[harrysin]

I'm answering on behalf of Tom who is having problems accessing the forum at the moment. He is having big problems with video editing the material for the DVD's, ideally what he needs is someone reading this who lives in or around Perth Western Australia who would like to trade his/her video experience for routing tuition. I'm sure that Tom won't mind me posting this.

 

[harrysin]

You're obviously making some progress with the forum Tom, can you access other forums?

 

[harrysin]

Tom, it's the first time that I've seen the finished chairs and can now see why they took you more than a half day each to make! Beautiful job Tom, it must take you back to the days when you had the factory/Routing school. What is the timber and did you send then out to be sprayed? I await with great interest shots of the carvers and ones taken during the making. Was any of the work trusted to you're advanced students?

 

[harrysin]

There isn't much that isn't picked-up by you're Eagle eyes Bj!

 

[harrysin]

Bj, I have posted an answer THREE TIMES to you're post #17 of this thread but they are nowhere to be seen. Before doing the last one I logged off the forum, came back and made the third attempt but I still can't see it. Any ideas?

 

[harrysin]

Dave, my Zone alarm settings haven't been altered, all my other threads, links and photographs have got through. I'll do as Bj suggests, he's usually right!

 

[harrysin]

"but I must say with the DVD disk you can put up to 8 hrs. of viewing on one standard DVD disk..."


Bj, I'm intrigued by the fact that you can squeeze 8 hours of video onto a DVD. I know that you use WMF files, whatever they are. How do you convert other farmats, I'm sure that Tom would be interested.

I hope that doing as you suggested posts this my fourth attempt at sending my message.

 

[harrysin]

Hallelujah, the man is a genius!

 

[harrysin]

Hi Peter

OR just make a ring out of plastic that will snap on a standard guide and get the 40mm OD...
Quick and easy way


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You're right up to a point Bj. The thing to remember is that the INSIDE diameter is also important, there's no point in fitting a 40mm sleeve on a 1" guide because it would defeat the purpose of a large guide and all the advantages that go with it, the most important being the ability of the chuck to pass through the guide for a deeper depth of cut.

 

[harrysin]

I think you may have missed my point about large size template guides which allow not only the cutter to pass through but also the CHUCK, thereby allowing a much deeper cut and no chance of sparks flying when the chuck touches the inside of a small guide. (please don't tell me that steel on brass doesn't make sparks, I know.) Lots of routologists use steel guides without any associated problems arising during decades of use.

 

[harrysin]

"It is the method, process and understanding the offset relationships that are important so I fail to see why the 40 mm bit is such a big deal. I guess it makes it simpler to figure out offsets but for me its of no consequence."

I have consistently stated that there is nothing magical about the 40mm guide, it just happens be be large with all the benefits that come with a large template guide PLUS it makes off- set calculations simple mental arithmetic. I appreciate that many members have no difficulty calculating in both imperial and metric, but there are plenty who, once they have had a taste of metric, will stick to it, to each his own.

 

[harrysin]

I doubt that, like me, Bj hasn't turned out many recent projects.

 

[harrysin]

NOW you tell me Tom!