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If I were you, I'd consider keeping the compressor tank itself. Chances are, it is still in reasonable condition and would make for a great vacuum chamber down the track. If you really get hooked on this, you may wish to build a vacuum clamping system sometime and the tank would be perfect for it. ...

Welcome to the forum Adam. Love your work. I'm 5 hours SSW of the Gold Coast.
May I be the fist to say that Truax is a fantastic name for a luthier.
I may have to change my name to Dodgey Uke.

Even though it hasn't arrived yet I made a start. I had a dead GMC compressor with a decent sized motor but as it was seized I didn't know if it was the motor seized or the compressor. It was outside waiting to go to the dump and all the screws holding it together were rusty. Fortunately they come a...

I have finished joining my plates 2 backs and another top done but I saved this 1 till last because of the unusual shape. I also had uneven thickness too. Unusual shapes call for unusual clamps. 055.JPG Note the clamp from an old washing machine wringer and the railway line, gravity clamp. 072.JPG I...

This is what I started with. 051.JPG 057.JPG I added this ply to the top. The grinding was done before I found it. 060.JPG 061.JPG The knurled nut rubs an locks against the top of the ply. This took some play out. It is a very tight fit but I added a bottom too. 075.JPG I changed the post to a threa...

For $47 that it would have cost from Hana Lima 'ia for 2 paua circles plus postage if they were willing to send it, I got 5 various circles,(paua, red abalone, green abalone, black MOP white MOP) a MOP nut blank, MOP Bridge blank plus a sheet of freshwater pearl and a sheet of awabi to play with. I'...

WOW
They have so much nice shell at such reasonable prices I will have to have a rethink.
My planned single ring of paua or abalone seems a bit boring now I see all the variety of colours and diameters that they have.

Where can I get abalone in 1 1/2" radius for ukulele rosettes? Hana Lima sell them but they charge $26 postage for a small parcel and shell is a prohibited export from USA .

You have to click on the pictures to see them. Yes it has 2 parallel rods that the lens travels up and down, one of which i threaded with a knurled nut to adjust the height. I am going to add locking nuts too. It looks way sturdier than the dremel 1 that I saw in Bunnings. It also has a nice meaty b...

I was comparing dremel router bases and I found this. I have a spare enlarger and a dremel. I will make it in the morning.
You have to click on the box at the top center to see the pictures
I will post pictures too.

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I just bought the Paul Call for $61. I pulled a motor off an old compressor today. Pulled doesn't quite cover it but more of that when I start the bandsaw restoration thread 5.5 amps so it should be 3/4hp at least. My inverter can run it too. I also have 2 smaller ones and a bigger 1 too. First I wi...

I bow in acknowledgment of a true master Lil...tips taken on board and have booked a number of sequential reminder calls throughout today to celebrate. :D Glad to be of service Kim. 8) I can't wait to see and hear it. One of my mates plays a small one as part of a mostly electronic act. He samples ...

the one I bought looks pretty similar http://gpwoodturning.sitesuitestores.com/cgi/index.cgi/shopfront/view_product_details?category_id=1107136732&product_id=1107466713 Haven't finished assembly yet so no review. Yours is 15" and brand new. The 1hp motor may be a bit big for me too. I have a 4.5kva...

I found this Champion saw too. I am expecting it to go higher rrat the end but if not I could just about manage to stretch to this if it is worth it. I can't find anything about it. I started a separate thread to maximize my chances of success of finding someone who has actually seen one. http://cgi...

I couldn't find anything about this Champion bandsaw. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/band-saw-free-standing-14-cast-iron-12-spd-champion-/170634661567?pt=AU_Power_Tools&hash=item27ba9e4ebf I could just about stretch to this if nobody else bids and if it is ready to go. If it isn't too big for my friend to b...

Haven't read this thread in detail, so may be repeating, but FWIW: I have the 14" H&F, the "old " style, with the cast iron frame. For the price, a good machine, provided you do some fettling. Guides are cr@p, and in my case, at least one of the tyres was flat-spotted. That apart, it generally does...

I prefer the term Lukiery.

You could take a different route all together. http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/build.html Oh, I have the Fine Woodworking book with the walking beam article if you want an copy of it. I looked at lots of ideas for making your own bandsaw while looking for the article. Too scary for me. I would love a c...

I have refurbed a few bandsaws and for tyres have used urethane which I get from ebay...no glue, just clean up the wheel, stretch them on and roll a screw driver around between the tire and the wheel to even out the tension and your done. They can cut and join the urethane material to fit any size ...

I can't afford a new one. I am not likely to save that kind of money either as I am on a pension. Also, I am on a generator/inverter setup and the starting load is too much if I go much bigger. They are both big enough to cut 2 piece ukulele tops and I'm not interested in guitars. I have seen where ...

When talking to someone face to face, simulate the shape of emoticons with your facial muscles.

It is hard buying large things off Ebay when you live in the bush, 55km from Glen Innes. I have seen a few bandsaws come and go but they are all '"cash on pick up only". Some are going for peanuts but they are all hundreds if not thousands of km away. I have a friend in Loganhgolme who could go pay ...

Hell yeah. :D You could tattoo the $30 uke, amp it and call it multi-media Atomic Punk. Big market there :mrgreen: Hey with an "up and at'em Atom Ant" headstock decal could be "Retro multi-media Atomic Punk" and the whole op could move to Vegas :cl Just avoid full eye contact with Ed and say "The f...

Puff wrote:You becoming a bit of a worry mate The instructing manuel will probabally be about the same as you're book.

Actually I've been a worry for quite a while now.

I wasn't really expecting any instructions with it.