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#1 ·
It's been a long journey....

From Queensland Austalia, over 9000 miles in about 7 weeks on an ocean freighter, the Torque WorkCentres have arrived at my home in Connecticut. I have been pacing the shop the whole time, waiting anxiously for it's arrival, imagining and dreaming about projects I can do with this machine.
Yesterday afternoon the tractor trailer pulled up to the end of my 600 ft long driveway and the driver unloaded all 880 lbs of two machines. He was kind and escorted the boxes to my shop front on the pallet hand truck, I couldn't thank him enough. I am sure I would have been able to transport it myself somehow, but this sure made it simple.

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I didn't have time to crack it open until this morning…...

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My heart began to flutter wildly…..this is awesome, even in the box ! I could see how well constructed this table is, it is not just heavy duty, it's industrial ! This is going to be sweet. I am sure now 100% that
1. It was worth the wait
2. It is definitely worth the money
3. It will be able to be pushed to the limits and beyond my expectations.

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This is very exciting !!
Now to get it assembled and into it's designated shop space….I am doin' a dance…... today I have things scheduled, tomorrow will begin the next leg of the journey.

Thanks for looking,

Lisa
 
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#3 ·
Congratulations Lisa.

I was beginning to wonder if you would ever get it.

I really have mixed emotions though. I can no longer brag that I have the only US Torque Work Centre.
(Of course I will always have the first!)

I can't wait to see what you do with it.-------Videos Please
Kent
 
#5 ·
Wow oh Wow Lisa, what a wonderful package to receive!
I can't wait to see the great projects that you will be making.

Congratulations on your "investment" !!

I guess we'll be seeing some pics of it installed soon
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#10 ·
Lisa Congratulations. And now good luck on getting it assembled. Maybe you can invite Kent over. He's the only one in the USA to have assembled one.
 
#11 ·
I am so happy for you… and we apologise for the delay..
And now that you have it… we all better watch out…
Actually Karson… Kents arrived fully assembled via Denver Colorado where it starred in an episode of Cool Tools TV Show… airing later this year…
 
#12 ·
great news lisa .

if you have to do anything more than dance ,
take all that packing paper into the loo ,
it will give you something new to read ( LOL) !
 
#13 ·
Yeah, I got lucky, Larry. All I had to do is drive for 20 hours to go get it and take it home! I'm thinking the assembly would have been easier. But then I wouldn't have meet Stu and Grundy.

Is it assembled yet Lisa? Come on, we're waiting! Maybe Larry and I could come help.
 
#15 ·
Thanks everyone for the encouragement : )
I wish Kent and Larry would come by to assemble it FOR me.
I will keep an update in pics and post as I progress with projects.
I am also looking to seeing what I can do with this great machine.
David- I have ironed the newspaper so I can catch up on what's going on down under.

Thanks all,

Lisa
 
#23 ·
In it's new home

The Torque Workcentre is FINALLY in it's new home.
I will admit it has been some time since the box arrived from Australia,
good things are worth waiting for !
I was actually waiting on my husband to clean out the half of the garage he claimed as his,
because without this extra room I had no place to set her up.
I can't really complain because in the process of cleaning he painted the walls and ceiling to reflect better light,
and he hung a shop light for me over the Torque work area. What a love.

Here she is -

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I set it up in more than a few hours…I am slow…. and got a 3/4" sheet of MDF for the top.
I was going to cut the sheet to the size of the bed, 24" x 6' 7" but decided to leave it at 8' and use the extra as a work surface. For support under the extra length I built the case for drawers that will house the tooling for the Torque. I will post the cabinet again when it is completed. I have something special in mind for the front.
I am going to make drawers and put a door with a lock on it, so when we travel the tools will be secure.
It is a separate rolling cabinet that fits precisely under the height of the bed overhang. Somewhere in the process of cleaning up I misplaced the fourth wheel for the cabinet so it is missing one front wheel for now.
My husband just brought me home another wheel, I think he thinks he put it in with his stuff when he moved out of the garage. Probably, but either way he fixed it for me.

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That's it so far, will hook up the power to it with an extension cord until my husband runs some outlets for me.
I am very excited to get it running. In putting it together I was amazed at the engineering and the strength of the materials that went into making this workstation. It is truly amazing. Now if I can make something amazing with it, I will be really really happy.

Thanks for looking,

Lisa
 
#42 ·
Torque-a-roo

Carved up my kanga for the Torque work cabinet.

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Needs a bit of hand sanding yet.
I bought this wood some time ago and for the life of me
I can't remember what kind it is.
Splashed it with a bit of MS to see the grain and color.
Will finish with satin poly an glue him to the side of my cabinet.

I am ready to take on the shoe !!

Thanks for looking,
Critiques welcome as this is a first carving,
and I am not sure if it looks right,

Lisa
 
#43 ·
Sure looks like a Kango to me Lisa…....... that's pretty neat.

Did you do this with the TWC? What all will the TWC do anyway?

Can't wait to see more !!!!
 
#58 ·
Officially Up and Running

She is all aligned X, Y, and Z.
It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be to align.
I was dragging my feet because I don't enjoy calibrating machinery.
Alignment was simple and only took me less than 45 minutes.

