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| 1 day ago |
Bandsaw Urethane Tires - 7 replies Hi All, re-tiring bandsaw wheels costs here a fortune, so I was looking for alternative. I found some companies makes urethane tire and was wondering if anybody had good/bad experience with them. any input will be appreciated. |
| 102 days ago |
Milling Almond tree? is it worth my while? - 18 replies Hi All, I have an opportunity to mill a pretty big Almond tree. To my surprise I couldn’t find anything about it as timber (other than some rare references to turning). Anyone knows anything about it? It is not a true nut, BTW. Thanks! |
| 156 days ago |
Jacob's ladder - 5 replies I want to make Jacob’s ladder toy as a present. now, making the toy is really easy, but I remember seeing a version in which the ribbons were not tacked to the wood but went through it sometimes. i think that it was once on the inside once on the outside alternating between the outer and middle ribbons, but I am not sure. Anybody knows how... |
| 317 days ago |
using dust extractor doe downdraft table - 6 replies I am planning on building a simple downdraft table for sanding and routing small items. I am thinking of making the upper surface from rubber or silicon over peg board and using my dust extractor for vacuum. for some reason I saw that all downdraft tables on the site are using dedicated vacuum motors and filters. is there any reason for this? wi... |
| 489 days ago |
how do i clean a dust collector? - 7 replies Hi all, I have a dust collector that i bought second hand. it has a fabric bag on top and plastic bag underneath. no manual came with it. lately i feel that the suction is not as strong as it used to be. the only maintenance that i do is hitting the bag from the outside a couple of times every now and than (with the power turned off). anythin... |
| 492 days ago |
Can anybody identify this router please? - 8 replies this was advertised as black and decker HD 1250. google search for this model shows that few people really have fond memories of this router, but no specification. it looks VERY solid. I won this on an auction and going to pick it up in the next few days. if anybody knows what I should look for or even (as someone told me a few minutes ag... |
| 493 days ago |
using treadmill as a base for drum sander? - 7 replies Hi everybody, all this DIY drum sanders got my appetite going. However, getting the parts and the motor here is very expensive and hard. I was thinking about getting a used treadmill (they are pretty cheap) that usually has torn belt and salvaging the motor and drums from it. Being a very unfit person, I was wondering if anyone there that has... |
| 504 days ago |
any one used ceramic burnisher? - 8 replies I was wondering if anyone used a ceramic burnisher (the kind used for knifes) for things like burnishing scrapers, etc. |
| 517 days ago |
what makes a bandsaw good? - 6 replies Hi all, I am contemplating now on buying a bandsaw. however, none of the big brands is being imported into NZ (at least not that I know of). most of the bandsaws here are either nameless or have names like “Holytec” “Somac” etc. My question to your collective wisdom is what can I check in a bandsaw to decide if it i... |
| 535 days ago |
going from sketchup to cutlist - 63 replies Hi, This might be a silly question, but I couldn’t figure out how to get this from sketchup.After I do a design, I would like to see all groups (or components – I ususally work with groups) nicely exploded, preferably aligned the same way with dimensions so I can see what I need to cut. Is there a script or something that does thi... |
