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Gumby, you are right. You cannot compare Triton to cabinet saw. Most who have made the change seem to agree. Seriously though, the Delta contractor style saw or similar, at the $900 mark (or...

Stubchain, don’t want to teach you how to suck eggs, but another option – rather than having two saw blades in your saw, make up a shim that is the thickness of your mortice bit plus the thickness of...

Truly, my intention is not to have a go at people who have followed the orange brick road. Having owned Triton gear, I can say that my money would have been better spent on a decent cabinet saw or...

I know I will probably get flamed, but PLEASE re-consider the triton stuff. If you get serious you will wish you had purchased a real cabinet saw. I speak from experience here...

Answering the questions,

Using bolts to secure the rails allows you to break the bench down if required. I moved house about 7 months ago but did not bother to disassemble the bench. I suppose...

Although it does cost a bit more than $3, I am using the Router Raizer. It involves modifying the router with a threaded rod inside one of the columns of the router. Once the modification is...

Lefty, FWW have an article describing a system of using a circular saw with a home made jig to cut sheet goods. To solve the problem of securing the workpiece, they made a sacrificial table that was...

Just a tip - if you decide to recess the bolt heads, make sure you bore the hole wide enough to accept a socket so that you can actually tighten it up (some things you learn the hard way...)

And...

Thanks for the interest! Did not think anybody would be that interested in my simple no-frills bench.

The design was lifted from Australian Wood Review No 30 (March 2001). To answer the...

I will vouch for the three layers of mdf on pine frame. Solid, strong, and I don't mind if I spill anything on it :)

Quite a while ago I purchased the Trend router table insert at one of the woodworking shows. Has been sitting in a cupboard waiting for me to get around to building a new router table. Well, a few...

I was getting a little tired of not having a table on my drill press, but did not want to spend too much effort constructing an elaborate piece of work. Decided on plain and simple. The table is...

A few more pics...

Looking at Rockers fine morticing jig made me decide that I had to build a morticing jig myself. Rocker was kind enough to send me his plans. After thinking about the project, I decided to try and...

You could have the legs extend into the torsion box, attaching to the torsion box frame and table top...

I stand by my statement that the best tool I have purchased was the starrett square. I use it at he beginning of a project to tune the setup of my stationary tools to measuring and marking out my...

The best tool I have purchased, one I use at just about every stage of every project is a Starrett combination square with satin chrome rule. It was expensive, but I rarely touch any of my other...

I had the same problem with my Carbatech 6" jointer when I first used it. What jointer do you have? Carbatech sell two versions of a 6" jointer, one with a slidind dovetail arrangement to adjust...

Now that you have seen that this is not quite as simple as first imagined, let me once again add my friendly advice. Forget about it, it it not worth the hassle. Wait until you need a tool, and...

With respect to frequency, when shopping in the states I noticed that many of the quality toold were rated at 120 volts 50/60 hz, so running from a transformer is not a problem. Also worth noting, I...

Regarding the question of extension cords...

You may have noticed that the power distribution grid in Australia is not 240 volts, and it is not 120 volts in the USA. It is much more efficient to...

Saw this thread as it was linked in another 115volt tool on 240volt power thread. I hope this is not too late, but any reference to using your lathe with a transformer should be ignored! your...

I figured with an address listed as Brisbane, living in Hong Kong and travelling you would be either Dragonair or Cathay crew. I work for the white rat... Domestic at the moment on 737... I bought...

Yes, Reclamation St is where I got my transformers. There was one or two places on the right a fair way down as you walk away from Mong Kok (?) station. I got a 3.0KvA as I was going to run a shop...

I was going to wire my garage up with multiple power points for 120v and get my tools in the US. Ended up not doing this after bringing back a few tools. I am running a Ridgid 13" thicknesser off...

As I stated in my post above, you will require a LARGE transformer to run power tools. In the link above, the largest transformer was 1000 volt amps (or 1.0KvA). What that means is that you can...

I was going to go down this road a few years ago, when I was flying to the US a couple of times a month, and in the end decided it was not worth the trouble. You will have to factor in the cost of a...

