actually the gear i bought in china is not to process the raw tree trunks. those stuff u mention, i think relate to portable saw mill stuff or brands like Husqvarna and Stihl. dont think its too relevant to go for china stuff. but if i was into this field, i would just buy a woodmizer, seen very good results milling wood out of tree trunks.

no didnt try that before, mine sea ship console with other people things.

then corded bosch will probably fit your requirement.
Bosch GSB10RE, shop around, can probably get good deals. 11st lazada etc.

2 options,
u can build two saw horses out of 18mm plywood (or buy as mentioned below), or make a workbench table




workbench.

haha not sure, fren arrange, i just tumpang.

wah solid wood block from china? what wood?
why so susah, many nice woods in malaysia.

thanks for the info.. didnt know mahogany looks like that.. looks like raintree style.

anyway 3.2meter x 10cm x 0.9meter slab for 1400rmb is cheap.. est maybe 300kg based on the dimension.

i bought the GSB500 similar drill model, which has exactly similar tool kit.. i think came out to be rm190.. last year promo after hentam rm50 vouchers..

good idea too , can kick start projects immediately when you receive the work bench.
which one you considering?

i got access to all those here in KL. all JET brands like table saw, 18inch band saw, 10inch jointer+thicknesser.
on my own, in house, i got 12inch table saw and drill press, while the rest are 18v tools and also handheld planer, sawzall, belt sander, multitool

so i am getting that thing which is not so common, its a wide drum sander. not common at all here.

CNC was also planning, but on hold for a while. need to survey proper model now cos some china models using parallel port PC which the us/european ones using USB..
thats why , when i see local CNC setup photos, always can see one 10year old PC hooked up to the CNC

how much is that 1.5m x 0.6m?
whats the wood species material?
taobao still abit confusing for me to check the options since not familar with the language,
u making into coffee table ah?

i dowan paria wood. if u say can get that size mahogany or teak for free, ok, fine i am willing to listen.

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wait for weikee to buy.. need some one to give review ma

anyway most of my wood is sawn timber imported from USA.

your reasoning is possible too. but we dont know lor until some one gives review.

but hor as you mention, if these specis found in MY, we should be getting Mahogany dining tables for around 1k right?
since ppl might have found it fallen n rotting at fringe jungle for free? just charge labour to chop it down to size n send to your house.

good wood doesnt mean have to be rock hard tropical woods le. ours is quite also rough type like chengal balau etc.. make into TNB pole or railway track can la. highest i see is they make dining tables out of our wood.

so many super expensive ones from africa and south america also.. wait till u see zebrano or birds eye maple furniture, when its properly finished. the wow factor is there.

yeah from the pics it looks very good. am sure those easily retail 3x here if really as per photos given.
so just need someone to pull the trigger to buy n bring back, and give detailed review.

ah did notice it before..
can get your size for below rm2k? sure ah? then is good deal!

anyway do ask him how he finishes the wood surface for the piece you wanted.
is it spray on a matte acrylic sealer on top?

most of the JET stuff is in my frens 6figure workshop. haha. i just got access to it when i do projects.
in return, i am supposed to provide complementary equipment that the workshop doesnt have, (i.e. drum sander, more of the 18v and corded power tools and probably a makita/festool track saw, got a nice lamello biscuit jointer also recently)

yeah there are DIY jointer n drum sander, router table videos on how to do things, however, it takes alot of time to fine tune them if you want them to run absolutely square when you are processing the wood (perfect 90degs, super flat surfaces for jointer etc). but currently i am short on time, too many project to do, and also i have some budget, so cheat abit and buying stuff is faster.

big plunge router not decided yet, as i have no need yet. smaller one might be makita, still thinking on the model as it might be doing double duty as my CNC spindle so i need to make sure its suitable for that cnc model.

however, i do have a 18V hand held router like the one in pic, since i have the whole ryobi 18v system now,
and its so good for trimming laminates and other edge routing, or simple circle cutting speaker holes on MDF (when making speaker cabinets)
i hate it when having to drag the power cable all over the workpiece. cordless is just so convienient. and 18v provides ample cutting power compared to those smaller 9.6 or 10.8v systems of the past.



where are you based? klang valley?, would like to check out your DIY alaskan mill chainsaw if u have it running hehe. and talk about milling large timbers and suchs.

did you use the orang puteh style ladder? instead of our household type A shape ladder?

all i can say is depends on the wood. some need prestain, some dont need and can take staining well, example nyatoh doesnt. meranti doesnt especially when stained darker finish like minwax dark walnut or ebony.

pine can be splotchy with some stains but then it also depends cos "pine" from pallet wood etc got quite a few specis, Southern yellow pine, doug fir, spruce etc.

i dont like BLO (boiled linseed oil), damn smelly to my nose and damn long to dry, so the smell lingers for a few days haha..
so i guess i go with general tung oil finish (most are not really 100% tung oil) just a premix finish. sometimes danish oil works
sometimes plain Wipe on Poly.

nice, should have taken a slab back too.