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Hello,
Thanks to all who responded, well went to all the Canberra dealers (not many) on Monday, got a price from [Gasweld] $3100 for the lathe $450 for the stand,and not sure about freight...

Hello to all,
Back in the workshop after a long illness,and am after some information on Metal Lathes, I have decided on an 300x1000 and have got some prices from H&F, Assett Machinery ( best price...

Hi, Post Youtube URL to vixy.net it will convert to avi then down load to your PC simple as, you may have to try vixy.net a few times as its very busy..........................Peter

Mick, Gods grace to her and you............Peter

Hi, You say you have a spindle moulder, what,s wrong with it,its the perfect tool if you cant set it up PM me and I will give you my phone number,there,s a few ways to do it depends what your volume...

I have couple around the place, one put out by STIHL the chainsaw mob at 2metres the other ( one metre ) bought at local hardware store,they are not the same as you want,they fold along the lengh but...

Hi Martin, Get your self a diamond sharpening block from one of the tool markets about $10/15.00 they come in a wooden box and take the edge off glass with ease....Peter

Greg, Go for it! You will get great pleasure from building something for your self and learn a bit too, I'm afraid the younger blokes here in Australia are so reliant on factory produced machines...

If using house taps on a tank,give the washer shaft a tap with a hammer so as to make it a real tight fit in the tap spindle so when the tap is turned on the washer lifts off the seat by the action...

2 non foilies please Neil...............Peter

Good one John, should be a couple of cold ones on their way from Byron Bay I think...............Peter

Hi,
I live in Goulburn NSW we have a boot manufacturer here called BAXTERS, they have done it a bit different, they now import the uppers,which are the costly bits and sew them together at...

Hi,
Just following the posts on the 16a guide problems with the upper thrust bearing wearing a grove in the face, as I do not have a 16a I didn't know if it was possible to rotate the thrust...

http://www.midaliasteel.com/pricelist_oct06.pdf Hopleys trusses are the thing you need,cost about $200........Peter

Hi Bob, I have some left, I through a few rolls to the tip, but kept 2 rolls, one light brown the other dark brown x 20mm, how much do you need ?
if the colour is OK, you pay the postage and I...

Hi Iain, Where I worked at the last place, we would receive batteries from the USA in chipboard boxes with health warnings stamped all over them about the release of urea formaldehyde gas and the...

Hi Martrix, You could use a 3M product,that is used for headlight and bonnet protection on cars,very good adhesive and smoth as........Peter

Hi NGK, I was in the same position a few weeks back,my Makita died and I needed a drill quick so after reading some good reports here on Ozito sold at Bunnings I got one for $31.00 its been in...

Down at the local Hardware store,( MagnetMart) very small line of metric nuts,bolts etc but heaps of stuff in double talk ie 3/16 x 25mm 1/4 x 50mm who's kidding who?...Peter

Hi, I have never seen sash bars halved in the way you have them,they would be very slow to make and cost a bundle of dollars,we always treated sash bars the same as stiles and rails ie mortise and...

Hi pedro66, Well you got some answers,some good some bad or ill informed,but I will leave it up to you to make up your mind on how to do things and feel safe doing so.

It is a common practise to...

Hi pedro66, In answer to your question,YES and safely too,Im sorry I dont have time to write it up at the moment but will do it tomorrow for you....Peter

Hi alanm, The machine is OK,the 2 tables you refer to as infeed outfeed tables are realy only support tables and should not be considered as anything else,if you look at the machine design you can...

Hi mic-d, Once you cut the hole use Pintch-weld/welt as used around the doors of cars,go to a moter trimmer and have a look it come in a few sizes and all colours......Peter

Hi SINJIN, Mate they are the greatest bid of gear you can get like BOB said if you buy one get a few bases with it,on the Jointer it is only used on the outfeed table,you feed by hand till it picks...

Hi Harry,
Just a recap on your project todate I think you are getting some where now with good advice from PCAL and others,what you want to do can be done,BUT at what cost, your project...

