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I voted wrong by accident. It is insulated, but only for sound. Don't need fans or air con, pretty temperate climate here. :)

This won't matter if your getting professionals to do it, but if your planning on doing some work yourself with wind power I've read that 48V forklift batteries (About 4k each, Aluminium Oxide I...

I always used the cardboard or paper to protect whatever I was glueing up, not to protect the bench.....go figure! :)

I think the only time really to protect a bench is if you mix between woodwork...

Haha, you got there before me Greg, I was just coming over here to tell everyone! :D I just downloaded it. Below is just playing around with nesting two letters and carving them prismatic, it took...

At least they shrunk. Now when they expand in winter, you might just have enough gaps to get away with it! :)

In the shopbot forum post, he says that he used compression springs to raise the pieces upon expansion of the table. His does look like a slightly different design, but I think it wouldn't be as bad...

Ah Ha!

More info.....it turns out its originally called a Jupe table. Here is the patent and a pic of some of the mechanism:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT6994032...

I found this on an internet blog...eek:

"According to Luxist (scroll down a bit), "The large Capstan tables cost around $95,000 and the smaller Rising and Furling tables cost between $24,000 and...

I stand corrected. :) I really would love to know the mechanism underneath....its probably patented though...

Edit: I'm just thinking, it might be nice if the center was a different wood. :)

I'm sorry, if that was real it would be fantastic.....I'm not saying catagorically that it's NOT real, and the concept is fantastic also but.....I played the video back slowly and a few times, and...

My first router was certainly nasty....MDF, not expensive, but not cheap....I'd say less than €500, and that was the electronics. Built from a set of internet plans.

My second was a significantly...

Firstly I have to apologise, I've just seen this thread, but haven't taken the time to go through it from the start. I have to say that the build looks fantastic, very professional. I'm in the...

That would be very cool. :) An electric model trail, but use the track and electronics, and rebuild the carriage parts from wood, like a wooden train. That would definately be a talking point when...

You could design one pretty easy yourself using ABEC Skate bearings and some aluminium tubing. Mount short pieces of tubing under the lazy susan with the bearings attached, and use either recesses in...

Thats a fantastic piece of workmanship. Really beautiful.

Congratulations to Jason Stevenson from the United States who is the winner of the recent Free Prize Draw. Jason won a free copy of Quote&Cost Version 1.51 Beta, and a Free Upgrade to Version 2.00...

My Short Story :) : Once upon a time I bought a 'McAllister' laminate trimmer for €90 in the B&Q superstore over here. It came with every accessory and attachment known to man at a cheap price. I...

Wow, the images posted in this thread are fantastic. I continue to be inspired and awed by the work done on this site. Unfortunately I don't really have any images to compare, but I suppose my most...

Spirals are a lot better, and more expensive. The upcuts remove the chips from the cutting edges and allow faster cutting without burning. The downcuts push the piece onto the cnc table and help...

Hi folks,

I am holding a Free Prize Draw. All you have to do to be entered in the draw is fill out a short Online Form to help me with developing the Quote&Cost program. The draw is Free and...

I dont know anything about the cracks, but you can get weed matting instead of using plastic. It prevents the weeds coming up, but is permeable to allow the rain through, and the soil underneath to...

How big is your left over sample....post a pic and if its large enough to see the grain someone might be able to tell.

Incidentially, my sister bought some solid oak doors last year. They were...

I have to disagree with this I'm afraid. The quality of the carving on a cnc is dependant upon many things, and I firmly believe that with someone whose competant making the 3D models to carve from,...

Hi folks,

If anyones interested, I have made my 3D model library on my website completely free to anyone who wants to use it. The models can be cut with Vectrics V-Carve Pro or Cut 3D.

There's...

I'd prefer 'real' wood any day....but MDF has its place yada yada yada...... :D

Never mind! :D

I buy DeWalt and Bosch. I have various other tools of other makes but for one reason or the other have always come back to DeWalt and Bosch. Makita aint bad. Hitachi let me down...never mechanically,...

From what I've heard, but I never used one myself, a cyclone is MUCH more effective than most other systems for dust colection. Once it is used in connection with an appropriate extractor fitted with...

I don't know if you would class it as a hoax....more an idea....I received an email the other day from a friend saying that everyone should stop buying petrol from ESSO and BP because they are the...

Looks great, I like your layout for the trinket box. That garden picture is amazing WOW!

Hi all,

I made some more progress as time allowed over the past few days. :) I painted the letters and pics, then went over them with the belt sander. Cut out all 32 box parts on the miter saw,...

On the software front you can't go far wrong with the Vectric products: http://www.vectric.com/

They have a good forum aswell:...

I'd love to see a picture of the box also. Congratulations Alex. :) I've been having a think about that funeria competition.....not sure if I'm brave enough to enter though. The entries don't have to...

You should really have a look at this site... http://billpentz.com/index.cfm

It has all you ever needed to know and more about wood dust collection.

I'm no use to you because I'm on the other side of the world, but perhaps you could give people more details to work from.

Do you want a top of the range carefully crafted hardwood masterpiece,...

Mine is a lowly 16'x10' shed at the moment. I had to seal all around it with silicon originally to stop the moisture coming in at the floor when it rained. I'd say, again, space is my nemesis. I have...

I generally buy Bosche or DeWalt tools. I dont know if you can get either in Australia.

If anyone ever needs a reminder about being careful working with machinery, this forum is a doosie...some interesting (Read: Grisly) pictures in some of the threads! :...

Ouch! Glad your ok. :) I'm at a loss to figure out how your hand keeps getting 'pulled' into things....you do know your supposed to 'push' the wood through, not hold on tight and go for gold! ;)

Dont forget a CNC-Router (Small one for small boxes) for cutting out intricate carvings on your boxes, and creating complex curved internal sections/shapes that would be very difficult and time...

Hi all. I haven't done any more on this yet, been busy setting up my new toy! (Pic below) Anyway....my hinges arrived in good condition from your side of the world, except I dropped one packet and it...

By way of a completly useless response........I like your name! :2tsup:


Plus.....I just realised how many smilies this site has!!!....sooo...:worthless:

.....erm....:welcome(1): ...... to...

Good luck with your box. I work with sapele a lot. It has a low movement coefficient so I built my cnc router from it. Its nice to work with (Although yes LOTS of red dust) and finishes very well,...

Well I started on the backs the other day when I had some time.

They're coming along fine so far, no plunge through, but I'm a bit worried about the hinges now. I'm not sure if I left enough...

Thanks donna. :)

The Cnc is supposed to make it easy. I started with 1" rough lumber, surfaced to .1 inch, then carved the front to .2 inch, and am hollowing out the rear sides to .5 inch,...

I managed to get some time this week to start cutting out the front portions of the cubes.

I still have to cut the rear sides, and the back pieces. These pics are unfinished....obviously....:doh:...

The whole charity thing seems like it could get very complicated and I also won't wade into it. Although no-one has mentioned the possibility of the winner picking the charity....A pat on the back to...

Well done everybody. The entries were very impressive and the competition was great craic. :)

Nope! :U I think the voting system is very effective, fair and open. I was just saying that people with only a few votes shouldn't feel bad, because in most cases their entries are still excellent...

I just wanted to mention that I think the poll display doesn't accurately show the quality of the work. :B I was surprised by the gap between 4/5 and the next nearest entry, but then I remembered...