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The ML8 is a good lathe, but that one looks a lot a lot more rigid. The ML8 suffers from having a round bed, so the tailstock always has some radial movement about the bed. For most things this doesn't matter, but if you are turning between centres and remove the piece. It's almost impossible to...

Getting old isn't all bad. For example, I don't have to work any more and the government gives me a bit of money every month.

They have just had to adopt to modern times. Even good old Tandy are still alive, but I do miss being able to go in to the shops and browse around for bargains.

Normally you are just slicing off the top, but you would drive wedges in if it became a problem

When you die, your relatives have three options what to do with your body, cremation, burial or recycled at the scrap yard.

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: was that an intentional pun??

I tried talking in Russian. :ROFLMAO:

That is a great idea. The clamps I use already have stability lugs, so I don't have that problem. The problem I do have is finding something to protect the workpiece and to pack out the space sometimes. It always falls out. Could you have a version which has strong magnets to hold on to the...

Thanks. I had a quick look. it all seems pretty straight forward. I haven't had any interest in it before, but just started thinking about doing my own installation. Which manufacturer did you use for your equipment? I don't think there is any risk telling me.

There is one on Facebook marketplace for £200, but built into a bench. That's a very good price!

Can you give us a bit of information on the equipment you chose. which panels and controller. Also expand a bit on numbers Generated Vs Usage

Designing the part in CAD is reasonably straightforward, but I would just print the gear wheel on the 3D printer and machine a modified centre part with a flange to mate to the plastic 3D gear. I would machine it in steel or aluminium. I'm not sure how well the PLA gear would withstand the...

I use wax furniture polish on my cast iron saw table and planer. Not a lot, then buff with a soft cloth. Makes the surface nice and slippery. I'm a great fan of greasing things that are supposed to be greased, as long as it isn't too exposed to contamination. A lot of people here like dry PTFE...

Hello from a warm sofa in Scotland and welcome to the forum. What an interesting part of the world to live in, such a mix of cultures and influences over the centuries. I just had a drive around Sofia on Street view, What a beautiful city!

I wonder if a 3D printed gear would work for a while until you sourced a better replacement.

Hi Pete, Welcome to the forum. Nice work. I really like the painting. I'm up in Scotland, so was really confused by what was causing the really dark areas under the chair your are sitting on, then I remembered it's sunshine and shadows!!

When my daughter was being disrespectful, in fun. I told her to stop being so smart, it's not so long since I was changing her nappies. She replied, yea....right!! it won't be too long until she will changing mine!!

You could get an inexpensive temperature controller perhaps something like this and a power resistor, something like this run it from a 12V supply. I just plucked these from Amazon, as an illustration. You would have to mount the resistors on a small sheet of metal

Is using a faster setting adhesive an option?

I got some coke for my son. He prefers the stuff you get in the U.S. just one can...