European Oak Serving Tray

[Chems]

 

[OPJ]

With all the money you're saving for your next planer, you could easily afford to buy a proper camera so you don't keep losing those photos on your phone!! :wink:

Interesting. I'll be making one of these in the coming weeks and it'll also have sloped or 'canted' sides; all four of them... I've got a great trick worked out for how I'm going to do it easily but, I look forward to seeing what you come up with! :wink:

 

[Chems]

I don't know why it looses them, I think its because I'm taking them quickly and putting it away an somehow deleting it before its saved. Who knows?! I wouldn't take a good camera outside, sure I'd break it or get it full of dust.

I'm going to tilt the TS blade and angle the sliding table fence to do it, I'll even get to use my new bevel box!

I think I'm going to have a 45 degree tilt but will need to do some test cuts, this site says I should use a 30 degree blade tilt and 54.74 on the table. Not sure my table tilts past 45 degrees thou so will need to work something out.

 

[wizer]

I wouldn't take a good camera outside, sure I'd break it or get it full of dust.

My Nikon D50 DSLR lives in the workshop I tried buying a cheap PAS for the workshop but after you get used to the features of a good camera it's hard to use a cheap one. Bonkers, I know. But it seems to be holding up ok for the past four years.

You're setup is looking really good now. Oh am I jealous of your space. Although I'm sure I'd soon fill it up

 

[Chems]

 

[mickthetree]

Great stuff! The workshop looks really tidy now ;-)

How is the little sip? enough oomph? Noisy? Heavy? Are you leaving it setup on that bench?

I've often looked at these things and wondered what the results are like. Easy enough to get fairly square?

Whats the finish like stright off the machine?

 

[Chems]

It will stay on that table, which when my new hose arrives will move back over to the corner it was in when you came. I have to say, the SIP is perfect for what it is. Change over is quicker than my previous Axy model, no taking off tables, the finish seems very good, the axy planer had trouble with the european oak, could have been the blades were dull, but this one seemed to go fine. Thicknesser is good and its very quick to get the table up and down. As long as your not planning to work with really long boards its fine. I'll have to keep saving for the Jet310 so it will have to do for a good while.

It is heavy, and it is noisy, brush motor, as noisy as my big one was, not as quite as the induction motor in the CT150. The finish is spot on, always worth a clean to get those last machining marks thou.

Did I tell you Mick I got a LN 4 1/2 for my Bday? When we discussed the difference of weather it would be much, it is, totally difference experience, very heavy.

I'll get a few more pictures tomorrow, got a few drawers done on the outfeed table, got the Router hooked up to the NVR for the first time ever, the top is inlayed into the main top, fitted a set of Hafele adjustable feet for 99p of ebay so the table is level with the saw table now. Just need to fit a collection box underneath the router so I can glue the top down and trim the sides pieces.

 

[Ironballs]

Chems have you biscuited those boards yet?

If no then I'd advise holding fire, having had a look at those boards I think you'd benefit from playing around with the order to get a better grain match. The difference it can make is huge to the final appearance of the piece

Cheers

Damian

 

[big soft moose]

I wouldn't take a good camera outside, sure I'd break it or get it full of dust.

My Nikon D50 DSLR lives in the workshop I tried buying a cheap PAS for the workshop but after you get used to the features of a good camera it's hard to use a cheap one. Bonkers, I know. But it seems to be holding up ok for the past four years.

You're setup is looking really good now. Oh am I jealous of your space. Although I'm sure I'd soon fill it up

it ought to be fine - just remember to turn it off before you change lenses - as if you expose a charged sensor to the workshop air you will need a lot of sensor cleaning.

I have a canon 20D , but most of the time i use my little fuji f11 for shop pics

chems - if i were you i'd get a cheap compact off of ebay - then if it gets buggered up it doesnt really matter.

 

[Chems]

Yes Dominoed not biscuit.

I didn't look to much at the grain match to be honest. Hope it looks ok tomorrow.

