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    BLO on antique oak

    I have been working on this table over the course of this year, and showed the top in another thread. The base I had scrubbed, and applied I think 5 coats of coloured beeswax )Gilboys Rose Gold) over...
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    The other suggestion I would make is to try an...

    The other suggestion I would make is to try an open weave abrasive - like Mirka Abranet P60. you can pick out the clogging if it happens, with a. bradawl...

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    Second the Bahco 650 Ergo scraper, the thing is...

    Second the Bahco 650 Ergo scraper, the thing is excellent. I bought mine to scrape a 140 year old French painted door, used a heat gun to soften the paint and an ordinary scraper, then the Bahco to...
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    Patrick Leach has a couple of Bridge City items...

    Patrick Leach has a couple of Bridge City items this month:

    MS143 New old stock Bridge City Tool scratch awl, the 5" length
    SA-1, never out of its box; mid-1990's production, ready to
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    This was it when I first got it.

    This was it when I first got it.
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    The 'gargoyle' base. Strictly speaking, a...

    The 'gargoyle' base. Strictly speaking, a gargoyle has functional water spout. So more correctly it is a Grotesque - but no one ever sold an 'antique French Grotesque table' . "Chimera' is more...
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    Hi Yvan, "with 120/150/240/320 Mirka, one...

    Hi Yvan,

    "with 120/150/240/320 Mirka, one sixth square at a time" Noting the comma :-) The table inlay is blocked out in 6 large square groups each with a cross corner to corner of the square....
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    French Oak gargoyle table c1880

    Finally got around to cleaning the top of the dining table. Been distracted from everything else, by painting the interior for the last few months, and just finished (stage 1) Saturday, so got to...
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    Tool vertical drawer

    Made holders for some tools that don't have a home in my main woodwork tools cabinet, and fitted to the third narrow drawer.
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    Handy leftover small chunks/offcuts from the MahoganyBookcase...
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    Drill Bits Storage Vertical Drawer

    Spent some time this week migrating the array of drill bits into one of the vertical drawers. Really handy having them within arms reach of the drill press.
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    I made an index for the metric...
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    these are Bessey WS-3 Angle Clamps. I had 4 for...

    these are Bessey WS-3 Angle Clamps. I had 4 for about 7 years, and they have been extremely useful.

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    These are Woodpecker Clamping Squares. Got these before the Bessey, have been useful...
  12. Thread: Clamp Cupboard

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    Thanks. Why just limit yourself to two plans? I...

    Thanks. Why just limit yourself to two plans? I usually start with plan A, implement wholly or partially, migrate to plan B, implement wholly or partially, and repeat through successive iterations...
  13. Thread: Clamp Cupboard

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    Finished up the right hand door today, after some...

    Finished up the right hand door today, after some re-arrangements and adding a second spring clamp rail. Tweaked the widths of the bottom row of dog holders and rebated a length of quad to hold them...
  14. Thread: Clamp Cupboard

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    Clamp Cupboard

    Finally got back to finishing doors for two tool cupboards. Had cut the stile and rails a couple of years ago, and then ....

    Anyway, got some ply and finally assembled the doors. Had scrounged...
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    The plan is to cut and fit some 8-10mm or so...

    The plan is to cut and fit some 8-10mm or so something aesthetic to the front faces. Currently there are 30mm holes in each I drilled in each to act as finger pulls, these work well. But I am...
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    Working drawers, fitting out

    I got another sheet of ply to finish the drawer backs, and despite the weight inherent in the pallet of sheets at Bumblings, and the presumed flattening that would effect, the bloody thing was bowed....
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    Ball bearing drawer runners

    I had cut the heights to allow for enough gap at the top, in conjunction to lowering the bottom shelf enough, to fit drawer runners.


    Initially I had decided to screw lengths of 40x20mm pine to...
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    Five vertical drawer cupboard

    This is probably the forth or fifth iteration of storage something to occupy the small space in the front corner of my small woodwork space. Small means 10 x 10 foot. The brick wall is the back of...
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    I called him, and dropped it in this morning....

    I called him, and dropped it in this morning. Thanks again SS.
  20. Hi Yvan, Not quite, it is a Mahogany bookcase...

    Hi Yvan,

    Not quite, it is a Mahogany bookcase from the area of Paris, stylistically Louis XVI. Glass doors, no drawers. Very lovely hand rolled glass, when you catch the light from the right...
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    Thanks SS, that is just 2 km down Unley Rd from...

    Thanks SS, that is just 2 km down Unley Rd from me (Torrens Park). Been in the area 40 years and don't ever remember noticing it!
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    Clock repairs in Adelaide

    I bought this French carriage clock recently, and it needs some repair - "goes for a while and stops, in need of a service"

    Anyone in Adelaide interested in the job? Or any suggestions of...
  23. Mahogany shelves for a c.1850 Parisian bookcase

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    I sourced some sawn Mahogany nominally 250x28mm from Otto's some months ago, to make an additional 7 shelves for a glass doored Mahogany bookcase, which only had 5 shelves. The existing...
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    Trial re-assembly

    The main (rear) body did'nt go to the ultrasonic cleaner, as while US itself won't necessarily lift off paint, the mates one runs a mild caustic solution which does. And there was a fair amount of...
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    cleaned body

    Got the main casting back today, after it had been through the ultrasonic cleaner. Given a coat of Ballistol. Looks quite good I think.

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    The guide rails seem very reasonable,...
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    Woden half nut

    The half nut and end gibbet appear to be bronze, yahoo.
    Forgot to give these to mate to run through the ultrasonic cleaner, so have yet to fully clean them. Can't tell the condition yet.

