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23rd January 2015, 11:59 PM
Thread: Raised Panel Tablesaw Jig
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Hi I have found it easier and safer to use a...
Hi I have found it easier and safer to use a router for raised panels. I use a 19 mm straight bit and a template guide. I make a jig where the work piece is held at an angle in relation to two rails...
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11th January 2015, 10:19 PM
Thread: Morticing Machines
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I haven't had any experience with smaller chisel...
I haven't had any experience with smaller chisel morticers, I rent a wadkin mf which is a chisel and chain combination. It does one thing well and the only other thing I have used it for I as a drill...
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2nd January 2015, 01:07 AM
Thread: Secret lock for box
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I seem to remember that the Jim Tolpins Toolbox...
I seem to remember that the Jim Tolpins Toolbox book had details of quite a clever card activated lock you might be able to get some ideas from if you have a copy.
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24th December 2014, 08:10 PM
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Tradetools renegade range has a couple of upright...
Tradetools renegade range has a couple of upright compressors. They have shops in southeat qld
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3rd August 2014, 12:42 AM
Thread: WA WOOD SHOW 2014
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I went to the Perth show for the first time...
I went to the Perth show for the first time today. I was pretty impressed although not realising I couldn't pay for admission with a card and having to line up all over again didn't get me off to a...
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28th July 2014, 08:33 PM
Thread: Sanding structural timber beams
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I have never used one so don't know how suitable...
I have never used one so don't know how suitable it would be but might be worth looking at a metabo paint remover.
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26th July 2014, 12:49 PM
Thread: Might be worth a look in Bundamba
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Might be worth a look in Bundamba
Might already be gone but noticed this in Bundamba
Tool Box & Contents | Other Tools & DIY | Gumtree Australia Ipswich City - Bundamba | 1052571210
I'm in WA otherwise I'd have a look
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20th July 2014, 12:06 PM
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The grooves are referred to as rougher headed....
The grooves are referred to as rougher headed. Originally this was for treated products as I understand it for painting purposes as it didn't show fine surface checking. At bunnings it seems that Mgp...
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I have bought flat belt and joiners at Geraldton...
I have bought flat belt and joiners at Geraldton Ag services so I imagine you should be able to get them at an agricultural supply shop in the big smoke
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9th May 2014, 09:53 PM
Thread: Which sliding mitre saw would you buy?
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I have been pretty disappointed with the makita...
I have been pretty disappointed with the makita 1216 which cost about $1100. The main problem is that the mechanism for adjusting the angle has given out. I have pulled it apart several times without...
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18th September 2013, 05:11 PM
Thread: Triple Cut sawblades - rip or crosscut?
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I may well be wrong but in my experience neither...
I may well be wrong but in my experience neither really. For cross cut an ATB is better and for ripping a ripping blade is better. I use them for man made boards. But to choose between the two cross...
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8th August 2013, 09:23 PM
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I would be interested to know when and where the...
I would be interested to know when and where the regulation regarding 7 treads between landings was. For as long as I can remember and in all my older references it has been 17 treads/18 rises...
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4th June 2013, 07:29 PM
Thread: WA Timber ID please
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It's not tuart is it?
It's not tuart is it?
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1st May 2013, 12:41 PM
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Hi Jovian, I use the Brio Hardware simply...
Hi Jovian,
I use the Brio Hardware simply because that is what I started using.
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2nd February 2013, 10:20 AM
Thread: Which wood is this desk made out of?
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Baltic pine from IkeA by the looks of it Ben
Baltic pine from IkeA by the looks of it
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26th December 2012, 04:41 PM
Thread: Template following/guided router bits.
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I started using carbitool 19 mm x 50 mm flush...
I started using carbitool 19 mm x 50 mm flush trim bit with replaceable insert cutters a few years ago and find it excellent. Being able to swap the cutters out tends to stop me persevering with a...
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17th November 2012, 12:33 PM
Thread: Thicknesser but thinner
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Could you try setting the height of the piece you...