Hi HarryII, From the way you descibed the project,yes use LED,s as said by others no heat to worry about,can be cast in resin with ease,as LED,s draw bugger all current about 20mA,s you could run...

Hi Harry11,Not real sure what you are after,more details please,but I think LEDs are the way to go,you would need a stepdown transformer with a DC output,maybe a look through RS catalog would...

Hi,Reasonably simple to do on the saw bench,you may have to order a small diameter saw to suit the inside diameter of your tower,use the cross cut fence locked to the table and wind saw up to the...

Hi To All,
Before I try and reinvent the wheel so to speak has anybody got rid of the idiot splitter that passes for a riving knife and fitted a proper knife so it rises and falls with the...

Hi Paul H,
I bought one from a guy in Sydney new for $2500.I had looked at making one for years and a bit of bad health tipped the scales,I checked all the prices of pumps rams steel...

Hi,The standard code for timber is (was ) 4x2 (100x50)finished size off the saw,if dressed 1/8"removed from all faces 4x2 now = 3 3/4"x1 3/4" also all combinations were used ie. DD double...

Hi, Just a little bit of information that may be of interest,some of the 4and six headed moulding and square dresser machines had what was called a surfacing knife in the lower out feed tables that...

Hi, Thats a mighty good effort, I like it,well done I hope you had a lot of fun making it,you can look back in years to come at your achievement with pride,but you may have been bitten by the wood...

Hi Ian,
As they say different strokes for different folks, some people need the timber they are using to be straight and square and thicknessed to parallel for others its not so much of a...

Got it..http://www.oztion.com.au/-DURDEN-HEAVY-DUTY-ROUTER-TABLE/auction/78199.aspx DURDEN HEAVY DUTY ROUTER TABLE <TABLE id=AutoNumber4 style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#111111...

Hi KBnLink,
I have seen the $600 table advertised from some one in SA for $400 odd plus frieght,I can't find the add right now,just had a quick look but will track it down if you...

We had a knowall carpenter in our shop for a while with this same idea,he was cutting draw sides to lengh,pulling the saw right out and sliding the timber behind the saw and then push the saw back...

Hi Jedo, Most people seem to think that the long fence is the thing to use when ripping,NOT so, the saws that most use are panel saws ie they are setup with a long through fence for panel work...

HI, Went to the Canberra WWW show Friday and had a play with a Domino,well what the converts are saying is true,its better than good,even with no prior knowlege of the machine I could set up say a...

Hi Robert, You are looking at two different machines the BP16a is a 16" saw not a 14" the simlar machine at H&R is only $730 a price difference of $150, a lot of people on here have the BP16a and are...

Hi Arron,
If it is only castiron you can surface it on a radial arm saw bench with a bit of mucking about,years back we had some Barba-Q plates cast for us, We used a grinding cup wheel...

Hi, These are about as simple as it gets for windows either single sash or double.Material sizes aprox Sill from 200x75--125x50 depending on construction,brick ,timber etc jams&head 95x20--145x35...

Hi Tony, They have a full range of epoxy,s for different uses the one for timber is Megapoxy69, have not used it yet but others have with very good results.......Peter

Hi to all,
Just received a sample pack of Paulonia, I was interested in this timber but could not find anybody that sold it, so a web search turned up a company in Mordialloc Victoria...

Just a word on jointerguards,if you use your jointer only as a surfacer the swing guards work well, but if you use it as a multi tasking machine then the swing is a bloody danger to have on the...

Hi, Have you got a router and table,if so problem solved set up same as saw bench with straight cutter and you have perfect edges,or if you dont have a table just use your router, if are sure the...

same lathe price is about right
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Hi Tim, The cause of breakout on thicknessers and jointers is usually incorrect adjustment of the chip breaker in the case of thicknessers and the position of the lip of infeed table of jointers. The...

Hi, There are a few saws on ebay that would suit your needs,dont be put off by the "only a cabnet saw will do" its all in the setup of the contractor type saw that makes the difference,try this...