Thanks Dusty,

I used Titebond II glue. On previous box I used a cabinet scraper and thought that I had removed all traces, but when I applied the finish I could see where the veneer tape had...

Hello all,

I have veneered some speaker boxes with a jarrah veneer. I joined the individual leaves of the veneer with paper veneer tape. Now I have veneered the speakers, how do I remove the ...

Not sure what people are talking about when they mention "specs", but what is important is:

How are your hands going to feel after using it for an extended period of time?

How full of sawdust...

I am using the Festool ES 150/3 connected to the Festool CT 11 dust extractor, a great combo. Very little dust, very little vibration, very little noise - a joy to use. What swayed me was seeing...

I have had the metabo for almost a year, and cannot recommend it. The dust extraction is good, it is quiet, its holddown clamps are good, but it has a major design flaw. The detent mechanism used...

The assumption that he Delta drill press is made in China is false!!!!!

I have the Delta and it has "Made in Thina" on the side!!! :D

Cheers,

Chris

You will soon find that switching the router from table to handheld use will become tiresome. I would suggest that you look at purchasing your router as if it were the first of two (or more), one...

I have not used the ece planes, but I own several of the HNT Gordon planes. Let me assure you that adjustment of the gordon plane is very simple and easy. I have have the jointer plane and it is a...

Guys,

Do yourselves an absolute favour and buy yourselves a starrett combination square. For years I put of getting one and now it is THE tool I ALWAYS use for EVERY job. Sorry for the shouting,...

The tool I reach for EVERY time I am working is my Starrett square. For years I baulked at the cost. If it were lost I would buy another tomorrow!

I would suggest buying your jointer/thicknesser...

G'Day Big Pete,

I purchased the MBS 300 from carba tec a few months ago and have been very happy with it, got it for around the same price you have been quoted on the 250. At the moment I do not...

The answer your question will depend on WHAT TYPE OF MOTOR you are intending to use. Universal motors will work OK. They are the motors with brushes and are quite noisy, like in a router, drill ,...

Yes, you are right, I would never buy a Falcon or a Commodore. A very good analogy.

GMC - Hyundai
Triton - Commodore
Festo - Mercedes
Metabo - Audi

Seriously though, how many blokes trade...

The trouble with many hobbies is that you do not know how much you will enjoy it untill you have tried it. The trouble with woodworking (and many other hobbies) is that to get quality gear it costs...

No problem with the picture Geoff. Speakers are 48" tall, 13.5" deep, 8" wide. Actually very efficient and were designed for very low power tube amps. As I am getting to the stage where I need to...

View from the side, front of speaker box is to the left (speaker holes not cut out yet). It is a midrange-tweeter-midrange design, the two mids have a tuned transmission line each and exit the...

Geoff,

Talking about using yellow glue, and the comment that it goes off too quickly, I think some might be a little confused as to the technique used with PVA glues and veneer. My understanding...

Thanks,

By coincidence, just after posting my previous post, I had a shipment arrive from Canada (Lee Valley). Two 40" and two 24" Bessey K body clamps. Total was about $280 including shipping...

Arron,

Are you quite sure about the $50 processing fee? Curious as to the source of that info. I am curious as I have never had to pay this fee. I have imported goods many times with me when...

Mick,

I have the 150 and am reasonably happy with it. I have been able to acheive good results with it. I do wish, however, that I had spent the extra dollars and purchased the 350... If you...

I too am researching this topic as I am building some speakers that are marine ply interior and MDF exterior. Reading an old Fine Woodworking magazine they had an article on veneering using yellow...

Not sure if this helps, but CMT part number 299.211.00 is a saw blade bush 1.4mm thick 30mm outside diameter 15.87mm (5/8")inside diameter for $5. CMT catalogue page 119.

The following is a direct quote from Fine Woodworking Magazine #134. Department: Finish Line, article “Shellac: a marvelously versatile finish” by Chris Minnick.

Shellac resin is produced by a...