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Had an interesting experience with the rubber matting I have on the floor in the shed. A week or so ago, I noticed a bit of an oil pool had gathered under where the SwordSaw was sitting on the edge of the table, and obviously the blade oil was slowly dripping down the blade and [...]
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As much as (to the disappointment of some readers) I have moved on from Triton personally, there is a nostalgic moment getting to see them back on shelves. Has the world moved on too much for them to still prove to be a cost-effective product? That will be an answer for others to answer I [...]
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Spent the morning down at Carbatec, drilling lots of holes and screwing in a stack of screws at precise angles and depths Even sold some Kreg Pockethole Jigs apparently – bonus! Getting ready, and to the demo was dead simple with the Festool gear – used a couple of empty systainers as tool boxes, secured [...]
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Tried my hand at making a bit of a shellac stick based on a flimsy memory of what Terry briefly discussed during the Hall Table course. I got something that vaguely resembled what I remembered of the final product, but it was a rather burnt, small version. Guessing I should have tried researching it a [...]
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Tomorrow is the last Saturday of the month, so that means it is the Stu’s Shed demo day at Carbatec (Melbourne) from 10am to 12pm. This session I will be running through some of the Kreg Woodworking system, including their pockethole joinery jigs and clamps in particular – and making sawdust! If you haven’t seen [...]
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And thus another career slowly, quietly drains down the plughole. Not relevant to Stu’s Shed, but rather relevant to Stu! I signed the contract for my new role, leaving behind 9 years of IT and taking on the position of Facilities Manager for the Faculty of Arts. A contract signed with my Fire Pen – [...]
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I know it is hard to see anything in the photo below, but you’ll just have to trust, that like on the battlefield, the pens are actually there. This is a collection the “Roving Reporter” did as a commission to some currently serving personnel. The acrylic is made locally and is skillfully colourmatched to the [...]
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Just received an invite to the new Festool / Protool product launch, which is exciting in itself, let alone the fact there are new Festool products floating around! Sadly (very very sadly), I’m not sure I will be able to go to it – I will have only just started a new job, and it [...]
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After watching the log slabbers at the Brisbane Show, I was reminded of the V8 version that I posted on here a year back. Watching the videos again, I found this one for a firewood processor – it certainly beats dragging the ol’ log splitter out of the shed and swinging that over your head!
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It always amazes me how fast these shows come and go – although my feet (and head) were telling me they’d done enough work, it is disappointing to see them wrap up. Today was pretty busy – not on par with Saturday from what I could tell, but the term “tyrekickers” was heard a number [...]
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Another big day on the job – the Magswitch Pro Featherboard proved very popular – to the extent I was pretty much out of stock by 2, and ended up selling the ones I was using to demonstrate. Great being busy, and especially when you feel like you are really achieving something, but I was [...]
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Flew up to Brisbane this morning….really early this morning – left home at 3:45am! for the Brisbane Working with Wood Show, once again at the RNA Showgrounds. Seemed some really good numbers for the first day – not excessively busy, but just the right number to look busy without being overcrowded. I’m on the Maxis [...]
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