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Morning Gents

Was just given some jarrah burl slices from a good family friend whom has no use for these anymore and is down sizing and needed to make some space.

I have always been in envy of...

Hi MM, Many thanks, I will take them.

Australia Post or whichever is easiest for you is good with me. If you could PM your bank details I will get that sorted.

Thanks again.

Johno

Hi MM, would you be able to get a postage cost to Perth 6164 please.

If reasonable I would be keen to purchase

Cheers

Johno

Hmmm I would be interested if you wanted to part with it, and if so, for how much .............I am in Perth too which would be a bonus.

I would say 1200x1200 at a guess?

Johno

Thanks for the heads up dai sensei, appreciate it. The decal lists the maximum working pressure at 90 psi.

So to excuse my ignorance here, would I be correct in thinking I could pressurise to...

I have been keeping my eyes peeled for the price at Supercheap to come down again, but this afternoon I believe I scored the bargain of the century.

I decided to search good old Gumtree and as...

Supercheap have pressure pots on sale in their cattledog at the moment $149.40, on sale til 19Jun

Johno

Mine has been i operation for a good few years now.

I will check what Mach3 settings I have on it tomorrow when I get back in front of it and will let you know.

Yes, I can say I have. Mechanically not too bad for a start, but I did spend a fair amount of time squaring everything up to ensure it was square and true.

Initially ran with the supplied...

Ask the local hobby shop for Zap Kicker........if they don't understand that, they really have no place in the RC business ;-) (I confess, I am a long time reformed RC Junkie). Alternates are...

Hi Daz, You will undoubtedly receive many opinions and sound advice here. Don't forget to have a look at Timbecon down in Canningvale, they have some new tables in as well (over recent weeks) at what...

Hang in there Mark and try not to let it get to you mate, you haven't done anything wrong.

I do agree with some of the other posters perhaps it would be wise to raise it to the police, if for...

Any word on the opening?

Has it happened (and I missed it), or not yet?

Cheers

Johno

Unfortunately nothing further to report at this stage. Back at work getting smashed following a few weeks off.

Hopefully I will get to run Ger's fie this weekend if time...

Hi Ger, I will give it a run and post some pics.

Thanks again for your help with this mate, appreciated.

Cheers

Johno

Hi Ger,
Thanks for your message. Your picture helped me get it clear in my head.

The width of the jig is indeed 250mm and the axis are as per the PDF.

I was a little confused...

Hi Ger,
The fixture spans what I have as the X Axis. (Easy for me to visualise when standing at the console).

Not too sure if I could cut pins and tails together, I am not quite...

Hi Ger, I have some measurements for you mate.

Vertical Fixture Width - 250mm
Board Width - 150mm (can be anything up to 250mm)
Board Thickness - 6mm, 13mm, 19mm
Tool - 14*, 12mm diameter
...

Thanks Bob

I haven't tried for other board widths or thicknesses yet but I suspect I could the drawings to accommodate. It is very much a works in progress.

Johno

Here are some pics of the joint I drew in VCarve last night.

The timber is 13mm Red Oak.

The vertical board is pocket cut using a 1/8" end mill to 13mm. The "tails" are profile cut using a 1/8"...

I agree Bob, I will be keeping a very close eye on how it goes over the next little while.

I haven't progressed to Dovetails but will do soon enough.........................it's on the list
...

Hi Ger, thanks mate.

I will get some measurements together over the next few days. The good wife had me in the roof running new cabling today so I didn't get too much workshop time unfortunately....

Will give the dovetails a crack when I suss out how to draw them:D

Johno

I am along similar lines to Jim above, perhaps "wind swept"

Beautiful piece indeed

Johno

Finally got a chance to test the setup with some 6mm scrap red oak I had laying about.

The first attempt I loaded two 6mm boards into the jig and test cut to see fit.

The second attempt I...

Here is a shot of the spindle adapter. It is very crude, more so a proof of concept before I machine something more aesthetically pleasing. This piece was cobbled together from scrap profile I had...

Morning All,
Just wanted to show some pics of a vertical board holder I made for the CNC over the past few days.

I wanted to be able to hold boards vertically for making finger...

Here is a concave oval plaque/dish with a flower on it.

Wood is Nyatoh with a coat of fine buffing oil.

Granted I "cheated" and did this on the CNC router.

Johno

Finally tested my newly built Gecko540 that replaced the old chinese controller that began suffering "lost steps" over time. Whilst I have profile cut some things with the new controller previously,...

Long time lurker, new poster :D

Received a MC900 for fathers day (I have had a CNC router for a few years, but have wanted a lathe for as long as I could remember).

Not perfect by any stretch,...