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Trompie! Watching it with the kids.

Confirmed. ASG sent out a mail this morning that it will be 24 and 25 Feb.

Very True! And much quicker. But I don't like easy.

Thanks! I have not noticed a drop in suction, but I am trying to figure out how to test it... The key thing is to make sure everything is sealed properly. I suspect I might be losing some pressure on the lid/box contact since there is not a seal or anything in there - just wood on wood. PS: It also works with just the bucket - the box is simply for some more storage volume. But one "test" I read with the bucket-only design is that efficiency drops very quickly as the bucket starts filling up.

Next project finished: Thien Baffle Dust Separator. Apart from the paint scheme (which probably was not necessary), I had all the components as spares / left-overs in the garage (and I had to buy the 3 elbows - c R 25 for all three). I firstly built the box which took a while (I also made notches that it can lock onto the Festool dust extractor) while the lid is held in place with 4 x 8 mm rods & home-made star wheels (with a nut glued into the bottom). Building the Thien Baffle was actually quite quick. I set my bandsaw table at the same angle as the sidewall of empty paint bucket to ensure the baffle will be horizontal once installed. It is then simply attached with 5 screws from the outside. The baffle was designed at 240/120 degrees (as per Mr Thien's original) but I just guessed how wide I should cut it out - but it seems to work better than I expected. Attaching the inlet pipe was not too difficult either: I firstly cut the 50mm drain pipe to roughly follow the outside diameter of the paint bucket and then traced the shape onto the bucket. I then drilled a hole & the coping saw finished the job. The two bolts & nuts made sure the pipe stayed in place while applying glue with the hot glue gun. The bottom of the bucket was simply cut out leaving c 20mm rim to attach it onto the box (which got the same sized hole). Lots of screws & silicon ensure a tight seal. The paint bucket lid got two plywood disks to support the extraction pipe, but the disks were kept relatively small since I wanted to retain flexibility in the lid for mounting & removal if necessary. Lastly, to make sure the Festool hose fitted over the inlet pipe, I wrapped masking tape around the pipe until I got a tight fit. (Same was done where the pipe enters into the Festool Dust extractor). The first test run showed quite promising results: Around 85% efficiency on some pretty fine dust!

I read an interesting article that showed that box joints are stronger than dovetail joints (and is quicker to make with either the table saw or router table): https://woodgears.ca/dovetail/dovetail_vs_boxjoint.html https://woodgears.ca/dovetail/strength.html But I think dovetail joints looks much better...

Keeping with the theme of this thread: There, fixed it for you.

Priorities, priorities! But hopefully next door - out of the dust! But I was wondering the other day - If I can only choose woodworking or cycling - which one will it be... Still don't know. Luckily I don't have to choose. My knees are recovering very well so I am managing 3 to 4 hours a week on the bike now - thus less time in the garage...

Wife's 40th Bday on 18th - neither for me next year.

Sjoe! Way too much space there! What an enviable problem to have.

Just make sure you drill the correct size holes if you want those. They are 3/4" (19.05 mm). My bench has 20 mm holes, so none on the USA / Canadian bench dogs will work on my bench. EDIT: Sorry, I see Veritas does supply 19.81 mm ones as well (for 20mm holes). Lee Valley sells them. http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=70682&cat=1,43838,70865&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/us/garden/page.aspx?p=71185&cat=1,41637

Nope, the standard 8 speed belt driven one.

Latest addition - Makita 5143R. This will be built into a Table Saw when I have the time. It is a beast - never seen such a big circular saw yet... New price close to R 14 000. I paid R 1600. Good condition.

I saw it at last weekend's Pretoria woodworker show - seems impressive, but seems expensive. Did not even stay to hear the prices.

Sjoe, they go all the way to 3" diameter.

Rocket-Boy, do you have a handheld router? If so, try a router sled to flatten it out.

New Triton TRA001 2400W Router for sale. R 3200. Perfect for a router table. https://www.bikehub.co.za/index.php?app=hubmarket&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=270416&new=1

Agree. As the presenter mentioned at the start of the video: You can use the router table. Will be much safer and not much slower.

Anyone built a Murphy bed? Any suggestions to source a kit locally?

Want the Bosch saw!

Good Job! I have a No 5 and No 7 that needs some TLC - what is your address?

Luckily my bike is red! Do you know why Bubinga (African Rosewood) turn darker over time?

42 Coasters for a mentally handicapped home's hand craft. Pattern routed.

I made a few pens with CA - originally started with CA & BLO, but did not get a shiny finish. Nowadays I use only thin CA, around 10 to 20 coats and then micromesh for final shine. And then two coats of Meguiar car polish. I must say, I still struggle every now and then, especially when I use accelerator - I often get white spots and have to start over. For some reason I just cannot get a shiny finish on Purple Heart - must be the oil content. Any ideas? (I tried wiping it with thinners to remove surface oil, but still no luck). I saw one guy using "batting" to apply the CA - that white stuff used in quilting etc. Apparently it does not react to the CA (i.e. the CA will not get hard on the batting). I have bought a piece, but never tried it yet. Up to now I just use plain white toilet paper.

Great minds think alike. I am busy reading up on how to restore the two planes I inherited form my grandfather. They have been in his tool chest (which I also have) for the past c 19 years since his death. They have not seen much use since, but that is about to change... I am also learning how to identify them etc... Also just thought about finding some more...