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There are used lathes that are sold by members here from time to time. Look in the for sale section.

Acid etch primer after a light rub down to take the oxide off the surface of the alloy Good luck

The jet wash will “fluff” the grain of the wood. As others have said, leave well alone unless you want to wash and sand down the whole lot. Been there got the t shirt. I was lucky it was only a garden shed I did it to.

Yours looks like it’s sun bleached. Do you have enough off cuts to make some pegs to fill the nail holes. I would not use filler, I cut pegs/dowels and lined up the grain to plug nail holes in recycled wood.

Nice tree, I love the colour

Axminster tools do give cards,

Only things I can add to an already impressive list Carpenters pencil A good knife, stanley Wood mallet, I made my own and looking at your posts and tools I think you could make your own Have fun

Hi Rebecca, welcome to the mad house. There are so many things you can or ge hubby to make. Have a look at thread Post a photo of the last thing you turned I have just turned a verity of bowls that were filled with sweets/ nuts and are Christmas gifts Last night I finished a selection of...

Hiya i mix my saw dust and the very fine dust collected by the dust extraction system With coal and make bricks that I later burn on the wood burner. I keep a bucket of shavings dust in a closed container that I use in the even of a liquid spill or to soak the rain that seep in under the garage

Blimey that dust extraction would take up most of my working space

Hiya welcome to the mad house where saw dust falls from our ears lol

Sorry for your loss, my dad passed just a few months after my Mrs. I hope you find someone who will love dads tools as much as he did. I have taking to wood turning after getting my dads old lathe yes an Axminster 1992 vintage and have paid out over 180 gbp to restore that and his band saw...

What is a NVR switch, is the same as the red and green magnetic switch on lathes etc

Well the Christmas tree item I am 1 and 1 One complete fail and one that will be used Not going to post the fail but this is attempt num 2 it’s some spelted silver Burch finished with a bees wax

Horses vs boats Cost about the same When in use can be cold and wet If a horse leaks.... oh well Boat leaks....... help! Not knocking never owned a horse... sister did. boat well that’s another matter Sat down one day compared costs.... much the same Don’t shoot me posted late evening just for...

That re turning of the spelted bowl is the first Turing for nearly two weeks, the chest infection has had my flat on my back. So armed with a p2 grade mask I went and sorted the work shop, I popped in doors for a coffee before going to the docs for yearly jabs.....intending to get back at it...

The ev car... in part still true. Some people are still reluctant to change For me It’s the relevant cost The charging of car how where and how long The range of ev vs diesel The what happens at end of life of the battery, cost of replacement cost of As a kid dad had a diesel motor home and...

Not sure where to post this there maybe a thread already Just spent ages, well since I posted pics, looking up health and safety data sheets on the wood finishes I have bought Is there a thread or is it worth starting a reference page, I know some forums don’t like links being posted to the...

All these tidy workshops, puts mine to shame. Anyway I have been working some spelted silver birch, after turning two bowls I noticed that the bug/wood worm had left a number of groves that came to the surface when sanding. Well I went back used the drimmal and ground out , then filled in with...

All this talk on high voltage, can I remind folk that low voltage can be dangerous if not handled with care Years ago I had a Wolsey 16/60 I was working under the dash, having left the battery conected I had taken a couple of jolts and thought “ it’s only 12v Big flash and a very bad burn on...