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Thanks, will have a crack at replacing the capacitor.

My dust extractor motor used to be at full speed about 3 seconds after hitting the start button, it is now taking 15 seconds with a very slow wind up. When it is running, it behaves normally. Is...

thanks Bob for taking the time to document this. Do you think the motor and table can be fitted by one person.
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A nice pen no doubt but it would more impressive if it told the time.

First a big thanks to the organisers and the exhibitors for once again creating this opportunity for us woodworkers. I know it is expensive for the exhibitors and also big commitment of time and hard...

Hi Mik, Nice work. On the couple of times I have included aluminium in a segmented pen the Al seems to discolour the wood when I give it a sand before applying the CA. Most notable with light colour...

Just imagining the sequence of events..... dropping the smoke, last spotted going into the dust extractor, spinning in the cyclone and dropping into the bag. Wondering if it would be slow smoulder...

Had a crack at a segmented pen this weekend while waiting for the decal paper to arrive so I can complete a customer order. This one is silky oak and red mahogany, both milled locally. The separation...

Some of the yellow tone australian hardwoods benefit from having something to enhance the natural colours. I have been told that after sanding you can rub the timber with wet tea leaves which is a...

Such a pain for you to go through having to rebuild. A company here on the coast had their data and website taken hostage by hackers. With no back up of data ( a big no no) they are now effectively...

Hi Rumnut, I work from a home office and with a house full of students the printers get an absolute flogging for a home environment, about 200 pages a week. So if you are a heavy user then you will...

Some mixed reviews on this kit when I put up the first one in silver with the pewter blank. It has proven to be a good seller with eight ordered already. The long barrel does give you a good...

Hi Tony,
I agree the transition from nib to the body of the pen looks severe but at least for me, holding the pen in a normal comfortable position, my fingers do not touch the nib when writing (pic...

I was in at WoodnWorkshop on Friday and Bruce had just taken delivery of a new pen kit. It went up on his website over the weekend, called the magnetic pen. It is a young persons pen according to my...

Thanks for the sentiments Peter. Pens well received on Saturday, I believe we will have a few more converts in appreciation of hand crafted pens instead of just absentmindedly picking up mass...

Since starting this game last month I have been getting some practice. This weekend I am donating 8 pens to a fun raising event. They are all sierra's of one type or another.

From left to right...

You might be able to get a good deal on a Variable speed Midi from Gregorys. They held a lot of stock and had a big sale when they lost the agency to CT. They still have stock left of some machines....

I have tried glen 20 a few times. It is way too hit and miss, sometimes it works and sometimes it leaves the white marks. I dont think I will use it again. The success rate is a bit better if you do...

Very imaginative design, well done. Did you use thick CA to glue the timber to the aluminium when building up the blank. Have you tried the same with copper or brass sheet?

Photos of my first pen. Started with a streamline gold titanium kit with box elder. This is one of the blanks from Bench1holio that I kept, I gave some of the blanks away as a gift to my Dad who gets...

Nice selection of colours to match the hardware.

Just cruising threads I don't normally visit and found this one. I went to my first show this year (Brisbane) and as someone new to woodworking it is a great place to soak up ideas and build up...

Thought I would provide an update on the set up of the 310HH. Gregory's service guy came and spent 2 hours fine tuning the machine. Now up and running. Just finished prepping old sydney blue gum...

I bought the same unit a few months ago and converted it into a thein separator. It is working a treat, Just hooked up my new planer thicknesser to it and it has heaps of flow and very little...

Like many other forum members I am familiar with Stu's Shed. He has a good video that reviews table saws and features he feels are important etc. ...

I bought my 310HH at the Brisbane woodshow and did a couple of small projects on it straight out of the box. No problems with the fence, but it did have too much snipe on the end. I did clean the...

After searching the forum for tips and insights I made a purchase at the Brissy show last weekend. The 310HH was selling for 2650 (inc GST) on the Friday with a bit of negotiation. On Sunday it was...

Thanks Bob, I have not seen a chart like that for many years and would have to dust off the old text books again. It is a good reminder of the relative sensitivity between variables.

I have...

Loaded the video into you tube. This shows the air movement around the blade guard with the dusty connected. Hope this video works.....

Table saw guard.mov - YouTube

While it is designed with a...

Hi Bob, The cabinet saw does not lend itself to be modified very easily. It has a zero clearance insert and a complex enclosure around the blade and motor inside the cabinet. Its design means that a...

Raining here for a "change", sunshine coast has not been so sunny this summer, still the grass is green. So a few more pics.

First the Tee that goes to the inlet of the separator from two pipes,...

Hi Bob,
Agree with your comments. I am using 4 * 45deg bends to make a t joint into the main entry into the separator, you are right they soon add up in cost. The box on top of the exit from the fan...

The picture is the completed box with a door fitted. A rubber seal and a couple of hasp latches ensure a good tight seal.

The second picture is the fan unit mounted on a shelf on the wall. The...

Next phase of the conversion.

Photo "assy of base plate"
The plate assembly that fits to the bottom of the circular plenum is made with the ply disk being fitted to the top of the MDF plate....

The first photo of this project is photo-10, (the file number allocated by the camera), so don't go looking for photos 1 to 9, they don't exist.

After scrapping the idea of adding a super dust deputy to a dust extractor, I decided to convert a normal 2 bag three hp dusty into a cyclone and vent to the outside. I will make a Thien separator...

I have scrapped the idea of the SDD and took delivery today hafco DC7. I will use it as is for now and will eventually cut it up and turn one half into a thien top hat cyclone. The DC7 has 3hp and a...

Last year I went to CT, Hafeco, Gregory M etc. I opened and shut everything, spun every wheel, flicked all switches levers, pulled off anything I could, even asked for some to be started (not very...

Will have to learn how to rotate the pictures before the next update. Have used the bench for a couple of small projects and enjoyed the ability to clamp up a 1.8m long assembly for a bed end. I used...

Thanks Bob, some neat design ideas there. I will wander down to Kunda park and check out the aluminium extrusions and grab some angle and channel. I like the idea of cuphead bolts and sockets. The...

I am making a bench and have set a kreg router insert into the bench and now need to make a fence. I want to have a split fence and was going to get some c channel and rout it into the bench top and...

Getting further along with the bench. Now have two vises fitted, both are the Groz vises from CT, large one on the front, small one on the end. They are quick release and and have been happy with the...

Thanks for the feedback. The shed is a new build as part of a bigger reno. Fibre cement lined, 2.7m ceiling, 3 phase power for the saw and probably dusty, poly urea floor coating has been bullet...

I have looked at lots of threads in this section to get ideas for a bench. I am new to the forum and am setting up a workshop and so far only have the table saw, next is the DE and the bench. thanks...

I have my new cabinet saw as the first part of setting up a workshop , now for the dust extractor. Does anyone have experience with the super dust deputy from carbatec. It is good for 3hp so should...

Thanks Malb and Bobl, Sounds like 3 phase is the go. Being new construction, i have the luxury of starting with a clean sheet. I have bought a 3 phase line to the shed. There is already a 100amp...

I am new to the forum and this is my first post.

Starting largely from scratch, having sold much of my woodworking gear 10 years ago (triton mk2 etc). I am getting back to woodwork and setting up...