Category Archives: Workshop

14” Bandsaw – add more bracing

Posted on 24/01/2018 by AlanM52

House cleaning today plus need to get the green bin ready for collection. So we’ll do a small job and add some more bracing.

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14” Bandsaw – Upper wheel cover

Posted on 23/01/2018 by AlanM52

We will make the wheel covers from thin MDF with pine frames. A few weeks ago ran out of 3mm MDF, so made sure when I did do a Bunnings trip in the van for general stuff – to get … Continue reading →

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14” Bandsaw – Left blade guard

Posted on 23/01/2018 by AlanM52

With the left blade guard done we should now doo the right side. As with the left we’ll use another bit of left over trim from the Colorbond garage construction. I’m planning to use two narrow lengths of MDF to … Continue reading →

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Homemade LED work lamp 3

Posted on 23/01/2018 by AlanM52

To make sure it’s working wired the lamp to a transformer – OK

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Homemade LED work lamp 3

Posted on 22/01/2018 by AlanM52

In this session we will make the lamp socket. Laying out the lamp connector socket, the MDF is just the right thickness.

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Homemade LED work lamp 2

Posted on 22/01/2018 by AlanM52

From the previous related post on this with the lamp fitted into the front of the can we can now make the base. Marked out the base on a piece of MDF.

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Homemade LED work lamp

Posted on 22/01/2018 by AlanM52

Decided to try and make a MR16 LED work lamp. I always have a supply of pop cans in the workshop, they make great shim material and a common use for me is to fit bearings onto shafts. For this … Continue reading →

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14” Bandsaw – Starting to look like one.

Posted on 21/01/2018 by AlanM52
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14” Bandsaw – More electrical work

Posted on 21/01/2018 by AlanM52

Got some stuff from the market today including insert nuts and in particular two LED sticks. I figure under the support arm would be a good place to light the cutting area.

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Sunday shopping

Posted on 21/01/2018 by AlanM52

Off to the market at Caribbean Gardens, then to Brandon Park to return/swap a couple of items  at Kmart and finally Coles for general stuff. By the time we got home – pooped Got the following items below from the … Continue reading →

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