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The router bit for this month is the Carb-i-tool Multiform Router Bit. As you can see, it is quite a complicated profile, and it almost looks like a combination of a number of different profiles. That is exactly what this router bit is! It is designed to produce a number of different profiles based on [...]
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There is another tomorrow (Saturday), so if you missed out today and are in the area (city, state), then it isn’t too late! There was certainly a good turnout of people, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed than any wood show. Plenty of things to see, and be tempted by too. I left with [...]
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At the Open Day today (separate post to come, with photos), I heard that yet another Managing Director of an Australian tool company had moved on, which would make at least 4, if not 5 that I’ve heard about directly in the past 12 months. It made me really wonder (and given the recent news [...]
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The day is finally upon us – this starts tomorrow, and concludes Saturday. Definitely worth a look if you are looking to purchase any of their product ranges given there will be specials. Also an opportunity in a less hectic environment than the wood show to pick the brains of some of the industry experts. [...]
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Episode 46 MagSwitch MagSwitch technology is a revelation in my workshop – changing how I work, the jigs I make, even influencing the decisions on major item acquisition. Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv) (Right-click, and select “Save Link As”) Best video quality is achieved by downloading then playing the mp4 version.
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When installing a dust collection system, you’ve spent good money on the biggest collector you can afford, and then are trying to get it to maximise its range to collect from as many machines as possible over the longest distance needed to maintain the shop’s machine layout. One very common aspect of this is to [...]
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What is an approximation of the first sentence from the book “Wargames” (of the movie of the same name) seems an appropriate description of the end of Triton in Bunnings. A local store I visited today had just empty shelves where Triton once proudly occupied an entire isle in the toolshop, and there was no [...]
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Like many people passionate about their pursuit, I often find myself checking out related magazines, gleaning ideas, seeing tools etc designed to inspire an overwhealming need to add it to the shed’s tool library. The biggest problem with many of these magazines (and this particularly relates to overseas mags) is their price. They are so [...]
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Episode 45 Zero Clearance Inserts for the Tablesaw Making Zero Clearance Inserts isn’t a particularly difficult task, but it is always good seeing someone else do it first! I have come up with a bit of a novel approach to how to safely do the cut. The traditional method is to use the fence to [...]
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Great to find out that *An Australian Energy Company* is so supportive of the recent (& ongoing) disasterous bushfires, that their reps are using them as justification why households should sign up for their Green Energy. Having one of their representatives at my front door telling me in broken English that I should consider windmills [...]
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Just because it is cool: an excerpt of my recent review of the Incra V120 has been picked up and can be found at Incra.com
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Guess the heading says it all. There are still some developments in…uh…development, but I have now started making actual progress on the new “ultimate” router table. As I’ve talked about (and shown the concept of) in the past, this is the router table top actually bolted together, and the original laminated top has been retired. [...]
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