2009 November « Stu's Shed

Brisbane Hands On Show

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Stuart

Just had a brief email from the organisers – discussions about the Melbourne (and Sydney?) shows, but just thought I’d pass on one comment from the email: Brisbane is full to the rafters! – there isn’t a square metre of the venue that isn’t occupied by a tool, machine or burl – exciting times……….. The [...]

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Festool Domino Accessories

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Stuart

Like any tool, the Domino can definitely benefit from jigs, and Festool have produced some to add to the capabilities of the basic machine. The Additional Stop provides extra support for the Domino when used vertically. It screws directly into the base of the Domino. It is particularly useful when cutting mortises near the edge [...]

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Festool Autoloader

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Stuart

The Festool Autoloader is just one of those things – you either get it or you don’t. In my case, I think it’s kinda cool, and especially for work where I do use a number of different screwdriver heads, including the security ones (for some reason computer manufacturers think they will deter me from fiddling……), [...]

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Floor Dust Collection

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Stuart

Just a quickie – been cutting quite of MDF recently, and not all the tools I was using were fitted into the collection system, so there is a bit of mess on the floor. In the past I’ve been connecting a super-flexible length of 4″ hose and doing the sweeping by hand, which is slow [...]

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What happens when you put 2 companies into a Fusion Reactor?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Stuart

You create new mega-molecules, in this case a mashup of Stanley Works (as in Stanley Tools) and Black & Decker have combined to create Stanley Black & Decker. Surprised they didn’t buy Triton while they were playing with the loose change.

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Missing your shed?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Stuart

Sitting at your desk job, feeling stressed because you can’t make sawdust? Here is the perfect little gift for a woodworker – a Zen-like desk plane from Professional Woodworkers Supplies. These are so new that they are not on their website yet (update – they are now), but my guess is they will be very [...]

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