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:helpsmilie:Total router noob.

Bought a second-hand Ryobi router with 1/2" collet. It had a 1/4" adaptor sleeve.

Went to change the bit... compu'er says no

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After much, much...

Just found this as well...

https://www.timbecon.com.au/torquata-router-collet-extensions

Who'dathunk such a thing even existed? :U


And this:...

That is incredible! :o

And even more incredible that you got it back and got it going again.

Rock on. :headbang:

This sleeve adaptor is doing my head in! :~ I spent a chunk of time this afternoon trying to fish it out of the collet. I could feel myself scratching the bejesus out of it... (i'll have to buy...

Thanks. You're right. I put it back in.

Well, that's some consolation, I guess! :D




Sounds like good advice. Thank you. :2tsup:

Thank you, Chrism3. I guessed as much, but it seemed to really push the plates apart a long way. I probably didn't have it seated correctly. I'll try again.

Yep, clearly it is. I'll double-check in the morning, but I don't think my Ryobi will attach directly to the table insert for the RTA300. I suppose I could drill my own holes in the sheet metal table...

Thank you.

I removed the plastic baseplate from the router as suggested. I also found this between the sub-plate and the mounting plate (i.e. the piece that goes into the RTA300 table top):
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Scratching my head here... first time attempting to use the RTA300 router table. (Got it mounted on an old Mk3 workcentre stand/table.)


I have a big ole Ryobi plunge router mounted to the...

Ohhhh.... now that's interesting. I would have thought the oil-based finish would last longer than that, but there ya go!

In answer to the question of how long I want them to last... in an ideal...

Thanks, Neil. I like this contrarian way of thinking.





I'm keen to know more about this; it's the reason I originally posted this in the Finishing board. I know diddly about finishes and...

It worked like a charm, Ray. Thank you!

Thank you. I did not know such levers even existed! I went back over to the shed earlier (after posting the question) and thought "Righto... I'll give it one more go..." and, while futzing about,...

Yeah, I second AdamTools on Ebay. Great service and regularly has new listings.

I've also bought stuff from Tool Spares Online. TRITON a few times. I can highly recommend them. Crazy fast...

I've been using a Triton 10" saw on a Series 2000 worktable (both second hand) for about three years. Just recently (after putting the ripping blade back on -- if that provides any clues ????), the...

Thank you! This 6-7yr old thread just answered a couple of questions I really, really needed answered. Gold.

One question, though, Ray... why three pieces per post?

You, sir, are a champion. Thank you! :2tsup:

i appreciate all the other suggestions, too; they're awesome! I'll see how I go. I might combine two ideas: apply exterior paint with a small brush and then give it a light sand anywhere I've...

Ha, ha! Bohdan, my man, i couldn't agree more! I've looked at 'em, believe me. Unfortunately, 'Er Indoors (as Arfur Daley used to say) wouldn't go for it. "They're garden labels. Just use a pen" :U

Someone gave me a pre-owned "kit" cubby house. As you can see from the photos, the uprights -- once concreted in -- are not at the same height. (The three posts in the middle are supposed to be a...

I've made some garden labels from hardwood. Then I carved the names of the plants with a rotary tool.

I plan to finish them with a mineral spirits + linseed oil + paraffin wax solution. (Plus a...

What an elegantly simple solution! :2tsup: I'll give that a crack and see how it looks.

Thank you

Thank you, camelot. I appreciate the suggestion; I would never have thought of that.

Back to the basic look for now, though... I made two mock-ups today out of cardboard:

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Good suggestion. I agree it would look out of proportion based on the width of the pencil-round/bullnose architrave in your diagram. It is, however, 70mm wide so with a 90mm plinth block, that's only...

Thanks, camelot. The matching architrave in the picture looks lovely. Good recommendation. I already have architrave, though. Just standard bullnose stuff. It was already there and I don't really...

Thanks, everyone

Details:


Colonial profile
138mm high
Decorative elements finishing at around 39mm from the top
18mm deep.

Well, I finally got around to making a test plinth block using the idea I sketched in the OP.

:C It feels pretty sketchy in terms of safety, tbh.

Also, the result was, uh, not great :( (See...

Gympie region (4570)

I am. Thank you, Graeme! :yippy: Is that only in cross-cut mode or table saw mode as well?

Thank you.




Yeah... that was actually my first thought because I've seen plenty of people on the YouTubes do things that way. However, I don't think my Triton Workcentre allows me to angle...

Thanks, Camelot. I agree. That's stage 2. First, I want to bevel the top face and then I was thinking of putting a roundover on each side. Perhaps that's silly; I don't know.

good idea. i don't have a block plane, though, believe it or not! :o

I'd like to put a shallow bevel (maybe 15 degrees) on the top third of some plinth blocks. However, I have no idea how to do this safely.

I've thought about using a jig on the sliding mitre saw,...