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1st January 2023, 08:47 PM
Thread: Moving a Thicknesser/Planer
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I like the idea of an engine hoist, but have...
I like the idea of an engine hoist, but have nowhere to store it. I am sure I could hire one though, and that might be the way to go. Machinery House have a mobile base for the larger 12" machine,...
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1st January 2023, 03:49 PM
Thread: Moving a Thicknesser/Planer
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Moving a Thicknesser/Planer
I have seen a trick for moving a heavy thicknesser where one or two (same height) lengths of timber are placed through the thicknesser, and that table raised to clamp the timber. These are then used...
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9th April 2022, 12:13 PM
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Thanks Albert. Did your saw come with two riving...
Thanks Albert. Did your saw come with two riving knives? The DeWalt saw I use at home has the tall blade guide with dust extractor and anti-kickback cam mechanism, but it also has a small riving...
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7th April 2022, 09:22 PM
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HAFCO ST-12DP4 Table Saw — Opinions Sought by Blenheim Menz Shed
The Blenheim Menz Shed (NZ) needs a new table saw, and we have homed in on the HAFCO 12DP4 with sliding table, but we would love to hear from anyone who uses this or a similar saw from HAFCO before...
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17th December 2021, 08:41 AM
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm agreeing that...
Thanks for the input guys. I'm agreeing that sawblades might not be practical, and the dishwasher powder and hot water I've been using is super quick and effective. I also take your point about...
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15th December 2021, 09:00 AM
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Cleaning Saw Blades & Router Bits with Ultrasonic Cleaner ?
I searched and found some references in which people suggested it might be OK to use an ultrasonic cleaner, but no definitive answer. Searching outside this forum I found some thought about brazed...
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1st December 2021, 08:58 AM
Thread: Kreg Insert Warped
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What was happening with the Acetal insert was it...
What was happening with the Acetal insert was it would pull out out of flat when the retaining screws were tightened. I was using a similar method to the Kreg levellers with two set screws, one...
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30th November 2021, 08:11 AM
Thread: Ryobi router info needed
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Did you find the information you needed? I had...
Did you find the information you needed? I had a Ryobi router for many years, but I am not sure exactly what model it was. I think it had 1100 in its name. I buddy had the exact same model, and...
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30th November 2021, 08:01 AM
Thread: Cast router table.
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We used the Kreg Precision Router table with a...
We used the Kreg Precision Router table with a TRA001 for several years at the Blenheim Menz Shed. Then about two years ago we were donated several machines including a router table with cast iron...
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29th November 2021, 07:55 PM
Thread: Kreg Insert Warped
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Kreg Insert Warped
I started a thread a week or two back after breaking a $200 spiral carbide bit when a Porter Cable style brass guide bushing came loose and jammed the bit in the recess I was routing and shattered...
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21st November 2021, 10:50 AM
Thread: New Zealand woodworking questions
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Hi Tom. I'm in Rapaura near Blenheim, and post...
Hi Tom. I'm in Rapaura near Blenheim, and post here occasionally. It's a fantastic source of knowledge and information and the lads have helped me out of some fixes.
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16th November 2021, 08:29 PM
Thread: I Said A Rude Word Today
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I think the problem was that the guide bushing...
I think the problem was that the guide bushing fell into the recess and had nowhere to go, so jammed the bit and carbide bits can break from a stern look. I doubt I'll use the brass bushings again,...
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16th November 2021, 06:16 PM
Thread: I Said A Rude Word Today
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I Said A Rude Word Today
As the subject, I said a rude word today, and I said it with gusto! The story is that I'm fitting casters to the coffee table that we have in front of the couch. The couch has those lifting leg...
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20th October 2021, 01:51 PM
Thread: Bosch 1600CE Base Mounting Clamps
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On hold for the moment after tweaking my right...
On hold for the moment after tweaking my right knee. :-( The hospital ED said six weeks which I don't believe, but it's not the best fun I've ever had. It's a bugger getting old.
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17th October 2021, 10:34 AM
Thread: Bosch 1600CE Base Mounting Clamps
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I actually had a TRA001 delivered a couple of...
I actually had a TRA001 delivered a couple of weeks ago. I love the Bosch 1600CE, but it is not working nearly so well as the Tritons I am used to when table mounted. While you can adjust the...
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13th October 2021, 03:54 PM
Thread: Kreg Portable Crosscut
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It's been a few days and I've not heard anything...
It's been a few days and I've not heard anything from Kreg, so I made a simple mod to extend the guide arm. When I noticed the web reinforcement it seemed like an ideal way to locate an extension...
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10th October 2021, 06:42 AM
Thread: Kreg Portable Crosscut
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Email sent. Will let you know how they respond.
