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Using the machine at a local woodworkers day.

We went up to Maryborough.. a few hours drive north of here .. to the Maryborough Woodturners and Woodcrafters Guild annual wood working show day…. mainly to demo the machine.. I was invited to come along and help out .. as I am the proud owner of a wee beasty. This was a small show.. only a few exhibitors apart from the group themselves but the day was fantastic.,. a good crowd found its way to the grounds and there was a steady stream of visitors viewing the demo of the machine..Shown here surfacing a slab of Mango wood. There were some large slabs for sale.. one for example was over 9 feet long.. 2 feet wide and 2 inches thick…
cost AU$ 70.00

, I also was asked to bring some of my work to display.. unfortunately I had no stock for sale….I did bring some items that had been ordered but not delivered.. the reaction was very positive.. and the purple heart was a real attraction as most had not seen it before.. oh well ,, many enquiries about the machine and about my work… handed out a lot of cards and promoted LJ's a lot with visiting woodies … had one bloke from Bunderberg …a few hours further north .. ask if he could put the info about LJ's in their club's newsletter..
Here are a few shots I got in before the batteries in my camera died.
First is a home built bandsaw mill for slabbing small logs.

This is a Lucas Mill.. mobile… with a chainsaw slabbing attachment..

I am adding the videos here so that they can be linked to the video page.
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#3 ·
I had some fun and first time I have displayed my wares at a wood show.
Yes was a nice sunny day but a bit windy.\\
I think they are a great invention.,., less waste less sawdust.. smaller kerf and able to mill smaller logs.
I would not mind one of my own.
 
#5 ·
Nice videos , Larry , and it's good to hear a wee bit of your voice as well : ) That machine certainly is a wonderful item…it must be fantastic for milling the juice grooves in your cutting boards !
 
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Thanks for your time and effort in putting together and posting these pictures.

I'm not sure if members fully realize the time it takes to actually take the pictures, mark or remember what you photographed, and then collate in some sort of logical order, and mount everything into a program you hope will work!

As a full-time employee… It's a sweet job.
As a free contributor to the community… It's a beautiful, genuine passion.
 
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Alternate Wood Show

Friday last week Aaron [from Torque Workcentes] and I flew down to Melbourne
Just over 1,000 miles as the plane flies… lol
This was to attend the Alternate Wood Show held at the Woodworkers Warehouse in Braeside, a suburb of Melbourne to promote the Torque Work centre.
Had a lot of interest in the Wee Beastie..
and my boards… I took a small amount to show off.. Lots of comments and requests for info about how to make them… I gave out cards and told them all to go Lumberjocks.com and read the blogs. I think there will be lots of folks from Melbourne checking out the sites.
I also took a small sample of the Conkleberry wood and that also caused a stir.. Might have to look into taking a supply to the next wood show. I think that some of the turners might like to use this very different timber.


In this pic you can see the size of the show room.. packed with all sorts of goodies incluing Jet and Powermatic.
As well as the guys from Woodworkers Warehouse they had Ideal Tools with all the fantastic Festool range and Professional Woodworkers Supplies with their range of Incra Woodpecker and heaps more.

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Some very good bargains to be had … up to 40 percent off and not to mention the give aways to sweeten the deal.

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A very long piece of timber being turned on the Jet lathe.

I manage to have a nice chat with Stuart Lee host of Stu's Shed.. even got a photo with him..and he says he would like to review the Torque Work Centre.. that would be great.
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Martin I hope you noticed I have a LJ polo shirt on… I am promoting the site every where I go.
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Oh This is Mel… over the week end she BBQed over 400 sausages and heaps of onions.. very welcome I can tell you.
I truly wish I had time to talk to all the other demonstrators and look at all the really cool gear and maybe get a bargain myself… I did get a quote for the full Incra router table .. with wonder fence and unilift..10% off.. good deal I thought…abut it was a real whirlwind trip….
Left Brisbane airport at 0600 got to the show at 1100 … daylight saving lost us an hour and then had to drive to the other side of Melbourne. Headed back to the airport at 1500 and only just made it at 1630 for check in… got lost and then held up in traffic. After all the stress of not knowing if we would make the flight… IT was delayed..we were a little …annoyed….after 1900 before we were back in Brisbane then a 45 minute drive home.. straight to bed.. what a day…

Thats all for today… next time we will be back in Melbourne for the Working With Wood show … next Friday 16th of October.. will be there for the full three days and I hope to get some shots of the show.. Will post when I get back.
 
