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Cheers Tony

Hi KeithQ, good you're loving your WL46A, they do work well. I've sold all my woodworking gear to pursue other more expensive hobbies (boat lol) BUT kept the lathe (insert thumbs up icon here) oh,...

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Ok, now to upload :)
The goblets were the better of my attempts LOL
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Thanks Dave, i'll load it up and give it a try :)

Hi Soren

Not been too successful, most ended up in the bin
My problem not the lathe, been a few years LOL but got a couple of nice pens completed.
Tried some CA finish this arvo, letting it...

With many thanks to Soren and BigShed for answering my questions and their invaluable advice, I am now the proud owner of the Hafco WL-46A lathe

All I can say is i'ts BIG, it's HEAVY it's QUIET...

it is a pain changing bits with the template guide fitted to the triton

i'll take off the plastic shroud and see if I can get to the collet chuck area anbd somehow lock it in place, if not I may...

i checked out dewalt and porter cable and others and from the demo dvd that came with the jig they were using the porter cable, but thansk for the replies
cheers
tonysa

thanks for the reply(s) Pusser :)
sure looks easy to change bits and adjust height
I'll have to see if i can get one from the states while the exchange rate is so good - well i would do if they...

what's the trick to changing bits without removing the template guide each time ?

i haven't tried removing the plastic shroud, perhaps thats the answer ???

Failing that, what's brand of router...

found it, if all else fails RTFM

does anyone who know what brand router leigh use in their demo coz it sure beats have to remove the template everytime to change bits on the triton, unless...

I was wondering about the depth of the cutter, I'll investigate other collet reducers at McJing at Matk suggests.
White ptfe tape sounds like the go too.

regards tearout, i was very very careful...

yep, that worked well. I also ended up moving the horizontal support board back away from the wood I was working on and took it very slowly. Very thin skim across front and back, around the sides...

thanks for the info Steve, I'm gonna have a couple of hours in the shed now with the leigh and will see how it goes this time :)
cheers
tony

After much deliberation I ended up with D1600 and the Triton template guide (and yes, the guide for the smaller Triton does fit its bigger brother). If using the Leigh template guide, just make sure...

nice pickup Phil, but where are they selling them for $48 ????
I can't find them that cheap in adelaide
Tony

Zen, one way is to fasten one length on top of the other so they don't move and bandsaw down the middle of the two, the top left will match and join the bottom right to form the wavy design. Not...

Thanks for the heads up Stu !

Hey Philf, that's 2 of us at least who didn't realize there were 2 kits and the templates fit both routers, and cheaper :)
TonySA

you can smell huon pine through sanding sealer followed by trad wax
the trad wax smell doesn't last long and then huon comes through - wonderful aroma.

but organoil ??? makes ya wonder about some...

thats one solid looking piece of engineering, sure puts the delta to shame

sweet !

cheers

TonySA

great looking box cisco, and really like the woods you've selected
tonysa

bloody ripper Cliff, absolute ripper :)

what I do with unsolicited telemarketers is I put them on hold while I get the person they're calling, get my drift ...

I check after 5 mins and say he/...

Check out this http://www.escoulen.com/ang/pages/tournage.html
What that guy can do is AMAZING, AWESOME ...
as is your piece Claude !
TonySA

i tried turning a goblet from green timber and it ended up the same as yours did when it had dried LOL

but all kiddin' aside, thats one serious piece of turning, nice one !
now I'll have to...

never tried to turn Teak, looks nice on mates boat, so I'll put my hand up for 4 blanks - if you decide to rip some

cheers
tonysa

go here http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=41243

you won't get any at $199, long gone

I'll second that :)

Just checkin' method of construction - there might be another method I wasn't aware of (wouldn't have surprised me). Nice box all the same Don. Hinges finish it off nicely.

Cheers
TonySA

looking good Don, looking very good
what wood did you use for the contrast ? very effective

what did you use for the hinges ?
something like an incra ?

cheers

TonySA

i like the design and choice of woods, the internal contrast works very well
i too like dovetails on a box (have yet to master one)

any pics of the underneath

what were the problems with the...

love the boxes, 'specially the birds eye huon pine
looks like you have the incra thing happening, impressive

cheers
TonySA

looks good Mark, really like the flame sheoqak
gonna have to get some of that

i think the pegs may have been better in sheoah

an alternative for the pointed end would be to have a flat end but...

I made one of the chip collection mods for my GMC and thought I'd run through the steps and capture it on video.

Very easy and very effective, would be suitable for GMC, Ryobi etc
I didn't have...

found the wood, its Kanau

Or you could try Lanoguard, I use it in the boat and on the motor parts - worth a try. Comes in aerosol can. Good stuff.

TonySA

Stinky's got it right, as did the others. The design's from Timbecon newsletter called Chatterbox Vol 03, Edition 5. In post last week.

Chatterbox sounds like my lathe when I was doing the stem...

the others were a bit small

I received the Chatterbox during the week and liked the look of the clock. "I reckon I can make that", I says to myself. PLUS I just happened to have a clock insert looking for a home from that...

So its not just me then - PHEW !

Thanks guys, I'm feelin' a whole lot better now.
I can relate to all that except searching along the pipe work, but I bet you a dime to a dollar it'll happen to...

if you rip 20mm off you'll have to allow for the saw kerf, so you'll have to take off 17mm - assuming 3mm kerf.

Vernonv's post makes a vaild point but in general rip to size as the others have...

This is the first time I've owned one and I was concerned about damaging the velcro style hooks built into the base to hold the paper on - have a look at one and you'll see what I mean. No hooks...

thanks for the ideas and suggestions, no case unfortuantelyt so trying differtent ideas

wasn't sure how fragile the hooks were, I'll try bob36's idea and the bunnies stand if they're still for...

I picked up a metabo sxe 425 xl ROS at the local gasweld sale this weekend.
The 5mm orbit is a bit coarser than I would have preferred but the alternative was a ryobi (3mm).
I used it briefly...

very nice table pwill, storage drawers will be very handy too
dust extraction looks beaut

good idea underused, thanks
not sure how I'm going rout the melamine without chipping it but I have some offcuts to practice on :)

in addition to the ali plate, I'm getting some 5mm acrylic...

kewl, thanks Gazaly

Poly Pipe Paper Packers - has a nice round sound to it

Primarily used for pens on the lathe, saves hunting for the next grit.
Tear the paper to size and stuff them in...

easy does it Stu, I can make sawdust by the bucket load, something with results - well thats another matter LOL and as for techniques, well that a whole different ballgame again !

Note to self...

well incra router table is off to a start

assembled and mounted the fence on some 19mm ply per the instructions

cut the kitchen top down to a recommended 32"x24"
ripped some 19mm pinus...

me too, i'd be interested, even as only a virtual member in Adelaide.

the video conferencing thing might work, there's probably a few net savvy incra users out there.

TonySA