I agree with Mike. If I cannot see what members are talking about why bother.
Exchange rates to other currency makes a big difference as well.
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I agree with Mike. If I cannot see what members are talking about why bother.
Exchange rates to other currency makes a big difference as well.
Nice one Boet!
8 mm
Too short so blah blah
Thanks. Comprehensive table
Phil
Hi David,
You said it nicely,
I am a harsh judge of my own work and I let the customers agree or not.
The customer is the one who has the final say. If I am happy and they are - all is good.
If I...
Check out any of the Reg Prescott videos on youtube.
Make some of your people think twice about power tools, electricity and gardening.
Phil
Regter Afrikaans.
Dit lyk praktig. Gooie werk.
Thanks again to all who have provided useful info.
Phil
Thanks all for the replies.
Will pass on the hex and make a round oland type and a square carbide and see how they go.
Phil
Thanks.
Makes sense.
Phil
For those that have made their own turning tools (carbide or otherwise - not scrapers) Do you have a preference for square, round or hex bar stock?
I have made a few with square stock but wondered...
Grow a moustache. Can't see the missing teeth. Lot cheaper.
I use mine a lot and have the same problem with it dropping down. Have also had problems with the speed control (2 replacements) and collets (3 replacements). The new collett design does work better...
I now and again I have a bad day. Those bad days are nothing compared to customers and their computers. Prefer the bad shop day - far less stressful. Phil
I have an old Delta 11-280 radial press. The quill lock is a winner but the table elevation is a total pain. Fitted with a VFD it is a joy to use. No belt changes.
Also have a modern floor model in...
To get an explosion you need to have an environment in which you cannot see or breath. A bit of visable dust in a shop will not cause an explosion maybe a fire if you put a match to it - but...
JKM in Randburg will be able supply that size. Tapping to 5mm will be a little loose. Best alternative would be to fit an insert (timeset or alternative - also available at JKM). Then there will...
+1 for my brain
I belong to the Midlands Guild and know some of the folk. The meetings are normally at night and I am not happy driving a distance on these roads at night. <br>
The Saturday meetings are OK.
Tussen Mooi Rivier en Nottingham Road op die ou pad.
Mine must be well spalted then or a bit vrot :)
Looks good when finished though.
Phil
Mooi bord,
Do you not find the boekenhout rather soft?
Have made a few pens but had to stabilize the wood first or it crumbled.
Got mine was from Richards Bay area.
Phil
I have a DW625 mounted on rails. Has been permanently mounted for 6-7 years. No problems.
Nie seker of die probleem.
Miskien kan ek help.
Bel my - 0824541247
Phil
Nice stoppers. Well done.
I think somebody put the wrong label on the Chamfuta blank.
Chamfuta is a west African hardwood which also grows down our way in South Africa.
It is hard and reddish (not...