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Hi Ted, we recently bought the square reader and dock at my club and it is fantastic. We don’t have an ABN so just have to ignore that part when setting it up, but once you’re up and running it is...

Hi Don, just to add my 2 cents worth, I have had a VL240 for about 3 years and love it. I regularly turn large bowls, around 450mm (usually redgum, which, while not the hardest wood around it can be...

Thanks a million, that would be teriffic

HOW GOOD IS THAT!!
Thankyou so very much. David Leadbeater must have been one smart cookie.
But now the big question..... has anyone out there got a set of instructions / setup guide? I have looked...

G'Day all, I recently purchased a woodcut bowl saver from a bloke at my woodturning club, in the box was the gizmo in question (please see attached pics). He obtained the bowl saver second hand and...

Hi all, just to add an opinion, I have a friend who is a member of the wood collectors society and he has some waddy wood ( only a small piece mind you) and it has a very purple colour to its heart...

Thanks for the feedback, I will certainly take your word for it regarding steel vs timber, now thinking a steel frame possibly 50x50x2mm with timber cabinet drawer sections? thanks again very much...

Yes am thinking of a wooden bench, but a bit different to any others that I have seen, and yes I am hoping to get the variable speed version, Just deciding if a lung or a kidney would the better to...

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Hi all, was hoping that someone out there could possibly help. I have decided to part ways with my old MC900 and upgrade to a vicmarc vl175 benchmount. While I save up I thought I could start on...

Thanks guys, I think I will leave as is until I get some experience in what I am doing.

Hi all, firstly, I do appologise if this thread is in the wrong place, I wasn't sure exactly where to put it. Anyhoo the situation is this....
I am attempting my first plane restoration on a...

After much searching for cheap plastic knobs for jigs, fences, featherboards etc, I located some here....
Woodworking Assembly Hardware - Knobs

Local sources had similar for around $6 a unit...

G'Day all, I was hoping one of the many smarter than I out there may have an answer to this.
My problem is that I have access to an almost unlimited supply of olive timber, however it is still...

Finally had a chance to give the new beast a proper workout, yes there was a bit of oil/grease but it was only a small amount and quickly went away. Seems to be to do with the packaging process....

got a chance to give it a small run today and ended up with a small amount of grease on the timber, but not enough to really worry about yet, hopefully can use it some more next week & see what...

Hi Redgy, any luck?

Thanks a bunch to those that replied, it has given me a starting point at least.

Hi all, just a quick one, I am going to make a mobile router table & table for my thicknesser but am having trouble finding suitable swivelling & lockable castors for them that don't cost an arm &...

I bought my CT330-x on Monday, but haven't had a chance to plug it in yet. Fingers crossed

I spoke to the guys in the Adelaide carbatec store last week and was told they had a demo unit in store to look out and their stock 'should' turn up late this week, but it would be nice to get some...

Hi all, just reading through the subject here and finding it very interesting as I am in the same position of looking for a new thicknesser. I am looking at the new carbatec CT-330X spiral head unit...

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Sorry, forgot to follow up. The dresser works like a charm, no evidence of wear on it after quite a few uses either

Go for it my friend!

Howdy, here are the plans as requested, please excuse my handwriting & picture drawing, hopefully it will come out OK once printed out.

ooorooo

total cost of the steel was a bit under $35, + paint + bolts + knobs (I made my own from ply, but can tell you where to buy them if you need). So total cost would be around $45. Since my welding is...

The Housing is 30X30X2 mm
The sliding arm is 25X25X1.6mm
The small arms that hold the tool rest section are 20X5mm (about 120mm long i think)

anything else, please don't be afraid to ask
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not made to any spec, although the toolrest may be a little wide (100mm) for some of my shorter skew chisels, but they are way better than what came with the grinder.

G'Day Tiger! (always wanted to say that) I have just finished making one for myself, haven't quite finished mounting it in place yet. They are telescopic and angle adjustments are infinite, also made...

Isn't Richard Raffan Australian?? His book - 'the art of bowls' is fantastic, not to mention his earlier stuff.

just a thought, but how about using a blowtorch or similar to really make a feature of it rather than trying to fill it?.......or not.

Hi all, just bought a copy of the latest 'Woodturning' magazine in which they have an amazing gallery of turnings, with contact info of the people who turned them. One that stood out (to me anyway)...

Hi all, my experiences with them has been nothing but awesome! Living South of Adelaide it still only takes a couple of days for goods to arrive. Even if they do not have something in their catalogue...

just continuing on.... Clarkson finished the show by saying that Schumacher can't be the Stig following a very ordinary effort in the Suzuki Liana around the track.

Hi all, yes the 'stig' was unveiled on last night's top gear, but it was Michael Schumacher under the helmet! Not being picky, but in the past the Stig has been reported to have a very English accent...

The money that you save on the MDF you will lose in sealer and coats of varnish/paint. If it were me, the ply without a doubt, for a project that you will see & use for a long time I couldn't bear to...

Nice idea Ed. Just a question is the 'handle' for the ball anything special or just normal mild steel?

Cheers
Simon

Give me shed or give me death!

All of the local councils and emergency services down my neck of the woods use stihl....... probably something in that.

Tiger, upon having time to remember what I did, the way around the problem is to:
1) loosen the fixed pulley & slide it along the shaft away from the circlip as far as possible, thereby reducing...

I agree with the above, having just done this the belt needs to be removed. But just to ask a question while on the topic of the old MC900, has anyone ever chaged a motor in one?

Cheers

Simon

You don't draw pictures on the scorecard

You guys are great!:2tsup:, I am leaning very heavily toward staying with what I have, should have said before that it takes 1" wide wheels, anyhow thanks a million for your advice.

Great work &...

Hi all, just a quick one. I currently have a 6" bench grinder for sharpening my turning tools and am thinking of upsizing to an 8", but am unsure if it is totally necessary. Can anyone out there shed...

Hi, having both used plenty of and sold lots of (former hardware store employee), the best wood slpitters have a metal 'neck' ( overstrike protector) that is welded below the head where the handle...

G'Day all, just thought I'd share some info. I've been looking for a new grinding wheel dresser and stumbled on some on Ebay for about $15. They look similar to the ones Carba Tec have, but half of...

As an Adelaidian, I am truely dissapointed that the WWW show is in the condition that it is having supported it as much as I could over the years, but, having read Neil's reply I can really feel for...

Thanks heaps. I will give them a go

Hi everyone. I have been looking around for some new turning chisels and have found the price difference amazing when it comes to buying HSS blanks. Gary Pye and McJing sell blanks very cheap (both...