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pop one on ebay with a $1 starting bid, people go crazy for slabs. last one i saw on there was a 2in redgum slab, about the same dimentions, was up to $350 befor i stoped watching the auction

Just curious what a 42 and 60 bar and chain cost now days, been using mine for so long im out of the loop

PS: awesome alaskan mill knock off

cheap and easy, definatley not two words i thought from the first look. It has one of thoes shapes that makes you just want to have it in your hand so you can give it a good look over.

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Hello, been afew years out of action from the site

Just have a quick question for the people in the know. I think im after a benchtop thickness planer, i have gathered lituraly tones of wood over...

If you can find any part on a lathe that cant be made with a lathe id be impressed. Of course this excludes the initial casting of raw materils. As for increase in accuracy, i would say it depends on...

very nice, a V-slicer for bread... well i guess it would be an I-slicer realy. Either way im off to make one

1200 grit sandings and a thick shellac mix for any tight grain timber, cant beat

Pitty there isnt much of an industry for charcoal nowdays, in australia anyway. All thoes 300mm lengths of cut off's could keep a 3rd world country warm through the winter

Also i find just asking...

Very nice job, im inspired, gona get started on one ASAP. Just a quick question aswell, did u have any problems with deflection? i would assume a drum that long had some deflection in the middle. I...

About time they put something on pay TV worth paying for

China = cheep stuff, very few care about quality nowdays.

But what can we do about that right?:(

Like probably most people on here ive made afew plane's over the few years ive been wood working, and it goes without saying that a sheet of sand paper guled to a piece of glass or MDF will give you...

Thanks for the suggestions from everyone. Looks like ill need to give them all a go and see what works best for me. Only problem is...which one do i try first :U

Thanks again, my next project...

Question on grain filling, are there any alternitives to using rotten stone? ive read some bits and pieces all over the place saying that u can use anything from chalk to super glue, but i have naver...

Hygroscopic is the word your after. Where is a chemical engineer or brake mechanic when you need one

Thanks for all the advice everyone, helped speed things up. As paranoid as i am about belt sanders I ended up going with a combination of belt sander and epoxy finish, very time consuming but came up...

Thanks for the link woodcutta. First step towards that steam bent rocking chair ive always wanted to build

Thanks for the advice, i might just have to finish it off with a 2 part epoxy type clear. wont look as nice, but at least it will be smooth.

The drum sander was my best option, but it's too wide...

I was wondering if someone out there has some good advice on how I can prepare some red gum for staining

The problem is that the stuff is so grainy, no matter which way I run my plain I always...

From what i can understand toner even's out the moisture in the grains as oppose to filling in the deeper pours, like sealer does. Kind of like moisturizer for wood, looks the same too

If it is Cabots Crystal Clear your talking about, ive used it on a table and was happy with the results, dosent scratch too easy and generaly wears well.

Hope that helps