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Nice work, the growth rings on the spoon look far to wide for what I think Gidgee is. A hard timber with very dark colour bordering to almost black, dense as all heck and tight grained, very heavy by...

My recolections of L A are that it's an easy timber to turn and looked like a reasonably quick growing timber so not so dense a timber.
I have always stayed away from heartwood so can't help you...

Thanks Josh,
It didn't feel right so I have stayed right away from it.
I have actually purchased a "Roc" $50 hand held with extension cable to pen type hand held thing, will have to do for now.
I...

This thing has a No 30 handpiece and it doesn't say anything about interchangable.
It's currently on ebay for the next couple of hours however I'm reluctant to buy until I find out more about the...

Just saw a Foredom "Jewellers kit 2230" advertised for $202.
It has 1/6 HP, reversible direction, variable speed, flex shaft and heaps of bits to go with it.
I was wondering if it is any good for...

Thanks heaps Woodturner josh, all handy info. If I get to confused I may take you up on the invite next time we go through to Colac.:2tsup:

For the limited time I have been using this type of tool I have been using the "flame" shaped bit.
I can get detail with the pointy end and remove lots of material at the fatter end of the bit.We...

Thanks clare & woodturnerjosh this is info I'm after.
The stuff I do is small, mostly hand held whilst seated at the door to my shed.
Foredom sounds good.
Micro motor being super smooth has me...

Bugger! I was going to suggest polies myself.
The key is a face we can connect with.
$15 ? Cheeeeeep, Cheeeeeep!
Personally I'd go for a female torso,mmmmm, smoooooth.

Reminds me of an old school mate who was drilling a piece of wood cradled in his lap.
......... Yep! you guessed it , through the wood, through his jeans and the old knacker sack got wrapped around...

Re step 3/ You will be surprised where you will find things once you look.
They will just present themselves.
A small bell is always good.( bit hard to find though, might have to buy one.

If you read the info on talking sticks they are a very personal item.
You have until March, plenty of time.
Instructions.
1/ Wait for a full moon night to harvest a length of branch from a native...

Try google"talking stick and talking sticks" or www.southwestwoodcrafts.com

:doh:Thanks underfoot,much better now, guess I was asking for it.
So the more grunt the better and I guess variable speed is a must.
Can you tell me if the dedicated flex shaft models as opposed to...

Thanks guys, the only shirt I saw get caught up was a loose flannalette shirt which got caught in a friends spindle lathe at high speed. Happened a few years ago but I can still remember cacking...

Hi all,
I have a rotary Dremel type tool, it's a Ryobi actually and whenever I use it for an hour at a time I end up with pins and needles in my hand and arm.
I was wondering if all of these types...

I try and outsmart the wormhole by finding new and better places for my bits and pieces.
Yep! the wormhole finds them long before I can.
Wormholes must have a sense of humour though, seems I ...

I was sanding a small carving this afternoon and after much experimenting ended up using some cheap Chinese fine files I had stashed away somewhere for such an occasion. Worked OK however it dawned...

Equal parts, mix linseed oil (boiled)and gum terpentine NOT mineral terpentine.
Apply one coat, allow to dry.Apply 2nd coat allow to dry, wipe off excess oil.
Let stand till touch dry.
Purchase...

I bumped the blade on a cs across my thigh whilst getting my cs fallers ticket.
No one in a group of 6 would have known if I didn't mention it.
Seems to happen when you least expect it and are the...

thanks guys, it was Purplehearts article that got me interested.Problem is I can't find any supplier on the net, spose I better go to the phone book.

What got me started was a friend who wanted a...

I read an interesting thread here on pool cue construction and was wanting to have a go at making one.
Does anyone know where I might be able to purchase the screw together fittings, tips, etc for a...

How about Red Gum ? It's pretty hard, or even a red or yellow box?
Just curious why these timbers wouldn't work.

Borer hole in the base, I guess Eucalypt or Accacia possibly even some sort of Leptosperm.

Has anyone made a freestanding tollrest for outboard turning?
I have made one using timber but its not stable enought.
I think something like a concrete filled base and a centre post with an arm...

I attend the Melb show every 2 years or so, probably 3 or 4 years apart really.
Most people I know seem to agree that you get to see the same old things year after year.
I usually attend with a...

WARNING
At an OH & S night with the SES (government tutors)
Whilst chewing the fat over safety I discovered that pouring perto chemicals on poly styrene gives of toxic fumes.
I have...

If your looking for culprits you can start with ESSO offshore oil rigs.
I can't quote the quantity, however farmers flood irrigating are using a mere pittance compared to ESSO.
What they do is pump...

Gee hardenfast,
That baby looks just brocken in.
I would be pressing that green button and seeing what it does.
If it needs a new motor I would go for 2 h p.
You lucky dog ! One day I too will...

Thanks Sprog.

Thanks Jim, will email.

Oh yea, perhaps try some metal ( brass , copper etc ) to make the connection between post and vessel ?

I like it.
Prhaps try more of an "S" curve in the supporting post ?

Do you want to sell one of them ?

Can anyone tell me where I can get a hold of a faceplate at 10 turns per inch, reverse thread for outboard turning on a Teknatool lathe circa 1990 ?
I had a reply from someone once before but was...

Nice box!
I'd bet a cray or two that it's redgum.

re the live centre. I like them but have only ever had one so I can't compare it to anything else.
You don't have one but it should'nt matter.
Turn it thin and then back of the pressure at the...

Try the usual suppliers around Melb for starters.
Yellow pages.

Use whatever works for you in the headstock.
When it gets down to the nitty gritty,
use your thumb and pointer finger (behind the spindle) to support the spindle from flexing and use a sharp skew...

I would think it's all about price
and if it suits the application you want it for.

Apparently "Bodgy Brothers" are good at liquid nail decks.
I can let you know when they are passing through your town, if you like.
Don't know why they don't have an adress or phone number though....

I'd try what says.
Your photo's look like what I would call internal checking. If you look at the end grain it will probably look like open splits or honeycomb if you like.
The problem with...

Rather than cutting a thread in the back of the Jacobs chuck I welded a length of allthread to it and use a nut and wingnut to lock it in.

Don't know if this is of any use.
I think that the objective is to remove sap as I was lead to believe that sap is the cause of splitting.(Amongst other reasons)

Detergent or soap works because...

A chainsaw file removes material at a good rate and it's very fine. The plus side is you can choose the quality of material you want to file.

Another thought is you could use your belt sander.

A big thank you to one and all for your input to an easy solution.
We have decided to go with the router jig method for simplicity and (a big plus) the fact that non wood savy kids could have a go...

Hi guys. The main thing is simplicity cause it's high school students who will be doing a lot of the turning or other method if applicable.
Limited experience + safe practise (O H & S ) dictates we...

ianhockings and ScewChiDAMN I like both these solutions and will definately run them past our woodgroup meeting this weekend to see what they think.
SkewChi, the thought was to go with a D shape...

Yea, I agree we will have to laminate.
Tried turning a cylinder and then beading it and docked the beads on the drop saw, worked out well.(3mm part between beads to accomodate saw blade width)...

Can I run this idea past you all for consideration ?

One of the students suggested turning a long length of timber into the round and then commence to turn it into a full length of beads. Then...