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Check out http://www.constructionplywoods.com.au/ under interior plywood (they do Tas. Oak, Blackwood and White Amer. Oak).

They are in Airport West - a bit out of the way for you and I Iain...

see how they run

Hi Burn,

I bought all the Bessey clamps I need from the last order however I see that there are some savings to be made on the Dadonator and other goodies. Do I need to buy any clamps to get the...

Hi Tony,

Woodfast are still in operation:

A A Woodfast Machinery Co
58 Botting St Albert Park SA 5014
ph: (08) 8445 2577

A phone call is your best bet I think.

Bit of both Woodlice, the main design elements came from a sketch posted by Rocker in this thread:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=6605

The rest was off the top of my...

Thanks for the compliments and suggestions everyone.

Re the strength of the arms I did give this some thought and did a trial prior to assembly. The arms are 18mm ply 100x400mm (310mm...

Just wanted to add to the weight of opinion re the limited trading hours on a Saturday. Like a number of members of this board and countless other unregeistered woodworkers I live in Gippsland which...

Just completed this mobile timber rack which is a slight variation on a design by Rocker:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=6605

In my version the two freestanding units...

Just a quick note to echo the sentiments of others on this fantastic forum. Thankyou to Rob Lee and staff but especially to Darryl for all the "out of hours" work he put in for the benefit of a whole...

The 52in guide can be clamped anywhere within its range. I mainly use it for doing cross-cuts on large sheet stock. I find that I can achieve accurate cuts simply running the base of my circular saw...

No problem Darryl, will transfer the money today.

Alex

Hi Carpenter,

I had been researching thicknessers for some time before I bought one of these at last years woodshow, I was impressed by the triple blades, dual speed, large platform and the ease...

Yeah, no problem with putting the treated pine straight in the ground. (I did this on my deck). Have a talk to your local council building and planning department and they can advise you to the depth...

Has anyone heard of Pacific Blackwood, have been offered some at a price and was wondering what its like to work. Took a sample home and it seemed a little prone to tear-out. I haven't worked...

I've voted for Jarrah although the last deck that I built was made of Merbau. The look of jarrah is superior but when it came down to cost I couldn't justify the extra expense.

Cheers,
Alex
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Hi Rod,

With regard to ripping slats of uniform width on the "outside" of the blade here is a method I use.

Secure a block of wood to the mitre slot on the left of the blade and position it...

I can't find these guys in the phone book, does anyone have a contact number/address?

Cheers,
Alex.

I'm ok with the wait time.

Put me down for 2 X "B" sets.

I live in Traralgon, VIC but am happy to pick up from Melbourne.

Cheers,
Alex.

Excellent work, congratulations.

Thankyou to everyone that replied to my original post. All advice was well considered and helped greatly in me assessing my actual needs and the cost/benefit equation. In the end I decided to go for...

Hi all, I'm in the market for a bandsaw (heard that before haven't you) and am deliberating between the pros and cons of a 14" vs 18". I'm interested to hear people from people from both camps. If...

Thanks Simon - excellent link, answered all my questions and then some!

Alex.

Hi all,

I too want to put a masonite top on my workbench however I've had trouble finding masonite in large dimensions. The 900X1200 underlay is easy enough to find but the best Iv'e been aple to...

Excellent work Wongo, very impressive. I used to be into model-making quite a bit, mostly scale aircraft. I have been thinking about building a sailing ship and your work is very inspiring. Can you...

Yeah, that's right Ben. Start from the bottom and work up (pretty obvious I know), for the first board I put a narrow offcut underneath the bottom edge to give it the same "kick" as all the others....

Hi John, I've been thinking the same thing myself. Headroom is a little limited by the verandah and the perch is quite close to the feed stop. Will have to wait til after Xmas (see previous post) to...

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. It was a real pleasure to build and it has been great to share it with people who can appreciate the work involved.

Peter, the feeder is a X-mas gift for my...

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This is a Xmas present for my Mum to replace a bird-feeder that my late grandfather and I built when I was a youngster and unfortunately had to be "recycled" :) . The design is adapted from a free...

Stand clear!

Bob,

You can download the file but only the Quicktime version.
You need to click on the file, wait for the whole movie to be downloaded - indicated by the blue bar at the bottom of the Quicktime...

Excellent work, what a transformation! I would never have imagined that the smaller piece could have come up looking so good.

Alex.

Hi Major,

Just wanted to express my thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

Alex.

Following the barage of insults across the "pond" I was intrigued to find out a little more about Joe. I had a look at his website and I couldn't help but notice Joe has an uncanny resemblance to...

Beautiful work Major. I particularly like the use of inlay and would love to try and incorporate something similar in my next project.

However I have a few questons...........
1) how did you...

I've only ever had the Makita 5007NB (7 1/4). It handles well, plenty of power. I couldn't really suggest Makita over any other brand due to my limited experience however I would recommend getting a...

Here's another theory on the "time gets faster as you age" observation.

When you are younger you encounter many more new experiences, new knowledge, facts, language, sights, tastes etc and this...

Hi TassieKiwi,

See my post #66 on this thread:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?p=94737#post94737

Alex.

Hi TassieKiwi,

There was a Dewalt stand at the show, manned by a couple Dewalt Reps with sales through Total Tools. They had a 734 on display ($950) but not a 735. As I was after a 735 and no-one...

Hi Suresh,

No need for fancy software, all you need to do is go to your Windows directory (usually found on the root directory of your C: drive), find the folder Temporary Internet Files and you...

Gwhat (a member of this forum) has started this business. I believe he is importing selected products in bulk from Woodpeckers in the US and passing on the cost saving. If you e-mail him at the...

For those looking for genuine T-track and quality plastic knobs I can recommend Woodpeckers - Melbourne ([email protected]). Received my order today, prompt service, no fuss, good...

Mr Flibble,

I've just finished building a deck out of Merbau 5.1m X 3.5m. I got various quotes from all over Melbourne (all for random lengths). I got lucky however and stumbled across some...

Power Tools and Machinery Sales
http://www.ptms.com.au

Alex

I live in Gippsland so Richmond vs Bayswater makes little difference to me. On the topic of customer service I think it is dissappointing that such an excellent catalogue is not backed up with good...

Not sure if anyone has posted on this already but I just stumbled across this today:

www.jesada.com.au


Alex.

Try this link:

http://www.austair.com.au/index.html

I'm not sure if they deal with the general public but its worth a try.

Alex.