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Hi Chris ,I pretty much made my construction methods up as I went along .checked out the angles from pics of chairs on the net . The two most important angles for my chairs are 72...

Hi Mick ,thanks for your detailed reply..recently diagnosed with pneumonia,which I really believe was related to excessive dust inhalation from the shed..I am recovering now but intend to be a whole...

Hi all ,any advice on best full face air flow respirater ,thanks

Just made my first JP bench … elm seat

Sounds like a good idea,I’ll check out the locals ,cheers Gordon

Hi Graeme ,yes I have checked the Deloraine collection ,and one in Hobart museum .. mine I made from kiln dried tas oak , draw knifed and spoke shaved … been trying to source some suitable green...

My first attempts at Jimmy possum chairs .. had fun making these and learned quite a bit about the construction peculiar to these chairs from Deloraine in Tassie

Thanks for that ,nice site ,unfortunately quite small reamers ,max dia 16 mm not really suitable for chair legs / arms …nice toys on this site though:)

Wanted to buy , tapered reamer for chair making , Prefer approx 6 degree angle ,happy to buy vintage/antique tool

Thanks Bob , think I’ll increase exhaust to inside size to 30 cm square , cheers

Just finishing off my dust extractor enclosure for sound proofing , using 30 mill chipboard for housing lined with 90 mill sound batts.. does it make any difference where I position the exhaust...

Lots of info there Bob .. may take a while to absorb it all ,cheers

Just a question re sound proofing . As I plan to keep the dc inside the shed ,I plan to enclose it with as much sound proofing as possible , something akin to how Bob has ,although his is outside ....

Great presentation Bob , thanks for all the info

Anyone have a preferences for Hafco , Carbatec ,or Leda dc’s

Thanks so much everyone for all the info /advice ,looks like I should have run 6 inch pipes ,but will have to go with 4 inch for now as they are installed , maybe upgrade later .also the 3hp...

Hi all , new here hope someone can give me some advice re pipe sizes and length of runs .I have set up 4 inch runs around the shop to a spot where I want to install a central dust collector . I’m...

Thanks China ,I thought that may be the case ,oh well I didn’t pay to much for it and it appears to be in pretty good nick . I know for sure it hasn’t been used for at least 25 years ,but seems to...

Hi everyone , I’m new to this site and recently bought an old Durden 1200 bandsaw . Hopefully someone here can help me with info re maintenance and parts . A machine manual would be great ,a...