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#3056212 29-Mar-2023 14:30

+1 for the Dewalt. Here's an entertainment unit that I built with mine.

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#3056247 29-Mar-2023 16:20

cshwone:

Short answer is that I would stick with the DeWalt. Sawstop is my ideal but for me would be a once in a lifetime purchase and I would still keep my DeWalt.

Here's some images of stuff I have recently built using the DeWalt, dowel and glue. Not a screw anywhere.

https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/b83bd8128d95654c72a108268b69708d.jpg

https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/21f8e27a9ca59ec204530d9e3eac4957.jpg

Nice work! What timber is that?

I need some nice panel timber for a networky-things-cabinet for the office. I've putting this job off for a while because it will require me to make a tambour door. I have dowel-jig en-route so I can use dowels.

If I had the money and room for my ideal hobby saw, I'd buy a saw-stop cabinet-saw with a router table extension. In a lotto situation I'd buy a nice big three phase unit with a pre-scoring blade!

For now, the BD is getting a new home, in a purpose-built mobile cabinet.

Mike

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#3056254 29-Mar-2023 17:06

I use 2200mm x 600mm laminated panels from https://www.bunnings.co.nz/products/building-hardware/timber/timber-boards/timber-panels

The type of wood they are available in varies depending on what comes into the country. Very versatile and quite easily ripped or cross cut to suit your project.

You can also apply a variety of finishes to them depending on the effect you want to achieve.

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#3056281 29-Mar-2023 19:20

@Senecio Where did you manage to source the veneered ply from? It seems so difficult to find.

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#3056283 29-Mar-2023 19:24

The same place you sourced your 2200mm x 600m laminated panels from. I just used this product from Bunnings.

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/untreated-american-white-oak-veneer-plywood_p8902287

I would really love to work with a high end ply from a company like Plytech but its really expensive and I don't want to be that hobbyist that turns up looking for 2 sheets!

https://www.plytech.co.nz/

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#3056284 29-Mar-2023 19:27

I've used the oak veneered ply too. It comes up pretty nice but you do need to be careful with sanding and the edges. The oak is super thin.

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#3056307 29-Mar-2023 19:45

Senecio:
I would really love to work with a high end ply from a company like Plytech but its really expensive and I don't want to be that hobbyist that turns up looking for 2 sheets!

https://www.plytech.co.nz/

A friend of mine bought a few sheets of architectural ply from them for a small project and had no problems with it, you could always give them a call and see what they say.

Edited to add: Incidentally, that stuff looks fabulous when used for cupboards and shelves.

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#3056487 30-Mar-2023 12:17

Senecio:

+1 for the Dewalt. Here's an entertainment unit that I built with mine.

Looks fantastic. Nice colour combo.

Mike

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#3056490 30-Mar-2023 12:35

MikeAqua:

Looks fantastic. Nice colour combo.

When I picked out the paint colour the guy in Bunnings gave me a look of "are you really sure?". I lied and told him it was for a kids bedroom. Its only used sparingly on the insides of the uprights so it doesn't really stand out. That unit was originally built for my office/spare bedroom that has the spare TV and my PS5. It has since migrated into the main living room because my wife loves the colour so much.

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#3056615 30-Mar-2023 15:58

MikeAqua: Nice colour combo.

Mother Neb's, 1980s I believe, kitchen is mostly done in that colour combination. I'll get her to pass on a message to Father Neb that people still appreciate it :-).

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#3059096 4-Apr-2023 17:34

Got the B+D saw today, haven't had time to do more than look at it so far (that's what Easter is for) but I can see what commentators/reviewers mean about the mitre gauge, it's so loose in its track that I can easily wiggle it back and forth by about 0.5-1 degrees, making it more or less useless for anything requiring a fixed angle on a cut. Was hoping it wouldn't be that bad but now I'll definitely get the mitre gauge I linked to earlier, at least I've got some financial leeway after going for the less-expensive saw. Thanks for the advice everyone!

The builder working a few houses up was using a 7491 and saw me unloading the B+D, I offered to clean his saw and restore the lovely orange colour from the faded yellow it was now but he wasn't buying it :-).

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#3059103 4-Apr-2023 18:09

Thanks to your thread, I plan on picking one up on Thursday when we're in the big smoke. At that price the CFO barely raised an eyebrow when I mentioned it. That almost never happens.

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#3059170 4-Apr-2023 21:09

MikeAqua:
Micro jig in general is very good stuff. I have one their match pro kits which I use for jointing timber, and tapering cuts on my table saw.

Just noticed that the first clone has appeared on Banggood, they even use the Microjig photos for the listing, everything past the first few photos is a Microjig rather than the clone.

Anyone have any experience with roller guides rather than the usual feather boards? The Bow featherboards look good but they're another thing that's relatively cheap in the US but outrageously expensive here, Amazon AU lists them at a reasonable price but they're marked as non-shippable to NZ once you try and add them to your cart.

Edited to add: Should probably point out that the linked clones don't have one-way bearings like the originals, so I meant something along those lines but not that exact model.

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#3059192 4-Apr-2023 22:33

Best featherboard I've used: https://thangs.com/designer/Captain%20Konzept/3d-model/Fibonacci%20Fearherboard-51026

It's not exactly a permanent fix, but you can make a sloppy mitre gauge workable through the strategic application of sticky tape. I tend to use the bear green tape (scotch blue is a mite thick) but I've heard that nylon drawer tape is best of all if you can get your hands on some.

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#3059193 4-Apr-2023 22:44

neb: The Bow featherboards look good but they're another thing that's relatively cheap in the US but outrageously expensive here, Amazon AU lists them at a reasonable price but they're marked as non-shippable to NZ once you try and add them to your cart.

Given that there's only about 2 degrees of separation between anyone living in NZ and about 600,000 Kiwis live in Australia can't you find a nephew of your neighbour's Auntie that lives in Melbourne?

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