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Hi guys,

picked up the Jet JDP-17F today from Gregories - looks the goods and was easy to assemble (although the box was a lot smaller than I expected!). Will put it through its paces tomorrow...

Very true - sorry I should clarify - this model is a new european JET model that is specifically for metal and wood, coming with a square bench with metal catch tray around the edge and a metal vice...

Hi again guys,

Went looking again last night - really like the look of the "new" Jet JDP-17F - its a dual purpose metal/wood machine.

Anyone got any feedback on one of these - its only...

Thanks for the feedback!

I went to a couple of places on the weekend, and have come to the conclusion that I need to spend more money - I wasn't impressed with teh quality of the $300 and under...

Hi everyone,

I'm about the add yet another tool to my shed - this time its a drill press. We have to replace our fence, and obvioulsy a new drill press is *needed*!

It has to be a floor...

Thanks bsrlee - just the sort of thing I was after. I had planned to get a book and read up on it, but a good chance has come up and I have to run with it - I wasn't actually planning to get a...

Hi guys,

Well I'm back in Au and back on the forums after a couple of months in the states. All ready to do some work, and my wife has given me the push to buy a bandsaw so I can build her some...

Not usre if it has a hairline or not - the edge of the sheer is bright metal, but the rest is dull... looks like some rust on it, but I couldn't be sure - I can see more in this photo than the naked...

here is the photo - its the broken end of the shaft resting on the morse taper it used to screw into.

It has sheered off at the start of the thread.

M

Hi Jim,

I posted the whole story in this thread: http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=50347

Basically, I don't think I did anything wrong - It was the second time I had...

I don't think I could use the carbatec morse taper again anyway - the end is sheered off inside. :(

Do you have a website with the alternate mandrel?

M

Mine completely sheered off inside the taper - it looks like a bad rod (cheap chinese casting I guess) - however I doubt I could ever prove that - but don't want to buy another only for it to happen...

Hi guys,

As you may of seen in this thread (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=50347) I am in need of a new mandrel. The one I did have is a carbatec job that I got from...

Nah - its all good - and getting better by the minute. Now an amount of time has passed, I can laugh about it - not to mention the look my wife gave me when I came back up to the house.

Funny...

So finally I had a day in the shed. All these new things to play with from the w/w show and finally I got to play. It was the first planned serious use of the new lathe too.

So I started off...

Bump.....

So as far as I can work out, we should be ready to go.... Toni/DJ - you organising the list or do you need a hand?

Matt

Thanks for the suggestions - looks like I might be able to make do.

I just took a photo of the offending piece - looking carefully, I think it may be more to do with the burl than the groove I...

Hi everyone,

I finally had some time in the shed today, and got to play with my new (secondhand) lathe and new supernova2 chuck.

Obviously it makes sense to start with a lump of jarrah burl....

HI everyone,
As you may recall, I got an old Woodfast lathe recently. I finally got some time to use it, with my new supernova 2 chuck as well.
The job was drilling out two pen blanks - I used...

OK - rang Teco brisbane - prices I got:FM50-201-OCVariable speed controller - $249 +GST3 phase 1HP motor $106 + GSTBosco - have you checked the prices you had - are they exact or...

Defintley a happy matt!

Penpal - quick question. DO you grease your woodfast very often using the nipples? It has them all over, and I guess I need to buy a grease gun?

What do you think?
...

Scroll,

I don't see why you can't be part of this? I'd happily send aussie blanks to the states and get US blanks in return.

As long as the blanks coming TO australia have not bark, dirt,...

Ok - a bit more searching and I found the brocure for the Teco speed controller:

http://www.teco.com.au/files/FM50%20Fluxmaster%20Brochure.pdf

So the FM50-201-OC is good for 1HP and is also...

DJ - you snooze you loose! :D

I'm up for this too... great idea.

M

Wow - that sounds like a really good deal. I tried to find some specs on this controller, but can't find anything anywhere on the net - does anyone have anything? I'd love to see what it looks like...

uh oh - have you seen how many hand planes (and half built wooden hand planes) I have....