Could you try setting the height of the piece you want to thickness plus the suicide board then slide the suicide board in. The fingers have to lift up in operation otherwise the machine won't work....
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4th November 2012, 12:07 AM
Thread: Grizzly Table Saws
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The brand grizzly is not sold in Australia,...
The brand grizzly is not sold in Australia, however many of the Taiwanese machines available here are similar if not identical to their grizzly brethren sold in America
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2nd October 2012, 08:29 PM
Thread: What is correct?
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Not sure about correct but the engineering firm...
Not sure about correct but the engineering firm that built me a box trailer for me had no issues about swapping my axle to the underside of the leaf springs so that the trailer was more level on my...
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24th August 2012, 07:10 PM
Thread: cove cutting question - basic geometry
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I just calculated that tilting the blade to 45...
I just calculated that tilting the blade to 45 degrees and passing at 90 degrees to the saw blade would give a arc width 75 mm for arc height of a smidge under 4 mm if that helps at all.
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24th August 2012, 06:47 PM
Thread: cove cutting question - basic geometry
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Old picker I have never passed the timber over...
Old picker I have never passed the timber over the blade at 90 degrees to the blade and thinking about it at 90 degrees the cove would be symmetrical even when tilting the saw blade this would enable...
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24th August 2012, 02:39 PM
Thread: cove cutting question - basic geometry
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I find it easier when coving to use arc width and...
I find it easier when coving to use arc width and arc height inputs.
To your first question tilting the blade will affect the shape of the cove not the radius as such.
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16th August 2012, 02:23 PM
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I remember having similar issues with the full...
I remember having similar issues with the full size kaleidoscope kits. With those kits the mirrors could be planed down with a block plane. Are the egg kit mirrors planeable?
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12th August 2012, 12:03 AM
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I just checked, Pageham upholstry had them in...
I just checked, Pageham upholstry had them in their online store
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2nd July 2012, 03:43 PM
Thread: How difficult/practical
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How difficult/practical
Often when doing fix outs or installations I find that I will have my dropsaw and some other tools set up out of sight from where I am actually working. As a general rule if there are kids about I do...
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5th June 2012, 10:04 AM
Thread: Staircase builder
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Hi Dragonfly, My cousins in England had a loft...
Hi Dragonfly,
My cousins in England had a loft conversion with a half tread stair, It seems that I lead with the wrong foot because I lost count of the times I came a cropper on it. They do... -
4th June 2012, 08:33 PM
Thread: Staircase builder
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Hi Brettule, Yes BCA is the building code of...
Hi Brettule,
Yes BCA is the building code of Australia which says that the minimum length of each step will be no less than 240 mm and the rise of eac step will be a maximum of 190 mm. This works... -
4th June 2012, 06:35 PM
Thread: Staircase builder
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How steep is steep, Neither of those posted by...
How steep is steep,
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27th May 2012, 12:06 PM
Thread: make a v block without a table saw
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Handsaw and then pare to the line with chisels
Handsaw and then pare to the line with chisels
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11th May 2012, 08:34 PM
Thread: Hollow mortice chisel supplier
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Hollow mortice chisel supplier
Hi everyone,
I am chasing hollow chisels for my Wadkin mf Morticer it came with quite alot of tooling however today my last auger for the 3/8 chisels broke. The chisels have a 20.6 mm (13/16")... -
7th May 2012, 11:04 PM
Thread: Quiet (relatively) sander?
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I can recomend the mirka aswell? Ben
I can recomend the mirka aswell?
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21st April 2012, 12:14 PM
Thread: Cutting a 90deg into sheet
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To me when you say pin board I think of canite...
To me when you say pin board I think of canite Sp? If that's what it is then I would be using a Stanley knife.
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26th March 2012, 12:55 AM
Thread: Best tool for this job
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The arbortech all saw should do the job pretty...
The arbortech all saw should do the job pretty painlessly
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20th March 2012, 08:27 PM
Thread: Festool Guide rail vs. Triton
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Buy some flowers and beg, Two totally different...