Email sent. Will let you know how they respond.
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8th October 2021, 03:07 PM
Thread: Kreg Portable Crosscut
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Kreg Portable Crosscut
Has anyone got one of these?
Kreg Portable Crosscut : Amazon.com.au: Home Improvement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxLnuqgnugM&t=26s
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6th October 2021, 08:22 PM
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That desktop is very attractive. Of course we'd...
That desktop is very attractive. Of course we'd all love a big slab of hardwood for our furniture, but the reality is that the finger jointed hardwood benchtops from Vietnam are infinitely more...
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6th October 2021, 08:07 PM
Thread: Triton TRA001'B'
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Just an update to this thread. Carbatec did get...
Just an update to this thread. Carbatec did get back to me with the following response:
Hi,
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29th September 2021, 09:38 AM
Thread: Looking to buy a Tracksaw
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I've not had to deal with Bosch directly here in...
I've not had to deal with Bosch directly here in NZ, and I get most of my tools locally just for the convenience, but Bunnings and Mitre 10 have limited stock of Bosch Blue and don't carry the GKS...
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28th September 2021, 08:16 PM
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Hi and thanks for replying. I found this video...
Hi and thanks for replying. I found this video after starting this thread. It makes the point of not unwrapping the packaging until you are ready to use it, and to seal the edges and ends as soon...
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27th September 2021, 09:23 PM
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Timber Benchtop for Router Cabinet Worktop
I came across this product in Bunnings NZ today.
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16th September 2021, 05:06 PM
Thread: Triton TRA001'B'
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I've emailed Carbatec NZ, but I am not sure when...
I've emailed Carbatec NZ, but I am not sure when I'll get an answer. The shop is closed until Auckland drops a COVID Level, and they are going to be flat out filling orders when they open, so unless...
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16th September 2021, 11:29 AM
Thread: Triton TRA001'B'
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Triton TRA001'B'
Carbatec NZ have had the Triton TRA001 back in stock for a few weeks now, but they are showing TRA001B. I can't find any reference to the B even on the Triton site. I can ask Triton, but they are...
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16th September 2021, 11:12 AM
Thread: smoothing edge on round table.
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This thread is a month old, so I suspect you have...
This thread is a month old, so I suspect you have finished your project, but you've had no replies, so I thought I'd throw my two cents worth in. A flush trim bit with a decent template will...
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12th July 2021, 03:30 PM
Thread: Bosch 1600CE Base Mounting Clamps
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Hey thanks for that. It turned out that the tiny...
Hey thanks for that. It turned out that the tiny allen bolt, you can see in the lowest image in my last post, did indeed adjust the clamp tension, so I have it set so I can comfortably undo the...
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5th June 2021, 09:38 AM
Thread: Ideal Fence Height?
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I love that circle cutting jig. Do you have to...
I love that circle cutting jig. Do you have to screw the side plates onto the workpiece? My background is as a toolmaker, and we have a well equipped metal shop at the Blenheim Shed, so I used a...
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3rd June 2021, 07:49 PM
Thread: router bench protractor
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I was thinking in terms of Hodgo's micro...
I was thinking in terms of Hodgo's micro adjuster. If you knew, for instance, that one division on the adjuster was 0.1mm but if the fence pivoted about its far end when applying that one division...
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3rd June 2021, 07:36 PM
Thread: Ideal Fence Height?
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It took me a moment to see what was going on with...
It took me a moment to see what was going on with your clear insert. I couldn't work out why I was seeing the router base floating in the air. :)
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3rd June 2021, 07:04 PM
Thread: router bench protractor
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I like the micro adjust mechanism. I can't see...
I like the micro adjust mechanism. I can't see from your earlier pictures how the fence clamps to the table. Is it like some table saws that clamp just at one end? I guess what I am asking is how...
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3rd June 2021, 06:42 PM
Thread: Bench top router
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Our experience at the Blenheim NZ Shed is that...
Our experience at the Blenheim NZ Shed is that machines tend to get at least some level of abuse and misuse. A lot our members are generally reluctant to ask for help, and machines get much more...
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3rd June 2021, 06:09 PM
Thread: Ideal Fence Height?
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Ideal Fence Height?
If you are building a fence for a router table, what is the ideal height? I've used two Kreg tables with proprietary fences which both have the sort of 75mm height, and I can't say that I've wished...
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12th May 2021, 09:10 AM
Thread: Bosch 1600CE Base Mounting Clamps
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Hi Dallas. I came across some pictures of...
Hi Dallas. I came across some pictures of another version which does have adjustment (which I think is the 1617, and as sold in America). So I got all excited and had another look at mine, but they...
