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Hi Derek. I will take the starrett double square. Thanks

Hi Stu, I have owned the Felder AD-531 for several years and find it to be excellent. With it I bought the mobility kit and extension tables. I cant comment on the Hammer as i have not used one but I...

Hi, I have been going to build a trailer for the last couple of years but other projects keep coming up. I am looking for a high quality off road trailer to be used for camping and also for...

Hi, thanks for the link. When would you use one option over the other? It looks like the option on the left may be a neater look with the option on the right having a 5 mm gap between doors if I have...

Thanks for the reply. Checked out the hettich site and was unable to find what I was looking for. Doors will be 18mm thick. To give clearances I was thinking door opening -23mm would be adequate....

Hi, I am currently in the middle of building a new kitchen and am very close to ordering the doors. I am wondering what the calculation is for the two doors on the corner cabinet. What effect does...

Hi guys, thanks for the replies. Flooring should be here in about a week and then I will let it acclimatise.

Hi guys, I tried the renovate forum on flooring but didn't get too many bites. I am laying about 65m2 of spotted gum flooring over yellow tongue and will be requiring a secret nail gun. I have been...

Thanks guys. Still giving the construction some thought. Was looking at independent rubber suspension but was wondering how the axles usually mount to the chasis and if this was a better way to go...

Thanks guys. I am thinking that it may be the way to go. The other option is maybe galvanized..

Hi guys, I was thinking of either making or buying an aluminum tray trailer probably in a tandem. Any pros or cons I should know about before I start. I figure it should last a lot longer being...

Bought the kapex 88 a couple of weeks ago and am very happy with it. Exactly the same saw as the 120 but without the laser, electronic brake, fine bevel adjustment and special cutting position. I see...

Hi guys, what are the differences between the two kapex saws and is the ks120 worth the extra money compared to the 88. Thanks

Thanks claw. I seem to find myself discarding timbers due to checks or splits in the ends but maybe I should be embracing them.(especially timbers such as brush box or spotted gum)

Thanks for the replies. It sounds like the kapex appears more popular due to extra features but the makita may be better for sight work(maybe more robust). Is the kapex more accurate as extra...

Thanks for the replies guys. I will have to turn off the instant email notification for future threads. What are the extra features of the kapex that the makita does not have and is it really that...

Hi claw, love the black wood and enjoy your wip's. One of the legs appears to have a split in the bottom of it. What do you do to hide/camouflage such things as It is hard to discard every bit of...

Looking at the makita ls1016 or the kapex. Is the kapex worth the extra money?. What do other forum members think of these two saws or should I be looking at others? I will probably wait for the...

Hi guys, i didn't end up buying one at the show.(I baulked at the price) I think i will eventually buy one but $1850 just at the moment was a little too much.

Wongo, do you use just the one domino or do you try and put a couple into the rails and legs? How does the domino compare to the leigh mortice and tennon jig? Are they competing in the same market?...

thanks guys. I am considering buying one at the woodworking show. Any idea of what packages i should be looking out for and how much should i be paying?

Are people using their domino for large woodworking joints i.e rail to legs for dining tables and beds and do membes think the domino is appropriate for these types of joints.

IRWIN Quick-Grip Quick-Grip Pipe Clamps

Here is the link. They dont appear to be on carbatecs website but they do sell them as i bought 2 the other day.

You could buy the record pipe clamps from carbatec that dont require threading.

Thanks for the reply. Maybe i need to get rid of mine or just use them for glue ups when not too much tension is needed. I am wondering if i have damaged them by overtightening.

I have a number of bessey F clamps with the red timber handles of various sizes that were relatively expensive. Quite a few of these clamps slip under tension and tend to slip at the most...

Thanks guys, yer i meant splitting running along the grain. What type of resin did you use? Is spotted gum suitable for outdoors, I am guessing that it is considering how dense and oily it is.

Just wondering if anyone has bought or tried out the makita LS10-16 sliding compound mitre saw. Reviews sound pretty good and was wondering how it stakes up against the festool kapex or the makita...

Titebond 3 sounds like the go then. Waldo have you had any problems with checking along the figure of the spotted gum and if you have how did you deal with it.

thanks mick

Hi pops, not to good with posting pictures just yet but i will work on that. The finish has been quite good. I have put some spotted gum through it and was quite happy with the results( much better...

Hi guys, sorry its taken a while to get back but i have bought the AD531 felder planer thicknesser and am very happy with it. I got the single phase option with the four knife cutterblock, power...

Hi guys, I have some spotted gum and am considering glueing up a table top with it, what is the best glue for spotted gum as it appears to be really oily? Is Titebond 3 good enough? Also the timber...

Hi guys,

I am currently making a full length mirror and after thicknessing i have some tearout on some of the quartersawn boards. The tearout is in the flecks that are produced when the boards...

Thanks for replying. How expensive was the power drive and does anyone out there have these machines without the powerdrive and is it a real hassle to wind the tables up and down without it?

Thanks for the replies. I am leaning towards the hammer but am interested on everyones thoughts.

I was recently at the emu plains felder outlet looking at bandsaws and planer thicknessers and the sales rep told me that he thought the hammer bandsaw was just as good as the felder and much better...

Thanks for replying. I am edging towards the hammer as it is about half the price of the felder but i just dont want to be disappointed that i didnt buy the felder as i cannot see myself upgrading...

Thanks for replying. I want to get a machine that will machine up pretty much any sought of timber i throw at it. i.e australian hardwood timbers big enough to make 8 seater dining tables. I dont...

Thanks for the reply. There must be a few more people who have bought these machines. Would be interested to know what they thought of them.

Considering buying a felder or hammer planer thicknesser. Was wondering if other people on the forum had these machines and what they thought of them? Can the hammer do what the felder can and why...

Thanks Derek, I have a Tormek so next time i have to sharpen my japanese chisels i might give hollow grinding a go.
Mick

I have a number of japanese oire nomi butt chisels that i have sharpened with a honing jig. They are quite sharp but it takes a reasonable amount of time to sharpen them. Is it advisable to hollow...

As a licenced electrician i feel that i must comment as there seems to be a fair amount of bravado with forum members about doing their own electrical.
Do the DIY,s know the rules and understand the...

Which is the better bandsaw and which is the better buy between the carbatec SBW4300 and the Hammer N4400? Thanks

Thanks for the replys. Is it accurate enough to be able to cut veneers in our hard australian timbers at its maximum height with only a 20mm blade? I think the carbatec SBW4300 will take a 25mm...

hi,just trying to gather information. What size blade can the hammer bandsaw take up to and how deep a cut can it take. Thanks