Buy some flowers and beg,
Two totally different systems each better for different things, likely to lose heaps selling triton. There are some cheaper versions of the track saw out there. Tradetools... -
20th March 2012, 08:17 PM
Thread: Need to match cladding/weatherboards
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Any workshop with a spindle should be able to...
Any workshop with a spindle should be able to help you out unless they just can't be bothered. The first metre is the expensive one after that it is pretty reasonable. I could do it for you but I am...
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7th March 2012, 12:14 AM
Thread: Recommendations for Small Stick Welder
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I don't know about the safety side of it but I...
I don't know about the safety side of it but I know the sparky who tags my tools every 3 months wouldn't tag it with a filed down earth pin.
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5th March 2012, 09:44 PM
Thread: Recommendations for Small Stick Welder
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I have cig weld skill 170 which does all I have...
I have cig weld skill 170 which does all I have needed it to however if I was buying it again I would probably go with the 130 simply for the fact that I has a ten amp plug rather than a 15. Finding...
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1st March 2012, 08:43 PM
Thread: My Mirka Ceros arrived today sort of
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My Mirka Ceros arrived today sort of
My long awaited mirka ceros arrived today, I ordered a 6" and all the paper work says it is a six inch but the box and the tape measure say it is a 5". It is amazingly compact and feels nice to...
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3rd February 2012, 10:03 PM
Thread: Does anyone Know how to use this?
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I have one but it's not much use for a...
I have one but it's not much use for a thicknesser it's not even really all that good for a buzzer which is what it is for. You just sit it on the out feed table of your buzzer with the plunger...
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2nd February 2012, 08:47 PM
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Spiral sash balance hardware costs about 15 % of...
Spiral sash balance hardware costs about 15 % of the cost of weights and pulleys and work about 15 % as well. When I do make a weight and pulley window I still get a buzz to see it work smoothly....
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20th January 2012, 08:26 PM
Thread: 235mm (9 1/4") Circular Saw Options
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As a dyed in the wool hitachi fan it pains me to...
As a dyed in the wool hitachi fan it pains me to say to steer well clear of the latest hitachi 91/4. Had the hitachi c9 for years till the apprentice let the blue smoke out. Obvious choice was...
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15th January 2012, 04:54 PM
Thread: Benchtop tablesaw with dado capacity
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Back to the original question, looking at...
Back to the original question, looking at brochures it appears that the dewalt bench top unit will take up to a 13 mm dado. I was hoping the more expensive (2704 I think) would but the Internet...
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6th January 2012, 09:47 PM
Thread: Advice re Router Bit
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I would just use a straight bit and either first...
I would just use a straight bit and either first take a groove out followed by passing the stock through on edge get rid of the rest of the rebate. Or you could just do the full rebate in one go...
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30th December 2011, 12:38 AM
Thread: Emigrating tools
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I work with an Irish chippy who carts a...
I work with an Irish chippy who carts a tranformer with him. He has been doing it for several years now. He finds it ok but says that it was a bit of a pain to get the transformer built. Not sure...
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6th June 2011, 06:42 PM
Thread: Glue + Sawdust = Black Filler
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I have had ok results using wests and glue powder...
I have had ok results using wests and glue powder then only using enough wood dust to tint the paste
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29th May 2011, 07:47 PM
Thread: Sash window runners - Options?
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In the window and glazing section of the Lincoln...
In the window and glazing section of the Lincoln sentry website there are several options. I don't seem able to post a link from this new fangled IPad
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28th May 2011, 11:54 PM
Thread: Sash window runners - Options?
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I agree that weights and cords seem to be the...
I agree that weights and cords seem to be the best method. I tell clients this but the extra labour as well as the fact that a set of pulleys and weights don't leave much change out of $200 a window...
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10th March 2011, 10:50 PM
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Lots of stairs have been made in durian which is...
Lots of stairs have been made in durian which is quite similar to meranti
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7th March 2011, 07:22 PM
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Might be durian
Might be durian
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4th March 2011, 07:34 PM
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