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1st May 2021, 03:19 PM
Thread: Bosch 1600CE Base Mounting Clamps
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Bosch 1600CE Base Mounting Clamps
I've almost finished table mounting my Bosch 1600CE using the Bosch Fixed Base. Unless I am missing something, you have to release the main clamp to adjust the router height, and it is pretty tight,...
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1st May 2021, 12:10 PM
Thread: Slab levelling router bit beast
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I was thinking the same thing, but I guess it...
I was thinking the same thing, but I guess it would come down to how well the bit is balanced. Even our TRA001 vibrates a tads with some big bit. The Bosch 1600CE I've recently acquired seems to be...
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27th April 2021, 08:59 PM
Thread: How to Tighten a Corner Radius?
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Yes that would work. I have some 25x6 steel bar...
Yes that would work. I have some 25x6 steel bar that I could clamp flush with the edge, and cut through the laminate with a Dremel and clean up with a chisel.
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27th April 2021, 05:49 PM
Thread: How to Tighten a Corner Radius?
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How to Tighten a Corner Radius?
I'm progressing my table build and today cut out the insert hole in the table top. I'm guessing that my method was the bog standard usual way. I cut out some MDF the size of the inner hole on the...
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25th April 2021, 05:16 PM
Thread: My Triton Router is sick!
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That link is solid gold. I shall bookmark it and...
That link is solid gold. I shall bookmark it and hope to never need it. (as opposed to not bookmarking it and wishing I had done when our TRA001 breaks some time in the future.
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21st April 2021, 09:15 PM
Thread: Table Top Overhang?
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Thanks. Allowing additional airflow to make...
Thanks. Allowing additional airflow to make extraction work efficiently is something I only discovered in the last few days while researching my build, but it does make sense. How did we ever...
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20th April 2021, 07:38 PM
Thread: Table Top Overhang?
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Skew, thanks for that. In my case the table will...
Skew, thanks for that. In my case the table will be in the centre of my workshop garage with access all round. The only reason I was thinking of making the cabinet flush with the back edge of the...
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20th April 2021, 02:03 PM
Thread: Table Top Overhang?
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Thanks. I would still rather have gone with the...
Thanks. I would still rather have gone with the Triton TRA001 if I could have got one), and I'd have saved NZ$350 over the Bosch 1600CE and fixed base I now have. The Bosch does look like it is...
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20th April 2021, 10:48 AM
Thread: Table Top Overhang?
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Table Top Overhang?
Having seen some of the amazing cabinet style router tables on this and other forums (plus of course, YouTube) I have changed my own planned build to a cabinet with storage. However, it has occurred...
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15th April 2021, 08:41 PM
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I got quite excited by this when I saw the $119...
I got quite excited by this when I saw the $119 price tag, but it's AU$235 at Pro Woodworkers Supplies. I always get caught out by Amazon because even allowing for the exchange rate, there is still...
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15th April 2021, 03:33 PM
Thread: New Triton owner - woohoo
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I get my plastic stock from Blenheim Engineering...
I get my plastic stock from Blenheim Engineering Supplies which is just across the road from my Menz Shed. They have a range of about six different plastics, but only keep round stock on hand. ...
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14th April 2021, 04:01 PM
Thread: Which Router Bits Are Decent?
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I have one of those Bangood bottom and top...
I have one of those Bangood bottom and top bearing flush trim bits. It was cheap as chips and I thought if it does not last long I'll just get another. It has turned out to be pretty good and has a...
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14th April 2021, 03:43 PM
Thread: Router Table
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It is ridiculously simple. It's the snail shell...
It is ridiculously simple. It's the snail shell shaped wheel behind the man's wrist in the image. You set it to zero and push it up against the fence and lock it. Then unlock the fence and rotate...
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13th April 2021, 08:06 PM
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Sticky: My planed build changed as I progressed through...
My planed build changed as I progressed through this thread. At one stage I thought why not use square section steel tube and weld, but I had earlier switched from a simple table top design to a...
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13th April 2021, 03:48 PM
Thread: New Triton owner - woohoo
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I gave up waiting for the TRA001 that I've had on...
I gave up waiting for the TRA001 that I've had on order since November, and have ordered a Bosch GOF1600CE. So I let Carbatec NZ know to take me off their waiting list, and they told me that they...
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12th April 2021, 05:38 PM
Thread: AEG Router?
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Thanks. Bunnings Oz won't ship to NZ...
Thanks. Bunnings Oz won't ship to NZ unfortunately. I ended up ordering a Bosch GOF1600CE from a NZ supplier. Now I have a fun project building a table and fence etc.