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    Where did you get your pen bits from Dalboy?

    Where did you get your pen bits from Dalboy?
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    I get the circles with my Festool ROS usually by...

    I get the circles with my Festool ROS usually by pushing too hard. I make sure I go nice and light before I finish each grit. Then I make sure the next grit removes the circles from the previous one...
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    Woops sorry Christos, I'm only making the one rod...

    Woops sorry Christos, I'm only making the one rod but I'm pretty sure I'm going to destroy a few reel seats setting up the mortise so making a half dozen or so.
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    I get all glued up, stick on the pipe clamp and...

    I get all glued up, stick on the pipe clamp and wind away and then remember why I didn't use that clamp last time then I run down to the shed like a mad headless chook, reach for the grinder, flick...
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    Hopefully the theory holds that the knives don't...

    Hopefully the theory holds that the knives don't do as much damage to end grain! It's for my sister in law and I've offered to dress it in 10 years time if it's still in one piece...
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    First end grain board

    I just turned out my first end grain board using some blackwood off cuts and some Huon pine. It's 300x400x35 and weighs about 2.5kg. It took me a week to make and I'm feeling like I won't be making...
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    Thanks for all the help here folks. Finished the...

    Thanks for all the help here folks. Finished the first reel seat with CA today, wet sanded with 1500 and buffed with the paper back of some sandpaper. It has ended up being 0.1mm shy of my target...
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    Yes those tools are the only ones I'm using right...

    Yes those tools are the only ones I'm using right now.
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    Makes sense I think. I used a roughing gouge and...

    Makes sense I think. I used a roughing gouge and cut both ways then I used the skew to smooth it. I do find it easier to cut right to left because I have more control. Would this be ok when roughing...
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    Yes that would be even better!

    Yes that would be even better!
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    I'm knee deep in chips and I can't stop!! Here's...

    I'm knee deep in chips and I can't stop!! Here's the first reel seat spacer. Trying to finish it with CA glue now but gotta get some accelerant
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    Ok so the bench grinder is better than the disc...

    Ok so the bench grinder is better than the disc on the lathe?
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    While waiting for the aryldite to go off I made...

    While waiting for the aryldite to go off I made this! http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/24/bfda6f3881ff186bb05a8f3ffcaf91e8.jpg
  14. Thread: First project

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    Tas oak is pretty light coloured unless you...

    Tas oak is pretty light coloured unless you stained it? Hope it gets out to good use!!
  15. Thread: Nasty crack

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    Awesome Harry. Did you just crush it in there and...

    Awesome Harry. Did you just crush it in there and pour in CA glue?
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    Can I sharpen lathe tools on this disc?

    Hi all I'm new to turning having borrowed a cheap lathe from a mate and I've just bluntened my first gouge and then thought "how the hell do I sharpen this??" I don't have a grinder but there is a...
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    That is really really clever. Love the idea. I've...

    That is really really clever. Love the idea. I've just glued a 10mm thread into a chunk of wood. If that doesn't hold then this is my next option! ...
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    Thanks guys I think I won't bother modifying the...

    Thanks guys I think I won't bother modifying the lathe in that case. I'll just insert a 3/8 threaded rod into a lump of 2x4 for the spur to bite into and get someone to put an indent in the other end...
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    Help with a new (really old) lathe

    Hi all I just borrowed a mates lathe who inherited it from his dad. I'm trying to turn up some reel seats for fly rod making (similar to pen blanks). I've never used a lathe before but have had a...
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    Do you have any iPads? Mine have been stuck...

    Do you have any iPads? Mine have been stuck updating iDisk and uploaded/downloaded 1Gb per hour over a weekend before I realised and fixed it.
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    CLAIMED I'm in too

    I'm in too
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    UNCLAIMED great idea!!

    great idea!!
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    Just ordered one online at...

    Just ordered one online at http://www.aussiesapphire.com.au/
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    I did try repairing the one that broke. I don't...

    I did try repairing the one that broke. I don't have a hot knife and tried using a candle. It melted fine but the join was weak. Maybe it was too hot
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    Cheers joez will look him up

    Cheers joez will look him up
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    Thanks I'll check that out. Thought most washing...

    Thanks I'll check that out. Thought most washing machines would be a V belt.
  27. Might be able to put a bigger motor on I guess

    Might be able to put a bigger motor on I guess
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    Trouble Sourcing a Drive Belt

    Hi all, I have a 1/2 hp lathe which needs a 540mm x 6mm round polyurethane drive belt but can't seem to find one locally. I'm in Tassie. Any ideas?
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    Fantastic. Would love to make one. Did you use...

    Fantastic. Would love to make one. Did you use plans or is it a back of a napkin job?
  30. I use one at our men's shed and for a full width...

    I use one at our men's shed and for a full width cut you wouldn't want to take much more than 1.5-2mm in one cut. The machine just grinds to a stop and trips out with a cut larger than 2 for a...
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    I dare not show this to SWMBO... Great job

    I dare not show this to SWMBO... Great job
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    Bump

    Bump
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    UNCLAIMED Yes please!

    Yes please!
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    I would set a limit on how much they can plane...

    I would set a limit on how much they can plane off in one go. For hardwood 2mm max for a full width board is about all you can do. Any more and it will bog down.
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    We use the spiral head carbatec at our local Mens...

    We use the spiral head carbatec at our local Mens shed. Been using it for a couple of years and its brilliant. Only just worked out that the head is not parallel to the bed so there's about half mil...
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    Makita SSP range

    Hi all, just wondering if anyone has experience with the new "SSP" range of Makita tools. This is the green range of power tools. I noticed a compound miter saw for $199. Not sure what happened to...
  37. Thread: First Boxes

    by dunamis
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    Hey John, would love to. I'm at Devonport Men's...

    Hey John, would love to. I'm at Devonport Men's Shed. My thing at the moment is mitred timber boxes but would love to try the bandsaw boxes.
  38. Thread: First Boxes

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    Is it the norm to glue and close the initial saw...

    Is it the norm to glue and close the initial saw kerf or leave open?
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