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Melbourne at last

Hi guys Just got back from Melbourne.. went down courtesy of the boys from Torque Work Centres..
What a blast… 3 days of talking to woodies about timber, tools, techniques and just shooting the breeze with a great bunch of people.
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Some timber for you all to drool over… I know I did..
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The venue was at the Flemington Markets… just down the road from Flemington Race course.. the home of the Melbourne Cup… the Horse race that stops a Nation. Very large place… long walk from our display stand in the demostration end to the toilets and the exhibitors lounge for coffee..
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Even boat building … real sweet boats there too.
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. This, my friends, is. THE SLAB MASTER. This one is smaller than most at just over 20 feet long. Dresses and sands slabs. And that is Keith operating it.
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A demonstration of dressing a slab of Silky Oak…Lacewood… only took a few minutes on each side for this small slab. The operator is Luke.. one of the boys who make the machine..He is a boilermaker by trade and we are teaching him all about wood.. lots of fun…. he is catching on really fast under the watchful eye of Keith.. master woodworker and designer of all the Machines.. including a swag of really huge CNC machines…
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Good site plan…well spread out.. wide aisles and heaps of bargains… not that I had time to scratch myself let alone get to any of the bargains available..
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One for all the galloots out there.. lots of antique hand tools… Charles Jackson III you would have loved this display .. even a pedal powered scroll saw and spring loaded lathe
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More slabs of cedar.. drool drool
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Here are some Burls and stumps for tables…

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Roger Gifkens Dove tail Jig stand…really nice piece of kit this.
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Me showing off with the "Wee Beastie" lol,

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Just a few shots of the stand with some of the boards I took.. brought most of them back but I did sell almost AU$1000.00 over the weekend.
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And to top of an already great weekend.. had a chance to chat with Stuart Lees from Stu's Shed

PhotobucketFantastic down to earth bloke.. had a wonderful time chatting with him.. I must have impressed him because he took some pics of my work and told me that he would include me in his blog.. OK I though "nice."
Did not expect this though.
Well that is just about all from me for this show/
Next Month I am off to Bundaberg.. a few hour north for a wood show.. stay tuned.
 
#40 ·
Larry, it sounds as if your trip to Melbourne was a success both from a personal as well as business standpoint. Those are nice pictures of the show and I really enjoyed seeing the ones of the slabs and burls.
 
#60 ·
Brisbane Hands On Expo...

Guys you are missing one of the greatest shows ever…. this is the brand new never seen before inaugural

Hands On Expo...

premiering in down town Brisbane. Coming soon to Melbourne and Sydney…see you there…

I got up early this morning to make sure that we had everything for the show.,.. I was asked to help demonstrate the Torque Work Centre as part of the Gregorys Machinery stand at the the Hands On Expo… I wasn't even going until early this week. First off… I had a wedding to attend… decided to go to the Bundaberg Wood workers show instead… begged off the wedding… all but booked the Bundaberg show… sister rang telling me MY KID brother is now turning 50 and they are having a small get together at the Gold Coast… you guessed it … Saturday Night…
No way I can go to Bundie and be back in time for the party…. ok… just go to the Gold Coast for the party… and then Aaron rang and asked if I could be available to help him and Henry….[Aarons almost father in law and also a dealer in North Queensland] demo the machine…. next I get a email from the promoters/organisers wanting me to come to the show saying they are looking forward to meeting me….. ... how did they get my email….??...Stu's Shed. ..aha

Aaron picked me up just after 7.30 in the AM… went to the airport … got lost… yes again… picked up Henry and made it to the show in time to sneak in and unload just before the gates were closed..and the paying public arrived.

