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if u wanna see some dodgey wood being turned *Hollowing* with a carbide....look at about 18mins in.... my wife will be making some items for sale on a production basis...... She wont be using HSS except for finishing..... PS. will make my own tools....stuff buying them at those prices...

for mild steel ONLY, I just use CO2.....if u have a friendly publican, it's used to pump beer..... used to pay 10 quid a bottle.....my pub was always happy for the extra cash..... For fancy gas inc Accetalene I used the Hobby Gas Comp.....they were easy to get as most big hire shops keep...

very nice work....

if u have a lot what about building something like this if u have the room..... I needed a roll away storage unit..... all the trays are on French cleats and everything was made from off cuts of shuttering board...

just had a look at the drill guide mentioned...... I bet it's more wobbly than the piller drill u have..... stick with the pillar drill....dont waste ur money.......

150's - 60's...there were quite a few diff manufacturers of beefed up pillar drills that can be used as a lightweight mill....and bench drill...... last time I viewed one it was around £300..... not a bad price considering..... because of the rise in home workshops small'ish machines are...

love the clock...... having lived in Africa it make me feel good......some good memories...... thanks

hard point all the way....... who can be to waste time sharpening...... besides ripping and cross cutting is faster using a circ or chop saw...... I have no probs with a pit saw......

the colours denote abrasive grade...... pretty sure grey is just a little rougher than white, which is very fine........ green being the roughest but it's still not rough...although u woudn't want to use it on a varnished surface..... inspector is quite right use where u would use graded wire...

as above either a sprayer or a GENUINE sheepskin roller...... it will easily hold 1/2 liter of paint when new.....and get in most of the holes first coat...... large paint kettle on the floor and the roller mounted to a decent painters pole..... I prefer the double ended roller *proff*, u can...

chucks are out of warranty because they are rubbish and made to a price..... a good chuck can cost as much as the drill....... I have a great Hitachi drill that thru inertia undoes quite often when shutting off.... now have modified my habit of slowing the drill down before shutting off...

looked at the photo's, think I'd find another pulley, new or used but with a metric size and then buy a new motor..... or buy a Lidils special, rob the parts u need and bin/sell the rest..... cheap as chips....less than €100 idf I remember.....

great having an accurate square ..... but then u gotta cut the wood square as well.....lol.... how do u pland to do that....?

dont waste ur money converting a bench grinder.....not enough HP..... been there done it....and that bench ends up getting in the way...... for heavy polishing u need a stiched cotton wheel and a loose cotton wheel for the final touch..... I struggled for years waiting for the bench grinder to...

it'd be a major job to tweak the frame back even in an engineering shop with decent kit..... basically it needs bending back past the flat stage...then see how much more u need to tweak it..... Knowing how much is the skill....it's so easy to go to far..... I reg do it with steel and the odd...

If I want showy end grain I go in with a fine modelers paint brush with D/oil........ just to the end grain.....twice if u want more pazaz... Paint it on sparingly then wipe of.....care must be taken not to touch the rest of the projects surrounding wood.... I just use oil Danish oil for the...

like ur style..... In the future look around for heavy construction machinery repairers...... we used to get all oils in super quality 25lt/5gal drums.....still have a few.....must be 20 years old now and still in use... I still have a few of very old all metal petrol cans......inc the lids....

Just seen the news about ur storm.... downed trees, mmmmmm I'd be out with the chain saw and pick up.... of course, then u'll need a new drying shed........ sorrymate.....

just need a thatched cottage n a well....... nice work.......

this is just 1/2 the tree....... gonna be loads of lemonade and merangue this year...... her indoors is gonna be busy..... she picks em and juices them up and freeze the contents in brick form, consumption for the whole summer..... and the occ Gin and Tonic.... for the wood turners, the fire...