By Stuart Lees
Murdering electrons in the woodworking workshop.
Another tool I got to play with at the wood show was the C26 Genius, a MiniMax combo– again from Gabbett Machinery. Trying out the Amana Tool Profile Pro from Toolstoday.com, with a rebate cutter, then one of the profile...
At the wood show last weekend, I got to set off the SawStop mechanism, not once, but 3 times. Funnily enough, I was quite tentative about it the first time – we are talking about an extremely violent reaction at...
At the local school fete, and the local (Port Philip) historic machinery society come each year with their eclectic collection of vehicles and machines. A few looked like they would be ideal for powering a belt-driven machine, or a small...
SSYTC055 Routing the Japanese Dragon (CNC)
SSYTC054 Also sprach Zarathustra Promac GTO68E 6.8kVA Generator
SSYTC053 Carving out a niche The CNC Shark Pro from Carbatec. Carving the ManSpace logo in a piece of walnut.
The first video is using the fly-jig, with an additional wire now (as pictured recently) for additional stability. The second wire will also allow panning effects, by offsetting the attachment points in relation to the main line. There is still...
There is something to be said for forced intermissions. Both longer term with the whole relocation, as well a current, temporary one, where I have needed some distractions to fill in some relatively immobile time. May not have been able...
Many places lay claim to having such a feature of their climate, and Melbourne is certainly renowned for it. Today was a very unusual day – hottest July day on record (23.3C), and then the temperature plummeted as a cold...
Episode 93 Installing a Gas Log Fire
Some can do more….. Where it comes to the reasons for drilling holes, the reasons can be many, and varied – I’m sure you can think of dozens of reasons without me making a list. One of those reasons is...
Ran a couple of tests with the new camera on its highest framerate setting. Interesting results. On the lathe, there wasn’t enough light, but I have some new ones worked out for when I am filming for real – the...
Dropped round on Robbo recently, as he has been working gluing up a segmented block to turn into a table leg, and was about to turn it for the first time. An opportunity not to be missed! He didn’t do...
Episode 92A Enter the Dado A short (approx 5 min) version of the dado video, on the Amana Tool Dado from Toolstoday.com
Episode 92 Amana Tool Dado Blade Click here to see the blade at Toolstoday.com Don’t worry that the blade is not blue – the photo has not been updated yet to include their latest coating that is now standard on...
Episode 91 Amana Tool Melamine Blade A blade designed to cut double sided melamine, by Amana Tool. Available from Toolstoday.com
Episode 90 Woodshow 2012
Episode 89 Woodshow Preview A whimsical movie ‘preview’ of the wood show, Melbourne 2012
SSYTC044 The Stan Band Stan, Theo and others with an impromptu jam session at the wood show.
Episode 88 Pneumatics in the Workshop A brief discussion of compressed air in the workshop, and a look at a very flexible option!
Episode 87 DVR Remote Upgrading and using the Nova DVR XP with the Remote and Retro kits
Episode 86 Commencing a Project Slideshow created in Keynote on the iPad Music by Rogue Traders, used with permission.
SSYTC043 Merry Christmas!
Episode 85 Kallenshaan Laser Pen Turning
Episode 84 Torque Router Sander
Episode 83 Nova DVR XP This is NOT a video about good lathe technique! It is a bit of a look at how good the DVR XP is in the hands of an amateur.
Episode 82 Work Sharp
Episode 81 It’s Time
Episode 80 Branding the Brand
This is the AGP 125, in the Protool range, as seen at the Festool Media event. Never really felt any real interest in working with concrete/tile etc, or owning a tool capable of doing so….until now that is. This tool...
Jumping straight into the demos, the first item we looked at was the new Autoclean Cleantex. Looking very much like the CT36 with the extra dimension that it can put itself through a filter cleaning cycle. The cleaning cycle can...
Episode 79 Wagon Wheel Manufacture
Short video of the SlabMaster in action (another brainchild of the inventor/engineer behind the Torque Workcentre and Router Master). In these shots it is running a specialised cutter (also manufactured by Yas Engineering (and in all fairness, these are engineers,...
Episode 78 Using the Copy Attachment
Episode 76 Resawing for Hidden Treasures
Episode 75 Wood River Spokeshave
Episode 74 Flai U Blade
Episode 73 Crosscutting on the TWC
Episode 72 Feel the Burn
Episode 71 ROS on TWC
Episode 66 Tormek DBS22
Tormeks are GO!
Episode 64 Hall Table Finishing
Episode 63 Hall Table
Episode 62 Talking Pattern Copying