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22nd August 2021, 09:17 PM
Thread: Best blade for DeWalt Radial Arm Saw
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Thanks!
Thanks!
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22nd August 2021, 09:06 PM
Thread: Best blade for DeWalt Radial Arm Saw
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:U Good one!
:U Good one!
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21st August 2021, 11:07 PM
Thread: Best blade for DeWalt Radial Arm Saw
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Best blade for DeWalt Radial Arm Saw
G'day
I have an old, but refurbished DeWalt 10" Radial Arm Saw (RAS). I have a negative rake 80T blade which works well for fine work.
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26th July 2021, 06:45 PM
Thread: Mixing stains with tung oil?
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[QUOTE=auscab;2248087]... its a cheap looking...
[QUOTE=auscab;2248087]... its a cheap looking piece from what I can see. ... And glued down to chipboard with no solid edge /QUOTE]
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24th July 2021, 11:21 PM
Thread: Mixing stains with tung oil?
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Hi Robert My wife has done some french...
Hi Robert
My wife has done some french polishing, but years ago. She feels that french polishing is not appropriate for a dining table. Here are some photos of the damaged corner, and the solid... -
23rd July 2021, 11:55 PM
Thread: Mixing stains with tung oil?
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Mixing stains with tung oil?
Greetings
My wife is restoring a family heirloom walnut dining table. It has solid walnut legs and frame and a walnut veneer top. The top was water damaged and bulged. We have carefully sanded it... -
4th July 2021, 07:48 PM
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This job is jarrah. I've got 8 or so still to do....
This job is jarrah. I've got 8 or so still to do. I've also got a whole heap of tuart slabs/ boards. A future project is to use these for a a timber staircase.
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4th July 2021, 12:53 PM
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I'm OK to call them boards - I didn't think of...
I'm OK to call them boards - I didn't think of that word. In any case they are slices cut from a tree with bark still on them. :-) They've been seasoning for 20 years.
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3rd July 2021, 08:53 PM
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Beardy gave me a clue. I was trying to glue the...
Beardy gave me a clue. I was trying to glue the slabs in the middle, and this didn't work. I realised I could use the glue gun to squeeze glue in at the sides, and use chunks of glue gun glue and...
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3rd July 2021, 08:47 PM
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Thanks. Good idea. I'll see if I can source...
Thanks. Good idea. I'll see if I can source something like this in WA.
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3rd July 2021, 12:21 PM
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Glueing timber slab to melamine particle board
Hi all. I haven't visited here for several years, but I'm looking for some advice.
I have a whole lot of 200-300mm timber slabs which I want to flatten off for furniture use. A cabinet maker told... -
24th March 2009, 08:39 PM
Thread: G'day from WA
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Groetjes Ad, I don't know about guaranteed...
Groetjes Ad,
I don't know about guaranteed peace. We often disagree about the best way to fix/join things.
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24th March 2009, 08:35 PM
Thread: G'day from WA
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Thanks for the welcome, everyone. Some of my...
Thanks for the welcome, everyone.
Some of my work is at http://robnrita.om4business.com/robs-woodwork-gallery/ and some of Rita's work is at http://robnrita.om4business.com/ritas-woodwork-gallery/ -
12th March 2009, 10:30 AM
Thread: G'day from WA
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G'day from WA
I'm Rob Phillips. I work as a university academic encouraging other academics to use IT to improve their teaching at uni.
Both my wife Rita and I have a long term interest in all aspects of...