Woodsmith magazine just out has a nice smaller bench where the whole top is a vice + it has an end vice both vices home made with booker rod . Like some others mention my bench turns into...

If it is the outer rollers it is possible to adjust the three screws each side of the table to get them level with the rollers , then look under the table pivots & there are two adjusters each side...

In regards to earlier post from Interwood & Doug my GMC did come with double sided blades fitted noticed as i pulled it apart on the weekend to try & minimize snipe still no luck though.Going down...

Got one today so there goes another couple of weekends of making something usefull (swmbo talk) whilst i make a stand & dust extraction for it.
Those who have them up & running already are the...

Don would the spring aid in the adjustment of the router i.e smoother, because there are a few threads on the way the routers stick & jump when using the routers fine adjustment ( i know mine does )....

Steve I got one a few weeks ago & pretty happy with it (does a better job than me with a hand plane) the fence is a bit fiddely to adjust but I will get used to it. I have only put 800~1000mm tassie...

Hi does anyone use or own a tb-6 jointer bench top model. I picked one up this morning & assembled it , but the blade gaurd is different from the manual, that part was easy to work out but i have 3...