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Hi, any update on this? Tried searching for sawmillcreek on tapatalk and did not get any results.....

Greetings,

I am a newbie turner and am getting to grips with sharpening turning tools - finding that round shapes are slightly more complex in terms of angles than bench chisels :-)

I am using...

Hi Prashun, very interesting thread, tx for posting.

How are you going to attach to top to the base ?

Eben

thanks John, that makes perfect sense

Thanks Ed, so just to confirm my reasoning:

If you have a 40 inch between centers lathe, and use the spur center and live center, would the actual distance normally be 40 - 1 - 2 = 37 inches ?
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My understanding is that the distance between centers specification is usualy the maximum "theoretical" distance.

Once you add a chuck and live center, this distance is substantialy less.
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guys, thanks for the replies

the dowel sizes vary depending on supplier and wood shrinkage etc, so one dowel could be 45mm and the next 44mm. I cut batches of wheels (75 to 80 wheels per 1m length...

Hi,

I would like to drill holes into discs cut from large wooden dowels, to use as wheels for toys.

The dowel diameter I get is not always exactly the same, so using a hole-saw to cut a similar...

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anyone ? anywhere in New Zealand ?

hehe, only in the summer months Zach ;)

lots of interesting lumber - yellow wood, knysna blackwood, african rosewood, kiaat, african mahogany, jacaranda, tamboti, wild olive

but we also have a...

Anyone from NZ on SMC ? I am specifically looking for Kiwis in the Wellington, Lower Hutt, or Upper Hutt area.

Moving over there in a couple of months, and have some questions about suppliers,...

Hi Greg,

I would recommend that you view Bob Rozaieski's podcasts. They are an excellent introduction to hand tools and techniques. Do a search at blip.tv for "Hand Tools Techniques" or check out...

Can someone please explain what a "glazed" stone looks / feels like ? Especially water stones. If anyone has a photo that would be great.

How do you prevent stones from becoming glazed ?

How...

You gotta love SMC :)

Posted the questions last night just before going to bed. Checking before work, I have responses from several members, as well as the tool's manufacturer.

This forum is...

Any idea what this wood is please ? Appologies for the image quality, only had my mobile phone handy. Shop assistant mentioned "cottonwood"
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I am looking at various options for securing work on a (potentially viceless) bench - dog holes & sliding board jack only. Not sure that I understand the differences between the following products...

Jim, sounds interesting, think I understand what you are explaining, but if you could post a pic I would appreciate it - I'm one of those people who needs to SEE something before I actually...

I use a 44mm Meranti dowel for making wheels of wooden toys. Cutting the dowel on my bandsaw is a bit scary because every now and then the dowel rolls on the bandsaw table (even in a v-groove jig)....

Neanders,

I am getting significant tearout on the bottom edge when using a handsaw to crosscut some 2x4 rough timber (SA Pine).

The saw is an el cheapo Stanley 22 inch, 8 PTS. Looks like it...

Bob, I see on the LV site they call their Skew Rabbet plane a Moving Fillister as well :confused:

Can you perhaps explain a bit more about the differences between the two names, and also if the...

Bob, thank you very much for the comprehensive reply :)

Will do a bit of internet searching on all the planes you mention, will probably come back with more questions in a day or two.

Can someone please help me understand the hand tools required for the following jobs? :confused:

I am specifically interested in the planes used for various tasks. From a cost-saving point of...

Thanks Stephen, makes sense, will try it tonight.

I am building some smaller rough workbenches for my bench tools, based on these plans:

http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/workshop/bench/below20xl.html (if posting this link is not ok, pls let me...

Some newby questions re cabinet scrapers:

- When you use a burnisher to create a burr on the scraper, do you run the same piece of the burnisher along the length of the scraper, or do you start...