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Thanks guys.

I was concerned that I may ruin my 600 DMT on the SiC stone, but grabbed an old noname cheapie diamond 'stone' I have and gave it a whirl. Light pressure under running water seems to...

A slight variation on the flattening questions, because it's not about a waterstone but a SiC combination stone that I use under running water for sharpening kitchen knives.

I have a classic...

Decrepit? There's a guy in our group who's 66, and he keeps up with everyone except me. He's ahead of me. :( I'll get there though, just need more bike time to bring the fitness up to scratch.
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I missed out on the Omeo on the last GP trip, we picked a different route. The Eildon-Jamieson road (Jamieson VIC to Eildon VIC - Google Maps) is brilliant. Recently sealed, great surface and really...

Nice review, thanks. Wish I could use it enough to justify the spend.

Wasn't new by the time I got to seal it, no, but it had cured quite thoroughly. Would have been several months. I figured the acid wash wasn't really necessary on a new floor too, but something's...

Do the floor sealing before the wall lining. I did it the other way around, so skipped the acid wash prep step for the floor sealing because I didn't want it all over the ply lining. Bad idea. Floor...

That looks like the one I have, which I am looking at replacing because it's rubbish. Paid about $100 or $120 at Supercheap, thinking CIGWeld was a decent brand. I won't be buying another. I just...

This is turning into an amazingly versatile bench!

Stainless can hold an edge, it just depends on the grade. Back when I was into knives a bit more 440C was a common grade for decent working knives, and there were a couple of others as well I don't...

Hmm, the centrepunch idea is interesting, but I doubt I have that much patience :(

I followed links to the unpowered hand tools section, and somehow lost a few hours. Found an idea posted I think...

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the place, so if any mods think it should be elsewhere feel free to move it.

I have a cheapie hardpoint handsaw I managed to kill by cutting fibro with it. The steel...

Sent my extra 2" blade and cap iron set on Saturday. Should probably arrive tomorrow.

My uncle tonight suggested I put the vice on the end of the bench, oriented so I can cut on the side of the vice pointing towards the door. This would mean relocating the bench to a different wall,...

I don't doubt that for a moment!

I already have a pretty standard 4" engineer's vice, with the sole party trick that it rotates. Pretty sure it goes to 90 degrees, so I don't need to play with...

Yours should work well with the indirect lighting then. Looking at mine facing north it is two 3m wide bays, each of which takes 4 roofing sheets. I have a translucent sheet in the middle of each of...

Sounds good. Are you going with the standard 2.4m height? It works well with lining it because sheet materials come in a 2.4m length, but now that I have it and am looking at hanging stuff from the...

Yeah, what Damian said.
I put up the three arches with some friends, then called in the assemblers to do the rest. Far better idea than doing it yourself, because the quantities supplied are very...

Interesting. I was planning to bolt it to the shed to make it more solid. The shed is a Ranbuild and quite solid, with 140x50mm C section uprights. You think it would be a problem?

The vinyl is an...

Well that bit's easy, at least - think of everything you want to put in it, work out where it goes and how much room you'll need around each piece of equipment. Then triple it, because you won't even...

Hi all,

I'm putting in a workbench across the end of my 3 x 6m shed. It will be a steel spaceframe ladder style that's 3m long and 600mm wide. The main shelf supports are 50x50x3mm RHS, the end...

About the only thing I wasn't very impressed with was the "personal access door" - it's pretty flimsy. Everything else is very solid.

Wish I had a 9 x 7 ... :(

If it's not too late I went with 12mm 5 ply, which is working well but sometimes I do wish it was a bit thicker. A note though, either leave a gap to the floor or make sure you seal the concrete well...

Might be too late, but I would suggest scrapping the window in favour of a second door.

I have a Ranbuild 3x6m job, that I am happy with. There was a bit of stuffing around with the build because...

Denim,
My extra 2" B&C is waiting on word of where to send it - when I first advised I'd received an extra package it wasn't clear whether there would be any spares, so as suggested I held off...

That would be me, but I'm happy to keep it! :)

Hmm. Another one today. Happy to have it, but don't want to leave you short so someone else misses out. Let me know if you want me to flick you some dollars or return it. More details in the PM.

Mine arrived yesterday, thanks. I did find it amusing that the only writing on the cardboard packing was the text "Made In Brazil" - something we don't know about here? ;)

Disappointing that the...

Damn that's pretty. You must get a real kick out of walking into the shed and seeing it, knowing you made it. If you don't, you've been too close to it for too long - stand back and take a fresh look...

Don't be too modest, I'm sure a lot of professional woodworkers would be proud to have produced your bench.

Thanks for sharing the journey Groggy, and I hope you got as much out of it as your...

What's with the towel? For anyone else I'd think it was to protect the bench, but I seem to remember some comments before about this being a workbench, so the odd bump or ding won't matter.
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Please tell me you didn't go through and tally up the number of posts by each person in this thread... :o

Damn, all that lovely steel makes me regret taking my order back to one blade. :(

The blade must have been sharp, it's a nice clean cut and should heal quickly. At least now you've made your blood...

I have an AEG 18V Li-ion I bought about a year ago to assemble my shed. Handles tek screws easily, has more than enough power, and it *always* has a charge when I want to use it. When the battery is...

Thanks Helmut. Please also move one of the 2" sets to Yachtie. Payment received.

My order should now be a single 2" blade with cap and bevel.

Dollars received from Haggis for 2 x 2.325" blades and caps. TS, please transfer these blades to him. No more 2.325" blades left.

PM received requesting a 2" blade - bank details PMed. This will...

PM sent to haggis. No rush for the money, I'm away next week anyway and won't be able to check the forum.

Still have a 2" blade and cap spare if anyone is desperate for it, but I'm happy to keep...

If anyone's desperate for another blade I don't think I'll be using some of mine any time soon. I ordered 2 x 2" and 2 x 2 3/8" with caps and bevels, and will probably only be using one of the 2"...

Yep, function over form for me too. If these are easier to polish then circular grinding is fine by me. It looks to be a nice fine finish.

If they're equally easy to polish though I'd prefer a...

Philistine! Coach screws, please! :D

That's one seriously impressive birthday present.

Interesting dilemma though - could you actually use them?

Some great info here, but it's really highlighted that some of these stones have very specific uses. A few months ago I bought a DMT Diasharp Fine, a King Deluxe 1200 and a King Deluxe 4000 to...

Thanks for that, they're a nice neat design - stored in the folder of woody docs. Sure it will come in handy some day.

Nice little gadget, and a neat way to make it more useful. The storage solution is a nice touch, but maybe it's a bit too neat - I bet you end up forgetting where you put it!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the tips, very useful. The zero clearance insert and fence is a great idea. So's the dedicated table, if only I had room. :( Maybe I can make the table but store it separately. :hmm:

Well, pulled it to bits, scared up some bearings (sealed both sides, but 2 for $22! :o) and managed to install them. Good news and bad news of course. Good news is that it spins nicely now and is...

Always takes longer than you think, doesn't it? :(

Look forward to the pics - have to show it off!

The cutouts idea is a good 'un - think I'll steal that! Looks much better than heaps of dividers, and also makes it easier to actually take out a chisel to use. I've thought of a similar idea for...

Great insight? No, can't say I have.
Likes? Most definitely - that set in your first pic. Those handles are superb! I'll have to try to remember olive wood. Wouldn't be something I'd pick as a...

I'll have to echo Nick with this. This thread has been inspiring, and when I finally get around to building a wood bench I will be heavily using this thread for 'research' purposes. I've been...