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10th September 2019, 09:53 PM
Thread: Lightning Box
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461182 461183 Part of the process here.
461182 461183 Part of the process here.
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10th September 2019, 06:37 PM
Thread: Lid insert from offcuts
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I like them. I assume the insert is sitting in a...
I like them. I assume the insert is sitting in a small dado?
Very pretty.
Your keyboard is likely just a thin connector. Easy once you get to it. Getting to it is often the challenge. Some... -
10th September 2019, 01:01 PM
Thread: Lightning Box
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Treecycle speaks the truth. Lichtenberg/Fractal...
Treecycle speaks the truth. Lichtenberg/Fractal design and potential death.
Many people use the transformer from a microwave oven. I was going to build one, actually have everything I need... -
10th September 2019, 12:19 AM
Thread: Lightning Box
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Lightning Box
I made a box.
Yay!
Some American Oak has been loitering around since the person that I was building something for gave up on waiting for it to settle and stop bowing and went to Ikea or something... -
6th January 2019, 11:44 PM
Thread: Learning projects for router table
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Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming. I’m...
Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming. I’m sure others with find these ideas useful too.
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13th December 2018, 02:58 PM
Thread: Learning projects for router table
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Learning projects for router table
Getting deep into the festive season, my local Men's Shed is closed. Gives me a chance to gather a list of learning projects to help teach the fellas basic use of the machinery.
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14th July 2016, 01:01 AM
Thread: YAY!!! We're back on line
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It happened just as I was trying to correct an...
It happened just as I was trying to correct an error in a post. Thought I broke it, the timing was spot on.
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13th July 2016, 12:18 AM
Thread: T slot router bit for tracks
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Sounds like you are all sorted. I was going to...
Sounds like you are all sorted. I was going to offer the idea of cutting out a wide section on either side of the slot where you could glue down some board that is spaced apart enough for your bolt...
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12th July 2016, 11:58 PM
Thread: Melamine with a lock mitre bit
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Thanks. Planned for all of that except for the...
Thanks. Planned for all of that except for the sharp edge. Guess I consider it too fragile to try to hold it on that edge anyway.
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12th July 2016, 11:19 PM
Thread: Melamine with a lock mitre bit
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Melamine with a lock mitre bit
I've been thinking of using a lock mitre bit for some 14 inch long joints. I'm very dubious about doing this with melamine though. I imagine the particle board in that locking tongue will just fall...
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12th July 2016, 07:34 PM
Thread: Need new forum category - STUFF UPS
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It seems that every single time that I do that it...
It seems that every single time that I do that it is when I am trying to drill through brick. So slow, so slow, flick the switch, too much pressure and end up drilling deeper than intended in half a...
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24th March 2016, 10:48 PM
Thread: Another router table advice thread
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Thank you everyone. Lots of fantastic feedback....
Thank you everyone. Lots of fantastic feedback.
TRA001 currently on special. After a fair bit of effort working around the faults of the site I was buying from I managed to fill the cart with Triton... -
24th March 2016, 07:45 AM
Thread: Another router table advice thread
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Nice find Dave I don't have the space that I can...
Nice find Dave
I don't have the space that I can dedicate to a full setup like that though, even if I mounted it on wheels.
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24th March 2016, 07:02 AM
Thread: Another router table advice thread
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Thanks Ray. I should have mentioned I already...
Thanks Ray.
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24th March 2016, 12:13 AM
Thread: Another router table advice thread
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Another router table advice thread
Happy Easter everybody
I've been looking at various options for my first router table.
mostly with the idea of buying a Triton TRA001 and either a small bench top kit or just a mounting plate and...