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Thanks Henry - yes it was probably a moment of 1986 Garrett Wade Dreaming that overcame me.

The temptation has been taken away before I could add another subpar machine to my collection, so ta for...

Inca table saw on Gumtree - located in Tasmania. Otherwise I would have bought it.

Inca Major 341.018 Table Saw | Power Tools | Gumtree Australia Hobart City - Mount Nelson | 1285836440

I went with Carter guides - couldn't locate any that were of equivalent quality or cheaper. But do note that the Australian agent only carries sets for 14" machines and only a couple of those.

The...

Hi Rick,

Goodo - hopefully they'll fit your 32" beast.

Send me a DM and we'll sort out postage, your delivery address etc

Cheers
Kim

Original 20" bandsaw guides from 2001 manufactured WBL machine.

Upper guide uses a 1/2" bolt for attachment to the rise and fall mechanism for height adjustment.

Lower guides have mounting...

Not quite as pretty or well finished, but McJing up in Sydney sell a Luban 101 copy.

Luban Bronze Block Plane

I've had one for around 3 years - works fine, adjustment mechanism isn't as sweet...

So after a couple of false leads, the 6" blade (or your replacement equivalent) is attached to Douglas saw cutter head by 1/4" BSF countersink screws.

To prevent the screws from protruding out the...

Hi China - what I'm really after is the thread pitch, height and diameter, core diameter, angle of the countersink and length of the three screws that hold the blade onto the cutter head.

The ones...

At the risk of being howled down, Michael Fortune, king of the bandsaw, owner of more than most of us have got toes and fingers, reckons you don't need bottom guides. At all.

The tracking on the...

Many thanks China - looking forward to any spares. There's also a previous thread on the Forum which has a parts list uploaded by Henry B - aka Clear Out.

And a couple of piccies for the Douglas...

A Douglas was found at a country printers closing down and rescued before being sold off for scrap. If anyone has either the screws for the blades or other spares, happy to chat.

Thanks - I've got brass and rod I can use to make the stop, but as it's a nice little unit in good condition so am hoping to add its wee missing bit as made by its maker.

There's a previous post...

So once upon a time some nice person gifted me a #44 in very good condition.

In such good condition, I finally got around to ordering a set of Ray Isles blades for it. Which are also very nice,...

Have you got a Hammond TrimOsaw, Funditor or Australian made Douglas saw lurking in the back of the shed? Preferably with all attachments such as mitre fence. Bench top or floor standing. Definitely...

I've been using a modified cheap Eclipse knock-off - there's a very good Fine Woodworking piece on modifying them to get them to perform by Bob Van Dyke which helps set the blade up.

But I...

Price reduction to $50 for the lot plus postage.

Sold to Oldmeadow.

PMs swapped with info so this is now considered sold.

This hasn't had the best life - someone cut off the handle, and the pits on the socket suggest it has used for serious joinery at some point.

Saved from ending up as a paint tin opener but I'm not...

Scheppach turners kit - includes:

Jig 55 - rough turning and hollow cutting tools

Jig 110 - universal device for scrapers, barrel scrapers, curved drawknives and screwdrivers

Stone grader -...

Sold to Oldmeadow.

PMs swapped with info so this is now considered sold.

Sorry Packdaddy!

Thread isn't displaying the edit option from location to Sold, so have edited title.

Thanks Winterlight.

PMs swapped with info so this is now considered sold.

Bought a couple of years ago and never used.

Comes with four steel splitters and four kerf keepers, plus the placement jig and all fittings.

Not in original packaging.

Happy to post or...

Bought about two years ago and never used.

It's the basic model with the standard side fence and rear heel.

Comes with instruction manual and DVD.

Not in original packaging.

Happy to post...

So, did you come down? The flowers this year are scattered across Canberra - no central Floriade but more like bad attempts at municipal floral clocks. Without the clocks. And not many flowers...

Just up on ebay. Located in Canberra.

Melbourne made, probably 1940s?

http://ebay.us/20W5Oc?cmpnId=5338273189

Afternoon Mr Black,

I think Mother of Pearl also sold some Garrett Wade products in Australia. They had a shopfront up on Oxford Street near the barracks in the late 1980s and early 1990s, windows...

