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Just saw on the box, it says 'hardened' blade.

So I guess I should close this off in case someone else reads it.....

In the end I was still unsure of spending 400 + big ones on a router, so instead I bought one from aldi for 50 bucks! haha ...

Please take my info with much trepidation...I am only new to this game!! :C:doh:

haha, yes, I know. I have strange urge to go forth and multiply my hand planes! :D

I got an old stanley #4 from my dad, which I cleaned up and made nice (had to make new handle also), and then I...

Hi again all, thanks so much or all your advice and help. An update on the plane.

I tried the metho cleaning trick, but I went at it hard with a damp cloth the other day and the metho didn't seem...

I have done a little more searching and found the following links:

This one says W marples and sons was said to have been founded in 1828.

MARPLES TOOL MAKERS

This one shows my plane as a...

Hi all,

I recently purchased a old wooden plane from an antique shop (nice and cheap) and bought it home in the hopes of getting some use out of it, but have a few questions now that I've cleaned...

Hi all, I bought this plane as well. I bought it for the blade, as i fixed up a Stanley # 4 but could not resurrect the blade from severe pitting.

Aldi blade had bad machine marks and was not...

Bought one today at rund 4:30pm at aldi in hurstville....there were probably about 17 or so left.

snapman007, where the filters at supercheap auto a taurus brand, or some other brand??

thanks
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Thanks for the replies.

Thanks inventor, I contacted them and they put me on to davanna cleaning. I bought 3m of 38mm hose from them for 36.30. Thanks for the lead, cheapest I found, and it is pretty much smooth in the...

Cheers:2tsup:

hi ballzac...what brand stone did you get for your 6000...and where from?

I decided to learn how to sharpen by hand...so started on my cheap nasty chisel that I had...After flattening the bottom and then doing the bevel on the rough side did the same on the smooth side. ...

found a hose extension at:

Universal Vacuum Hose Extension - Vacuum & Steam Cleaners

looks about 1.5m long, but no idea of the diameter...I asked and they said they would find out and to keep...

Hi KS, I have started looking at those too, however I am a bit concerned about the internals of the hose being corrogated, thus being easy to wedge stuff in there. Might go hard rubbish hunting.

Thanks Scott, good lead

Hi there,

I recently bought a vacmaster (small SS one) to clean my small garage/workshop. I am keen to make a seperator unit to get rid of the big stuff but finding the vac hose to connect on the...

Thanks PJR...will do

I would not mind spending the time learning how to 'fettle' a plane, but I would like to spend the time on something that is worthwhile, and it sounds like the ones in this set are not going to be...

Thanks again! :)

Thanks a lot for opening up new avenues for me SG and christos. I like the ebay deals.

How do you know what model plane is good...man, there are just SO many!! What is a good plane to use with...

weeeeelllllllll theeennnnn...... WOW...those lie-nielsen planes are expensive!! me thinks that I won't be getting a plane then....I've been spending rapidly (as I am only starting, and everything...

thanks a lot for your replies thumbsucker and MCArcher. You saved me some money there.

So Stanley planes from bunnings are rubbish these days? Where do I find these Lie-nielson planes? and are...

Hi all,

Does anyone have any advice on the starter kit from Carbatec...I am just setting up, so need some planes etc
Good quality, bad quality....etc

Handtool Starter Set in Wooden Box :...

Thanks for the explaination munruben...yes I did understand. :)

Well, after some more thought, I've decided to go with the dewalt.

I tried the 2400W triton at carbatec the other day (just a...

Hi all,

I guess everyone has had this experience, of buying a first router... now it's my turn! :D

After much contemplation I have decided to go with the Dewalt 621xe. Now the question...

Thanks a lot Lou for your input... i will go up to carbatec in a few days and see how the triton feels. I guess they would only have the 2400W one but the features seem exactly the same on both, so...

so does that mean we wasted our money and should have bought something else? that sucks a lot!

Hi I compared the stone today to some other stones, and by eye (so not very accurate) seems that the course one is around 120 and the other is 280...I was eyeing of someones knife sharpening kit...

Thanks a lot lou. I have another question...sorry for being a pest.

I have mostly been looking out for the triton 1400W as it seems small but has many features. I think my favourite is the...

sorry...another question...have you ever found that the plunge depth on the 621 (53mm according to my research) has been limiting?

thanks for the quick response Lou.

I really liked the weight factor of the 621 also by the way... The other options are bidding on Ebay for a small triton..or even a big one. I guess if I...

Thanks Dave for your input...found the Makita 3612C for around 590...which is too much for me.

Lou, thanks for your input. I have actually thought about the dewalt quite a bit...I really like the...

Thanks mike for the info. So what do i do with the angles thing? I thought chisels mostly have something like a 25 degree angle for the angled face, and then you put a 30 degree angle on to hone...

Hi all, I also am new but want to know how to sharpen my chisels....I bought the same three piece stanley kit thing the other day and tried it. My questions are:

1. This stone just sucks up all...

Thanks SBoy for the suggestion...I will look it up.

So christos...when did the 'came back' part of triton's history take place??


mr Brush, what your saying is that carbatec is sort of running...

Thanks for your reply munruben.

Can I ask how you use a router without a plunge action? Is this something that you have done (take out the springs) or do you have to wind it to the depth every...

G'day all,:aussie5:

I've been reading through these forums for awhile now, and loving the wealth of knowledge and experience.

I'm getting into wood working as my wife and I are expecting our...