Woodshavings (general woodworking chat thread)

magicbastarder · 15-04-2021 10:29pm

there was a long chainsaw cut into it, but i took that off, just needed a hand saw, and it looks a little better underneath. this is about a foot long top to bottom, in this photo.

magicbastarder · 22-07-2021 11:17pm

what a day to help someone assemble a lathe with a shipping weight of 165KG. i drank two pints of water in the process and sweated it all straight back out.

magicbastarder · 31-07-2021 10:25pm

i suppose i shouldn't have expected more from a cheap aldi (or lidl?) pyrography kit. this started out straight.

kadman · 01-08-2021 9:40am

Straighten it. Let it heat up first, it might prevent it from breaking

magicbastarder · 01-08-2021 10:03am

i'm not too worried about it. not the first time i've bought something there thinking 'i'm going to quickly learn that this was a false economy'.

kadman · 08-08-2021 10:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117689888#Comment_117689888

Ha Ha , part of the fun. Perfect excuse to spend loads more for the top of the range item. Thats the excuse I normally use.

magicbastarder · 09-08-2021 7:45pm

one thing i've never heard commented on before but have experienced several times when turning cherry - even when working with the gouge, rather than sanding - is that it often leaves a sour or bitter taste in your mouth. is this something anyone else has experienced?

dathi · 10-08-2021 9:56am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117730041#Comment_117730041

Poisonous Conditions

Wild cherry trees leaves and twigs contain prunasin, a cyanide known prussic acid that when ingested, can be fatal. Cattle and horses are the main victims of poisoning. Symptoms include gasping, weakness, excitement, dilated pupils, spasms, convulsions, coma and respiratory failure.

magicbastarder · 11-08-2021 11:00am

ooh!

magicbastarder · 09-09-2021 8:49pm

one thing prompted by the comment about getting some dead standing elm in the other thread - i collected some elm seed this year for the native woodland trust; they asked on twitter for anyone who knew of any live but old elm trees to collect seed earlier this year - the hope is that if the elm is old and has survived this long, it may have resistance, or partial resistance to dutch elm disease (or another possibility is that it's so far from other elms that the beetle simply never got to it).

AFAIK they're hoping to put out the word again next year - might be worth keeping an eye out for elms and collecting some seed next year. if i remember, i'll post here again about it when it happens - elm sets seed very early compared to other trees, usually around the end of may.

kadman · 11-09-2021 9:03am

I think elm ranks up there with yew in beautiful timbers to turn😁

magicbastarder · 09-10-2021 10:55pm

lidl have a planer thicknesser in at the moment, if anyone has any money they'd like to waste.

https://www.lidl.ie/p/diy-tool-event/parkside-planer-thicknesser/p16235

chillyspoon · 10-10-2021 9:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117999189#Comment_117999189

Oh gotta get one of those - could pick it up from Lidl, and then drop it straight to the recycle centre to save time :D

magicbastarder · 24-11-2021 3:53pm

where do people buy abrasives? i often use 2 inch sanding discs, but paying 50c each is a little steep:

https://www.thecarpentrystore.com/p/50mm-velcro-discs---10-pack/p-50mmdiscs

magicbastarder · 10-02-2022 12:00am

is it possible to get old school paint stripper at all these days?

i agreed to refinish a dining table for a neighbour, where the finish is shot, and the modern paint stripper is pathetic - 'for best results, leave between 2 and 24 hours' - harsh words would be more effective.

magicbastarder · 16-04-2022 12:37pm

I guess most people will have seen this story by now, but if not, it's great.

https://mobile.twitter.com/rclarkie/status/1514981921411026949

magicbastarder · 10-05-2022 10:29pm

Do the Germans have a word for that nagging fear, when you've your hands inside a machine which would turn your fingertips to mincemeat, that even though you've checked six times that it's plugged out, that it might still start?

tabby aspreme · 10-05-2022 10:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118608589#Comment_118608589

Conservation Technologies Davitt Road, Dublin, will have what you need

magicbastarder · 13-06-2022 9:37am

there are four australian cousins coming to ireland in a couple of weeks, and my mother said she'd like to send them each home with some small turned pieces i've made. but i don't know what the law is on bringing wooden items into australia - anyone here have any experience of that?

obviously, it would be biosecurity concerns or laws i'm talking about.

dathi · 13-06-2022 10:10am

Wooden items are allowed into Australia if they are free from bark, insects and signs of insect damage (such as borer holes) or any other contamination. To check for insect damage look closely at wooden items for holes and sawdust. Wooden items must be declared and inspected on arrival.

Wooden items that do not meet these import conditions will be treated, exported or destroyed at the importer’s expense.

https://www.awe.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/travelling/bringing-mailing-goods#wooden-items

of course you will also have to make sure the wood is not on CITES list of endangered trees , monkey puzzle is one that grows here that is turned regularly which is banned from sale or export

magicbastarder · 13-06-2022 10:29am

thank you!

that excludes all the live edge pieces so... would mainly be native stock i use, though i do have a few laburnum bits, will have to check the list for that.

magicbastarder · 25-03-2023 11:35am

any obvious tricks to drilling a hole every so slightly larger than the bit you have?

i'm trying to make replacement volume knobs for an electric guitar - drilling a 6mm hole leaves the hole too big, and i tried a 5.5mm bit and it's too small; i forced it on to an old pot, and it pulled the shaft out of the pot when i tried to remove it. am trying to think of some way to ream out just the tiniest amount from inside the 5.5mm hole.

timfromtang · 25-03-2023 12:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120399099#Comment_120399099

A standard steel drill bit will cut oversize if one of the cutting edges is slightly longer than the other. If you can sharpen a drill bit on the grinder then sharpen it deliberately more on one side than the other and it will cut oversize for you.

Alternatively an engineering supply crowd will have letter and number drills and there will be a size very close to what you need. From this chart https://www.engineeringclicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Drill-Size-Chart-PDF-download.pdf It looks as if a number gauge 1 or number gauge 2 would suit.

hope this helps

tim

magicbastarder · 25-03-2023 1:18pm

cheers, i can try that!

Woodshavings (general woodworking chat thread)

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