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Hi, I gave 10% discount and sold for £360. Bob

Beautiful job. Is that you at the end of the island unit? (Ho, Ho, Ho)

What about the role of the bin men in this? Wouldn't the simplest and most sensible course have been to take the cup out rather than refuse the whole bin?

Not all rocks are porous or aquifers and oil fields would be impossible.

Fergie is correct in warning of this danger but has got his directions muddled. A sudden stop will unwind a chuck when the lathe is going forward. ( The chuck continues to turn when the spindle stops) With the lathe in reverse, a sudden stop will tighten the chuck onto the spindle. Either way...

Nicely done! The wood looks like holly.

Not if you ordered them from Amazon. They'll arrive in a box about 12" x 12" x 18" filled with plastic bubbles and the cutters in one corner. :unsure:;)

The guy in the video seemed to go to some trouble to ensure that his fence remained at right angles to the blade when it was moved across the bed. Is this actually necessary? Would it alter the function if the fence was at an angle across the blade? Obviously it should remain at 90 degrees to...

Stig that's a lovely bowl and beautifully finished but tell me...is that you, standing behind the lathe with nothing on? Is this an advertising ploy - the Naked Woodturner? :giggle:

A high CFM number doesn't give you a better vacuum, it just does it quicker. A 3CFM pump will be fine. It shifts 3 cubic feet of air per minute. The total volume of your vac chuck system is a small fraction of a cubic foot. You'll achieve the necessary vacuum within seconds.

Well, thank you David (Yorkieguy) for your compliments. Having seen Paul Hannaby's excellent contribution I didn't think mine could add much to what he'd already said, but it is nice to be remembered! One thing I might add is that vacuum power is not well understood and, as both Paul and I point...

+1 for Paul's comment.

Cherry sapwood (the pale outer wood in your photo) is notorious for shrinking more than the heartwood and this inevitably leads to cracking from the outside inwards as your photo shows. Also you have cracking originating in the pith which is common to most timbers. Not much you can do about it...

I passed this on to my son who dismissed it as too unbelievable. ‘Bathe in the sun’? In Scotland?

Torx my shed is only 6ft x 4ft, so nowhere near as big as yours, but I did exactly what you are suggesting. Breeze blocks at each corner. It's on a very slight slope so the number of breeze blocks varies from one to three in order to get them to the same level. Only soil underneath them, DPM on...

Thank you James, that's a very kind offer. Bob

Record Power DML320 woodturning lathe in excellent used condition, less than three years old. Electronic variable speed Max bowl diameter 320mm (12.5 in) Max between centres 510mm (20 in) Speeds 250 - 3850 rpm Spindle thread M33 x 3.5 Spindle and tailstock tapers both 2 Morse taper Complete...

I don't understand this. My energy company says it supplies 100% renewable energy. I take this to mean that my energy consumption (wherever and however it was generated) is replaced by an equal amount of energy generated by renewable methods. The actual electrons used by me may not be the ones...

Thanks Mike. It makes perfect sense now. I did try Google but only got the tool firm and stuff about insurance.

OK I give in. I’ve read through the thread and, interesting as it is, I’ve still no idea what SIPS is/are/stands for. I know, I know, I know it’s obvious - but I’m stumped. Help please.