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Manspace Magazine is heading right into the digital frontier with their latest move. You can certainly still subscribe to the traditional version for $20 ($19.95 for the pedantic) for 4 issues if you want, or save a tree and get it electronically to be read on you device of choice (computer, iPad, Samsung tablet etc [...]
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Been a weird 6 months. Had my Torque gig at the wood show whisked away from under my feet, pretty much had no contact with the company, and still for some reason I keep spruiking about the product. Must be a bloody good product then. Just hope they can get it together again. Tomorrow I’m [...]
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Over at Ideal Tools, Anthony is gathering together an ever-expanding collection of articles as a resource for those interested in his product range (primarily Festool, Protool and Walko). Included with articles he has gathered from other sources are some I have been contributing as well (and there are still a few he has to release [...]
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The biggest problem with companies that go under (for whatever reason) is not the loss of their tools on the market, it is the poor existing owners who are screwed when it comes to finding replacement parts for their tools. That issue is exasperated when the tools were made and sold cheaply in the first [...]
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Woodcraft (in the US ( ) ) have created a site for you to become more inspired about starting up a Woodcraft franchise owner. Sure would be tempting! $50,000 startup fee Total startup investment around $500,000-$600,000 Currently 76 franchises and 4 owned stores They take 5% Gross revenue, and you need to have at least [...]
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Issue 3 (otherwise known as Issue 1, 2012) of ManSpace is out now. Still a massive $6.95, or $5 for subscribers. An interesting effect on the cover with selective varnishing to highlight details in the images and text. I have a couple of articles in the current issue: (there are obviously a lot more articles [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques | Tagged: Abrasive, abrasive systems, diamond paste, diamond stone, particle size, True Grit, Waterstone | Leave a Comment »
Kindergarten is about to start again, so typically, I have a few jobs I promised that have been left until the 11th hour. Not much to do – a few of my road signs from last year that need running repairs (turns out 4/5 year old boys are more into javelin or whacking things than [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques | Tagged: Domino, Festool Domino, Mortise and Tenon, Table Saw, Woodworking | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been getting a number of emails recently about the new version of the Shop Smith that is apparently (according to the ads) all the rage, and “not your Grandfather’s Shopsmith” Originally out in the 50′s, the Shop Smith is a machine that looks fit for late night TV “but wait, there’s more”. It’s a [...]
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Had an idea to jazz up my tool storage cabinet with some strip lighting, and among the various choices at Ikea, found just the lighting system I wanted. This takes very low wattage LED strip lights, which can either be connected together in a long strip, connected in a square, or connected with longer cables [...]
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5 1/2″ tenon length Multiple positioning stops 2 morticing widths (not 3??) Doesn’t do Dominos below 8mm, which is very limiting. Ugly, ugly looking machine, but if anything like other Festool tools, will be precision personified. Wonder if/when it will be seen down under?
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I found a phone the other day – sadly the owner had lost it, and it had subsequently been run over as well (not a happy phone!) To have a look at the contact list to find the owner, I had to dig up an old phone to put the SIM into and in my [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Shed, Tools | Tagged: Apple, Christmas, Sawstop, Tools, Woodworking, Workshop | 1 Comment »
Here I was, fighting the good fight, getting the job done, walking the walk, and I get blindsided. By Christmas. Where did THAT come from?? People wanting suggestions for Christmas lists, having to find presents (almost) last minute (ok, still 2 weeks or so to go, but didn’t I have a whole year??) So here [...]
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