Stretched@Birth Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 This is where the legs came from for table...another hobby making fishing fishing rod stands [emoji3] How are you cutting those shapes? CNC?
eccc whippet Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 How are you cutting those shapes? CNC?I started off with a mdf template which I shaped until I was happy...then I got a metal template laser cut ...to make it perfect and even...then I started mass producing them using a cnc router...I stopped because the quality of plywood available got so bad that it took longer to clean it up and glue than to cut. Now I am back to making them off the metal template. Stretched@Birth 1
Stretched@Birth Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 I started off with a mdf template which I shaped until I was happy...then I got a metal template laser cut ...to make it perfect and even...then I started mass producing them using a cnc router...I stopped because the quality of plywood available got so bad that it took longer to clean it up and glue than to cut. Now I am back to making them off the metal template.I hear you on the plywood quality, it varies from batch to batch, though the local supplier seems to at least be consistent now. We brought ply in from Malawi, got a batch in that was delaminating badly, apparently the quality controller had gone on leave and nobody was doing quality checks. Only in Africa... Pants Boy 1
dev null Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) I am looking for a supplier of good Baltic Birch Ply here in my area. We used to have one, but they are no more. The crap they sell at Builders I wood not even use for a dog box. Edited May 31, 2016 by Moridin Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Bobbo_SA Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 I am looking for a supplier of good Baltic Birch Ply here in my area. We used to have one, but they are no more. The crap they sell at Builders I wood not even use for a dog box. :ninja: Beesrib and Pants Boy 2
Pants Boy Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 I have some free time on my hands, so busy cleaning and organzing the workshop a bit. I'm making a router table stand thingy, this is it's handle. Rhodesian Teak inlay in (gah, sies, spoeg uit) pine. I've been wanting to try this for quite some time now, glad I did it with scraps and not in a project. ScottCM, Capricorn, Tromp and 7 others 10
dev null Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 You would be amazed that if you shop around you can find good wood, for not that much more than pine. I can get European Steamed Beech, 12 planks @ 2400 X 160 X 50 for just over R2000. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Guest notmyname Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 I have some free time on my hands, so busy cleaning and organzing the workshop a bit. I'm making a router table stand thingy, this is it's handle. Rhodesian Teak inlay in (gah, sies, spoeg uit) pine. I've been wanting to try this for quite some time now, glad I did it with scraps and not in a project. handle 1.jpg Handle 2.jpg Top end trail weapon you got there bud. Insurance must be killing you. DJR 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 You would be amazed that if you shop around you can find good wood, for not that much more than pine. I can get European Steamed Beech, 12 planks @ 2400 X 160 X 50 for just over R2000.Where from?
LeTurbo Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 I am looking for a supplier of good Baltic Birch Ply here in my area. We used to have one, but they are no more. The crap they sell at Builders I wood not even use for a dog box. I don't know if they have, but they're pretty informed and efficient at Chipboard Cafe in Stikland. They have stuff many of the other woodshops don't.
LeTurbo Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 I inherited these babies from my dad: Swedish steel from the 1950s or thereabouts. Fantastic chisels that hold their edge for about a month (and that was working every day). I got some nicely figured walnut boards for the box; in hindsight I might've made the inside dividers from something other than kiaat, but I just had some thinly-sliced stuff lying around. Of course, the chisels made the box ... carrera4s, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Tromp and 12 others 15
gummibear Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 I inherited these babies from my dad: Swedish steel from the 1950s or thereabouts. Fantastic chisels that hold their edge for about a month (and that was working every day). I got some nicely figured walnut boards for the box; in hindsight I might've made the inside dividers from something other than kiaat, but I just had some thinly-sliced stuff lying around. Of course, the chisels made the box ...Wow...those look great.greAt when tools are shared over generations[emoji106][emoji106] LeTurbo 1
dev null Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 Where from? Place here in Strand. Forgot the name know. Will find out. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
dev null Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Is there a place where one can rent time on a machine? I need to joint some wood, but I don't know if it is worth buying a machine for it. Looking at the prices just puts me in a depressing mood anyway. I should have bought one 12 years ago when I bought my tablesaw for R6k. I don't want to get somebody to do it, because quite frankly, most shop hands don't give as much attention to it than I would. Also, I could tackle the job with my Stanley No. 7, but these are quite long and will take some sweat and time. Edited June 3, 2016 by Moridin
LeTurbo Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 Is there a place where one can rent time on a machine? I need to joint some wood, but I don't know if it is worth buying a machine for it. Looking at the prices just puts me in a depressing mood anyway. I should have bought one 12 years ago when I bought my tablesaw for R6k. I don't want to get somebody to do it, because quite frankly, most shop hands don't give as much attention to it than I would. Also, I could tackle the job with my Stanley No. 7, but these are quite long and will take some sweat and time.You might try Maker Station at 9 Plein Street, Woodstock. Speak to Felix.082 923 8293. I think there's a similar concept in Hout Bay, but don't know the name or details. Furntech in Paarden Eiland could do it for you, probably. They have all the commercial machines, but do piece jobs. It's a government training institute. I had to have big kiaat countertops done there and they finished them perfectly (jointed, planed and sanded) in a morning. The CCDI (Cape Craft and Design Institute) have a machine room but I don't know if they'll have what you need. You also need to be a member, but that doesn't cost anything. Plus you can learn and play on other lekker stuff like 3-d printers. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and dev null 2
Matchstix Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 Haven't had the chance to do woodwork for a while but here are some tings that i made carrera4s, mon-goose, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
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