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Stu and Lazy Larry
Stu and Lazy Larry Caught up with Larry when he came down from Brisbane for both the Alternate Wood Show and the Melbourne Wood Show. We got to see some of his work at the Melbourne Show – he does...
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Been Thinking….
The Torque Workcentre, with it’s ability to act as a copy device with a wide range of tools mounted in the cutting side opens up an incredible array of possibilities. From making toy traintrack (and...
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Another Road Trip
Been a while since I had a road trip, although I guess technically it is a road/air/road/road/air/road trip. Total round trip distance is 3600km. In US terms, I think this is roughly like a round trip...
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Northern Exposure
In the end, it was quite a massive day, an absolute whirlwind. From waking at 5am, I was home 1am the following day (thanks in part to some disruptions to flights on the way home on Qantas, and in...
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The Main Event
Over the course of the day, we took the Torque Workcentre through a number of its basic evolutions, but we didn’t get close to even covering all of those, let alone any of the myriad of inventive ways...
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Another Twist in the Ultimate Router Table Tail
When I was first setting up my workshop (slowly, over time), I got to the point of deciding between a router table (something I’d never experienced, or knew what it was really for), or a drill press...
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Sex, Lies and Videotape
Ok, so I lied about the sex! What I do have for you are a few short video clips that I shot during my trip to see the Torque Workcentre. This first one is when I had a chance to try some surfacing. It...
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Torque of the Town
Without exaggeration, it has been one crazy day, one crazy week. Add on top of that the imminent arrival of the Torque Workcentre, and, well, talk about riding the troughs and peaks. The Workcentre...
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Assembling the Torque Workcentre
It was hard having to wait to assemble the workcentre – having it sit overnight waiting. At least it arrived on a Friday! First job was unpacking the remains of the container, and seeing what, if...
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Upgrades and Mods to the Torque
On Christmas Eve, the courier finally managed to locate and deliver the package from Torque Workcentre (TWC). Inside was a shorter main beam and a few other bits n pieces. I still have the 1300mm arm,...
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Tool Mounting and more TWC Mods
After raising the MDF (sacrificial) tabletop on the Torque Workcentre to the height of the cast iron router table, I was finally at the point that I could consider the best way to attach the Incra LS...
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Torquing ’bout Walko Refinements
The Walko Surface Clamps from Ideal Tools have arrived! After having experienced them when assessing the Walko Workbench, I couldn’t wait for them to turn up. The clamps are used anywhere on the...
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The Proper Triton Mount
TWC are busy fabricating a new batch of mounts (due in the next week or so) for Triton router owners to be able to fit the Triton router to the TWC, and in the meantime they’ve sent down one of their...
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Bearing an Explanation
A bit over a week ago I mentioned a thought I’d had about the copy attachment for the Torque Workcentre. To provide some extra clarity for what I was talking about, I took some photos to detail the...
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Picking up a slab
In many sheds (and parties, and sports clubs) down under, that’d raise connotations of an end of the productive side of the day, and the cracking of a few favourite beverages is about to commence. But...
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Shuffling the Pack
Had a sudden urge to refine the layout of the shed – things were not working as I wanted after the last two additions out there, so I really wanted to get it back to properly functional out there. My...
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Another Day, Another Demo
Had another guest around the other night to have a look at my Torque Workcentre. It’s always fun slowly winding up the demo, getting them off guard, then smack em with capability after capability,...
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Do you want a Torque Workcentre?
No – seriously. Have you seen all the footage I’ve made, read all the articles I’ve written and just wished you could afford one of these for yourself, but the $4000+ price tag has been just too much...
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20 Hours to Go!
Before bids close on the sale of the 2m Torque Workcentre. Don’t miss out – these will rarely come up for sale, so it is a great opportunity to get one well below their retail price! If you don’t get a...
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Torque Workcentre 2m for urgent sale
The sale on the Torque Workcentre has disappointingly fallen through, so the unit is again available. However, rather than any further auctions or special arrangements as I am now out of pocket, it...
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Accurate Tool Setup (Torque)
The following steps may have been done specifically on the Torque Workcentre, but they are equally relevant to many other tools as well. As I have often said, the digital angle gauge from Wixey (Oz...
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NEW from Torque Workcentres
It is like a news week that just keeps on giving! I’ve known about this being in development for quite some time, but now it has been seen in the wild for the first time, I can let ya’all know! Thanks...
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Another Torque Session
Had another (and final, at least for the current series) session at the Berwick Woodworkers Club, teaching how to use the Torque Workcentre. This happened during “safety week”, so left posting about it...
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Cake Boss
There are router bits, and router bits. They come in a substantial number of shapes and sizes for a vast variety of functions. Signwriting is a rather popular use for routers, given its particular...
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Animal Train
Wooden toys are one of those things I particularly enjoy making in the workshop. The whole quality thing, the tactile thing, the longevity thing, the imagination thing (as opposed to all bells and...
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Barley Twist
After finding a natural barley twist while holidaying in Queensland, Geoff has sent a couple of photos in of a barley twist lathe that he has acquired (but yet to use). It is interesting to study, just...
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$1000 off Torque Workcentre
Had a chat with Professional Woodworkers Supplies yesterday, as I noticed in their latest mailout that they still have their Torque Workcentre for sale. Bottom line is, if you tell them you are a Stu’s...
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Day of the Machine
After taking much of the day to do some family things (beach before, and BBQ after) for Australia Day, I also moved a number of machines into the shed, now that the electrical was completed and...
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You don’t see that every day
A Torque Workcentre Router Master, and some TWC accessories (couple are prototypes) have now been added to the Tool Sale page. Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Shed, Tools Tagged: Accessories,...
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Blast from the Past
Came across the Torque Workcentre segment I did on Cool Tools in Denver a few years back. Those were the days! Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Tools Tagged: Colorado, Cool Tools, Denver,...
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Web broadcasting video
Received a rather interesting email tonight from Toolstoday.com. They send out a regular email promoting their latest router bit, video, sawblade etc, (and I subscribe to it – makes a nice break from...
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Redback CNC
Some news! There will shortly be a new CNC machine (CNC router) on the market. Once that is Australian designed, and made as well. Comes from a pretty interesting stable too – the same inventor...
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Torque Demos
Had an interesting night tonight- a couple of woodworkers came around to see what the Torque Workcentre was all about. Seeing as I didn’t get to do any demonstrating at the show, it was fun getting...
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Phoenix
Over the past 4 months or so, I was becoming increasingly concerned about the Torque Workcentre, people’s purchasing experiences, lack of communication (particularly given just how invested I had been...
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Torque Workcentre for sale!
A regular of Stu’s Shed has a 3.5m Torque Workcentre for sale that has had very little use. Given how rarely second hand Torque Workcentres come up for sale, and the lead time on getting a new one, I...
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