Cool tables and spindle ordering fun #6 - Brakpan, S.Africa - Page 53

normand blais · #**1561** Sun 26 August 2012, 07:27

You havent lost the touch ,love the table . Great finish
Is that a camera on your helmet?

PEU · #**1562** Sun 26 August 2012, 07:54

beautifull table!

Pablo

Alan_c · #**1563** Sun 26 August 2012, 14:57

A-la Nakajima - very nice!

Alan_c · #**1564** Sun 26 August 2012, 15:31

Sorry, that should be Nakashima...

Gerald D · #**1565** Sun 26 August 2012, 21:21

http://www.nakashimawoodworker.com/

Kobus_Joubert · #**1566** Mon 27 August 2012, 02:46

Nakashima, sukijaki vatikaki yamaha...whatever , never heard of them.
Yes Normand it is a DRIFT action camera... most amazing still and video of the action

Surfcnc · #**1567** Mon 27 August 2012, 05:53

Hi Kobus

Right out of the blocks another nice woodworking piece so nice to hear from you again. Love your work.
The trip pics looked very interesting especially the shot with the mountains in the background.
Looks like you could use some rain though !!

Regards
Ross

Kobus_Joubert · #**1568** Sun 13 January 2013, 09:02

Hi there all my MechMate friends, just to shout every now and then to say I am still alive and well.

My MechMate (# 6) is still going strong and since the first day never ever given me any problems.

I only wish we could have a 5 day weekend and work the rest....so much to do and so little time.

Surfcnc · #**1569** Thu 17 January 2013, 03:35

Hi Kobus

Nice to hear from you.
Good to hear number 6 is working away in the background.

Regards
Ros

Kobus_Joubert · #**1570** Sun 27 January 2013, 09:21

Well I had another one of those 1.8 meter x 900 mm tree trunk slices and some friend of a friend asked for a table in the same color, but with better looking legs, not as rough as the first one.
So I scratched in the pile of off-cuts and found something I could use.
Mortises were cut with old Big Blue and the table flattened with the machine.
This piece also had more cracks and in total 5 butterfly's were cut into it to keep it from falling apart.
Now to do 4 smaller tables to put next to chairs.

Ras Tafel.jpg

Kobus_Joubert · #**1571** Thu 31 January 2013, 11:28

Again I had to import a 3kW spindle for a friend.
Again used Ebay
Again good price and FREE SHIPPING to South Africa and worldwide.

Previously had the same problem from Ebay seller.... SORRY SIR, South Africa is not part of the WORLD and please pay extra for shipping.

Again I made screenshots from Ebay to keep in my records.
Again seller say ... you not pay, we refund money PLUS $5.00 extra.

Again I say... keep your $5.00... you not speak proper English, you make mistake you PAY. I WANT spindle.

Reported matter to ebay.

Today message from seller:

spindle shipping.jpg

Again I am happy...
Again LOVEHAPPYSHOPPING not HAPPY

Fox · #**1572** Thu 31 January 2013, 12:23

Hi Kobus,

Is that 3KW a liquid or air cooled spindle ?

swatkins · #**1573** Thu 31 January 2013, 13:14

Good Looking table !

How much does a slab like that cost you? I was looking at a compairable slab, here in Houston, and they wanted 900.00 .

Lex · #**1574** Thu 31 January 2013, 22:54

Hi Kobus,
What did you pay for the spindle?

Kobus_Joubert · #**1575** Fri 01 February 2013, 06:33

It's a 3kW Air cooled. Had good service from mine so far.

Thank's, pity it is my last slab like that. Cost ? priceless. I helped a chap in Sabie and we cut them. I think I paid him R400.00 each

Lex, I paid $ 613.00 incl the inverter... FREE SHIPPING

domino11 · #**1576** Tue 05 March 2013, 22:33

I wonder what is up with Kobus lately?

Alan_c · #**1577** Wed 06 March 2013, 00:23

He's been riding around the countryside collecting even more bikes

Kobus_Joubert · #**1578** Wed 06 March 2013, 23:21

Correct

darren salyer · #**1579** Mon 06 May 2013, 18:56

143k++ views in this thread alone..... darned impressive.

Kobus_Joubert · #**1580** Tue 15 March 2016, 05:58

Nearly 8 years of PURE BLISS. And it never stopped working.
Still putting a smile on my face every time I make dust.

normand blais · #**1581** Tue 15 March 2016, 17:53

Hello Kobus . I has wondering weather you're talking about your bike or your MM?
Anyway you looking good on that bike .

Kobus_Joubert · #**1582** Wed 19 June 2019, 13:04

I had a friend visiting earlier tonight. He want to build a cnc for himself. Had a nice long chat. This made me go through this writeup....what a journey it was. BBBB is still with me. We moved house and it was taken apart more than a year ago. Still to find the perfect new spot for this AMAZING machine that never broke down since 2008.
Time to fire the big blue beast up again I think.

xraydude · #**1583** Tue 25 June 2019, 12:51

Kobus, you were one of the builds I followed closely back in the day. I even spent some time trying to teach myself Afrikaans because of you, Gerald and a few others!

Glad you are still around and kicking!

Ted

Kobus_Joubert · #**1584** Wed 26 June 2019, 00:17

Hi Ted, yes still kicking although the kick at my age is not so violent anymore.

hennie · #**1585** Wed 26 June 2019, 00:23

And Kobus still does not know how to use a broom!

Kobus_Joubert · #**1586** Thu 27 June 2019, 01:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by hennie

And Kobus still does not know how to use a broom!

That is why I have you as a friend visiting every now and then to clean my workshop

jask · #**1587** Sun 30 June 2019, 23:50

we need pictures...

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