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12th March 2019, 02:25 PM
Thread: Hi from South Africa
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Thanks Crowie, much appreciated!
Thanks Crowie, much appreciated!
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19th February 2019, 10:54 PM
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Few pics as promised:
Few pics as promised:
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17th February 2019, 04:06 PM
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Thanks T91 and Glennet - much appreciated. ...
Thanks T91 and Glennet - much appreciated. Unfortunately I live in a small town here in S.Africa and don't have access to a woodworking group, I do however have a colleague at work who's been making...
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15th February 2019, 06:27 PM
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I guess the melamine is the key to a smooth slide...
I guess the melamine is the key to a smooth slide through the thicknesser? Perhaps I should not use the plywood then, at least not for the bottom (underside).
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15th February 2019, 06:25 PM
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Thanks Glen, I'll surely do something similar....
Thanks Glen, I'll surely do something similar. Still got a few panels of 18mm plywood that I perhaps should cut to size and glue two together to make a 36mm thick sled. What would a good length be...
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14th February 2019, 04:00 PM
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Thanks John, that makes sense, I haven't really...
Thanks John, that makes sense, I haven't really thought about roughly planing the one side with an electric hand planer, but I've got one so that only requires a very simple sled then I assume. I...
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13th February 2019, 06:06 PM
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Advice please: buying my first planer/thicknesser
Hi everyone
I'm currently looking for my first thicknesser/planer and need some advice. Even though I'm in South Africa it looks like the various options are similar to Australia's. Roughly for... -
5th February 2019, 02:46 PM
Thread: Hi from South Africa
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Lekker om Afrikaans te hoor Derek, dis nog...
Lekker om Afrikaans te hoor Derek, dis nog perfek! Looks like my posts were in for moderation first, therefor the double entry. I like your article on Matjiesfontein, we've actually been there...
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5th February 2019, 06:07 AM
Thread: Hi from South Africa
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Hi everyone, I typed a detailed reply but perhaps...
Hi everyone, I typed a detailed reply but perhaps I did something wrong, so here goes something similar again...
I've been born and still living in the small town of Ladismith, in the Western Cape... -
5th February 2019, 01:34 AM
Thread: Hi from South Africa
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Hi Derek, I'm in a small town called Ladismith in...
Hi Derek, I'm in a small town called Ladismith in the Klein-Karoo region of the Western Cape. We seldom speak English (home language is Afrikaans) so my apologies in advance for any grammar of...
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4th February 2019, 11:30 PM
Thread: issues with metabo dh330 thicknesser
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Hi, I'm looking at getting a DH330 and found this...
Hi, I'm looking at getting a DH330 and found this post about the blade support/retainer problem, and was wondering if others perhaps had similar experiences? And opinions in general about the DH330...
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4th February 2019, 11:06 PM
Thread: Hi from South Africa
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Hi from South Africa
Good day everyone
Glad to be on this forum, unless my Google skills have failed me, we don't have a proper woodworking forum in South Africa, hence my interest here. Hope to learn a lot and...