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And now I see why the old arbour was breaking free. Time for a thorough clean out!

And here is my confused chimp Here is my confused chimp

Ordered tapped arbour from rdg tools on Friday and it arrived today!

Many thanks everyone - great advice as always!

I have had problems trying to use my MT2 mounted Jacob's chuck to hold small items for sanding on the lathe (with chuck mounted in drive). I have the Axminster 13mm MT2 B16 chuck and realised I could replace the arbour with a tapped one, to allow me to fit a drawbar (only £6.95 from...

Well, I was excited to see a JSP jet stream powered respirator up for £150 on FB marketplace - seller said they were OK to post it but then went silent for weeks and finally said they didnt want to post (I guess they had someone who was able to pick it up). The very same day I saw a trend air...

How to knock up your own Positive Air Pressure Respirator from an airbed pump, voltage regulator, tool battery and snorkel mask. Second video is an improved version and comparison with Mira kit used by military.

Trying again With a follow up improved version.

This looks like a promising DIY solution:

Passive sanders seem best for outside and rim of inside but not so good for bottom of bowl where the wood is not spinning so fast. I have made myself a handle and will see how this works, with cordless drill for the spots that need more work on the inside. And I will persevere with aiming for...

Thanks Richard. I can see this being good for outsides of bowls and top of insides with a mix of cordless drill and shf for the lower insides. I now save up all 'high density' packaging pieces and cut them up to make sanding pads - avoids cooked thumbs!

Here it is in action

Turned a handle from a piece of beech (recycled from a sofa frame), shaped the ends and fitted a pivot. Here it is all put together. I added a spring to help avoid excessive pressure while sanding and I am going to see if I can find a couple of big washers to cover the bearings and keep dust out

The lathe makes an excellent press for fitting the bearings nice and tight. Then I fitted the bushing and spacers before gluing the two 'p's together. Just time for lunch while the glue sets!

I happened to have a scrap piece of ply just the size that I needed so I cut out a couple of 'p's following a design I saw in YouTube video. As I don't have a first er bit the right size to drill holes for the bearings I decided I would cut these on my lathe. I drilled centre holes in the 'p's...

Now I had a threaded shaft that would fit in the bushing that would fit in the bearings but I needed a way to secure it so I got out my tap and die set which I inherited from my father-in-law and found a die that would fit. I have hardly ever cut a thread on or in anything but this went...

I had a rummage in my 'come in handy one day' drawer and found some bearings and a piece of bushing that fitted nicely in them. I dug out a bolt with a thread that would fit in the sanding pads but it was a bit too big for the bushing so I ground it down by spinning it in my drill against my...

Many thanks for all the really helpful responses to my appeal for a light and simple way to power small sanding discs for bowl finishing. I think I have decided to try using a passive sander, with my cordless drill as back up for the problem areas. I bought a set of 8 sanding arbours, with pads...

Thanks Tris. I found the image. I have an old battery powered drill driver which I may be able to wire up to one of my many saved transformer/chargers. Worth a go!

1.6kg, though. Surely it should be possible to make something lighter. Too pricey for me too although I can see that they are aimed at tradesmen so need to be robust!