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thanks guys. i agree the kwila is a really nice wood, even though it's pretty common these days, it comes up great with a few coats of finish.

gaza i did the stainless work and helped prepare...

Hi guys,

been a bit quiet for a while, busy with work and this and that but thought i'd share a recent project

a mate was keen to get involved in making something and went and bought some...

Fair call yonnee- I'm well used to dealing with distortion. Tig and slowly, I should be fine. Hopefully get most of the work done this week, I'll post it up

thanks mate- given the size of the mounting hardware already in place, i'll be using 38x38x1.6 304 tubing for the job.

being that i use alot of stainless tube i have a fair few odd lengths...

Hi guys,

did a brief search and didn't turn up much so i'll make a thread.

I've recently purchased an '06 alloy tray falcon, and the fitting out is set to commence :2tsup:

It currently has...

i just fired up some 7014's that got physically rained on for a full day, soaked through- put them in the oven at 180 for half an hour, and they ran great

i bought a 240 l/min taiwanese compressor from tradetools about 2 weeks ago for work, which has been used about 3 times before we figured out a better solution to our needs :rolleyes:

might be...

As a further note to what Michael said, when you coated the chairs did you rub off any excess oil with a dry rag after about 20 min? If you leave the lnseed with appreciable wet sections on the...

thanks guys.

i've done a few pieces in stainless now and you are right, being careless in the finishing can and will show up like a sore thumb at the end of the road.

i've gotten some tips from...

i glued a big flap of scrap leather to the back of mine. also put some on the bottom at the front, as my particular helmet was letting too much light from the arc in under my chin

Here's a coffee table i've been building for a while- did the top seperately from the frame back around christmas, and did the frame last weekend, minus the brackets to attach the top to. finished...

Thanks Jekyll - this machine seems to run fairly hot as those settings result in a really shallow wide undercut bead with a mass puddle forming instantly. Seems like 60 peak, 20 I sh base and 25 Hz...

boiled linseed oil is available in bottles just like raw linseed, my understanding is that it has driers added to it- not that it's physically boiled.

the finish doesnt form a thick/hard film as...

here are the 'before' pics.

with light behind the camera:

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5180/p2071294.jpg

and light infront of the camera:
...

bondall.. i had an unopened in the garage.

says it has UV inhibitors, i guess we'll see :D

yep- luckily i tend to weld mostly the same stuff so not much adjustment necessary.

mostly the mild steel stuff i weld is random tooling for work and more often than not i attack it with stick.

hi mate,

i have a makita lc1230 dry cold cutting saw. its brilliant for mild steel, but it doesn't tick the box for quiet.

originally i wanted to use it for stainless, and bought it thinking...

yeah- fishing time has been limited lately for me too, even though i work in the bloody industry!

heres to more time for fishing :2tsup:

thanks jarh. its good fun and i think stainless and timber go very well together.

malb i like the thin sheet bevelled approach, not really sure why i didnt think of it. i spose i had alot of bundy...

and here's a link to the product, note this is the pferd usa site. couldnt find an australian site but tradetools definately stock them

PFERD POLINOX™ Mounted Flap Wheels - Mounted Flap Wheels PNL

Hi Justin,

I have some experience with this.

I use pferd surface polishing wheels in p100 or p180 grit (i buy them from tradetools for about 20 bucks each)

they come on a spindle and you...

Hi guys,

didn't even know there was a fishing forum on here.

I'm a keen fisho from Brisbane, and have turned that hobby into a living through starting a lure manufacturing/wholesaling business...

Hi guys,

Over the last few months I've been trying to find the perfect outdoor finish for furniture, and I think i'm narrowing it down.

My criteria is for reasonable longevity, easy...

got my new welder in the mail the other day. bit of stuffing around looking for a hose barb for my regulator and i played with some scrap last night.

i'd forgotten how nice HF start is, i only...

yeah that's fair enough advice mick, i've been managing with an entry level non high freq. cigweld inverter so far so i'm sure i will notice and appreciate any advantage the tokentools will offer, if...