 

[mickthetree]

I did see that you got the LN. Really interesting to hear that. I'll have ot come have a go sometime ;-)

I picked up a record number 8 off ebay a few weeks ago. Needed a bit of de rusting, but its far superior to my modern stanley number 7. That still cuts really well but the record is like a dream to use.

Back on the sip p/t..... you mention long boards, is that because of the table lengths? But would the thicknesser handle long boards do you think? I can plane a face, but thicknessing is still taking me time.

I'm still have concerns about the noise and my neighbours. very close proximity to them with our small gardens and the shed provides very little nose resistance.

Look forward to seeing more shots of the LN in action!!

 

[OPJ]

I wouldn't take a good camera outside, sure I'd break it or get it full of dust.

...Erm, what about your phone then???

I've had a Fuji F50 for two-years now - I've covered it in glue, sawdust, even Danish oil and it still takes a decent photo. A real bargain for £150! 8) I had a £100 Mustek before that and it didn't last long at all... Load of *****! :? Lighting is the bigger problem, for me (but, you've just addressed that, in your shop ).

You mentioned that you might be moving soon - you'll need an entire van purely for your workshop!!

 

[Chems]

Olly, my phone is completely knackered with the treatment it gets, its full of dusts, its been in very hot house fires, its been soaked dropped and stood on sometimes it just turns its self off! Are my photos really that bad then?

The SIP is loud, brush motor loud. I'd say as loud as the titan. You flattening a long face works ok as you can apply pressure to keep the board in contact but still not brilliant for long boards, its really the edge that struggles. The thicknesser will do long boards as that doesn't rely on long tables.

 

[Matt_S]

I'm suprised that the p/t is producing good results, I've looked at it before and assumed the cost and size would mean it's rubbish! I'm really lacking space and something like that would be my only option and still a squeeze!

Will you be upgrading to a big boys machine soon, I'd be interested in taking the SIP of your hands....

 

[Chems]

Yes I was really surprised, I got it brand new for £140 + delivery from ebay as I just couldn't stand been with out a PT anymore. The performance is exactly the same as my old AWEPT106 which is about £400 now, the change over is better. It just can't do really long boards with the short tables. I will be upgrading soon, I want a Jet I was going to get a Jet instead of this but they seem to be having trouble so I got this as a stop gap so it will be up for sale in the near future.

 

[OPJ]

Sorry, Chems. I didn't mean to imply that your photos were of poor quality. Don't worry, I have taken and seen much worse!! :wink: I was merely wondering how you can put up with the frustration of 'losing' the WIP photos that we all love - this isn't the first time, is it?

You'd be better off with a camera - provided you don't take it out on call with you!! I think mobile phones are only designed to last a few years anyway - I barely even look at mine yet, I've had it five years and it looks like it's been beaten with a hammer, several times! Not only that but, a few of the buttons no longer work!!

Will you be building your new bench with the SIP planer? If you can cut them nice and straight on your table saw then, I reckon it's worth a shot. Then again, how straight do boards for the top need to be, when you're only going to flatten it later anyway?

 

[Chems]

 

[mickthetree]

love the sensual look of the photos ;-) vaseline over the lens like an old glamour shot? LN glamour shots.... now that is a step too far :wink:

Looks super smooth.

Did you scrape off the glue squeeze out before planning it? I find that glue scratches my planes and blunts the blade much faster than wood does. I have a hard, thick scrapper I use to quickly remove that gunk before going at it with a plane.

Looks good!

 

[Chems]

I did a little bit mick, with a chisel, should have done more. Never mind I want to be able to use it not see my reflection in the sole! My view is it works like a corrugated sole!

 

[Chems]

I just had a go with the Bevel box doing the Mitres Olly, same as last time I tried didn't work. I will make a 45degree slope fence for the table and then rotate the table to 45degrees, thats what I did last time and it worked better than working out the compound mitre.