Don't let my wife know!

Matt

I went down and checked all the faceplates this morning, and sure enough the 85mm face plate has both a left and right thread cut into it!

So off the the teknatool website - maybe I should be...

whooa - didn't expect to start an English laguage debate... but did enjoy reading it!

So I was just doing the post woodworking trawl on the internet, and found that carbatec had the Nova 2 scroll...

Come on guys - no fighting.

*takes chuck away*

:D:2tsup:

If only i had of known - I dropped in on Neil at the woodworking show, but only picked up EEE an glow finish!

Excellent - thanks a lot! Off to somewhere to get some lanolin and paste wax!M

Ahh - excellent - thanks for all the corrections and informations. Looks like I only really *need* one Nova. For now :DAnother quick question - I'm going to remove all the surface rust on the bed,...

I actually wondered about this - but thought the thread inserts would have to be fixed somehow, otherwise wouldn't the chuck just undo it self at the thread adapter join as soon as the going got...

Ooh - excellent! Someone with the same lathe - Peter you are now my "go to" man for questions!

Do you happen to have a manual? If so, I would love to get a copy - more than happy to pay for it....

I went to the woodworking show today, and picked up a few bits and pieces - I nearly nearly nearly came home with a Nova 2 chuck - I hovered around Jim Carrols stand for so long he probably thought I...

And now to the chisels – identification time!
Photo 1 – I think these are both specialty bowl chisels?
Photo 2 – A range of different gouges (again, I think) All have the half moon curved profile,...

This is the part that really threw me, as its how the large chuck came assembled. It actually seems to be a home made press for the chuck, so the lathe can be used as a press.
Photo 1 – the press...

The large jaw also has a pair of half rings
Photo 1 – the rings side view
Photo 2 – how the rings seems to fit into the top of the chuck
Photo 3 – how the rings look when the chuck is tightened...

Secondly, the larger chuck. This seems to have a lot more options, and I am fairly confused by it. Lets see how I’ve gone!
Photo 1 – All the parts
Photo 2 – The jaws that are four parts – side...

yay - the forums are back!

OK – I think I have it worked out now! Please correct me if I have any of this wrong!
Firstly the small chuck – this seems to be compression only, with two jaws to...

Some more

1st photo - the outboard tool rest support (right) and a sanding table attachment for the same
2nd photo - A homemade outside support with two bearings
3rd photo - A bunch of bits for...

Now to the tools!

1st photo - Face plates and a sanding plate
2nd photo - a hand rheem, a homemade center (pointed tip) and the two morse taper knockolut bars (I think)
3rd photo - toolrests -...

Trying again!

OK - here is the lathe - thats pretty self explanitory! Its an old woodfast, 1500 long. Very exciting!

Hi everyone!Its an exciting day, my new (second hand) woodfast lathe has arrived. But I'm not sure about some tools - please let me know if you can correct me!
Edit: I can't post photos at the...

I agree completley. Two years ago I bought a chainsaw mill, and have struggled to get logs, as my local council won't let me touch any because of public liability.I have got a few, but only from...

lol - yeah - I'm pretty excited (if you couldn't tell!)

Its funny - I actually won a lathe off ebay, went to pick it up and it was a piece of crap (centers didn't line up by 25mm!)

Then I...

No I don't think I mentioned it - its a 16 year old woodfast - 1.5m bed, all mounted on a cabinet. Comes with a full (and I mean full!) set of tools, chucks, bowl jigs, muliple toolrests etc etc
...

Thanks for all the great suggestions!

I just got a text message saying the lathe is packed on the truck and on its way to Brisbane - on the boat tonight and hopefully delivered Friday! So We'll...

Hi everyone,

My new lathe should arrive any day, and so its time to rearrange the shed.

There are two places I could put it - in the middle of the workshop (which is 7.5 x 9m). ADvantages...

tas: well its too late - its bought and paid for! Just waiting for it to get here. And as it is being shipped from TAS to BRIS , there is no return. Bugger :doh:

Skew: What?:oo: You mean...