Given that Canberra is represented by three lower house reps only, and the rest of them belong to the rest of you, actually CIT owes its relative health to a government that has continued to fund it....

In case anyone is interested, there's a Leady up on ebay

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f253/leady-bowl-lathe-214492#post2026080

Leady bowl lathe from the mid 1980s.

With drop down bed and a very wide range of tools and accessories.

Perfect for a men's shed or turning group?

Located in Sydney.

Leady Drop Bed Wood...

Thanks to everyone for your posts. Much appreciated and great to hear they're good lathes.

It's a double leg support on the swing away bed. And the suggestion to upgrade to a variable speed motor...

Thanks John.

I've recently picked up a Leady lathe - probably manufactured in the 1980s as the label has a 7 digit Sydney phone number.

I did call Bruce Leadbetter and had a brief chat - he's no longer...

I don't think Bunnings nor Makita could be accused by anyone of deception. Bunnings do not state that a Makita product sold in their store is the same as that which may be purchased from another...

Thanks for the review, just about to pick one from Combined Electrical. Somebody else may be able to comment on this, but I had a conversation with a sparkie re Bunnings and their Makita stock. He...

If you copy the url and then drop it into your address bar, it works. But here it is in full (the other version has been tiny'ed)

Thomas Vacuum Pump AIR Pump AIR Compressor Twin Cylinder | eBay
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Hi Chris - in theory yes - but as I can't actually view the full manual details til after you've paid for it.... plus the 2660 model that Brian is selling is the CGH146-979. I suspect it's as close a...

Am having a bit of trouble responding to an earlier thread re pump and bag availability in Australia due to an error message re age of thread - anyway this is responding to graemet's post from 7 Feb...

That's an easy fix, just switch 2 of the phase wires (says the guy with 3 phase power):q:U.

Cheers,

Camo[/QUOTE]

Yes well the poor young man on the front counter at the electrical repair...

Though not as bewdiful as the last saw added to the thread, it works like a dream. It came from my neighbour's backyard - yes out in the weather - where it was doing occasional service mainly as a...

Hi Tim,

Curious as to how this went in the end. Also, whilst Behlen has a great reputation, I'm a bit leery of buying OS manufactured products which have a volatile thinners base. If they're...

Still sounds like silicon contamination; and I'd be pretty doubtful it's the metho causing the problem. If you've got greasy water trapping in the filter/regulator, I wouldn't be certain it is...

Sorry - forgot to address the compressor / gun issue. Don't assume your filter is trapping everything you want it to trap - if it's a water filter, it wont necessarily be doing the job you expect...

It sounds like silicone contamination. It could be from the turps based grain filler, could have been on the wood, might have been something on a rag you may have used at some stage to dust or wipe...

It SHOULD be ok as far as the chemistry is concerned - to be sure, put a small quantity of your thinned lacquer in a glass jar, and add a few drops of the Prooftint. If it beads on the surface and...

Reckon you've already picked up this from one of the music threads, but be very careful using epoxy or 2 packs (anything that has a catalysing hardener) on musical instruments that require movement...

If you're using gunwash (which will certainly be cheaper than the 4lt price for Mirosol - if you're going to be doing a bit of spraying - price their 20 litre drums for the standard Mirosol, and buy...

Bit dependent upon the day's temperature and the viscosity of the lacquer.

If it's not too hot (say over 27 degrees) and you're using the precat thinned a minimum of 10:1, just pull back on the...

If you store your shellac flakes in a dark, cool but dry space, in an airtight container, they should be good for up to ten years. If they've clumped together or feel sweaty, the storage space wasn't...

The usual starting point for mixing shellac is 250grams of flake to 1 litre of metho / solvent. Depending on the type of shellac flake and where you are up to in the finishing process, you'll then...

Rather than using the screw suggestion, drive some reasonably beefy nails into the top of trestles, and cut them off evenly. The door then sits on these - leaving very small marks. This is how...