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    Cheaper Sorby tools

    Can any tell me if the cheaper Sorby lathe tools are HSS or plain carbon steel....I am guessing the latter.
  2. When you try and cool air with water (direct...

    When you try and cool air with water (direct evaporative cooling) you must increase humidity . All one needs to do is look at a psychometric chart to verify this FACT!!
    Most people today do NOT use...
  3. Hi humidity in the environment will increase the...

    Hi humidity in the environment will increase the likelyhood of corrosion on ferrous materials. How much over a time period is a bit of a guess...but it will!!!!.

    Evaporative coolers increase...
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    My first serious project

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    From an old bedhead leg which I thought was blackwood but turned out to be iether kauri or huon and American walnut inserts

    Critcism welcome.
  5. Thread: Sawstop CTS

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    thanks for that info. I am not looking at the...

    thanks for that info. I am not looking at the safety so much, just accurate cuts....and relatively easy set up to get them....and not going to be cutting large/wide stuff etc.
  6. Thread: Sawstop CTS

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    Sawstop CTS

    Does anyone have one or tried it out?
    How good is it for precision cuts and fence rigidity etc.
    What would be maximum tooth blade you could fit on this. Looking for a saw that does nice clean...
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    Wood turning with resin how too's etc

    Does anyone know of links to videos on the basics on how to use casting resin for wood turning.
    Casting basics etc, why and when to use vacuum chamber...why and when to use a pressure pot.
    Etc
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    Thanks for that info BMKal

    Thanks for that info BMKal
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    What is the resin you guys use for this type of...

    What is the resin you guys use for this type of turning?
  10. SOUTH AUST I think the freight costs would make it...

    I think the freight costs would make it uneconomical by the time I package so it would break open
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    Source of cheap(?) Timber

    Have been watching FB ads and noticed that a lot of what used to be expensive furniture etc ie old tables and chairs that were usually made with with good timbers are going dirt cheap these days....
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    god help us when Australia goes this way

    from 49 seconds to a minute and 5 seconds in on this clip tells us of what to expect in the future...or should I say what not to have in your workshop for finishes.
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    How to apply a Wipe on Poly...
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    SOUTH AUST Mmmm sorry Luke....i just now come back to...

    Mmmm sorry Luke....i just now come back to delete the add
    I was trying to move it, to make way for drill press, it landed on the floor. Head stock bent, pulleys are stuffed. It was heavier than I...
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    SOUTH AUST Wood lathe, home built for free

    I built this several years ago. Its satisfactory as a bigginner lathe. Bit agricultural but it works.
    .500066
    500067

    Number 2 morse taper in spindle and tailstock.
    Comes with RH and LH face...
  15. Thread: Wood augers

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    FREE: SA Wood augers

    Box of augers....free...or 6 pack...your choice
    Pick up 5076
  16. SOUTH AUST Pearl glue -free, but will accept a 6 pack...lol

    Anyone in in adelaide want 3.5kg approx of pearl glue.
    Location Athelstone
  17. Thread: Old wood brace

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    DONE: Graham has picked it up.

    Graham has picked it up.
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    DONE: Just checked it over for a makers name...H Boker...

    Just checked it over for a makers name...H Boker

    so if any one wants it for FREE let me know.
  19. Thread: Old wood brace

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    DONE: Old wood brace

    Any one into collecting old wood brace
    free

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    Best stuff yet for gloss finish..IMO

    several months ago I was searching WWF for best polish to use to redo our kitchen bench tops

    I had considered poly down to hard burnishing oil

    I noted that a China (a member) had recommended to...
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    bonsai pot stand/table 494134 google bonsai...

    bonsai pot stand/table

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    google bonsai pot stand images for further ideas...of course you will then need to buy a bonsai pot and a specimen if you want to use it yourself...or, you could...
  22. Thread: Max blade size.

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    Oh yeah...forgot about tension

    Oh yeah...forgot about tension
  23. Thread: Max blade size.

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    Max blade size.

    Was at carbetec the othef day looking at Luguna bandsaw. The wheels appear to be similar size to my Elektra Bekum 450.
    The max blade size on the laguna was 1-1/4"

    Besides blade guides and hp and...
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    my shed is too small..its actual size is not...

    my shed is too small..its actual size is not important..its TOO SMALL!...9x6x3

    honestly I have contemplated a small garden shed at back of shed to house a dust extractor but that means running...
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    Portable dust extraction.

