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There are a lot of different metal alloys sold as HSS and they have differing heat treatment requirements. One of the common ones used for wood turning tools is M2 grade which has a tempering range...

If the wood has been polished with a silicone based polish sometime in it's life, then that could cause your problem. Silicone is difficult to remove.

This supplier will have some of what you want:

Malouf Steel
410 Francis St
Brooklyn 3012
(03) 9314-4244

Go to this site for useful ideas on sound absorbtion.
http://www.cedia.net/homeowners/acoustical2.php

There's plenty of references to the Trend Router Lathe on Google, is it like yours?

Sounds like a loose belt to me.

I have mine on a Jet mobile base too and it wouldn't fit as it came. The locking screws that lockted the base to the sides of the planer would twist downwards and scrape the floor till I fitted...

You won't stop 5u with a cyclone and only a filter will stop 0.5u.

Looking at my spelling of Polyprpoylene. My dyslexia coming through again - getting my turds wisted again.

Plastics material properties charts report that Polyprpoylene is soluble in methyl ethyl ketone, methyl chloride, amyl acetate, toluene and chloroform to mention a few. Try softening the surfaces...

Rocker,

I don't think a Trojan would find it difficult to record the banks random querey to you and your reply and so reveal your pin at one go. Bendigo bank uses a little key pendant that...

Adding to gatieps comments, when you buy the new capacitor, if there's space for it then get a higher voltage rated one. Many of the cheapie imports have capacitors with a marginal voltage rating.

Bottlebrush, that'll be a Banksia or a Callistomen and both are great to turn. With the thinner trunks if you do some end-grain turning at the point where branches split out you'll get some amazing...

Leader were fitting a moulded tyre to the thicknesser drive wheel as the rubber o-rings regularly failed and the metal to metal contact with the drive shaft sprayed metal shavings all over.

Being already aware of the delays BobR encountered, when the motor bearings in my 2hp dust extractor failed within days of buying it, I pulled it down, took the bearings to the local bearing shop who...

Daryl, I like it! Very useable interface, good search engine, photos help a lot in identification. Adding seed pods/flower photos is an idea for the future as an aid in identifying similar species.

DarylF, I have been working on a cross reference between common names and scientific names in a searchable form and have made some progress. It is a big job and likely to have some errors due to the...

Try Getwoodworking at:
2/239 Kororoit Ck Rd
Williamstown 3016.

(03) 9399-1963

Your supplier is correct. Mobilcer-M is no longer available, it has been renamed to Mobilcer-195 and I bought some from the mobil depot in Yarraville the other day. Cost about $65 for 18kg drum. :D

The organoil by itself will give a great finish. Go to their website and get the application procedure as it makes a big difference.

I have a Vicmarc with the Hitachi SJ100 inverter and it works as advertised with excellent torque at minimum revs. Recently I installed an SJ100 with a 1.5KW motor onto a Stubby for a friend whose...

I have been using Organoil on burls with good results. There has been bit of weeping for a day or so but that's all.

When it comes to mixing Tung Oil with White Spirit, the tricky bit is to get White spirit. The name is used to describe different products in different places and I have been caught out. This web...

This has been a common response to "where's my order" queries for a long time now :mad: . I gave up ordering anything there a while ago, just bought it if it was in stock.

You have some good ideas in this device. Each stage will extract more dust but in the end the extraction is based on the dust particles weighing something so they get thrown to the outside of the...

kwigeo,
For a given amount of water in the air, the RH depends on the temperature. Cooler air can hold less moisture so if you cool your workshop the RH will increase over what it was at the warmer...

If you're cutting mostly hardwoods and some softwood then a good choice of blade is:

hook tooth
3tpi x 3/8" for cutting round blanks
as wide as you can use at 2-3 tpi for resawing
bi-metal for...

outback, they do more mods done to this machine I think, a guard for power switch terminals and some bearing mod.

I had wondered about this too so I put it to a mechanical engineer colleague in the office and he said that tracking in the centre is best as it reduces stresses in the wheel and bearings.

The ML-392 is a rebadged Chinese generic. LEDA tools also sells them but modified to overcome a flaw. When used as a thicknesser the wood drive is via a wheel that presses against the spindle drive...

As for the toxicity of wood finishes, I believe that none are toxic once dry and cured. (I assume you're not giving it a coat of full leaded wax.....). The toxic issue is with the solvents and...

I brushed it on.

I have used OrganOil for this and had good results. Do a number of coats seperated by days if you have time.

Try this to prep your blanks.

1. Cut the log into lengths about 1.5 x dia.

2. Split the blanks from end to end along the core line so you get 2 good half-rounds. Look for the shape you'll...

Have you chosen or priced the transformer to convert 240 -> 110V yet??

There are two types of transformer available, the cheaper variety is an auto-transformer where the secondary is not isolated...

MobilCer-M or MobilCer-195 is designed to seal the end of wood to stop splitting from drying too fast. I bought a 20l drum for $65 from mobil last week.

English oak is good for turning, hard and finishes well. However most woods are OK too and their different characters present challenges.

After giving up ordering from Carbatec in Melbourne as things never came, I placed an order with MIK 2 weeks ago, but to date the only thing that has happened is that my credit card was promptly...

Colorply is available from Brookside veneers, http://www.brooksideveneers.com/ who will ship to Oz but it's expensive.

There is another reason why capacitors fail in these cheap motors and that's their voltage rating. I had one fail in my grinder within a couple of weeks of new and saw that a 600V rated capacitor...

Aaron, my issue No 168 arrived last week. Deliveries have always been reliable for me .

Happy New Year, Brian

Another possibility is Grey box which has an sg of 1121 dry and similar appearance.

Most wood lathe tools are made from M2 HSS steel which is best ground with a softer stone. You can use a grey carborundum stone but are more likely to burn the edge than with a white stone. There...

OldBlock, this is a link to a low cost pulse width modulator motor driver kit for $16USD. http://electronickits.com/kit/complete/motor/ck1400.htm
It is limited to 5A and 60V however. A few years...

Winch motors are series wound. They have loads of starting torque and draw huge current to get it but then they will go faster and faster if run unloaded. Very poor speed regulation and unsuitable...

Induction motors will run at 5/6 speed and have bit less power. Universal or series wound motors (those with brushes) may run a little warmer but as you are not likely to have a 240V one of these,...

I have been using the Wizard Metal detector for 3 yrs now and it will find quite small pieces of broken nail. You need to set its sensitivity control carefully to find the small bits but it works. ...

Shiver me Timbers on Kororoit Ck Rd in williamstown (Melb) are likely to have what you want. If you haven't dealt with them before, they do DAR recycled timber and when I was there the other day...

I've was thinking of getting a 32mm gouge but after talking to the P&N man at the wood show who suggested that a 20mm super gouge was better. I tried one as thet're a lot cheaper and liked it and...

Redgum fence posts from a scrap yard are excellent too. They're hard but they come up to a beautiful finish. Tree loppers will give you wood also.