Hi Mick,

yeah i have noticed tokentools have a pretty good rep around here. was just wondering whether i would be dissapointed with the 25hz limit on the pulse.

for interest the majority of...

no problem mate,

its a norweigan product i think, basically an oil finish that dries hard like a varnish. has 2 steps, deks olje #1 which is a saturating oil and deks olje #2 which is the more...

uthanks for repying- I don't mind the occasional recoat to keep the colour in. But I can't say I've enjoyed the deks olje so far. Lol

The boards are 19 thick. I can get it in 65, 86 or 136, all 19...

Hhi guys,

I'm prepping some 136mm red gum decking boards for life as outdoor benches.

Thought I'd give deks olje a go. Spent probably 6 hours recoating the #1 on the 6 boards, not really...

hi guys,

Looking into a new welder. Only require DC as I weld steel and stainless. So far I've been using an entry level cigweld with lift tig only.. I'd like to get a hf unit with pulse...

thanks for the comments- sorry about the pic hosting, i wasn't sure if i could attach them to the forum (guess i didn't really look into it, just did what ive always done)

i'll take some quick...

if your heart is not set on wheels (not personally my style, the big wheels under a table top) you could use some big thick heavy steel angle bar as the legs, would give it the rustic/industrial look...

Hi guys,

i usually hang out in the metalwork forum as my hobby has historically consisted of more welding than woodwork.

however over the past month or so i've been getting more into the...

my wood/metal working hobby basically consists of making furniture and tables like the one you are talking about.

i would use a slatted top made of decking timber, i have used kwila and jarrah...

Hi guys,

apologies if this is already asked and answered. my searching skills are especially bad tonight.

this is probably a dumb question, but i am getting more interested in increasing my...

well i went ahead and bought the hafco sander- cleaned up 4 cuts and i'm pretty happy with it so far. It's pretty easy to touch up the cuts and get them dead on and i reckon this machine will see...

They sound like good suggestions- i've thought about getting it milled flat, wasn't sure if hafco would touch it as i've done a few mods to the frame (drilling holes for setting the fence at...

Yeah mate the dry cut saw itself is great- and its really really good on mild steel (so i'll be keeping it instead of sending it back, just for my mild projects) but forking out 500 for a blade that...

Hi guys,

A few weeks back i bought a dry-cut drop saw with the intention of cutting stainless for more accurate miter cuts in square tube. long story short- don't do it! it's been very hard to...

ive just been considering adding a disc sander to my list of tools, for touching up miter cuts. sorry for the thread hijack but is that a reasonable use for one of these machines- i can cut close but...

yeah use 309 rods- i have used 316L rods in the past and have experienced cracking along the weld bead, which hasn't happened with the 309's

well i got the makita lc1230 this morning, with a replacement 78 tooth TCT blade from makita

i'm quite impressed so far; it definately cuts like butter, time will tell how long the blade will last...

thanks guys,

thats very kind of you to offer 355tonner :p

would be a good party trick rayg but none of my friends know a thing about metalwork or welding, i'd just get the blank nodding stare...

i have similar issues with there not being enough adjustment to get it cutting square. a new blade did help to get it a little better but i still have trouble getting it to cut exactly square. ontop...

Hi guys,

reno's are drawing closer to an end and so i decided to get a move on with the outdoor setting for the new patio.

still missing 2x 2 seater benches but ive completed the table now, as...

thanks mate- appreciate the report. i'm getting more and more eager to try one out, i certainly have no scope buying a coldsaw like a brobo but if this little thing does the job i want it'll be a big...

cheers for the input- i'd only consider using it for 1.6mm tube, which is the only thing i really cut a fair amount of. other projects can be done on the chopsaw or bandsaw if precision is needed and...

Hi guys,

just putting the feelers out to see if anyone has owned, used or heard anything about the tradetools brand dry-cutting metal saws (TradeTools)

will be using for cutting 1.6mm wall...

had the same problem with my stainless welds on a little stick/tig inverter i bought. was mostly due to too many amps, but i also found going to a #8 cup helped as well.

how much push angle are...