    I am thinking I want a portable (on casters or similar)dust collector.
    The more compact the better.
    I have seen where others recommend a minimum of 2hp systems.
    Can any one suggest anything with...
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    only need to add a REALLY GOOD dust/vac system. ...

    only need to add a REALLY GOOD dust/vac system.

    But they seem to be easy to fabricate.
  27. Small table saw that is accurately adjustable

    I am looking at getting a smallish table saw that has accurate adjustable fence and mitre slide.

    Not looking to cut large thicknesses or long lengths. Say max 75 thick and 600 long. Bonus would...
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    thanks for replies guys. I know a coat or two...

    thanks for replies guys.

    I know a coat or two of linseed gives a darker tone to most timbers and as I am turning some glued light and dark timbers i thought a that a coat of linseed would ...
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    Titebond glues and linseed oil

    Once the glue joint is cured can linseed oil be applied safely without the joint losing its adhesion
  30. Thread: Dewalt dw1150.

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    Dewalt dw1150.

    Has anyone pulled a dewalt DW1150 planner thicknesser cutter out for any reason.

    Just trying to figure if I have the removal of it correct.

    Do you just remove the opposite side to...
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    went down yesterday and got some stuff. ...

    went down yesterday and got some stuff.

    smallish bits to larger bits.

    Only been opened a month he said.

    Got more stuff coming in.

    They had what I wanted...that was all I was worried...
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    Hi jordy, i know the thread is few yearscold but...

    Hi jordy, i know the thread is few yearscold but maybe you can assist.

    I am thing of getting a spherical cutter for my DW1150. From looking at the machine am I right that you need to remove one...
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    They need to post big notices on ottos doors

    They need to post big notices on ottos doors
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    Timber supplies Adelaide

    Where does one go in Adelaide to get specialty timbers (small lots/pieces) now that Otto's have closed.
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    my steel bench is heavy..made from 4" x 4mm rhs...

    my steel bench is heavy..made from 4" x 4mm rhs rails top and bottom and 6 legs 50x20 solid bar with supports across the ends... not to mention the crap underneath the top....

    I realise the wooden...
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    timber top for steel bench

    Has any one have details/pictures of making a timber top with a decent vice attached for a steel frame bench.

    Prefer a removable top to allow metalwork to continue.
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    So how did the Disney shellac go? I bought some...

    So how did the Disney shellac go?
    I bought some 500ml taskmaster shellac from bunnings last week for 6.60 each. They are hermetically sealed so should be up to the task of mid term storage. But at...
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    hey...thats mine....can you now send it back to...

    hey...thats mine....can you now send it back to me...lol

    Great work Cklett. Hope you enjoy using it.
  39. that sounds like a lot shaving, scraping and...

    that sounds like a lot shaving, scraping and sanding...lol

    i thought it would have been bent rather than sawn and shaved to shape etc. But I will measure and try.
    Thks Rob
  40. he made that look easy....I bet it aint!!!!

    he made that look easy....I bet it aint!!!!
  41. Tks.and will let you know in due course.

    Tks.and will let you know in due course.
  42. Wanted, someone that can steam bend Adelaide.

    Wondering if anyone has the setup and would be willing to steam bend a bit of blackwood 10 x 165 x 540 which I can supply. Its for the insert of a highback dining chair similar to picture.
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    what did you do to fix the MWF problems then? ...

    what did you do to fix the MWF problems then?

    and why wasnt this affecting every one. I know I had problems with it when it first appeared but it went away for after after you first looked into it...
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    SOUTH AUST Cklet has taken it Flyne.

    Cklet has taken it Flyne.
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    Repairing Cabriole leg chairs

    I restored a full suite of chairs several years ago before we had kids. Then along came the kids who gradually broke a few as i didnt fix them properly in the first place. They are now old enough...
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    SOUTH AUST Flyne Have just sent thru a message to Cklet...

    Flyne

    Have just sent thru a message to Cklet as to how much it cost him for postage and will let you know in due course.
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    SOUTH AUST Old wooden plane

    Pictures tell the story. No id that i can see. Yours for $0.00 if you want to pick up. 5076

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    Old wooden planes.

    I have some old wooden planes.
    Are they worth anything?...or hard to get rid of.
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    all good on PC and S8.....same for MWF

    all good on PC and S8.....same for MWF
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    what the... you changed it, thats...

    what the... you changed it, thats skuldugery....now every wont know that you wrote Stephen in reply #36, but I will tell them..hahaha
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