Monthly Archives: January 2018

ALDI – 20V Mitre Saw

Posted on 08/01/2018 by AlanM52

Follow-up to the WorkZone Xfinity 20V sliding mitre saw that I purchased marked down to $49 from $149. This is part of the Xfinity range of ‘skin tools’ where the battery and charger are not included – additional purchases. The … Continue reading →

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Family BBQ this afternoon

Posted on 07/01/2018 by AlanM52

Had a nice family BBQ this afternoon, dogs outnumbered humans :-)

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14” Bandsaw – Vertical post support

Posted on 07/01/2018 by AlanM52

With the base box motor and lower wheel ready we can start to plan the vertical post that will support the upper wheel mount assembly on a horizontal arm support. Using a length of 90 x 70 pine that sill … Continue reading →

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Workshop – going to be very hot

Posted on 06/01/2018 by AlanM52

Time is 11.16AM on January 6th 2017 and it’s already 38° in the shop!

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JY018 Pocket Drone – spare props

Posted on 06/01/2018 by AlanM52

Downed drone update – 70th birthday present which is now over a month ago and still not flown the bloody thing! Been waiting on the eBay spare order – 10 packets (4 per pack) Drone comes with a spare prop … Continue reading →

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14” Bandsaw-Vertical post preparation

Posted on 06/01/2018 by AlanM52

I need to know exactly where to locate the top edge of the upper wheel assembly horizontal support arm and mark that off on the vertical support. For that we need to measure the distance between the shaft or bearing … Continue reading →

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14” Bandsaw–move it off bench

Posted on 05/01/2018 by AlanM52

From the previous post and before it gets to heavy I need to move the saw off the workbench and onto a stand or table. Would also be nice to move it around easily. Found the low table in the … Continue reading →

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14" Bandsaw – sneak preview of next stage

Posted on 05/01/2018 by AlanM52

Sneak preview of next stage of the build process. Before I go any further I need to go find in the downstairs rumpus room (store room) the low sturdy table that I used to stand the first bandsaw on, that … Continue reading →

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14" Bandsaw – Part 2 020118

Posted on 02/01/2018 by AlanM52

The standard fence will not move far enough back so I removed that and setup a length of pine timber with clamps.

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14" Bandsaw – Part 1 020118

Posted on 02/01/2018 by AlanM52

From the last session where we finished installing the motor unit the next job was to bolt the main vertical post to the base box but…I’ll put that on hold and build the upper wheel mount assembly which will make … Continue reading →

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