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Hi Joez,

Speaking as an engineer and not any kid of expert on bandsaws, that is a high stress area and any defect in the casting will make things worse by acting as a stress raiser. It looks like...

You mean PPE I assume. What is the specific unprotected hazard you have identified? We are not swinging chainsaws around as you would be in felling or chopping. The blade is completely secured in...

Hi All,

First a huge thankyou to Bob for his time and effort to give us a great start on the road to chainsaw milling. Bob brought all his gear and set it up for our benefit. He worked really...

Hi Burnsy, I'll send a PM

So far there will be Bob and about 6 others if everyone can make it. Anyone else?

Cheers
Cow

Hi Willy,

You'll be more than welcome. I think we're all going to be watching and learning. As Bob says, I've got a couple of logs we can practice on. I've not done it before and it's great to...

Hi Folks,

After some brief off-line discussion with Bob, Saturday October 13th is the date that seems to work. So with not much more than a date fixed please let me know if you want to come...

Well like I said, I have space, a few logs and a BBQ. Maybe some weekend with some decent weather we can get together.

Hi Timmy and Bob,

I'm in pretty much the same boat getting started. I'm in Hovea, 5 mins down the road from you Timmy. I'd love to take advantage of some of Bob's wisdom if it's not too cheeky. ...

Was the demo done by Westford? I didn't go this year but i went last year and looked at the Westford mills. There were guys there from PME is Welshpool who were selling the chainsaw side of things...

Thanks Bob, sounds like the 395 is probably the way to go then. As for the states, my parents live there and can buy it and ship it to me. I'm not a great believer in warranties and the money saved...

Hi all,

I have a number of trees that I want to slab, mostly redgum. My friend and neighbor has a lot of logs that might include some Jarah. They have been sitting since his block was cleared...

Hi MP,

Good news and bad news. I found my Toledo puller which i thought was the blind bearing puller but it wasn't. I can't find my blind puller and I'm gonna be cross if it's been 'borrowed'. ...

I got mine on the internet. It's a toledo one and cost me about $70 from memory. A set of seal picks comes in very handy as well without adding anything significant to the cost if you don't already...

Hi Robert,

It probably doesn't look any different to the many you've seen. The trick is knowing to take the seal out so you can locate the puller inside the bearing. There are screw type and...

I'm with Derek on this one. I'm very happy with my 8" carba tec spiral head. I honestly don't see the need to spend more on a jointer. Mine has been without problem

Hi Spokeshave,

You have access to the outside of the bearing. You need to remove the seal from between the inner and outer races so you can see the ball bearings. Then you need a bearing...

Hi,

When I looked into options for mounting a router on the table saw the feeling I got was that making your own dedicated router table was a better bet. I realise that's perhaps not what you...

I stand to be corrected but a riving knife stops the cut pieces from bending back and clamping in the blade with dangerous consequences. So if you aren't going all the way thru the work piece it...

Jack,

I'd be careful of combining orders to save money on freight. I made that mistake once and took the total order value over $1000 and ended up paying duty on it, cancelling out any savings....

When I moved out of home I needed some bed linen (Someone please tell me how that stuff came to be known as manchester) Not knowing where or how to buy such stuff I hit on the clever idea of getting...

Electronic speed control sounds like the best solution but I'm not qualified to give advise on that.

If that can't be done is it possible to change both pulleys? Making them larger would spread...

The table saw set up videos on the woodwhisperer website are pretty informative as well.

Thanks to All,

And sorry to disappoint that I'm not an actual cow. They won't let me donate blood in Oz because I lived in the UK and automatically suspect I may have mad cow disease so there...

Hi all,

Hope this is the right place to ask for some advise. I have a large tree, a red gum that needs to come down because it is threatening my shed. There is a lot of good wood in it and I'd...

Happy new year to all

Hi Muncher,

I remember seeing a modification on the woodwhisperer website where he hinged a small plank of wood over the start/stop switch. He cut a hole in it to access the start switch and to...

Hi All,

So I'm considering a new jointer (see prev post :doh:). The Carbatec 8" spiral head looks like a tremendous package for me and what I do but frankly I've been undewhelemed by Carbatec...

I have a 12" jointer in good nick. When I got it I understood it was an older model Carbatec and had no reason to question it. However after investigating the head with a view to upgrading to a...

That was is a great price. Didn't know grizzly did them so I'll give them a try as well. I tried the Oz outlets and they were both fairly certain I need the generic model for the 12" but they...

Hi Sinjin,

Did you get the Shelix cutter block? I'm keen on the same upgrade for my Carbatec 12" and would be interested in your experience. The exchange rate is pretty attractive at the...

Definately 150mm.

Thanks for the replies. I have since managed to find one in a local shop but Kev your Sawandbits 153mm option was the cheapest yet. There is a riving knife on the saw and...

Hi All,

When I came to Oz I brought with me a bosch 150mm circular saw. I need a new blade for it and it's a 150mm. I can't find a replacement for it without ordering from the UK and I could...

Count me in too please, same caveats about delivery to WA

Cheers

Thanks China,

I assumed they should line up but were so far out I thought i must be wrong. I saw no way to adjust them using the only obvious bolts which adjusted the table sliding dovetail...

I'm chuffed with my new (to me) jointer but confused about exactly how to cut rebates on it. I tried but it all went a bit wrong. I set up with the fence giving me the right width of rebate and the...

Let me add mine to the list of well deserved WOWs. I'm blown away (and inspired)

Hi All,

I was going to update this thread on the outside chance that anyone was interested. Expat, Mikm, thanks for your replies, you helped give me the jolt I needed to get me moving. In...

Hi All,

There's a Carbatec 12" Jointer up for grabs second hand. 1 year old and has three sets of blades, one set unused. The other two sets have not been sharpened which either means it's done...

It sounds wise to wait til after the exams. However speaking from experience I always seemed to end up buying a motorbike before major exams. Not by design, it just seemed to happen that way and a...

That price is the same as the price at the WA woodshow. I bought the CTH-110 at the show for $100 more as it was reduced more than the 10HB. A month later in the Carba shop the saws were on the...

Carbatec sell an accessory that converts a mini angle grinder into a biscuit jointer. It should work out cheaper but I have no idea how it compares performance wise. Seems like an appropriate time...

Hi Reggie,

The show was on the 7th- 9th August and I ordered mine on the first day, Friday 7th.

The right tilt is the 110R as Ramps said. Funny it doesn’t appear on the Carbatec website...

Hi Reggie,

I have the CTH-110 as well and bought it at the WA Wood Show for $1900. I got it over the 10HB for all the reasons Ramps summarised so well. But I bought the right tilt version. I'd...

I too have a saw to set up. I haven't done it before but I do have the manual. Reason for the post is to point you in the direction of the woodwhisperer's website. There are a couple of very...

I took the day off on the Friday brought the family. I bought a Carba-tec CTH-110 tablesaw at $500 off RRP with free delivery.

The highlight for me tho wasn't entirely woodwork related. At...

Dammit, foiled again.

Nice one, hope you enjoy it.

Hi All,

Same boat here too - more of a liner than a canoe it seems. I'm waiting for the WA wood show for some more research. I got the impression that Jet was more of a Toyota tho.

No let's worry about the US market. Feel free to continue paying twice as much or more for the same gear if you like but for the price and minor inconvenience of a transformer I'm happy not to.

You spelled herring wrong but I get the point. I'll be careful with all my fish. :D:p

Hi all,

Just my experience but thought it may be worth mentioning. I like DeWalt tools, not to the point of claiming they are better than any other make but they are higher end tools. I have a...