The Camera is Mightier than the Pen

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Stuart

With the upcoming Carbatec pen demo (31 July), I have been giving some thought to the whole pen-turning process, and just what equipment I use these days when making a pen. Before I start (and you may have already glanced ahead at the collection of photos), remember that pen turning is a good beginner exercise, [...]

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Drill Presses

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Stuart

Have had a bit of a look at drill presses out there, particularly given that it has been a while since I purchased mine (a fair few years ago now!) I have a Woodman Drill Press as it happens, which cost under $300 at the time (and comparable models seem to still be around that [...]

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Router Bits in Drill Press

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Stuart

I’ve spoken in the past about whether you can use the drill press as a surrogate router (in general the answer is NO!), but there are some circumstances when it would be rather useful. I’m not suggesting that I have changed my opinion of the use of the drill press for routing, sometimes though a [...]

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Pro Drill Press Table (again)

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Stuart

A while ago I showed an upgrade I had done to my drill press- the addition of the Pro DrillPress table from Professional Woodworkers Supplies. As part of the upgrade, and because of the handle on the DP, I had added a drawer to act as a spacer and storage. As some of you observed [...]

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Bits n Pieces around the shed

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Stuart

Think I have found a good location in the shed for the drum sander.  It may not be the perfect solution for the machine in every workshop, but how I use the machine, this solution works for me, and saves the machine footprint as well. This solution works on a number of levels.  Because my [...]

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SW09 – Kickback

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Stuart

There are all sorts of risks in the workshop.  But the one that really seems to give woodworkers the willies is kickback. When a kickback occurs, it is always pretty startling, you find yourself with the deer in the headlights look, and once your wits start returning, you start looking for claret. I’ve had some [...]

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Drill Press Portability Result

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Stuart

Here’s a 1000 words:

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Drill Press Portability

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Stuart

With the exception of the lathe, every other major tool in my workshop is mounted on a wheeled stand of one form or another (mostly a Jet wheeled base).  The other exception is the drill press.  These are typically bolted to the ground (or the bench), and are obviously then not at all portable! However, [...]

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Wha?!

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Stuart

When I was doing a shed organisation after the ebay sales, I left the space that the Triton thicknesser came out of free for the intended new thicknesser purchase. We finally got it (the 15″ 381) home, using a friend’s trailer, and proceeded to work out how to get a 290kg machine off the back.  [...]

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Drill Press Table Drawer

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Stuart

When I first added the Pro Drill Press Table, I found I had a (minor) issue with the height winding handle hitting the tabletop (or having to mount the top further out from the main upright than I wanted).  My solution was pretty simple – I placed some spacers under the table to raise it [...]

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A Question on Drill Presses

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Stuart

It was a good question posed in a recent comment, so thought I’d post the response here.  The issue experienced (and I’ve had it as well, as have many others I’m sure), is the morse taper that holds the chuck of the drill press falling out. (The other benefit of posting the answer here, is [...]

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Runnin’ Just to Stand Still

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Stuart

Lyrics by U2, reenactment by the entire planet these days it seems.  When did life get so busy?  Must be Christmas time again (and again and again – it’s almost like Groundhog Day). Doing some rearrangement – trying out some different equipment layouts, primarily based around the new dust extractor.  Ran it for quite a [...]

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