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  1. Graeme Butcher
    Dick, you have reminded me of an important step that i have been forgetting. I am purely self taught and recall hearing about sanding the sides of the blades. Does this help straight cutting? Would this help my band saw too? I have a pinned Frejoth. I have never cut on another saw. I wonder whether it vibrates more than others. Graeme
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    Isn't it always the way. This is on hold. I have been asked to make a pair of rocking chairs. First i need to make a steam bending box, and steamer.... and learn how to bend and/or laminate. I feel a new thread ahead.
  3. Graeme Butcher
    Paradise. Waikato, New Zealand.
  4. Graeme Butcher
    Cool as. I'm saving my rubber bands to hold the wings to my electric powered rc glider. I have only crashed it 3 times. I have flown it 3 times too.
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    I do like compound cuts.
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    I am new here and i haven't read all the threads so please stop me if i am running over old ground. I have noticed that i am not the only one here wanting to make a Wooden Geared Clock. I have, after many years of research and up-skilling and up-tooling, made just the escapement wheel. . Obviously it has yet to be sanded and finished. Who else out there is keen on making a Time Piece of Art? Have you made or will you make your own plans? What sort of wood will you choose? What hints can you give for improving cutting accuracy? What traps are there to fall into? I am keen as mustard to see some of your finished clocks (or indeed some in the making). Ghost (Graeme)
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    Just a tensioner , an aligner, and a table with drill holder to go. I may yet change the frame to a 'C' shape design.
  8. Graeme Butcher
    I will try over depth holes next time. For these ones i accidentally broke the hub and then glued and clamped the spokes in situ. Cheating i know. I have made the escapement wheel for the clock. I had to make my own plywood using Australian Blackwood. The other day i drilled what i thought was the center hole. It was only a 3mm bit so i can fix it when the forsner bits that i ordered arrive. I have learned that if i can get the escapement, rocker, weight and pendulum working then the rest of the clock is academic. Ghost
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    You mean like a planter? Oh no no no. I'm all about wooden mechanical. But, hey, thanks for your input. Ghost
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    Boy, you guys rock. Soo much encouragement. At this rate i will make a wooden geared clock. My dream.
  11. Graeme Butcher
    I had a go at making Playing card puzzles. I think i used only PVA. It didn't feel like it was going to hold all that well, but it didn't used all that much. I tried stack cutting 3 cards at once and screwed it up ruining the whole lot! Bla!
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    I heard once that the First wheel wasn't the best invention...it was the second wheel. Tonight i found a thin (1") sanding belt a got to wondering if i could make a vertical sander. So this is what i have started.
  13. Graeme Butcher
    I have never made one before and i have no need for one now, but here it is. 19mm Pine (bleh) Ply and 4mm dowel. Ghost
  14. Graeme Butcher
    How big is this? Looks fine. Ghost
  15. Graeme Butcher
    OK Everyone line up with a hand up. High fives for all. Great ideas, "Darn" inspirational. I will be posting the results here.
  16. Graeme Butcher
    Hmm. Bridges?
  17. Graeme Butcher
    So i want to make something useful, something different. Moving parts?? I need ideas. I REALLY don't want to make words or a picture. Maybe something practical. The best reply gets a virtual high five from me!!
  18. Graeme Butcher
    I have made some of these Desk names and been offered $35 for them. Brush script is a really nice font!!! Oak
  19. Graeme Butcher
    There are a lot of woods out there that are irritants and some that are down right dangerous. Even carcinogenic. There are tables and charts that can give pretty good indications as to which are which. I guess when you get down to brass tacks anything getting into you respiratory system cant be good for you. For my dust collection system i got an old 1800w vacuum cleaner, and put it into a wooden box (with holes) for noise reduction. I took the hose into the lid of a 60L grease drum. On the inside of the lid i made a wire cage and sealed an old vacuum bag around it. For the intake i used another vacuum tube at an angle into the upper side of the drum. It honestly works like a charm. All for the cost of the power to run it. Boring but effective!
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    I would love to be able to get ply like that here. All i can get in NZ is Pine. Crrrrap! I have to male my own if i want anything else.
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    Thats a different website ins't it??
  22. Graeme Butcher
    Nice. What is holding you up on the pendulum?
  23. Graeme Butcher
    Did you come up with the plans for the clock your self? do you have a photo in your gallery?
  24. Graeme Butcher
    Howdy neighbor. I had a little look at some of your stuff. Cute sleigh. I Like the idea of using a felt tip pen. It saves the time of opening the can, painting, closing the can washing the brush. Painting time, 25 seconds. Everything else 5 mins. (Not including cutting).
  25. Graeme Butcher
    Are you leading me to believe you have 14 Cribbage boards lying around you place? I have made 3 so far. Two of which have removable tops. I wanted to make a sliding top using dovetail cuts but I am too new to the router. Indeed the clock is going to be 'fun' to make. I want to use Australian Blackwood so i have to make my own ply. I have only make the escapement gear. I need to make the rocker , pendulum and weights to confirm 'proof of concept'. Once i get continuing ticking i can start adding gears.
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