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    The Woden 189B/2 has 9 inch jaw width, 13 inch...

    The Woden 189B/2 has 9 inch jaw width, 13 inch opening, and weighs c 35 pound. It is the middle of the three sizes.

    The 189B has quick release
    The 189 has 'Ideal Quick Action'
    THe 189A 'plain...
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    Electrolysis and Ultrasonic cleaning

    I rigged up my first derusting tank the other day, and attacked the Woden vise parts.

    The rust all came off, and even the screw looks not three bad. I gave the larger bits to a mate, to run...
  29. I took down the saw cupboard and used the track...

    I took down the saw cupboard and used the track saw to cut 50mm all around the front face.

    I decided to rebate in the edges of the ply - not knowing how that/if that would work. Surprisingly, the...
  30. A second vertical drawer for longer rulers

    So the vertical spanner cupboard worked out quite well. And there was now a 30mm gap on the other side of the Saw cupboard. Hmmm. I have a few longer rulers that have been in several spots, the...
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    I second the 'go up' suggestion. Mine is...

    I second the 'go up' suggestion.

    Mine is 7.5x5m, 3m walls and 30 pitch. This allowed a meazzanine at either end, each 2.5m long and tall enough to stand in the middle quite comfortably. I have 2...
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    finishing it off

    I made a top guide from a couple of bits of MDF and a melamine offcut. The idea is that the melamine rib acts both to prevent the cupboard falling sideways left (i.e. as a stop), should the saw...
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    A quick vertical sliding spanner cupboard

    After deciding to hang three saws where an assortment of spanners were living, I saw an opportunity to make a narrow sliding cupboard to relocate the spanners into. I have been planning a new narrow...
  34. Thread: Hand planes

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    "none of which would sell for anything over $100...

    "none of which would sell for anything over $100 on the used market" hmmm.
    I have been watching the market of late, one 311 example $335 from an Oz based outlet... wishful thinking maybe. just an...
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    Woden 189B/2 vice

    I had bought this from gumtree a month ago, finally got here from Sydney (1400 km away for the non OZ type amongst us).

    It seems to work despite the current rust. A short term project. There...
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    Globe Aust. woodwork vise - Gumtree

    Globe 816 (815?) 8 woodwork vise on Gumtree. Victor Harbour SA.

    $90
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    Thanks Elan, Aldav. I had a look on web at Silky...

    Thanks Elan, Aldav. I had a look on web at Silky Oak, and it certainly looks like all the pics and consistent with the available info . So Silky Oak it is!
    Yes, back to Plan A (3/4 ply) it seems for...
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    inspired guesses sought

    Hi, I realise guessing timber form photos is a bit of a stretch, but any guesses on the identity of these two would be welcome.

    I scored a couple of boards of each a few years ago, and had been...
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    I have an old Ulmia 600mm Jointer. Current...

    I have an old Ulmia 600mm Jointer. Current catalogue lists white beech sole for this model.

    The wedge bar (fulcrum) is different to what you have, so I initially thought as John suggests, it is...
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    Fortunately, I got the email from Festool, logged...

    Fortunately, I got the email from Festool, logged in and bought one. Arrived today, fantastic.

    And reasonably priced! Amazing.

    I had decided to buy a TSO a couple of times, but each time was...
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    I bought Clipsal 1.2m x300mm LED panel lights ....

    I bought Clipsal 1.2m x300mm LED panel lights . Put 7 in my main workshop a couple of years ago. Excellent.
  42. if considering a suspended floor, don't forget to...

    if considering a suspended floor, don't forget to allow for the height it robs from under the ceiling ( if fixed regulated wall height); joists, bearers, surfacing stack up; yours may not need all...
  43. Thread: Shed build

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    levelling castors

    Levelling castors

    grazing web space for some other castors I found these that I had wanted to get since I first became aware of them a couple of years ago. Found an Oz site that listed them. So...
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    more cold saw - initial assembly

    I pulled the catch tank off, and gave a final clean. Had removed it 2 years ago and cleaned all the 35+ years of grunge, so only the paint sanding dust and some cast iron fillings that had fallen...
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    Hi Kryn, it was off ebay. and yes the local price...

    Hi Kryn, it was off ebay. and yes the local price last sets I bought were more than that each. The ebay store is 'ozmestore1', he is actually here in Adelaide, at Birkenhead. I was about to get...
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    Being a bit of a sad case (me, not the cold saw),...

    Being a bit of a sad case (me, not the cold saw), I did a few more rounds of stop putty filling on assorted divets, and casting surface irregularities. Not wanting a totally smooth surface, the...
  47. Thread: Shed build

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    The cold saw gear looks good, prior to cleaning...

    The cold saw gear looks good, prior to cleaning and magnified inspection.

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    I decided the shaft and bearing assembly would benefit from a soak in a mates commercial ultrasonic cleaner....
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    Have a look at these ( and their variations). ...

    Have a look at these ( and their variations).


    I have put up 7 (similar Clipsals) in my 7.3x4.8. Each light per 2.5 x 2.5m area (sort of)



    40W GermanAEG LED Office T Bar Panel light Troffer...
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    cold saw diff apart

    The brass/bronze gear always looked in dubious condition, and made more suspect given that after 37 years of use, when I first pulled it apart a couple of years ago now, there was only a tablespoon...
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    grinder table, and cold saw

    Gave in to the inevitable and did a bit of stop putty filling here and there on the cold saw components. Today gave a further primer coat, so weather permitting, might get to top coating tomorrow.
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