So far so good…lol

This next bit just blew me away…

I was looking for someone from the organisers so I could get some exhibitor ID's and I saw a guy wearing a Hands On Expo T-shirt… I asked him about the badges …... introducing myself as Larry Maykin….he says….
"Hey… you're "Lazy Larry"... we are so glad that you could make it…we did not think that you would be here…" IF this sounds like I am bragging….you are SO right.

Made my day I can tell you…Thanks Russell….a greeting like that just tells you that the rest of the show will be awesome.

We had so many enquires about the Torque and a lot of interest in my work… just fabulous and Fridays are normally just so so … can't wait till tomorrow….

Speaking about tomorrow… anyone in Brisbane that is planning on attending….. just mention "Lazy Larry" at the gate and only pay half price... thats right folks… mention me and get in for half price... pretty cool hey… also valid for Sunday… I will let you all know if that offer is for Melbourne and Sydney as well… lets hope so….
No pics today… just settling in…. will take heaps of pics tomorrow… Stay tuned.

After the gates closed for the Day… a BBQ and a few CoolAids… green of course… great way to wind down from a great Day…
 
#61 ·
cool sounds like your word is spreading

only trouble is i cant get to any of the shows to see you

I do have some money put away but i want to get a new table saw with a tilting blade so i can try and copy your work

thanks for the update on how life in QLD is going (obviously bloody good)

Hooky in WA

PS i can now claim to have known you before you got famous
 
#73 ·
Here be the photos from the Hands On Expo... in Brisbane..

I had today off… kinda… schlepped around in the shed getting the new Ozzie Jig assembled…
and unpacking and sorting things out… posting a new …almost new that is … project… up loading all the pics for this post… and having a few coolaids… to relax after a really hectic three days…
For a start…....
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We were part of the Gregories Machinery Stand.
Aaron and Henry playing with the Torque Work Centre..
. I got to display a few things on the back wall.. kinda fun decoractions… lots of interest and quite a few people taking photos of the boards… and a few cards handed out..
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This is Des and he is the inventor of the OZZIE JIG…. more on that later… As you have read I got one and will be posting all the details shortly..
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Timbercon… they came over from the West Coast for the show with a lot of very cool things… and 15% off… I certainly took advantage of that…
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For all the Galloots… here is Colen and his hand made tools…. marking guages, hand planes, mallets … all hand make from fantastic Australian Timbers… He has a shed in his backyard… runs it all from home… under the sunny skies.

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More for the GALLOOTS…
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Want to make a wooden boat… join the club and you too can be enjoying a sail or paddle down the river…

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Stu …. Carba-tec had a real big site with lots of space..
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Addictive Pens were there with lots of different pen turning blanks…
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A small selection of turning supplies and some burls for sale.
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Lie Neilsen had quite a crowd around their site. Very nice selection of hand planes and tools..DROOL

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Start them young hey… Carba-Tec from the other end.. lots of space..
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Crowds looking at the various demonstrations.
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Even the defence force recruiting bus was there…
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To the timber
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Cutting boards made from Camphor for AU$49 to AU$70 ..
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Camphor coffee table under AU$ 300
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Tables for AU$600 to AU$800 in Camphor… Silky Oak for AU$2,500… amazing…!!
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Carve bowls AU$40 to AU$90.. Cheap as Chips…
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Slabmaster stand… with Keith's wife Anna with the Racing Kangaroos…I just love these little guys..
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My Mate Trevor's stand.. and some of his fantastic timber..and well priced!
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The Carin Brothers came all the way up from Tasmania with a wonderful selection of HUON PINE!!!!!

