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Did a bit of the tourist thing in my latest trip to Sydney. While I was in the Navy, Sydney was almost a second home, so it was interesting treating it as a first-time visit.
Filed under: Shed | Tagged: Bondi, Bunnings, Carbatec, Chatswood, Climb, Ferry, Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Sydney | 1 Comment »
While over in the US, I saw a number of adverts on TV (seems all there was on TV was adverts), and it was cool seeing some were targeting us – woodworkers / shed dwellers. Turns out in the past, Carbatec in Australia have also had some advertising airtime (on pay-tv), and the Sydney branch [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Advert, Carbatec, TV | 4 Comments »
While in Sydney, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to drop into Carbatec Sydney, never having been there before (and if the truth be known, this will be the first Carbatec I’ve visited, other than Melbourne of course). Was a bit of a drive from where I was staying, down to near Homebush (where [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Carbatec, Sydney | 3 Comments »
It doesn’t take more than a few clicks to be diving deep into websites of paranoia I can tell you. One that comes up a lot is all about Jetstreams, and Jet trails (or contrails (condensation trails)), with varying, and conflicting reports of mass population control, mass population killoffs, biological weapon dispersal testing, weather altering [...]
Filed under: Techniques, Tools | Tagged: Abrasive, Festool, Multi-Jetstream, ROS, Sandpaper | 1 Comment »
Went looking for woodworking around Sydney, thought I’d check out the Lumber Bunker seeing as I was up that way…until I checked out their website and found they’d shut down. I know I’d mentioned they were up for sale about July last year – guess there were no takers. Did a small Google search to [...]
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Was driving around Sydney (another short trip recently), and unlike Melbourne where there seems to be a mega-sized Bunnings every second intersection, I only saw 1 Bunnings store, and it was the smallest I have ever seen. Not a massive building in the middle of a huge carpark, but a small shopfront on a busy [...]
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It has been a couple of years since I started the “Battle of the Blades”, and although there are different divisions in the battle, there is no Fly Weight. There will be, very shortly, a couple of new contenders, competing for the very top spot of their divisions, and these are both produced by FLAI [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Flai, Promac, Saw Blade | 1 Comment »
I have a new ROS (random orbital sander), and it came after a bit of testing with a range of sanders (ok, it is probably obvious to regulars that I was looking at the Festool range!) I have made my decision, and have bought the sander that I feel best suits my needs, and you [...]
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Decided that the recently-made available plans have been rather popular, so have created a permanent page for them (and any others I come across / create) rather than having this selection lost over time as the post slips down and down the chronological list. You will see a new tab at the top of the [...]
Filed under: Techniques | Tagged: Free Plans, Plans | 5 Comments »
The Tormek Sharpening System is ideal for turning tools, but part of the sharpening process is dealing with the burr that forms in the concave flute of the tool. Jamming the gouge into a piece of timber to break off the burr will work, but the Tormek Profiled Leather Honing Wheels do a better job. [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Lathe, Techniques | Tagged: Honing, Leather, Profile, Sharpening, Tormek | Leave a Comment »
There is an Open Day at the Woodworking Warehouse Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17 – click on the flier above for more information. Woodworking Warehouse, Professional Woodworkers Supplies and Ideal Tools will be in attendance.
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Open Day | 3 Comments »
When Triton was still a company in its own right, and the Mark 3 workbench (the model before the current WC2000 (and its minor improvements)), there was an associated Project Book. This was released for public distribution by Triton a couple of years back, but once GMC collapsed, taking Triton with it and the Triton [...]
Filed under: Techniques | Tagged: Mk3, Plans, Project, Triton | 7 Comments »
