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With an upgrade of the brackets and the addition of a handle, the prototype was ready to try. In a couple of seconds, I was surprised just how successful it was proving. In a very short space of time, the entire shop was returned to a semblance of normalcy. It is also a bit of [...]
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The new advert for the Torque Workcentre, about to hit the mags. Apparently mine is pretty much finished and will be boarding the truck to head south probably on Monday (it might have been a little earlier, but the Brisbane Hands-On Expo is this weekend).
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So it has finally arrived – the first of the new Hands-On Wood Shows, Brisbane this weekend (Friday to Sunday). Sad I can’t be there – hope you all have a blast! Some things to keep an eye out for: Addictive Pens – I really like their circuit-board blanks, and the snake-skin ones (still haven’t [...]
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Ok, so neither a router lift, a digital height gauge or a starter are router bits, but as I didn’t specifically have any router bits to showcase this month, I’ve opted for the next best thing – accessories for the router table to improve the accuracy of the bits you have.
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The UniLift precisely controls the height of your router bit, and by using a rule, or digital height scale you can get the height set very accurately, and also to change from one to the next. To take it to the next level, you can also fit a digital height gauge with remote readout directly [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Tools | Tagged: Digital, No-Volt, Pro-Router, Router, Router Table, Switch, UniLift, Wixey | 3 Comments »
When I first came across the Woodpeckers Router Lift, I had 2 thoughts – a really visually appealing piece of engineering, and not something that would be particularly useful for owners of a Triton Router (given its built-in geared height adjustment, and particularly the microadjuster). Times, and opinions change. What really bought my attention back [...]
Filed under: Tools | Tagged: Router, Router Table, Triton, UniLift, Wixey, Woodpeckers | 5 Comments »
Not that the build-to-order time is at all unreasonable (actually pretty quick) – I just can’t wait for the unit to be completed! I keep thinking of other ways the unit may be used, and am keen to see what ideas will work, and which may not. My latest ideas include: – a form of [...]
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As much as I do enjoy coming up with my own designs and projects, building them in my mind, working through the specifics of design, I also look at a LOT of woodworking plans. I’ve gotten to the point that I don’t necessarily care whether the plan is in imperial or metric, but I do [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Tools | Tagged: Calculator, Converter, Fastcap, Imperial, in, Inches, Metric, Millimetres, mm, Pro | 5 Comments »
BankWest in Australia has recently conducted a shed survey across the country, with some interesting results – the most surprising being that a bank has actually looked up from their own navels and had a look at something that has importance to a number of its customers. Bankwest Shed Index 4 September 2009 Today Bankwest [...]
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I had a cousin visiting today, who has had little exposure to woodworking, and certainly nothing to the scale of the sort of machines I have (and many other woodworkers have) in the shed. As he mentioned, he has a single hand plane, and yet out there, there is something in the order of 10 [...]
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As pointed out by Tormek, a manufacturing error has been discovered on jigs delivered between January 1st and September 22nd 2009. It may only affect a small number of users, and has been rectified on all current and new stock. On these jigs the setting arrow has been shifted and is located about 16 mm [...]
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