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...
View ArticleBeen 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...
View ArticleAnother 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...
View ArticleNorthern 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleAnother 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...
View ArticleSex, 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...
View ArticleTorque 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...
View ArticleAssembling 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...
View ArticleUpgrades 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,...
View ArticleTool 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...
View ArticleTorquing ’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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleBearing 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...
View ArticlePicking 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...
View ArticleShuffling 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...
View ArticleTorque 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...
View ArticleAnother 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,...
View ArticleDo 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...
View Article20 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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