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Sometimes you come across other woodworkers’ projects that really make you sit up and look, and this is one of those. Chuck Hoggarth makes very large scale models, and they are definitely worth a second look. Check out some of his other projects on his website here He sources many of his plans from Toys [...]
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Passing through Bunnings yesterday (Keysborough), and came across a sales table with a few cans of Organoil’s Danish Oil. I’m not sure if they know that Organoil is being re-released or not, but I wasn’t going to tell them, seeing as they had it marked down from $25 to $10 for 1L, and from $75 [...]
Filed under: Safety, Tools | Tagged: Danish Oil, Linseed Oil, Oil, Spontaneous Combustion, Tung Oil | 7 Comments »
A-ways back, I came up with a coping sled for my stacked rail and stile bit. It was seen here, and included in Episode 18 on SS TV. I know for a fact that I came up with the concept out of my own head, but I guess I’m not the only one (either that, [...]
Filed under: Safety, Tools | Tagged: Coping Sled, Incra, Professional Woodworkers Supplies, Router Table, Woodpeckers | 2 Comments »
Most probably don’t know, but I have a couple of the videos from here also on YouTube as a bit of a trial I’ve been running over the past year or so. In the past, I’ve had suggestions that my videos are too long, and could be trimmed down substantially (YouTube has a maximum length [...]
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I’ve been doing quite a bit of research and reading on the topic over the course of the day, and the amount of information out there is huge, somewhat conflicting, and the bottom line on it, is the problem is not particularly straightforward. So much for finding a simple answer. Some of the things I [...]
Filed under: Safety | Tagged: Dust Extraction | 10 Comments »
As you can see on the right hand side, I have found a cute plotting map that gives an indication of distribution of readers (which updates every 24 hours). It appears to only take a sample of site visitors (around 30%), but it gives an interesting look at just where everyone is! (Update – it [...]
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I’ve referred to my new dust collector (or dust extractor, depending on your terminology) in a number of posts, but noticed I have been rather lax in not discussing the machine itself. Where it comes to dust collection, bigger is definitely better. Oh, and while we are on the topic of bigger, let’s quickly touch [...]
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The Shed Magazine is a magazine focused on the legion of Kiwis who tinker in their sheds or garages. That is the byline for a New Zealand magazine dedicated to the ingenuity of shed dwellers. (And a subscription was a Christmas present for me last year). Growing up in NZ, particularly as an engineering graduate, [...]
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I’m starting to work on a collection of different air flowrates in the DC system, to see the effects of different fittings, fixtures, and layout on the resulting flowrates. With this set of data, you can start planning a dust collection run which takes into account the power of the dust collector itself, and just [...]
Filed under: Safety, Shed, Tools | Tagged: Dust Collection, Flow Measurement, Flowrate | 7 Comments »
As discussed in the previous article, a kickback is when a blade stops cutting, and instead transfers the machine’s power directly into the workpiece, propelling it with incredible force. Not getting in the way is a really good option when it happens. However, we are talking about something coming at you at 200km/hr is hard [...]
Filed under: Safety, Tools | Tagged: Featherboard, Kickback, Kreg, MagSwitch, Pushstick, Router, Tablesaw | 1 Comment »
There are all sorts of risks in the workshop. But the one that really seems to give woodworkers the willies is kickback. When a kickback occurs, it is always pretty startling, you find yourself with the deer in the headlights look, and once your wits start returning, you start looking for claret. I’ve had some [...]
Filed under: Safety, Tools | Tagged: Bandsaw, Drill Press, Kickback, Lathe, Router, Router Table, Tablesaw, Thicknesser | Leave a Comment »
Spent a bit of time out in the shed this evening, and given it was safety week, did a quick VCE (visual check of extremities) to see just how much damage I managed to do with a typical shed visit. 3 scratches on one arm, a decent friction burn on the other hand, and a [...]
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