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6th December 2020, 05:57 PM
Thread: BLO on antique oak
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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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5th December 2020, 07:45 PM
Thread: Clogged sandpaper discs
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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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5th December 2020, 07:32 PM
Thread: Clogged sandpaper discs
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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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1st December 2020, 10:43 PM
Thread: Irresistible marking tools
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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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1st December 2020, 12:25 PM
Thread: French Oak gargoyle table c1850
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This was it when I first got it.
This was it when I first got it.
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1st December 2020, 12:03 PM
Thread: French Oak gargoyle table c1850
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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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1st December 2020, 11:25 AM
Thread: French Oak gargoyle table c1850
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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.... -
30th November 2020, 07:49 PM
Thread: French Oak gargoyle table c1850
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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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3rd October 2020, 12:43 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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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2nd October 2020, 05:29 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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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27th September 2020, 08:45 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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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27th September 2020, 05:56 PM
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...
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27th September 2020, 05:44 PM
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...
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27th September 2020, 03:53 PM
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 ....
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27th September 2020, 12:26 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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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26th September 2020, 09:31 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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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26th September 2020, 09:17 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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.
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25th September 2020, 09:31 PM
Thread: Five vertical drawer cupboard
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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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14th September 2020, 04:58 PM
Thread: Clock repairs in Adelaide
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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.
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14th September 2020, 04:57 PM
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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... -
13th September 2020, 12:23 PM
Thread: Clock repairs in Adelaide
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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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13th September 2020, 09:36 AM
Thread: Clock repairs in Adelaide
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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"
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13th September 2020, 09:23 AM
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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... -
2nd September 2020, 08:15 PM
Thread: Woden 189B/2 vice
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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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29th August 2020, 07:57 PM
Thread: Woden 189B/2 vice
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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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27th August 2020, 09:41 PM
Thread: Woden 189B/2 vice
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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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27th August 2020, 08:51 PM
Thread: Woden 189B/2 vice
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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.
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26th August 2020, 08:57 PM
Thread: Woden 189B/2 vice
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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... -
25th August 2020, 11:44 PM
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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... -
25th August 2020, 11:25 PM
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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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24th August 2020, 09:21 PM
Thread: New workshop build. Any tips?
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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... -
24th August 2020, 07:26 PM
Thread: A quick vertical sliding spanner cupboard
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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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23rd August 2020, 07:19 PM
Thread: A quick vertical sliding spanner cupboard
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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...
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8th August 2020, 11:02 PM
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... -
8th August 2020, 10:38 PM
Thread: Woden 189B/2 vice
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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).
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17th July 2020, 10:05 AM
Thread: Globe Aust. woodwork vise - Gumtree
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Globe Aust. woodwork vise - Gumtree
Globe 816 (815?) 8 woodwork vise on Gumtree. Victor Harbour SA.
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7th July 2020, 11:47 PM
Thread: inspired guesses sought
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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!
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7th July 2020, 09:01 PM
Thread: inspired guesses sought
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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.
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2nd July 2020, 02:13 AM
Thread: Hand plane identification
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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... -
2nd July 2020, 01:13 AM
Thread: 90 Degree Guide Rail Square
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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.
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14th April 2020, 10:57 PM
Thread: LED Lighting Panels - where to buy?
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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.
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7th December 2018, 04:26 PM
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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...
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30th September 2018, 06:32 PM
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... -
26th September 2018, 08:42 PM
Thread: Shed build
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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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22nd September 2018, 05:03 PM
Thread: Shed build
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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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22nd September 2018, 10:02 AM
Thread: Shed build
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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...
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17th September 2018, 09:36 PM
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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17th September 2018, 10:25 AM
Thread: Shed sound insulation progress update
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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)
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15th September 2018, 06:55 PM
Thread: Shed build
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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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14th September 2018, 08:43 PM
Thread: Shed build
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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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