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Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves ;)

If it was wire ribbed I wouldn't mind so much but it's PVC ribs. I was thinking perhaps there's a ventilation product that could be used.

I'd like some 100mm, Carbatec sell it at $15/m but that seems pretty expensive for what it is. I'll use PVC pipe in the longer term but I just want a few meters of flex for now.

Thanks, SCM Group are a Minimax seller, not sure if the only one. They also did not respond to my contract form, but I rang them anyway. I did ask about a Minimax of similar size, erm about 3.5x the...

I'm ignorant here, the Carter roller guides seem to get very good reviews and that's from Laguna owners who replaced their ceramic guides because those don't like cutting curves apparently. I figure...

I wouldn't call Laguna generic Asian, there is nothing else quite like them from frame size to fittings. Anyway, they certainly are a step up on price compared to the other generic Asians like Leda,...

A lot more Lagunas out there so you'd expect more negative feedback. At least there are reviews, try finding anything on the Artisan, positive or negative.

Most machinery companies have decided...

Sure, if money was unlimited 5HP 3phase would be the choice.

What I'm finding amazing is how little effort retailers and manufacturers put into marketing bandsaws via videos. When researching...

I'm wanting a bandsaw for mainly cutting up hardwood logs, eg. gidgee, mulga, Qld walnut/maple,Tas Blackwood. Mostly straight ripping for spindles but I also want plenty of height capacity, at least...

This is now sold, pending payment. Thanks for the interest.

Thought I'd post here before putting on Gumtree. Located in Adelaide.
Older version of this one: Lathes - Wood : LEDACRAFT MC-1018 MINI WOOD LATHE
The main (only) difference is mine does not accept...

The series by Stuart Batty on Vimeo is excellent. He explains grain well, and explains catches in a way that helped me understand what was going on - basically an unsupported edge is being engaged...

Excellent piece.

OT: My only suggestion is a bit of post processing of the photos could bring out the details, especially in the angel, e.g. have a look at ON1 Raw, or Affinity Photo e.g. ...

I'd personally recommend starting off by turning between centres, that way the work piece is held pretty securely . I'd also recommend turning spindles (keep it fairly short, say under 30cm) to learn...

Hmm, that setup would suit my needs exactly. Where did you get the bits for it (sans drill)?

The bark looks like Melanoxylon but the heartwood is so much darker than any other I've seen.

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I only have the log as it was a council cut down and I didn't see the tree. Very dark brown almost black wood, I would have guessed it to be Gidgee - but in the middle of Adelaide? Also...

BobL, have you documented your DC system somewhere? Is it a standard 3HP DC? I'm yet to install one but I do turn in an area without walls right now, but that will change very soon and I need to get...

I was talking to someone that had used Cooktown Ironwood, aka Red ebony, and said with the well known here shellac based friction polish that it went a bit tacky/soft after about a year in humid...

For spindle turning a relevant question is why turn with left hand forward when the chuck is on the left? Surely safer and better visually to do right hand forward. I was taught that way and I like...

Per the subject, is there a relatively close equivalent to European/English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) in an Australia wood? I am wanting similar hardness, colour (uniformly pale, almost white) and...

The items are small decorative pieces that don't need much protection other than occasional handling. I've tried some BLO, and shellac, and a combo of those two, though the shellac was too orange and...

Any tips on finishing smaller pieces of River Red Gum to darken the red? Using just CA it tends to come out a bit pinker than I want. I'm wanting it to be dark red if possible (without using a...

OK, splitting was a complete failure, even along a natural crack, the wood is extremely tough and fibrous and the wedge got the the bottom without actually splitting anything off. I had to also...

I'm looking to source some hardwoods for spindle work, preferably Red Lancewood or Black Gidgee. I need to end up with blanks somewhere around 40mm square if straight and pieces 200mm to 450mm long....

I don't have a decent hand saw long enough, and I suspect it would take me many, many hours :)

I've got some red bottlebrush wood that I salvaged when the council cut down the tree out the front. It was destined for firewood when camping, and indeed most has long since become coals, so it was...

Slightly old thread but anyone researching these may want to watch https://youtu.be/dSR5gXGLuYo it's the same thing and has the shortcomings explained, you may or may not want to live with them. I...

Well it is a 12x20 after all and they claim

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so it's interesting how they must measure that if you can't do 300 since 25.4x20=508. I have...

Yes, I am.

The chanter is what needs ~410mm, and yes I was planning to make my own, though that's clearly the tricky part, but at least it's a cylindrical bore unlike GHB. I can live with hand...

Yes Colin, smallpipes eventually/hopefully, possibly other types of pipes, though at this stage no aspirations of making GHB. Inspired by Bill Hart and Julian Goodacre, amongst many other craftsmen....

Thanks guys, that is what I am trying to work out, or else I would have already bought the much cheaper Leda. If there is a noticeable build quality difference I understand why I should pay more, but...

Thanks for the replys. I did look at the bed extensions to all of them, but it drives the price up a fair bit, the Woodfast comes in at ~$710 with the extension, the Leda is $363. What would make the...

I've been using a home made hand me down lathe to get the feel of things but it's limitations are not going to let me do what I need, ie. accurate pipe making of 10-30mm OD with a 4mm bore.

I need...