I am bidding on engines on Trade me, so I figured today that I better go an get an engine crane so that when I finally win one I'll be able to move it around. Found one at super cheap autos for $250.
Then I started experimenting with making my own veneers. The concept is simple, but execution is something else. I have found that my thicknesser bottoms out at 4mm so that's ok. Cutting the veneers on my bench saw is another matter. Since the saw can only do 65mm, I have to do a cut then flip the timber over and finish the cut in order to get a 100mm veneer. I started off experimenting with some pine, and soon found the concept didn't work so well. I spent the day refining the process, and by the end of the session I think I have a method, but it will involve building a jig to support the effort. These strips are only about 500mm long, hopefully the process will work on longer boards.
Last effort of the day was to prep for doing the next layer on the bottom. Last layer I nailed a strip to the centre line for the boards to butt up against. It worked quite well but I had to remove it after every glueing session so it wouldn't get stuck. So this time I have done the same thing again, but laid glad wrap down so that I don't have to keep removing the guide strip
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