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This is my good mate Kevin and the wonderful art of the Koori Tribe.
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A demonstration by a cooper on how to make a keg…
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And some of the barrels…
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Toy makers plans and supplies…
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Me and a few helpers… got to love wood shows… hey
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Another Aussie invention… compression clamps…I will be doing a review on these too,
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Some really great boxes… even a few kits for the diy-er who doesn't have a band saw… cool…
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Art!
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Last but certainly not least the organisers… NO names NO pack drill lol…
They certainly made life easy for all the exhibitors and bent over backwards to ensure a GREAT show,....
Thanks Guys..
 
#74 ·
great looking show

the canoes were interesting ( i have been thinking about sending away for some plans)

the carbatec stand looked good (i will be visiting the perth store soon to throw down my life savings on a cabinet saw0

i was surprised to see Timbercom made the long trip around AUS to be there

and i got get me some of those helpers (the looked real helpful

Hooky
 
#106 ·
Visiting the local markets.

Nearly every Sunday morning my wife and I vist the local markets.. to check out the plants and have a look at the trash and treasure… and of course have a bacon and egg roll for breakfast..

A visit to the markets would not be complete without dropping in on Col and Ken… Col has a hydroponic lettuce farm and makes timber items, including marvelous boxes, which he sells on his stall at the market…. Ken is the maker of Wedding Wishing Wells.. and other timber items too… he is branching out..no pun intended, into cutting boards, lazy susans and coffee table.

As neither of them wanted to be in the vid, I had to sneak a shot or two in.. Col was very fast on his feet but Ken was busy, dribbling his hamburger all over the front of his shirt..


I know that these are not really up to Ron's standards but with a little improvement each time… who knows?
 
#116 ·
Where it all started..

The Maleny Wood Expo is only a few weeks away..



Click the new logo and have a look at the new site… up and running and full of info….
This time last year I was getting ready to slip up to Maleny for the wood show… and that changed my life forever..
If last year was anything to go by this year will be fantastic..
What will you be missing if you don't make the effort and get to Maleny.

This will be the next show I will be attending…I look forward to seeing what changes will be made from this visit.

Coffs Harbour is a bit of a disappointment but I left it too late and the show was completely booked out…and due to not getting my request for leave in early enough…I won't be able to get down there …

The organisers did however offer a few hours on the Friday… on centre stage… so Aaron and Henry will be going…

Well, still working out the logistics of a tour round Northern New South Wales and South Eastern Queensland…

I will let you all know how that goes…

Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane are all on the cards…I hope to meet up with some of the people who read my ramblings.
 
#124 ·
Torque about New South Wales

This information is mainly for Woodworkers living in the northern and central coastal areas of New South Wales..
Aaron and Henry are taking the Torque on the road throughout central and northern NSW.



While I am unable to make this trip, I will be with them in spirit..

and they are taking a few of my creations to showcase my work.

So if you would like to meet up with the boys

and have a gecko at the TWC and maybe see my designs…

here is their tentative itinerary

FRI 16th

Coffs Harbour Annual Wood Working Show from 1:30pm till close

SAT 17th

Hastings Wood club and Mens shed combined from 8:30am till 11:30 Warchope (timber towns)

SUN 18th

Manning Great Lakes Wood club Taree time to be confirmed

MON 19th

Taree Men's Shed 9am till noon 12 Railway Parade Taree

MON 19th

Port Stephens Community Woodworking Nelson Bay 2pm till 4pm TBC

TUE 20th

Lake Maquarie Woodworkers 9am till 11:30am Marmong Point Newcastle

TUE 20th

Windale Mens Shed Windale 12pm

WED 21st

Nambucca Valley woodworkers from 8:30am till 11:30am

WED 21st

Coffs Harbour Mens Shed 1pm till 3:30pm

THU 22nd

Northern Rivers Woodworking club Mid morning

THU 22nd

Richmond Valley Woodworkers Alstonville from 1pm till 4pm

Anyone interested can contact the clubs directly or Torque on 0449 686 746
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If your Wood Club or Men's shed is not on the list and you would like a visit from Torque.. let us know..
 
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