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The table top is two sheets of MDF stacked. I left the lower one 8 ft and cut the upper one to the length of the bed 79" and butted countertop to it over the cabinet.
I routed the lower table with slots to fit the width of a carriage bolt head with a washer. Then put a second layer on the table of MDF and routed slots between two drilled holes to drop the carriage bolt into.
Homemade T-track.

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I was so excited at how well the Torque preformed routing the slots with my router.
It is like the difference between a wading pool and an Olympic pool. There is so much room, and I can actually see what the router is doing; not to mention I don't have to feed the workpiece into the router or hang onto the router freestyle. I am free !! I set my stops X,Y,Z pulled the arm towards me…..DONE.
This is so amazing and awesome, and my brain has gone wild with all the things I can do now.

I plunked the door frame for the Torque cabinet onto the bed, clamped it down, set my stops, and I routed a recess for the caning I am putting on the door to be covered with Plexiglas. This whole set up and cut took me about ten minutes. It would have been near impossible for me to get this so clean and accurate on my router table.

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I put a piece of countertop on the overhang of the lower MDF to use as a place to work. Still working on the drawers for the inside of the cabinet. I took some video of me routing the frame, now I will try to figure out how to upload and edit.

I did myself in for the day…

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Lisa
 

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#59 ·
Officially Up and Running

She is all aligned X, Y, and Z.
It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be to align.
I was dragging my feet because I don't enjoy calibrating machinery.
Alignment was simple and only took me less than 45 minutes.

Pneumatic tool Drill Wood Tool Floor


The table top is two sheets of MDF stacked. I left the lower one 8 ft and cut the upper one to the length of the bed 79" and butted countertop to it over the cabinet.
I routed the lower table with slots to fit the width of a carriage bolt head with a washer. Then put a second layer on the table of MDF and routed slots between two drilled holes to drop the carriage bolt into.
Homemade T-track.

Automotive tire Bumper Flooring Floor Automotive exterior


Tire Automotive tire Wheel Asphalt Road surface


I was so excited at how well the Torque preformed routing the slots with my router.
It is like the difference between a wading pool and an Olympic pool. There is so much room, and I can actually see what the router is doing; not to mention I don't have to feed the workpiece into the router or hang onto the router freestyle. I am free !! I set my stops X,Y,Z pulled the arm towards me…..DONE.
This is so amazing and awesome, and my brain has gone wild with all the things I can do now.

I plunked the door frame for the Torque cabinet onto the bed, clamped it down, set my stops, and I routed a recess for the caning I am putting on the door to be covered with Plexiglas. This whole set up and cut took me about ten minutes. It would have been near impossible for me to get this so clean and accurate on my router table.

Wood Table Shelf Wood stain Gas


I put a piece of countertop on the overhang of the lower MDF to use as a place to work. Still working on the drawers for the inside of the cabinet. I took some video of me routing the frame, now I will try to figure out how to upload and edit.

I did myself in for the day…

Dog Couch Comfort Ear Textile


Lisa
looks good there girl

and your excitement shines thru

i slept all day myself

glad you are finding fun things to do
with the work center

is there a shop cleaning attachment ?

i could use one of them lol
 

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#77 ·
Birds Beak Shelving

About two weeks ago Hopdevil posted a question to the forum about shelving he had seen in the Martha Stewart Magazine. It is called birds beak shelving.
Well thank you Hopdevil, a gun went off in my head. This would be the perfect project for the Torque WorkCentre.
So off I went to my shop with video camera in hand and shot this remedial video showing how easy this project was to make. It was more difficult to get the camera and my mouth working at the same time so I think it shows how I really can't do two things at the same time. Hopefully this will get better as I go along.



Here is the final project. It just needs some outside sanding and a couple coats of something to be all complete.
I cut the shelves to size on the table saw with the blade set to 14 degrees. EASY !!
The shelves slide in and out to adjust the height.
The overall size is 18" H x 11 1/2" W x 12" D.

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I plan to use it for sandpaper storage : )

Thanks for looking,

Lisa
 

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#78 ·
Birds Beak Shelving

About two weeks ago Hopdevil posted a question to the forum about shelving he had seen in the Martha Stewart Magazine. It is called birds beak shelving.
Well thank you Hopdevil, a gun went off in my head. This would be the perfect project for the Torque WorkCentre.
So off I went to my shop with video camera in hand and shot this remedial video showing how easy this project was to make. It was more difficult to get the camera and my mouth working at the same time so I think it shows how I really can't do two things at the same time. Hopefully this will get better as I go along.



Here is the final project. It just needs some outside sanding and a couple coats of something to be all complete.
I cut the shelves to size on the table saw with the blade set to 14 degrees. EASY !!
The shelves slide in and out to adjust the height.
The overall size is 18" H x 11 1/2" W x 12" D.

Wood Gas Shelving Flooring Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Building Floor Wood stain


I plan to use it for sandpaper storage : )

Thanks for looking,

Lisa
Awesome Lisa. That is a creative way to use your new Torque. Aren't you loving it?
Unfortunately, I'm the only other one in the US that knows how much fun your having.

Thanks for sharing
Kent
 

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