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Hi all,
We, at the Strathfield Mens Shed, have been fortunate to procure a Woodfast Wood Tools Sharpener which is in reasonably good condition and with a little TLC and some work on the pump will be...

Thanks Pat for your input. Much Appreciated.

Thanks you both, I appreciate your input.

Regards

Hi All,

Just a quick question someone may have an answer to. I am about to build a shed (Workshop) in the Hurstville council area for woodwork of about 18-19sq/m.

Telephone inquiries with the...

Hi Tamaruf
Graham is 'spot-on'. You can do as little or as much as you wish. We also try to do some community work as well. You will be welcomed at the mens shed of your choice.

If you click...

Thanks Neil. That is a beutiful turning with a very distinct grain.

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I am wondering if anyone can identify the timber appearing in the attached photographs. It does look like some pieces of River Red Gum that I have, but as you can see someone had written "BUD" on a...

Congrats on your shed. You can be proud of your achievements.

At Strathfield we certainly have the space and one day hopefully we will have similar equipment.

We are so fortunate at the moment...

Hi Steve,

For Pics see thi link...

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=93435

Hi all,

Firstly, many thanks to Neil for giving us the opportunity for discussion in this special Mens Shed Forum.

I will do a little plagiarism from a thread by Terry McCowan to describe our...

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Hi 'Dazzler',

Yes
Yes
Yes,..and
Yes.

Look at www.iiNet.net.au

I have had it for 12 months and am very happy.

I would be vary wary of any ISP that charges after limit.

I am currently wwith iiNet and have a 2GB limit per month (1GB Peak time & 1 GB off peak), which I rarely exceed. I am on ADSL2.

iiNet...

Hi All.

I am currently using (and have done for years) Lotus Organizer.

I have recently bought a new Toshiba Laptop with Vista installed.

Does anyone know if I can buy Lotus Organizer...

Brilliant concept......Bugger, now you've started me thinking.

Hi Tony,

I'm sure if you PM or email Brett (Addictive Pens) he could steer you in the right direction if not directly assist.

It seems that the general opinion, and my original info from the sawmill, is that the material is Walnut so I think I'll go with that.

I very much appreciate responses from you all. Many...

Hi All,

I have recently obtained some timber which allegedly came from Jindabyne prior to flooding for the lake. It is said to be Walnut, but I am unable to find any similar timber with colour or...

Matt, Acquired a set similar to this from Brett (Addictive Pens) & I found it to be invaluable.. I use a press drill (slow speed), however I did find with soft or brittle timber eg grasstree, it...

Sorry, I forgot to mention, I have checked feedback, and it's very good.

Thanks for your interest and comment anyway.

Suggest Selleys "All Clear" or similar. Always Works for me and dries clear!

I would be interested to know if anyone, (possibly our US subscribers) have any knowledge of the equipment/reliability of the following ebay store. Maybe some of our Aussie participants have ordered...

Hi Konstantine,
I don't now about cheap, but good quality pens are the Berea which Addictive Pens have here in Ausland. Locally, (ie US) you might like to look at the following link.
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Hi Darren
Love your work!

Just got back from Canada and saw heaps of objects made of Antler, but was unable to obtain any raw materials to bring home.

I really wanted to try it for pens just...

Brett, Congratulations on your work and stands. Unfortunately I couldn't get to the Sydney show this year as we just returned from Canada (and its glorious forests and timbers).
When is the...

"Starting to think that trying to do sets as a first attempt might not have been the best of ideas now.

Considering taking these apart and turning the wood off the tubes and starting over. ...

thanks Guys, Timber is Goldfields Burl, and I agree, I wanted to turn a blue band but the only Acrylic I had was one for pens, which only had about 1/2 mm on the rough so I would have had a...

I had a GMC, and that had a No.1 Morse Taper because I used to do most of my turning between centres. Have another look!!

You've got me on this one Toni, but I'll watch responses with interest??

While I know it's probably been done many times before, I decided to try combining wood & acrylic for a pen. Here's the result. (Still working on the polish)

(I know it's not exactly pen turning...

Way to go!!!!!

Love the idea Tony!!!

G'day Matt,

My skills on a woodturning lathe still need a lot of work, but I have found both in metal & woodturning that the tension on the tailstock centre is very subjective, and therefore...

Rightly or wrongly, I have found that the longer I stay away from a grinding wheel, the better results I have with turning. I use predominantly a hone stone, when the chisels blunt, the course...

Hi Caitlyn & Kimberley.

Keep up the good work. You both show great imagination and co-ordination. It's a great hobby for you both, and I'm sure others will agree you NEVER stop learning and...

Thanks all for the feedback.
DJ I had a look at the lead and it looks good. I will try that.

Many thanks.

I love the timber............AND THE FINISH!!
GREAT WORK!!

(I must get some MM from somewhere. Does anyone know who sells the stuff in Sydney??)

Thanks all.

I do like the Acrylic, (Addictive Pen Kits did it again) but I still have to work on my finish for both mediums. At the moment I have not been able to secure any MM which I would like...

G'day all.

Here's a couple of pens I finished today. Nothing new to the Forum, but new to me as it's the first time I've used the Sierra pens, and Acrylic material. The bottom pen was using the...

Ditto Bernie, like the idea and I prefer 2 also.
Great Job!!!

Hi Laurie Ann. Beautiful work!!!

Haven't tried this type of work yet but seeing this type of result gets me inspired to try.

Froggie, don't do this to me. You'll send me to the poor house. Then again maybe I could sell the house (+ contents) and live in the shed with the pen blanks, timber & equipment??

Absolutely...

Hi BD,

I'm definitely not a good photographer, or for that matter good with colours (as my other half regularly points out) but seeing other displays of pen photo's, I still like a satin type...

Thanks Guys, I'm in the process of using the Sheoak on a Sierra Pen. If I can finish it properly it should look great!

Hi Froggie,
Love the pens & can't wait to try one after I get the courage to try the acrylic blank, then try to prove myself for a while.

(............ by the way, it's called a VCR or DVD...

I agree Skew, but I note the 'puzzelment' on the name. I bought it while at a timber supplier in WA last year but this is the first time I have tried it. Apparently he retrieves the timber that...

Hi all.!

For those interested, I finally finished the Grasstree Pen. I found it a bit tedious as it tended to rip out but with fine cuts and a fair amount of CA it finished reasonably well. ...

That finish is fabulous! That's something I still have to work on.

Great work!!

Careful Neal, from recent experience I can tell you, it's catching..

Great work.

Hi Chuck, welcome aboard!

Geeeeee Whizzzzzzzzzzz, if we get any more from the other side of the Pacific, we'll have to start a special site, but it's good input.

Hi Skew, I have never tried such a turning job, and I'm nowhere near this level and I may be way off track, but (for what it's worth) could a plug with a very (very) neat fit be made for the bowl...